Why are things creepy?

Vsauce - Why are things creepy?
MilkmanDansays...

I've got a weird variation on that "high place phenomenon" feeling. I don't sense it as physically dangerous to me or people I'm with. I don't feel like I'm being pushed or any urge to jump.

Instead, I have this overwhelming urge to secure and hold onto important belongings. I will put my hand in my pocket and clamp down on my wallet. I will reach up and hold glasses onto my head. Etc.

I consciously realize that is insane. In 30+ years of walking, my wallet has never magically flown out of my pocket on its own. My glasses have never jumped off of my head. But if I'm on a ledge or walking across a river or something on a tall bridge, I'm holding on to those things like they are wriggling slimy fish looking for the first possible chance to escape.

Jinxsays...

I get a similar feeling holding an expensive camera or pair of binoculars etc etc over a big drop. Feels like they might slip out of my hands at any moment.

If its something I dont really care about dropping, like a small coin or a pebble or something then I dont get that anxiety at all.

MilkmanDansaid:

I've got a weird variation on that "high place phenomenon" feeling. I don't sense it as physically dangerous to me or people I'm with. I don't feel like I'm being pushed or any urge to jump.

Instead, I have this overwhelming urge to secure and hold onto important belongings. I will put my hand in my pocket and clamp down on my wallet. I will reach up and hold glasses onto my head. Etc.

I consciously realize that is insane. In 30+ years of walking, my wallet has never magically flown out of my pocket on its own. My glasses have never jumped off of my head. But if I'm on a ledge or walking across a river or something on a tall bridge, I'm holding on to those things like they are wriggling slimy fish looking for the first possible chance to escape.

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