Monster under the bed.

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Middle of the night, lying in bed facing down, my arm falls to the side and swings freely for a couple of seconds. Feels lovely and freeing but I quickly lift it back up and back under the duvet. Close call I say to myself, lucky the boogeyman didn't grab it.

I'm late forties, reasonably well adjusted, honestly.

Also won't close eyes for too long when in the shower, I wash my face super quick then look around with a sense of, phew, made it!

What's your U for a grown up fear? Not genuine ones like spiders, and before someone says,
"they're more scared of you than you're of them", unless you've been a spider in a previous life, you can't know for sure.
They probably fake being scared so they can pounce when unawares.

Great thread OP !.
For me it's The Wardrobe Monster.
We have a small walk in wardrobe in our bedroom.I always make sure its closed before I get into bed.
For my husband it's The Toilet Monster 🤣.
They lived in an old house with the old fashioned thunder box, with a long chain thing.
He used to wash his hands, pull the chain and belt downstairs before it stopped flushing.Amazing how childhood fears stay with us.!

Yeh, first thing he’s gon do is disable that 😬

😆😆😆

Monsters under the bed and quicksand

@ConcernedOfClapham but I will still get a notification that my alarm has been disabled & I have a cameras I can check. So I won’t go home! 😆

The gap is essential, like a duvet ventilation shaft. Just big enough for your nose, not big enough for the things to touch you. 😅

Mirrors/windows in dark rooms. I’m 55 and still convinced one day I’m going to see something reflected that shouldn’t be there!

@ChequerToRed I did this until I met DH so am not scared when he is here. I used to get very hot on family holidays abroad! 😆

i always have to sleep with something to cover me. Or the monsters will get me. (Or maybe the cat)

Not being under the duvet. Even my feet. I just have the feeling someone is going to grab my ankle and pull me out of bed.

I like my ears covered at night for fear of a creature crawling in them (triggered by a tv show about a botfly and my husband waking up to a spider running over his face)

My vanity fear is not sleeping on my back. I can't sleep on my side knowing I'm pushing wrinkles into my face and a making the big one between my boobs. And it's doubly weird as I'm 40 and won't get botox, so it's not like the wrinkles themselves bother me, I'm just weirdly anxious about creating them.

I'm also convinced a coke tin is going to slice my achilles. Can't tell you why, but when I see a discarded tin, I'm convinced it's going to come alive, split open and jump up for me 😆

Dennis Radar worked for a time, when active as BTK, installing home protection systems. So there were people buying them precisely because of him, unknowingly inviting him into their homes. I can’t imagine what a mindfuck that must have been for them when he was caught and that came out.

Have you thought about marking your territory by putting your own monster under there?

I hate swimming when I can’t see the bottom or what’s underneath just in case there are crocodiles. Unlikely… but you never know.

Thank you, they are sneaky, then act all fragile when caught in the act.

I hear you. I also don't flush night pee as the sound will disguise the monster breaking in.
Not taking any chances.

Not only can I not have hands or feet hanging over the edge of the bed so the snakes and gators don't get them, my feet have to be covered.

I did a zombie prep when I moved into my bungalow and worked out escape routes. Every bit of me is covered in bed except for my nose. No free dangling limbs for me. Occasionally, when I go to the loo in the middle of the night, I worry about ghosts rushing past the toilet door. Thank you Sixth Sense and Bruce Willis et al.

I NEVER sleep on the side of the bed closest to the door as the killer breaking in to my house at 2am would go to that side first!

Swallowing chewing gum. I’m worried it’ll stick to my heart and my heart will stop beating and I’ll die.

🤣 @ exfoliate!

My plan is to turn the shower to hot water and spray them in the face, except, our new shower is a disappointing lukewarm trickle.

They'd probably just stare at me in bemusement.

A general feeling that there may be some kind of unknown threat where I can’t see it. All kinds of threats, pretty much anywhere im alone, especially in the dark since it’s easier to hide!

I fully filled the space under my bed with heavy boxes of books and my wardrobe is crammed, so I’m fine in my room. The kids think I leave the hall and bathroom lights on overnight for them….

(Before anyone complains about energy cost, they’re very low wattage energy saving, the kids do need it since they don’t always have the capacity to do switches at night, and it also means I don’t accidentally tread on a shadow coloured cat)

He can check the wardrobes and you.... maybe not! 😅.

I have a friend with the box one and all the kids are scared of it.
Eta, at least your DH used to pull the chain, hers are too scared to, so she's forever having to do it.
At least it looks nice 🤭.

I scuttle past the mirror at night head down because I'm convinced if I look there'll be someone reflected behind me.

I worry about the sharks in swimming pools and 'things' inc sharks in uk waters.
I try not to put the bathroom light on at night to avoid attracting zombies and i also fear the monster under the bed ,the one with spiky sharp teeth !
I also used to fear the man with a big knife who used to lurk in my garden in the dark whenever my husband worked away.

They have installed a false bottom in the big Olympic sized swimming pool, with a substantial gap underneath. I’m absolutely bloody terrified of what kind of creature could be lurking underneath it!