Mysteries of consciousness

Darkness harbors secrets. Are there walls around you or are you in a big room? Is someone watching you? Do you feel the presence of someone nearby? It might be true or it may just be a figment of your imagination. You won't discover anything unless you take a step. Or do you feel that it's not worth taking, because there's an abyss ahead? Is all this reality or just the product of your secret phobias and the game of the subconscious?...