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You're Wrong About
Our Dearest Fears with Chelsey Weber-Smith
Oct 30, 2023
Chelsey Weber-Smith of American Hysteria joins the hosts to discuss childhood fears, psychic surgery, beliefs in an animating force, the mysterious TV station hijacking, changes in TV consumption, unnerving footsteps in the night, frogging invasion of privacy, and childhood fears of monsters under the bed and vampires.
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- The violation of privacy and fear of being watched in one's own home can lead to significant emotional distress and prompt drastic life changes.
- The primal fear of encountering a large, uncanny creature like a giant frog can evoke feelings of fear and discomfort due to its resemblance to the unknown.
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Fear of Being Watched
A woman living alone in an apartment starts experiencing strange occurrences, including objects moving and disappearing. She later finds out that two men had been watching her from a hidden hole in the wall between her apartment and the adjacent one. They hid behind a plywood cover, secretly observing her daily activities for months. The unsettling realization of being watched and the violation of privacy leads her to break her lease and never live alone again.
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