Fear of open wardrobes?

I remember my granny had a really old farmhouse and in one of my Uncle's bedrooms, there was a high wardrobe up in the corner of the room over the bed. It was more of a storage area than anything.

Always remember my uncle trying to frighten me one day. I asked him what was in there and he told me that it was haunted and I should never leave it open at night because ghost would jump out and get me.

I was a little sh*t head when I was younger so when he went out that evening, I messed up the bed to make it look like I was on it, climbed into the wardrobe, left the door ajar and just waited. An hour of so later the Uncle came up into the room and I could hear him bitching about the way I'd left the place. He climbed up to close the door and as he did I leaped out and knocked him over.

Frightened the sh*t outta him but gave me a fear of opened doors for awhile too! Every time I saw an open wardrobe I was sure there was someone waiting to jump me once I passed

Op
Is this a way for you to tell everyone that your coming out? ( closet/wardrobe all the same)

I think I have this. I literally stumbled upon this when searching for other people with the same problem...

For me, it's not really a fear and I don't freak out. It's just... I feel very, VERY uncomfortable when a wardrobe isn't closed well. And not just wardrobes, just cupboards and closets in general. Sometimes I hear someone opening the cupboard, but I don't hear it closing properly, and even though I'm not even in the same ROOM, I still stand up to close the cupboard... I don't know when this develloped, I know I haven't always had this.

No one will see this 'cause it's 2019 already but who knows.... maybe someone else has this too

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?

Maybe it was the strap-on horse coock sticking out of the door that was freaking them out.

howamidifferent wrote: »

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

Your avatar looks like a creature who would hide under beds looking for toes to munch

Edit: I've only just realised I'm replying to a post from 6 years ago!