What's A Childhood Fear You Had That Followed You Into Adulthood?

Many things can follow us from childhood into adulthood, including fears. Now that spooky season is upon us, there's no better time to ask: What fear did you have in your childhood, whether irrational or not, that still haunts you as an adult?

A GIF of Jim Carrey in an office setting, wearing a white shirt and tie, expressing shock with hands on his cheeks and mouth open
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Maybe you watched It (1990) when you were a kid for the first time, and it creeped you out so much that, to this day, you refuse to be anywhere near a clown.

Pennywise the Clown is seen lurking inside a storm drain, looking up at someone wearing a yellow raincoat in a scene from "It" featured on Hulu
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Maybe you had such a bad experience riding a rollercoaster back in your childhood that whenever you go to any amusement park, you avoid the thrill rides completely.

Kevin Hart and Jimmy Fallon laugh while riding a roller coaster in an amusement park. Both are gripping the safety bars tightly
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Maybe you got chased by a goose one day when you were six and decided from then on out that you'd live a completely goose-less life.

A YouTube short titled "Proactive Goose Attacks Woman Walking into Work." A goose chases a person in a parking area
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Or perhaps the idea of Santa visiting your house every Christmas Eve scared you as a child, and now you can't help but wince every time the holiday season rolls about.

The Grinch, dressed in a Santa Claus suit, grins mischievously while standing next to an open refrigerator filled with various food items
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Whatever the case may be, if you're a whole adult still affected by a childhood fear, I wanna know all about it — no matter how strange! If you want a chance to be featured in an upcoming BuzzFeed Community post, share your story down in the comments, or you can anonymously submit using this form!