Fear of the dark - a few calming thoughts (couldn't come up with with a good name for this :/)

I made the experience that understanding my fears is very important if I want to feel less anxious. This is because a lot, if not all fears, come from a general fear of the unknown. So here are some thoughts that helped me be less anxious about the dark (I personally like the scientific aspect):

- Darkness isn't even a unique phenomenon, it is just the absence of light. It can't be hostile, because it is just... not a thing, but the state where a thing is not there? Not sure how to word this.

- This fear is natural, because the night in the wilderness was dangerous for our ancestors. You, however, are not in this danger.

- When you just woke up in the middle of the night, you are more susceptible to fear, for similar reasons. If you think "something is wrong" at night, this is of course not impossible, but most likely, something is very right - you are scared because this used to be dangerous, but it isn't, not anymore.

- Maybe you are alone, which is also a natural fear because loosing your group was deadly in the stone age.

- As I said, the fear of the dark is a fear of the unknown, to a large degree. But the unknown isn't necessarily bad, especially when you know the environment, like when you are at home.

(My english is good enough to notice I used some weird wording but not good enough to do better...)