Fear of open wardrobes?

stateofflux

in the last month 3 different people who visited my house spotted one of my wardrobes slightly ajar and requested that it be closed as it was freaking them out? wtf?

is this a common phobia? and if so what is it called?

My name is URL

wtf do you have in there?!

FatherLen

if it's open then whatever monster/murderer that is inside the wardrobe can see you.

if it's closed then you're safe.

jhegarty

Narniaphobia

stateofflux

My name is URL wrote: »

wtf do you have in there?!

just the usual stuff: an old rolled up rug, ironing board and other stored items

donvito99

All the socket switches must be off when not in use.

Open doors must be closed.

Standby light on telly/PC must be off.

Harry Potter books must be in order.


I am not excessive compulsive.

Real Life

They're probably homophobic, they are afraid of someone coming out.

Boombastic

A common phobia, if you're 5


If you're older it's just attention seeking

Roisy7

I cannot have curtains open in night time, freaks the hell out of me.

But wardrobes.... Never heard that!

jester77

My gf is like that, the bedroom door has to be closed, can't be ajar, the red and blue standby lights have to have something put in front of them. I find the whole thing bizarre.

Luckily she hasn't insisted on taking the battery out of the smoke alarm yet :rolleyes:

branie

no axe-wielding murderers in my wardrobe, if that's what they're afraid of.

fenris

When we were kids, if my sister was reading a scary book she would put it under other heavier books before she went asleep, naturally it was my duty as an older brother to take it from the bottom of the pile and move it halfway across the floor towards her bed during the night.

mark renton

stateofflux wrote: »

in the last month 3 different people who visited my house spotted one of my wardrobes slightly ajar and requested that it be closed as it was freaking them out? wtf?

is this a common phobia? and if so what is it called?

The strangest part of this is that 3 "visitors" are in your bedroom - what sort of place u got there bud?

Shenshen

I used to be like that until not too long ago.
Fine during the day, but I couldn't sleep with an open wardrobe in the room.

I suspect it went back to when I was staying at granny's, she had this massive old wardrobe in the guest bedroom, and when I was little it used to freak me out no end.

I never really thought about it much, until I got together with someone who would always have their wardrobe doors ajar. I hadn't even realised up until then how much it bothered me.

It doesn't any more, btw.
And again, I'm at a loss to explain why it went away.

fenris

Shenshen wrote: »

It doesn't any more, btw.
And again, I'm at a loss to explain why it went away.

The wardrobe dwellers got your soul, while you were sleeping, after a while you won't even remember that you had one.

Killgore Trout

http://www.homestarrunner.com/sbemail133.html check number 9

FatherLen

for the people who don't get why some people have to close their wardrobes, they do it for the same reason you won't sleep with a foot hanging off the bed.

Boombastic

FatherLen wrote: »

for the people who don't get why some people have to close their wardrobes, they do it for the same reason you won't sleep with a foot hanging off the bed.

Fear of a cold foot?

howamidifferent

most likely fear of the under the bed toe munchers! :eek:

PrincessPreach

people with phobias and OCD are like vegetarians....they're just attention seeking whores who are pointless

3ndahalfof6

PrincessPreach wrote: »

people with phobias and OCD are like vegetarians....they're just attention seeking whores who are pointless

Whores seeking attention, well I never.

PrincessPreach

3ndahalfof6 wrote: »

Whores seeking attention, well I never.

Whores seek the attention...the glory...the jewels...the power...getting slammed on the reg

seenitall

Ok OP, so if you want to keep your 'visitors' onside, steer well clear of this type of clothes storage:

http://www.google.ie/imgres?imgurl=https://www.ikeafamilylive.com/au/image/29092011105626/bedroom-open-clothes-storage-1611.jpg%3Fw%3D850%26h%3D650&imgrefurl=https://www.ikeafamilylive.com/au/room/open-clothes-storage-1486&h=650&w=505&sz=78&tbnid=jqdYoHRDSQbqQM:&tbnh=90&tbnw=70&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dopen%2Bwardrobe%2Bsystem%26tbm%3Disch%26tbo%3Du&zoom=1&q=open+wardrobe+system&usg=__Cy2T4nOxAEhmiTW4yg-kamipETw=&docid=d_rT16ZATDJPXM&hl=en&sa=X&ei=xKsjUYKGHJK0hAfmzIHAAg&sqi=2&ved=0CCsQ9QEwAA&dur=53

Just saying.

catallus

Obviously afraid you're video-recording them? Can't be too careful.

pickarooney

Killgore Trout wrote: »

http://www.homestarrunner.com/sbemail133.html check number 9

I can't believe strong bad is still on the internet

WoollyRedHat

Told this by someone else ages ago. This guy owned a wardrobe in his house. Now this was no ordinary wardrobe, and did not do what normal wardrobes were supposed to do. Instead, it covered a wall which had a hole in it, and led out to the back garden.. Now the owner had some dogs, and of course with the wardrobe leading out to the garden, they would let the dogs out through the wardrobe and into the garden, then close the wardrobe behind them.

To a stranger who didn't know any better though it looked liked something else, and one day he got a call from the R.S.P.C.A, following a complaint from a neighbour who had passed by and saw your man opening the wardrobe door, putting the dogs into the wardrobe, and closing the door again. There's not many people who have wardrobes that act like back doors after all.

Pumpkinseeds

As a child I was terrified of the wardrobe in my bedroom. It didn't close and I used to borrow/steal a tie from my dad to tie it closed. I was convinced something truly evil lived in it.

On a seperate note, nothing good ever happened in that house, quite the opposite. I can remember being in the back garden and feeling watched 1 afternoon, I looked up and the curtain was clearly moving. Nobody was in the house and all of the windows and doors were shut. It felt like I was being taunted, I was a sensitive child. I insisted on switching bedrooms after that. Thankfully we moved home shortly afterwards.

Just because you're paranoid......

ITS_A_BADGER

OP has skeletons in his wardrobe?

Actually.. somewhat similar.. something that does freak me out slightly is when shower curtains are closed when you enter a bathroom. I've seen enough horror movies to know it's a bad idea to open them.

Chuck Stone

Things live in cupboards FFS.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ZPYA6LS-ZY

stateofflux

Pumpkinseeds wrote: »

As a child I was terrified of the wardrobe in my bedroom. It didn't close and I used to borrow/steal a tie from my dad to tie it closed. I was convinced something truly evil lived in it.

On a seperate note, nothing good ever happened in that house, quite the opposite. I can remember being in the back garden and feeling watched 1 afternoon, I looked up and the curtain was clearly moving. Nobody was in the house and all of the windows and doors were shut. It felt like I was being taunted, I was a sensitive child. I insisted on switching bedrooms after that. Thankfully we moved home shortly afterwards.

Just because you're paranoid......

this was'nt your gaff was it?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZtGOef5aCg