Weird thing i used to do as a kid

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When I was a child I was afraid of being alone, especially when I was outside. Anytime I would go out to the backyard by myself I would get this awful feeling like I was being watched. I couldn’t see anyone or anything and deep down I realized that there probably was no one there but it terrified me nonetheless. It always started with this distinct feeling that something was wrong, that something bad was about to happen, and then I would feel the eyes. The more I tried to ignore it the closer it would feel. Whenever it would happen I would go inside. It became almost like a game, I had a special procedure for dealing with it and everything. Whenever I would feel it watching me I would calmly stand up, I had to stay calm, and begin moving slowly toward the house. I tried to pretend like I didn’t know it was there, I thought if it knew then it would come after me. I had to walk as casually as possible until I got to roughly halfway between where I started and the screen door to the house. As soon as i got to that point I would break out in a sprint to the door. Whatever I did I always had to close the door behind me, If I didn’t I just knew it would get into the house. If that happened it would never leave me alone.
I never told anyone about it but at some point it just stopped happening, I don’t remember when or why, I just know that at some point it must have ended.
Has anyone else experienced things like this? Is it normal?

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  • CreamPuffs
    6 years ago

    I had similar experiences, although not quite as extreme. It involved this random door that used to go somewhere that my bathroom had. It creeped me out. Opening the door would only reveal the inside of the wall, but I was always afraid that someone snuck into the inside of the walls and hid there, and would come out when I went to the bathroom. No one ever did, but that didn't change the fact that it creeped the hell out of me that we had this door that went into the walls.

    I always took showers in the bathroom downstairs, I was so paranoid.

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    • [Old Memory]
      6 years ago

      A door like the one in Coraline?

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      • CreamPuffs
        6 years ago

        Yeah basically but it wasn't blocked off with bricks or lead to an alternative dimension created or ruled by a bizzare monster.

        It's funny you mention that, because it's one of the things that made me creeped out by the door in the first place.

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        • [Old Memory]
          6 years ago

          It makes sense to think a door opening to a wall is unsettling, because that isn't what doors "should" do, it's "off."

          Also, have you read the book Coraline? I really enjoyed it.

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          • CreamPuffs
            6 years ago

            I read the book when I was a kid, like 9 or 10 or so. it wasn't until several years later as a teenager did I watch the movie.

            That's what I was thinking. An uncanny valley sort of thing. Coraline formed the uncanny valley perfectly.

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            • [Old Memory]
              6 years ago

              I agree with the uncanny valley thing.

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  • Britneywolf
    6 years ago

    You just described every child's nightmare. I had the same feeling when I was younger sometimes. Hell, my older sister who's 17 makes me go to the garage with her everytime she goes at night because she's scared to go by herself and feels like she's being watched. It's just natural to fear the unknown that could be lurking around when you're alone.

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  • hurtmeno
    6 years ago

    Yesssssssss!!

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  • Handyman
    6 years ago

    That is harsh, I used to make any type of noise when going into a dark place. I suppose it was to let others know if I should disappear, or warn the bad ones that I know they are out there and I am not scared of them.

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  • RoseIsabella
    6 years ago

    I used to be afraid of the toilet monster as a child.

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    • Anonymous Post Author
      6 years ago

      I was never afraid of a toilet monster but I was afraid of a snake being in the toilet. I saw a show on Animal Planet where someone got bit by a water moccasin because it was in their toilet and they didn't notice it. Needless to say I always checked the toilet before using it after that.

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  • Pumpurrnickel
    6 years ago

    No, that's not normal. I admit I used to do some similar things, but that level of paranoia is not normal.

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