I feel much more comfortable in dark rooms, with dark mode screens and quiet.

I am ADHD and ASD though, and it's ASD that leads to sensory overload conditions that make the dark, quite rooms help me a ton.

My pediatrician has told me that boys with ASD have a 90% chance of having ADHD, and its fairly common for girls as well, though not near 90%.

I suppose, since ASD diagnosis is difficult in more subtle cases and it costs a fair amount of time and money that there are a ton of folks diagnosed with ADHD that are also ASD and don't realize it.

For me it's usually that the light level was acceptable when I entered the room and those conditions may have changed since then, but not enough to make it worth walking over to the light switch.

I would say it depends on the person. I prefer dark rooms over bright ones, but not everyone does.

I just like darkness and maybe a hint of light from accent lights or my desk lamp. Perfect working/gaming atmosphere.

Edit: Also some good music. Spotify is (with Youtube) my most run application on every device.

It varies for me, sometimes I get sick of the dark and sometimes I need near complete darkness. It really depends on my mood and what's going on.

In the morning I prefer a dark room because im still a zombie husk from waking up. Or if I have a headache. Late at night Id rather have a bright/well lit room. So it depends.

I have ADHD and also keep all of my lights on. My partner hates it. 😔

It can. For me the darkness gives me less stimulation and that can be calming or help me focus when I can’t regulate visual stimuli.

It's odd that I assumed the post was all metaphor.

"Dark place"
"Shining a light on someone"

Things like that.

Maybe personal preferences are a factor.

I'm not ADHD but I quite like dark rooms. Just enough light to do whatever thing. Often that's no light.