Certain moments in our life leave a lasting impression on our mind. We may not be consciously affected by them but on the subconscious level they leave a lasting impression. We link these places with some of the places that may bring out the worst fear in our mind. It has never been explained but that uncanny familiarity like Déjà vu or just some sort of phobia is really something I wish to write about today.
I have linked many places with some sort of memory that I find it hard to visit again. Some are happy moments and some are downright sentimental. They all have a short story attached with it. I hope you can relate to them and appreciate the change is pace of the article.
Places that have a sad memory
Hospitals
Most people are afraid of hospitals because they relate hospitals with illness, blood and medicines. Nosocomephobia is very real and has a deep link with my childhood. I was very young when my mother was diagnosed with a life threatening illness. At first I did not understand why my parents left me and went alone for so long. It was only later on when I grew up a little that I realized, we would not have my mother with us for long.
At first visiting her in the hospital was fun as we use to ride up and down in the elevator and sitting in the food cafeteria and eating was so much cool. The clean environment and the sanitized linen was somehow a comfort. It was later when I had to see my mother suffer and go through pain; I associated Hospitals with just pain and too much pain.
I lost my mother while she was in my lap, not because of any negligence from the hospital or the doctors but I lost her because there was nothing more that could be done to improve her health. Even today whenever I need to visit someone in the Hospital I have goosebumps and my heart starts pumping loudly. I feel scared that once you enter the hospital for illness, you would never come out of it alive and the people who suffer are the ones who are left behind.
Praying places
People usually go to these places as they consider them sacred. A place of sanctity! I am afraid to visit a place like this because I have always felt that we go to God when we are in trouble. We pray and pray and it is all but a lie. We pray for our happiness and we pray for materialistic things. I am scared to see so much of pain in the world that the most crowded place is the one place that should offer peace. I am scared to see so much of unhappiness that we need to ask God. Why can’t we talk to him daily and say thank you for giving me this life?
Elevators
I am a bit of claustrophobic and small elevators freak me out. They have so many people in a small area. Most importantly some of them are a bit of a ride with bumps. We are running against the gravity, suspended in mid air and supported my some metal wires on an electric pulley. Don’t mind my thought, if you can handle that it’s your choice, I prefer stairs!
Places that have happy memory
Such places are rare. These places which have happy memories, I am scared to visit again because I don’t wish to taint it with a new one. I like my old thought to remain there so that I can remember it fondly.
My school and my college
Beside the education I had a lot of fun in school. I found my support group, my friends who have seen me and who have been a part of my journey for so long. The class bunks, the serious discussions with our seniors, the corridors where we were punished and the teachers who mentored us. They are quite remarkable memories and I am afraid that if I visit them again they might bring tears to my eyes.
Friend’s hangouts
So much goes on at the friend’s hangout place. I would hang out there with friends more than I would attend the class. Eating junk food and making plans for the next day and circling the classes to miss and fighting over crushes! The place held our secrets. It was a home away from home. And now I would rather not visit that place because we have all grown up and we could not have that time back. I would rather make new memories of another place but that special place would always be sacred to me.
Places that outright scares me
There are many places that truly scare me. I would rather never experience them at all.
Adventure parks
Places that are home to rollercoaster and haunted house are not only scary to me, I believe there are many who get scared. I know it is just a ride and all safety measures are taken, I still feel scared to even observe.
Paranormal Activity
It is fascinating as far as I read about them, but I would be too scared to feel it in person. A place where there is a hint of paranormal activity is another place that is downright scary.
Even though the list is compiled as per my opinion, would still like to believe that I cannot be spooked that easily. We all have a part to play and we just need to make our will strong and do what is right. Don’t be scared to try new thing or visit new place. Have fun while you are at it.
