I see what you mean - I have finished in the Serpent Temple, and now I'm exploring the western part of Ishad N'Ha, but I still hate walking in the forests in the night. Amazoni Mantraps in the night... I once met one, and it's really painful.I'm not sure if it always works but once I switched the pause on in the night and after about half an hour the night passed!!!
So try this - switch on pause, and go to watch TV.