Did you have fire drill anxiety as a kid/teen?

[aericell]

no but i have it now as an adult having to watch over all the kids

 

[Snowesque]

The only thing that made me anxious about it was the thought of having it during my study hall so it'd use up my free "get the homework done" time.

 

[duckvely]

not during actual school time, but when i lived in the dorms for college i would sometimes worry that the fire alarm would go off when i was in the bathroom or something. once it went off at like 4am so we were stuck outside for a while, not a fun experience

 

[Tylerhelt14]

YES. I was scared of the air raid siren that played during lockdown drills and the loudness of the fire drill.

 

[Dim]

No. It might have surprised me a few times but that's just to prepare you for the real thing. Not that I had ever had any real emergencies in my time at school.

 

[TN4U]

Well, let's just say that one drill in particular got me suspended from school because of my reaction to it that I won't explain in detail. Yes, they still startle me if unexpected, but I'm a grown adult now and I can handle them fine.

 

[ShadowLelouch97]

You bet I did. Part of the reason I dreaded the new school year was because of the resurgence of fire drills. It didn't help that our school's fire alarm was loud as heck. (I'm also autistic so I have extremely sensitive sensitivity to loud sounds) It shook me up so bad once in 2nd grade I cried and was sent home.

Even now when I hear mentions of fire drills, I squirm and have a hand covering one of my ears.

 

[Ghost Of Mascevanje]

Nope, can't recall ever having anxiety over fire drills.

 

[skarmoury]

I kinda did? But mostly just because they'd startle me and I'm like a really jumpy person lol. But having other classmates in the room with me helped me calm down immediately.

I don't think I've ever taken a fire drill seriously in college, mainly because I'm either not at uni or I'm at the lab doing my thesis (and I didn't wanna be disturbed, lol).

 

[LittleMissPanda]

I thought they were great. I don't remember how I felt about the sudden loud alarm itself but I know that getting up in the middle of class, walking down the halls and stepping out into the fresh air was like a mini adventure. Something about big group mayhem was fun.

We never had an actual fire emergency throughout all my years in school, but I used to wonder what it would be like. I loved wandering around aimlessly in the hallways, going up and down the stairs between floors. I would have been the first one dead lol

 

[xlisapisa]

no, I actually liked fire drills a lot. I was good with anything that got me outside and out of class work lol. but if I was still in school now and had to go through a lock down drill I would probably have tons of anxiety with that one. It’s very sad that kids even have to go through that.

 

[Foreverfox]

Nope, I liked them, it was a nice break from class. Other than the initial jump started heart from the unexpected noise, or walking right under it, it was all fine!

 

[Beanz]

yes, i can’t exactly remember when the fear stopped but i know it started when i was in kindergarten. the fire alarm was so loud, like it was actually head throbbing?? maybe because it was my first fire drill.

 

[Jhine7]

Not really. I just saw it as a way to get out of class for a little while!