> > I always scare myself in the dark. Like if I've been watching tv late at night and I have to leave the lights off while I sneak back to my room, because I'm supposed to be asleep already. I start to think "Oh no, there's a psycho guy and he's hiding behind a wall and he's going to jump out and kill me!" Then I have to sprint back to my room as fast as I can (this can be dangerous in the dark!)
> > My other irrational fear is that I'll find a dead body in my bathtub. I think I need psychiatric help...
> > Ali"Well, It WOULD be a good hiding place"son
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> I'm not afraid of the dark, I'm just afraid of what could happen in it. I'm always terrified of burglars hiding in the shadows or finding bodies in the bathtub (yes, me too) or opening the door to my room to find that an evil person is rifling through my stuff and then is going to kill me when I stumble upon him. I also get a bit scared when I'm home alone and the floor creaks, because every now and then the creaks sound like footsteps. When that happens I have to arm myself with a hammer.
> I'm also afraid of heights.
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> -eric "and dogs and horses" sleator
> Sun 23 Jul A.D. 2000

I'm afraid of ledges. I have bad balance when i'm scared.