A childhood belief about under my bed

I as long as I can remember I used to believe that there were snakes at the foot of my bed so I would sleep with my feet covered by my nightgown, my body curled in a ball so my feet would be covered. Even when I woke up with my knees aching from being bent for hours I wouldnt put my feet down into the foot of my blankets, not even after patting down the blankets with my hands to make sure that there really were no snakes. I just could not go to sleep with my legs straight and my feet at the foot of my bed. Also had to keep my arms under the covers and my ears covered to keep away the monsters and the gorilla and NEVER dangled any body parts over the side of the bed and I would turn off the light and run and jump into bed as fast as I could so the alligators under the bed would not get me. Had lots of nightmares as a child, I was a childhood mess. After seeing Psycho as an adult I could not take a shower for at least a year and never since, when home alone. Dont watch scary movies or read scary books if I can help it.