Things you were afraid of as a child?

KSUViolet06 · #1 08-30-2005, 11:53 AM

What were some of you guys scared of as little kids?

I was horrified of crabs for years when one of ours escaped from its tank and found its way to my bed.

OrigamiTulip · #2 08-30-2005, 11:55 AM

I was afraid of tornados and R2D2. I'm no longer afraid of either of them.

Sister Havana · #3 08-30-2005, 11:58 AM

Men with beards. No idea why! I'm not anymore, though.

Needles. Still am.

AlphaFrog · #4 08-30-2005, 12:11 PM

Indianan Jones movies and Nightmare on Elm Street

PhiMuLady150 · #5 08-30-2005, 12:15 PM

1. The dark
2. Spiders

lilbay77 · #6 08-30-2005, 12:20 PM

The scarecrow from the Wizard of OZ.

KillarneyRose · #7 08-30-2005, 12:24 PM

Whenever the opening credits of television show "Hawai'i 5-0" came on, I would run out of the room because they showed a wave and I thought it was going to come out of the television set and get me.

I'm not kidding, I was terrified.

Lady Pi Phi · #8 08-30-2005, 12:25 PM

The dark
tulips
leaves

ADPiAkron · #9 08-30-2005, 12:40 PM

Hmmmm let's see...

Lightning
Tornadoes
Spiders, bugs, etc
Heights
Dark
Scary movies
Haunted Houses
Big dogs (dobermans, rottweilers, german shepherds, etc)
Being home alone at night
Suffocating/drowning
ETA: Fires (Thanks AGDee!)

There are probably others I have forgotten-- but that list will do-- it makes me look like a big enough chicken already!!!!!!!!! Other than a lessened fear of heights-- I still have a fear of all of the above!!

YES--I am still afraid of the dark!!!! I have a good reason to be though--since 3 of my grandparents have passed away, my sisters have had many an encounter with their ghosts. I am unsure of why I have not seen them, but I sleep with the hall light on just to make sure I do not see them at night in the dark!!!!!!!! I would love to see them in the daytime though!!!!!

AGDee · #10 08-30-2005, 12:43 PM

fire and tornados were my two. I would begin screaming uncontrollably if I even saw an insurance ad on TV with a house on fire. I had recurrent tornado dreams up until I was 25 or so.

honeychile · #11 08-30-2005, 12:55 PM

I absolutely could not and still cannot sleep in a room with an open door - regular door or closet door. My great-uncle was a fire chief, and really stressed the importance of a shut door during a fire.

I was also afraid of large dogs (except German Shepherds & Samoyeds), and am only now getting over it.

Except collies....

HBADPi · #12 08-30-2005, 01:11 PM

- The witch from Sleeping Beauty, I use to have my mom fast forward the parts that she was in.
- Overpasses...I hated walking over them especially when there was a highway or major road under it, I use to think that the bridge would collapse and I'd get run over.

dekeguy · #13 08-30-2005, 01:33 PM

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Originally posted by ADPiAkron

YES--I am still afraid of the dark!!!! I have a good reason to be though--since 3 of my grandparents have passed away, my sisters have had many an encounter with their ghosts. I am unsure of why I have not seen them, but I sleep with the hall light on just to make sure I do not see them at night in the dark!!!!!!!! I would love to see them in the daytime though!!!!! [/B]

Why would you be afraid of seeing your grandparents in the dark? All of mine are still alive but I remember my great grand parents and would really like to be able to see them again under any circumstances. (They were seriously cool!)
When I was very small we were visiting my paternal Great-Grandparents in New Orleans and their house (circa 1833) used to spook me a bit. I asked my GGM what were those things I kept seeing out of the corner of my eye but could never get a clear view of? She saw I was concerned and chuckled as she explained, "But why does this trouble you, at best it is my grandfather, and at worst it is a close cousin." So I replied (much relieved) "Ah, then that's allright, they are all family!" After that I was never troubled by things half seen and sounds half heard at that great old house. As an OBTW, I hope it came through the storm OK. I'd hate to think the family ghosts would get turfed out by bad weather. And no, this is not a joke but one of my favorite memories of times and places quickly slipping away.

aurora_borealis · #14 08-30-2005, 01:38 PM

CLOWNS!

BetteDavisEyes · #15 08-30-2005, 02:23 PM

1. Being possessed. I saw The Exorcist when I was 5 b/c my teenage sisters were my babysitters (terrible ones at that) & they let me sit w/them & watch it. I was deathly afraid that this would happen to someone I knew.

2. Things in the dark. Normal objects in my room became terrifying in the dark.

3. La Mano Peluda. This is an old Mexican tale told to children about a severed hand that pulls naughty children out of their beds & yanks them straight down into hell. My brother once put his hand in the freezer & then snuck into my room & pulled my feet. I screamed until I passed out. When I woke up, my mom had me in her bed & my brother was being yelled at by my older sisters after my mom gave him a spanking. I was 6 when this happened.

4. Being buried alive after seeing a movie w/Jennifer Jason Leigh about it. Scared the crap out of me.

5. Drowning

6. Being burned to death

7. Policemen. I seriously don't know why I was so afraid of them. I would run into the house & hide under the bed if I saw one going down our street. I'd cry too until someone came out to get me. Of course now, I'm marrying one.