Wait, you mean there really aren’t monsters under the bed? I wasted all of those running starts off my bed as a kid?
I don’t know why it is, but many/most people live with a change is bad worldview. Is it tied to our evolution? If the weather changes, the crops could fail.
People remember negatives more easily than positives so perhaps build their habits around them.
I used to do that mad dash too. Also, if you pull the covers over the back of your head, the monsters can't see you.
Except for gamblers, who remember the wins but find reasons to forget the losses. 😅
Remembering it and admitting it might be different.
I believe they still exist, but now they have found new hiding places!!! Good luck finding / avoiding them. ☺