AFRAID OF THE DARK: Why we're still stuck in the grip of mental illness

Do you remember being curled up under the covers of your childhood bed, eyeballs darting back and forth, praying that the monsters wouldn't drag you into their dark lair—AKA your closet?

We laugh at how unrealistic those fears were, but as adults, our mindset is largely the same. Our monsters have simply become more tangible. Rather than the boogeyman, we fear intimacy, job interviews, debt collectors, talking to strangers at parties and so on.