20 Totally Innocent Activities That Feel Super Creepy

Imagine a situation: you’re going to the bathroom in the middle of the night and notice someone standing outside your window. You freeze in panic and your mind begins racing: should I run to my phone and call the police? Scream? Or maybe look for a weapon? Then suddenly you feel relieved when you notice that the “person” outside is just a shadow of a tree. If you’ve ever found yourself in a similar situation, don’t worry – you’re not alone.

#1 Scanning a room and making accidental eye contact with someone more than once. -u/sandybutterworth420

#2 Needing to adjust my underwear whilst outside. -u/Kalurael

#3 Looking in the direction of sudden movement in the locker room. -u/thisbuttonsucks

#4 My four-year-old daughter had an accident while on vacation so I went to Wal-Mart to buy underwear. While at Wal-Mart, my wife informed me that the margarita mix she bought did not include tequila. So I, a grown-a** man on his own, went through the checkout at Wal-Mart with nothing but a package of little girl's underwear and a fifth of Juarez. I’m pretty sure I was also wearing a t-shirt that said “I’m fat. Let’s party” because Florida. -u/thunderbuns2

#5 Walking behind someone for too long but I need to go that way so there's nothing I can do about it -u/Arny520

#6 I work for an animal hospital and any time my hand grazes a dog’s d*ck area while giving a bath I feel like I'm going to jail. -u/partyshart420

#7 Looking at people at the pool. -u/Just_a_tired_banana

#8 My hobbies are mountain biking and dirtbike riding and I haul everything in a white van. I’m a middle-aged white guy. The other day I had lunch under a tree at a playground while sitting in the van. Parents were giving me the stink eye and started herding up their kids. I was wondering what was going on, then I realized I was the creepy guy in a van. -u/the_irish_oak

#9 Using my binoculars to watch birds. Also, using the camera to photograph birds. -u/1mamapajama

#10 Trying to read a woman's shirt. -u/lonewanderer45631

#11 Looking at other people working out so I can take notes on posture and technics for lifting weights. I'm fairly new to it all. -u/Kingsbear

#12 I don't like people walking behind me so I generally let people walk ahead of me in the hall at work. I was asked by another male coworker who saw this if I was looking at women's butts and that is why I let people ahead of me. I told him no and that I just don't like people behind me. He looked at me weird. It's almost better to be thought of as a pervert to some people than to be kind of weird. -u/iamacannibal

#13 As a man, being friendly to children I don’t know who say hi to me in public. It’s always a super friendly kid who is saying hi to everyone that they pass but I always feel like I’m being judged for saying hi back to them or giving a smile and a wave. -u/Existing-Reaction-50

#14 When I'm at the gym and I'm kind of just zoned out between sets, and someone stands so that their a** is directly in my line of sight. -u/ElToberino

#15 Being in the women's part of a clothing store specifically the underwear section. -u/Luxray2014

#16 Waiting for my kids to come out of a public restroom. -u/Siracha_jizz

#17 Getting a random erection in public. -u/DirtJade

#18 Eating a popsicle or lollipop in public. -u/DanAxe1

#19 Putting my finger in someone's butthole. Every single time. I'll never get used to it. (I am an MD.) -u/Dysp-_-

#20 Helping the lost kid as a man. If my daughter or wife is not with me, I am very hesitant to approach an upset or clearly lost child by myself. There is such a huge fear that someone will mistake me for a kidnapper. -u/Ark3nfel