Well this is kind of embarrassing and i'd really like to hear if anyone else had this same problem, but i was afraid of the toilet monster. Yes, thats right. When i was between about 3-8 i thought there was a monster that came out of the toilet when you flushed it and if you were there when he came out he would eat you. So as a result i would wash my hands, open the door, flush and run like nobodies business. I think this relates to the book because i was afraid of something that existed only in my mind and this fear caused me to act in an irrational way that i wouldn't have otherwise.