I was convinced a headhunter watched me as I slept. Once when I woke up in the middle of the night as a child, I made out a rounded shape next to my top bunk. I was convinced it was a headhunter. I'm not sure why: headhunters weren't known to roam so… Read on blog or Reader Stray Thoughts Read on blog or Reader What If You Have Good Reason to Fear? Barbara Harper June 18 I was convinced a headhunter watched me as I slept. Once when I woke up in the middle of the night as a child, I made out a rounded shape next to my top bunk. I was convinced it was a headhunter. I'm not sure why: headhunters weren't known to roam southern Texas in the 1960s. Perhaps I had recently read a book or seen a movie that involved headhunters. I decided to handle the situation by shutting my eyes tight. Perhaps if he thought I was asleep, he would go away. But if I tried to get up and get past him, I was sure to be no match for him. Somehow I went back to sleep. And when I woke up the next morning in the full light of day, I saw the rounded shape by my head was my teddy bear. I felt foolish, but relieved. Since then, I've wrestled with many unreasonable fears. What if: No one chooses me for their team. I get lost. I stand up in front of my speech class and my mind goes blank. My husband is late from work and might have had an accident. Something is wrong with my unborn child. I have an uncanny knack to imagine all the ways in which something could go wrong. Comment You can also reply to this email to leave a comment.

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