Almost 40 years on I still have nightmares about being attacked by a clown

DEAR DEIDRE: A MAN dressed as a clown attacked my friend’s father when I was a kid and it caused me to have nightmares.

I don’t even know what they were arguing about but I remember my friend’s dad lying on the floor with blood all over his face.

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I was six at the time and I have had a deep-rooted fear of clowns ever since.

My wife knows nothing about it. We are both 47.

My wife’s parents moved to a smaller house recently and, as a result, they have been offering us things they no longer need.

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They cleared out their loft last week and my father-in-law arrived with a box full of ornaments from my wife’s childhood years.

I opened the box and was horrified to see a few clown faces looking up at me.

I let out a yell and was literally shaking. My father-in-law just laughed at me.

The nightmares are starting to come back. I don’t want these things in the house.

DEIDRE SAYS: These may seem like inanimate objects to most but they take you right back to when you were six.

Come clean to your wife and tell her why you don’t want these things in your home. If she doesn’t want to let go of them, suggest that they are stored elsewhere.

You’ll find expert help through Anxiety UK (anxietyuk.org.uk, 03444 775 774) which has a whole section on phobias.

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This post first appeared on Thesun.co.uk

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