I think I'm still afraid of the dark

Well this is embarrassing to admit. It really hit me last night when I got up to fill my glass of water and did a flying leap onto my bed and spilled water all over myself because you know, there might be something under there! Yeah, Ginny. There's some dust bunnies, cat toys and hula hoops under there. And how old are you?

I've gathered the evidence here for you so you can point and laugh at me. Go on, I'm giving you permission.

• I have to close my closet door before I go to bed.
• When I lived at home in my early 20s we had a really creepy cellar so I made sure to lock the cellar door every night.
• When camping I sprint to the bathroom like I'm in a horror movie because it's really dark and I'm in the woods. I'm not afraid of wild animals, I'm afraid of murderous psychopaths.
• I will often leap on to me bed if I have gotten up in the middle of the night.

My fear was much worse when I was a kid. I would actually check in my closet and under my bed before I went to bed.

I blame vivid dreams and nightmares for this phobia. I have to blame something right?

Let's also blame that movie Darkness Falls. It's like someone made that movie just to scare the shit out of me.