I was afraid of all manner of things which now seem foolish. The classic: "thing in the wardrobe", "crocodiles under my bed" the usual stuff that seems funny now. Spooky tales or stories about monsters or ogres both fascinated and frightened me.
Clowns, oh my. When I first saw Stephen King's IT....horrified me beyond belief. I had nightmares for years about that dang clown.
This. Also because my nickname is Georgie and when Pennywise says "sooner or later, they all float down here, Georgie," I kinda squirm a little.
Oh so many things. I was afraid of everything, thunder, the phone ringing (very very young), being left alone, losing a parent, people peeking in the windows --the list goes on.
Have outgrown these thankfully.
my grand mum tried to scare me by making up ghost stories. especially so that i would not scale the high wall that separated our home from the next (abandoned one). but i did...i had to! i wanted to know who this ghost was even more than my fear of him/her. so i went)
my grand mum didnt understand how i could do this even though i was scared.
cockroach ! When I was in primary school, I felt my anus very itchy. Kept scratching non stop and i had to stand still because it was our country's national anthem. Suddenly, a cockroach crawled down under my uniform. I was scared to death! I screamed and shrieked. of course, you know what happened next...
Some of my more 'entertaining' fears as a child:
- looking outside through windows when it was dark in case a monster would look back in at me
- running up the hall stairs at full speed always convinced something was chasing me right behind me
- pulling the plug out when I was lying in the bath because I was convinced it would trigger a whirpool which would somehow suck me down the plughole
I can logic it all out in my head now as an adult but I still remember the emotion of pure fear that consumes us as kids sometimes.
The dark and unknown. Unfortunately, I still don't like the dark, heights, insects, fish, and the list could go on... *sigh*
by Andrew Spacey 10 years ago
When you were a child, did you have a special fear of anything?Many children have fears and phobias developing in the growing up years. Many are odd and without a known root cause. Many are logical - fear of spiders and dark corners etc etc. I had a fear of very old people! I think it came about...
by KenDeanAgudo 9 years ago
Which one are you afraid more? "A flying cockroach or a ghost"I just want to make a survey about this funny stuff.
by Matthew I Crawford 12 years ago
What movie scared you most as a child?What movie? Why? Do you remember a specific moment or instance where you were afraid well after watching the movie?
by Marcy Goodfleisch 7 years ago
Do you have precognition? Have you ever predicted the future?Do you believe some people can predict the future? Can you share a story?
by fucsia 13 years ago
Why? I think that every age has its charm: I want to become old .... (Oh I am 36 years old)
by mintinfo 12 years ago
Why are people so convinced and dedicated to deceptions and lies?Is it because they are scared of reality? Is it because their education is based on deceptions and lies? Now that fool changed the date for the end of the world to October and people still believe him.
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