Am I truly that strange???

**critter crazy** · 08-21-2007, 09:08 AM

Last NIght, around 10 pm I had to run to the store, I go out in the driveway, and the first thing I always do before getting into a Dark car, Is look into the Back seat!! It is one of my biggest fears!! i am so scared that there is someone hiding back there!! My problem last night was, that the interior lights in my car didnt work!! I was Terrified!!! I kept looking behind me the whole way to the store!!! Hubby says I am a freak, Am I??? Am I the only one who does this????

**KittyGurl** · 08-21-2007, 09:14 AM

You are not a freak! Believe me, your not the only person who does that.

Whenever I walk up the stairs at night, I look into every room and make sure no one's in there. I also think someone got through a window or broke in the house and they are hiding upstairs.

It's just a fear. Your not a freak. I bet there are lots of other people on PT do stuff like that.

**Alysser** · 08-21-2007, 09:18 AM

No, critter_crazy, you're definitely not strange for feeling this way. Kittygurl, I do that too! I also always turn on the hall light before going upstairs. I NEVER take a shower when I'm home alone, etc. It's a fear for me to and I doubt I'll ever get over it. Before I go to bed, I also have to check if my window is LOCKED tight.

Better safe then sorry, right?

**wombat2u2004** · 08-21-2007, 09:24 AM

Nope, you're not strange CC.
There are so many creeps around these days, I feel that what you do makes a lot of sense.
Wom

**kuhio98** · 08-21-2007, 09:26 AM

Nope. You're not a freak. But, you're braver than I. I would never, ever, ever unless someone was bleeding, burning or dying go to the store at 10 at night. Too many crazies and idiots out in our area after dark.

**critter crazy** · 08-21-2007, 10:34 AM

Phewwww.....thank god I am not alone!!! I am a freak when it comes to being alone, and the Dark!! i am terrified of the Dark, I am almost 30 yrs old, and I am still petrified of being alone in the dark! I dont know if it stems from Growing up in a bad area of L.A. or what. I too constantly check rooms, lock doors windows, as well as leave lights on. I dont like taking showers while home alone either, i always hear things when I do, and just get freaked out!!

I have no Idea how the heck I managed 11 yrs in The Military!!! Must of been that M-16 by my side, that made me feel safe!!

**wombat2u2004** · 08-21-2007, 10:39 AM

Hey, you're not alone mate....believe me.
I have two Jap swords, one under my bed, and one in my office, and I know exactly how to use them.
Ya can't be too safe these days.
Wom

**Karen** · 08-21-2007, 10:46 AM

Maybe you should invest in a flashlight that fits on your keychain for your car keys. One sweep of the back seat with that, and you'd feel much better.

**critter crazy** · 08-21-2007, 10:48 AM

Originally Posted by Karen

Maybe you should invest in a flashlight that fits on your keychain for your car keys. One sweep of the back seat with that, and you'd feel much better.

You know Karen, I used to have one and my darn hubby borrowed it once to use while working on his truck, and I have never seen it again!! I guess i will have to get another one!!

**I_luv_rusty** · 08-21-2007, 11:22 AM

Your not the only one, when i'm older and can drive if I ever go out at night i'll probably do that too. Also sometimes at night when the stairway to upstairs is dark I run up the stairs so fast since it right near the livingroom which is pitch black. Also I check my closet, and have to have the doors closed or I get freaked out.

I know that if I ever get a apartment for awhile when I move out that i'll have to have a roommate living there with me, or i'll get freaked all the time at night.

**Cataholic** · 08-21-2007, 02:56 PM

It is a little strange that you would go to the store at ten o'clock at night.

**KittyGurl** · 08-21-2007, 02:57 PM

I will never leave the house after nine. It just doens't feel safe out at night, but for some reason I'll stay outside until 10:30 with my friends on my block.

**critter crazy** · 08-21-2007, 03:00 PM

Originally Posted by Cataholic

It is a little strange that you would go to the store at ten o'clock at night.

I actually went to the Convenience store just down the road, I was out of Smokes!

But I do have a tendancy to go shopping at night, as I can avoid the big crowds, especially if I go to Wal-Mart!

**Cataholic** · 08-21-2007, 03:31 PM

Originally Posted by KittyGurl

I will never leave the house after nine. It just doens't feel safe out at night, but for some reason I'll stay outside until 10:30 with my friends on my block.

Uh, what? You never leave the house after nine, but you stay outside until 10:30 with your friends on your block?

**chocolatepuppy** · 08-21-2007, 04:02 PM

I'd have to have a real good reason to go out at 10:00 at night,even in my nice little town. No worries about my back seat, I drive a truck.

My hubbys truck has an extended cab though and I do indeed look in the back before I get in, even if it was locked in our driveway. I've seen too many movies.