this one shapes my life, how did I forget it?
I can't sit with my back to an open room. My back has to be against a wall. I really cannot relax otherwise. I'm always the one sitting on the inside of the table or - better still - in the corner.

I have a friend who also gets scared of having their back to the room. We fight over who gets the seat by the wall. I think it must be a primal fear of some type. That, or I'm secretly a top assassin who must be aware of her surroundings at all times.
( crackhouseceilidhband Fuck off back to Mumsnet, Fri 11 Apr 2008, 22:46, 3 replies)

for a minute I thought my friend wrote this
...But then I saw you were a girl. I too have this phobia and fight with my friend over who gets the "good seat"


We're top assassins. Don't be fooled.
(twuntysomething, Fri 11 Apr 2008, 23:11, closed)

you're not the only one.
i get really freaked out if my back is facing a room, a door, or a window. i blame too many shitty mafia movies and robert ludlum novels.
(tuqueboy has been in a medically -induced coma since, Fri 11 Apr 2008, 23:19, closed)

I don't like having my back to a room either
but it is more of a habit than a fear. It comes from working in a prison.
( flirting with badgers What? It sounded good at the time., Sat 12 Apr 2008, 1:06, closed)