I cannot sleep with the wardrobe or closet door open

Q: I cannot sleep with the wardrobe or closet door open

59% of people do this. The open closet aversion is rooted in hypervigilance from childhood, when the imagination populated darkness with threats. Even as adults who know monsters do not exist, the brain's threat-detection system monitors open dark spaces.

The open closet aversion is rooted in hypervigilance from childhood, when the imagination populated darkness with threats. Even as adults who know monsters do not exist, the brain's threat-detection system monitors open dark spaces.

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