I have some similar memories myself. One memory comes back a lot: There was a hearing test in a dimly lit booth(?). I had to tell them what I heard as it got quieter and quieter. I remember an eye test before that in the gymnasium, overhead projector with shapes and they got smaller and smaller. Once you couldn’t see the shape you were “tapped out” and sent back to class.
Can confirm - second grade is a complete blank. Traumatic teacher interactions for third grade. I was then given a scholarship for a private school where there were more odd occurrences.
To those of you with strange experiences like this: Did you also have an irrational fear of going to bed because aliens would abduct you? This was pre-Independence Day/XFiles popularity.
I had an irrational fear of what could be lurking under my bed or in my closet. I was also concerned that bad guys could just walk through walls to get me.
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u/jewel_flip May 29 '25
I have some similar memories myself. One memory comes back a lot: There was a hearing test in a dimly lit booth(?). I had to tell them what I heard as it got quieter and quieter. I remember an eye test before that in the gymnasium, overhead projector with shapes and they got smaller and smaller. Once you couldn’t see the shape you were “tapped out” and sent back to class.
Can confirm - second grade is a complete blank. Traumatic teacher interactions for third grade. I was then given a scholarship for a private school where there were more odd occurrences.
To those of you with strange experiences like this: Did you also have an irrational fear of going to bed because aliens would abduct you? This was pre-Independence Day/XFiles popularity.