tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post2868402364078628758..comments2024-03-28T07:49:04.960+00:00Comments on nickhereandnow: Fear of the darknickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10472673041193755894noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-61223771857020772152012-01-08T04:46:31.236+00:002012-01-08T04:46:31.236+00:00Dont worry, I get exactly the same way. Uneasy, st...Dont worry, I get exactly the same way. Uneasy, start to panic, the feeling of helplessness, I'm the same way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-78656936742772886472007-10-29T22:18:00.000+00:002007-10-29T22:18:00.000+00:00ok, well I had to try! :)ok, well I had to try! :)Gayé Terziogluhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13429669176156091603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-20087460217911085272007-10-29T21:52:00.000+00:002007-10-29T21:52:00.000+00:00Well, I don't think much can slip in through an aj...Well, I don't think much can slip in through an ajar window - unless you're on the ground floor, that is. Yes, we've got two wardrobes - but I don't believe in supernatural beings so I'm safe.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-38897448963534383102007-10-29T19:57:00.000+00:002007-10-29T19:57:00.000+00:00Yup you did, thanks a bunch!Well, I guess I don't ...Yup you did, thanks a bunch!<BR/>Well, I guess I don't need to tell you that wardrobes are the best hiding places for supernatural beings... Do YOU have a wardrobe, Nick? ;)Gayé Terziogluhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13429669176156091603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-83762544581977611672007-10-29T17:46:00.000+00:002007-10-29T17:46:00.000+00:00Manuel - Ah, now I'm with you!Gaye - Yes there mus...Manuel - Ah, now I'm with you!<BR/><BR/>Gaye - Yes there must be a slicker word than ajardoorphobia! As long as you haven't also got ajarwindowphobia. Oh no, I've probably put ideas into your head now....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-37362192853040381512007-10-29T17:24:00.000+00:002007-10-29T17:24:00.000+00:00Oh, it's really great that I am not all alone in t...Oh, it's really great that I am not all alone in the ajardoorphobia (I am sure there is a technical term for it!) It is really spooky though.<BR/>Red, I am so sorry you had to go through that, a terrible invasion of privacy. I am glad though you came through unhurt (physically). <BR/>John, 6 months marriage? Congrats!!!! Hope married life is treating you just fine. :)<BR/>Nick I so hear you about water, I am an earth sign but I think there is a pisces in me or I was fish in past life. Wu Wu!<BR/>Forgot to say the previous comment, but i'd be repeating myself I guess when I say, another great post on another interesting topic.Gayé Terziogluhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13429669176156091603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-18209207348141474222007-10-29T12:32:00.000+00:002007-10-29T12:32:00.000+00:00I really must read what I write. I want the little...I really must read what I write. I want the little hooded darlings to stone the street light thus rendering it bust thus allowing me to sleep in darknessManuelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16333257013163173911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-30114178576680209312007-10-28T23:18:00.000+00:002007-10-28T23:18:00.000+00:00Hi John - have missed your comments! This fear of ...Hi John - have missed your comments! This fear of doors being ajar is obviously very prevalent. Good that you could persuade Mrs S to overcome her fear.<BR/><BR/>No, heights don't bother me at all. I stood on top of the World Trade Centre in New York without a qualm but Jenny wouldn't join me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-4840066939214479702007-10-28T22:53:00.000+00:002007-10-28T22:53:00.000+00:00I'm not afraid of the dark, but I have only just (...I'm not afraid of the dark, but I have only just (after six months of marriage and a couple of years before that of part-to-full-time sleeping over) managed to persuade Mrs Self to let us have the bedroom door ajar at night so the air can get in and let me breathe more easily (martyr to me sinuses, I am). Perhaps her fear is similar to gaye's and red's.<BR/><BR/>No, not afraid of the dark, me. Now <I>heights</I>, that's another matter... *shudder*Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-34611338499137116962007-10-28T21:01:00.000+00:002007-10-28T21:01:00.000+00:00Yes, I can see why you're now afraid of doors bein...Yes, I can see why you're now afraid of doors being ajar. That seems quite a common fear. I suppose because there's a vague suspicion of something you can't clarify. Whereas if the door's open you can see what's there and if the door's closed you've shut it out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-25162349942407416122007-10-28T19:08:00.000+00:002007-10-28T19:08:00.000+00:00Now that I've gotten over my fear of the dark I am...Now that I've gotten over my fear of the dark I am, like gayé, afraid of doors left ajar. It's easily explained- when I woke up the night the flat was broken into I watched the bathroom door being slowly opened. I was convinced I was only imagining it.redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03811068181187396326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-67447302765392218642007-10-28T09:09:00.000+00:002007-10-28T09:09:00.000+00:00I had a bedroom next to a street light once. It di...I had a bedroom next to a street light once. It disturbed me for a few weeks but then I got used to it. The human body is amazingly adaptable. You object to the kids NOT stoning you? Have I got that right, Manuel? Or do you find the patter of tiny stones soporific?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-76004594067243119822007-10-28T01:11:00.000+00:002007-10-28T01:11:00.000+00:00My bedroom window is right beside a street light. ...My bedroom window is right beside a street light. Damn the nice and pleasant children who have yet to stone. I had to buy black curtains to get a decent nights shut eye.....Manuelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16333257013163173911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-23604408042701990992007-10-27T17:37:00.000+01:002007-10-27T17:37:00.000+01:00Ajar doors? Interesting, Gaye. I've never been bot...Ajar doors? Interesting, Gaye. I've never been bothered by them. I've read a lot about OCDs and keeping the door shut or open is a long long way from that! Sounds a very sensible response.<BR/><BR/>The underwater submersion sounds great fun. Reminds me of flotation tanks, not that I've ever tried one. Yes, I love water too, love watching it or swimming in it. Well, I'm a Pisces after all!<BR/><BR/>Niall's being most unkind. You're not the slightest bit mental as far as I can judge.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-68271475879559717182007-10-27T13:28:00.000+01:002007-10-27T13:28:00.000+01:00Ok, here is mine, ajar doors in the dark. I rememb...Ok, here is mine, ajar doors in the dark. I remember being a kid, looking at my bedroom door that was opening inside, and if it was ajar, I'd fix my eyes on the dark strip and every now and then I'd get a fright thinking it opened ever so slightly. So I always either keep the door all the way open or totally closed. Weird? ya, that's me. Actually it probably sounds obsessive compulsive behaviour but I swear eyes play tricks. <BR/>Something else, but this is what I like to do. Swim at night and submerge totally under water eyes closed then open eyes. It is such a thrill. You can see absolutely nothing, hear nothing other than your beating heart and air bubbles coming out of your nose or mouth. It's like you look into the abyss... Never been scared in or under water. But ajar door at night, brrrrrr *shiver*<BR/>PS: Niall calls me "mental"... he might have a point.Gayé Terziogluhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13429669176156091603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-19430544786741845452007-10-27T10:14:00.000+01:002007-10-27T10:14:00.000+01:00Yes that sounds just like what happens to me, www....Yes that sounds just like what happens to me, www. Except I don't feel terrified, just very scared and insecure. And the nightmares as well. I have to soothe myself with some relaxing visual images (beaches, streams, woods) before I can get back to sleep.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-29933393902240750222007-10-27T04:40:00.000+01:002007-10-27T04:40:00.000+01:00I think everyone's got "shtuff" as I call it, Nick...I think everyone's got "shtuff" as I call it, Nick but I can relate to what you're saying.<BR/>About twice a year I wake up around 3.00 a.m. and I am absolutely terrified and feel I'm going to die. Bits of nightmares float in my head and seem so real. I can hardly wait for the dawn and then think I won't see it, etc. Ever since I've been small this has been the case. Too terrified to get up and get myself a cup of tea as someone suggested. <BR/>Thanks for sharing this and I had to put in the word check too because of those $#*& spamnazis..Wisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-85059073418237006802007-10-26T20:00:00.000+01:002007-10-26T20:00:00.000+01:00Sorry folks, but I had to start the word checks be...Sorry folks, but I had to start the word checks because I've had several batches of spam recently. Why don't these spammers just shoot themselves?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-8190048590327592292007-10-26T19:57:00.000+01:002007-10-26T19:57:00.000+01:00Funnily enough, I don't need any light when I'm go...Funnily enough, I don't need any light when I'm going to sleep, in fact I drop off very easily despite all the surreal dreams I'm expecting! Do you know of any reason why you're nervous of the dark now though you weren't as a kid?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-91173779931055646202007-10-26T18:06:00.000+01:002007-10-26T18:06:00.000+01:00I am unable to sleep in a completely dark room wit...I am unable to sleep in a completely dark room with no light source. The street lamps on our block provide just the right amount through the blinds.<BR/>I don't remember being afraid of the dark as a child but now I sure am.Megan McGurkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09673489472490377198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-29612559726989912752007-10-26T17:15:00.000+01:002007-10-26T17:15:00.000+01:00Well, it's not that bad, Red. As I said, I could b...Well, it's not that bad, Red. As I said, I could be labouring under something a lot worse. And I've had plenty of time to get used to it. I think there's an awful lot of people out there with some mild phobia or other, but there's still a big taboo on disclosing them, as they seem so weird to others (or we think they do).<BR/><BR/>Luckily, I've never been burgled, but I can imagine it must be a dreadful experience and a horrible violation of privacy and autonomy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-8453199126863680472007-10-26T16:28:00.000+01:002007-10-26T16:28:00.000+01:00Poor you. It sounds terrible. The night our flat w...Poor you. It sounds terrible. The night our flat was broken into was the only time I've really experienced fear of the dark; I just lay in bed afterwards praying for daylight. Thankfully the panic didn't last- well for only a few months.redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03811068181187396326noreply@blogger.com