I have scared myself silly !

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I've been reading about unresolved mysteries and "glitch in the matrix" stories and now I'm stupidly scared! A pen just rolled off my desk and I jumped a foot in the air. I have to go take a shower and get ready for bed but I feel glued to my chair. No doubt there is a ghost in the hallway and a serial killer lurking in my shower.

I need to read or watch something cheerful and lighthearted!

Does anyone else do this to themselves?! I avoid anything even remotely frightening but then sometimes I get sucked in to reading about mysteries or paranormal phenomena or watching horror films even though I know I won't sleep for a week and I'll be too scared to be alone in the house.

There is always a rational explanation! Bath, horlicks and read a childhood book! The predictive text suggested hot licks for Horlicks! 😂

Oh op hate this feeling! I usually watch you’ve been framed to bring me round

I do this... Esp when I am on the Nightshift somewhere new I ask for the ghost stories 👻

I don't think I can go in the kitchen! I forgot to put the blinds down earlier!! I do have some chocolate horlicks though which would be very comforting right now.

I'm glad I'm not the only one that does this. It's a horrible feeling though! I'm super alert to every noise right now. Does anyone else get a like a white hot feeling when they are scared? Oof, if something gives me a fright it feels like I've got a fever until I manage to calm down.

I never used to be such a chicken!

I have put Julie & Julia on, Meryl Streep will soothe me. I might have to wait until morning for my shower though.

Yes I get this! My hoover fell over on the hard wood flooring one morning at 2am, and I honestly nearly wet myself 🥺 I literally had to push my staffy out the bottom of the bed with my feet, and 'encourage' her to mosey downstairs by physically pushing her bum along with my hands. She clearly knew I was being an absolute dick! But once the fear sets in 😳

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This thread might cheer you up! Otherwise if I’ve scared myself I put on 5 minutes of a silly comedy and put on fun music

And I do also love nothing better than a horror, serial killer film/book during daylight hours. But after dark I'm all 'Oooh let's see what's on Disneyplus?' 🥳

When in doubt, watch Doc Martin. It has helped me with a traumatic house move, boredom and scary situations.

Eek I once got this so bad the police had to come out and do a house check for me when I heard noises in the house. I was in floods of tears and forgot to tell him about the dog, and he almost bloody shot her when she came running out away from him Since then, if I feel like that, I watch Arthur (the animated series with the aardvark) for a little bit and keep my phone tight in my hand.

the 'fever' is just adrenaline rush-it can make you sweat.