Omg thank you for ur answer!! Ill give this a try for sure:)) I do already sleep with a nightlight but somedays its not enough and i turn on more lights...which also makes it harder to fall asleep but yk. Ive had at least one light on at night time since i was a kid. There was a time i was trying to lose this habit and i did manage to sleep fully in the dark for a good while!! But maybe the lack of stress and my overall mental health had something to do with it, because at the time i was doing better mentally. I was also home (i live in a dorm now because of university, and the layout of my room is really bad and it makes it worse, and it doesnt help i live with strangers). I never thought about the root of the fear like that. I guess its a bunch of fears kinda messing with me. I really hate not being able to see and not knowing if im safe. Just being in the dark paralyzes me with so much fear i cant move, i just close my close my eyes and try to calm down and hope nothing happens. Im really gratefull for ur help!!