People Describe Childhood Fears That Have Followed Them Into Adulthood
It's not uncommon for a child to have a bunch of irrational fears. Monsters under the bed or sharks in the deep end of the swimming pool make perfect sense to a child's mind, but typically by adulthood, we've outgrown most of these fears - most of them.
On Reddit, people are sharing the childhood fears they developed that they didn't end up growing out of as adults.
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Looking Into A Mirror In The Dark
From Redditor u/Upsy-Daisies:
Mirrors in the dark... I have to have a night light in my bathroom in case I get up at night.
- 232 VOTES
Having To Reach Into The Garbage Disposal
From Redditor u/munchkickin:
The garbage disposal. If I drop something in there, I have to make my husband come get it because I’m convinced it will magically turn on and eat my hand.
- 332 VOTES
Bolting Up The Stairs After Flipping Off The Lights
From Redditor u/Horowitzd:
I'm 27 and I still smack the light off and run up the stairs like a dog ASAP.
- 433 VOTES
Thinking There's Something Lurking Under The Bed
From Redditor u/kstorma:
I hate standing next to a bed with my feet under the bed skirt or bedspread... I know there is something uninvited living under the bed.
- 525 VOTES
Getting Sucked Into An Escalator
From Redditor u/a12yoStudent:
When I was like 11, I watched a video of someone falling under an escalator and he just got sucked right in. It was like at the place between the stairs and the floor where there’s metal planks.
Anyways, after watching that, I would always jump over the metal floor and everyone would look at me like I’m a creep. I WAS JUST TRYNA STAY ALIVE OK.
- 624 VOTES
Remembering A Spooky Story From Childhood
From Redditor u/LoonyToonzs:
"Humans Lick Too," a horror story about a man who killed a family's dog and pretended to be the dog at night under the child's bed, and when the child got scared, they put their hand under the bed for the human (they thought it was a dog) to lick...