Her first attempt was on Nightmare Night which is probably not the best night to prove you're not scary, but still she's trying. The Atoner: She tries to make amends for her stint as Nightmare Moon so her pony subjects won't be so frightened of her. There was nothing she could do to change back when she was banished to the moon. And I Must Scream: Stuck in her Superpowered Evil Side for a thousand years. Always Second Best: She felt inadequate to her sister's greatness, and it tore her apart. We learn that her corruption wasn't entirely her fault, and that a dark entity known as the Nightmare Forces preyed on her contempt and loneliness, expanding it and turning her against her sister and citizens in order for her to become their Queen. All There in the Manual: For those who follow the IDW comic series, (and take them as canon) Nightmare Moon's origins are expanded upon. Guess the book writer didn't get the info." invoked Adaptation Name Change: The single-volume storybook adaptation of the pilot episodes refers to her as Selena Word of God says " Her name was Selena for a short time, but there were legal problems with it. By "Sleepless in Ponyville", she'd succeeded as Scootaloo isn't scared of her and is instead happy to see her. Quite a few ponies are still scared of her in the present day due to a thousand years of rumors that built up around Nightmare Moon's "Nightmare Night", especially because of the fact she initially resurfaced as Nightmare Moon to begin with. Confirmed in the second arc of the official comic book, with Luna's Nightmare Moon form being created by the Nightmare Forces, who proceed to do to Rarity what they did to Luna. 
It doesn't help that she has a bit of a temper. Word of God states that Luna's transformation into Nightmare Moon was because of evil magic and may not have been entirely her fault or choice. Interestingly, she agrees her Nightmare Moon self should be feared and hated.
The meteor shower scene in " Owl's Well and Ends Well" is a testament that ponies do enjoy her night and thus her fears were groundless. Ironically, her actions as Nightmare Moon made sure that nobody liked her for real.
0% Approval Rating: Princess Luna's bitterness turned her into Nightmare Moon because she thought that absolutely nobody liked her.
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