30 People Share The Time Something Innocent Almost Gave Them A Heart Attack

We’ve come to a point where ostentatious scare pranks don’t scare us anymore. If there’s anything that can frighten the life out of us, it’s those that comes out from our wild imagination. For instance, innocent things that appear to come straight out of our worst nightmares. We tend to be on the alert all the time so we can perceive and avoid dangers before they could strike. However, being too cautious and sensitive to our surroundings can also put us in an unfavorable position. Due to our intense fight-or-flight reaction, we sometimes perceive even harmless innocent things as threats.

How many times have you sensed that someone is following you when it was actually your shadow that’s stalking you? How many times have you been startled by a ghost gazing through your window when it was actually just a reflection? You probably have your own embarrassing stories to share as well. Indeed, our own eyes can play tricks on us by perceiving innocent things differently in a creepy way. And when panic response starts to kick in, this little misunderstanding can really give us a heart attack.

Perfect coincidences, optical illusions, or just simple misconceptions, our playful imagination can really freak us out sometimes. We’ve compiled a list showing some of the instances where people stumbled upon terrifying scenes that turned out to be just innocent things. And we truly sympathize with these people who captured these spine-chilling moments. Take a look at these shocking photos of ordinary things that almost gave people a heart attack. And don’t let your eyes trick you.

“This Freaked Me Out. Turns Out It’s A Sunset Reflection”

innocent things scary fire sunset reflection
PeteLX

 

Had To Look Twice

innocent things looking scary dog in half
esquonk

 

“Wife Left The Gloves To Dry, I Almost Had A Heart Attack”

innocent things looking hands washing machine
RoninGR

 

“So Last Night I Was Positive There Was A Ghost Baby In The Bed With My Son”

innocent things looking baby ghost
Maritza Elizabeth

 

“Cat Gave Me A Scare This Morning. It’s Paprika”

innocent things looking scary paprika cat
bessiboom

 

“Whoever Did This Gave Me A Heart Attack”

innocent things looking scary gollum side mirror
JamesPKP

 

“My Dog Is Trying To Scare The Hell Out Of Me”

innocent things looking scary bone shoe
erethenn

 

“The Snail In Our Office Fish Tank Freaked Me Out Today”

innocent things looking scary skull snail eye
Tyranitard

 

“Housemate Was Drying His Fishing Waders. Almost Had To Add The Pants I Was Wearing To The Laundry Pile I Was Carrying After I Opened The Door”

innocent things looking scary fishing waders hanging
jabrah15

 

“Scared The Hell Out Of Me When He Moved”

innocent things looking scary human mannequin
Nundee

 

“Gives Me A Heart Attack Every Time, But He Loves To Sleep Like That!”

innocent things looking scary hamster lying dead
morisaboo

 

“Emergency Light In The Hallway Scared The Hell Out Of Me Earlier. Meet The New Source Of My Nightmares”

innocent things looking scary emergency light
Tezariah

 

“My Grandma Taking A Nap. Scared The Hell Out Of Me At First”

innocent things looking scary grandma napping
joeltrane

 

“Son Woke Us Up Around 3 AM To Tell Us Some Guy Was On Our Porch With A Stick. Turns Out It Was The Paper Delivery Guy With A Branch, Trying To Retrieve A Mis-Thrown Paper From Our Roof”

innocent things looking scary guy with a stick
thebeesremain

 

“My Aunt Got Her Dog Groomed. The Groomer Only Has Half Of His Right Arm. It Looks Like He’s Elbow Deep Into The Dog, And It Freaked Me Out When I First Saw The Picture”

innocent things looking scary half arm pet groomer
BaByJeZuZ012

 

These Bacon Slices Look Like An Evil Clown…

innocent things looking scary bacon evil clown
jtronicustard

 

“That Spooked The Hell Out Of Me”

scary harmless things ceiling cat
frex4

 

“I Bought My Wife (Who’s A Professional Photographer) A Thermos In The Shape Of A Camera Lens. It Always Gives Me A Mini Heart Attack When I See It Like This”

scary harmless things ceiling cat camera lens thermos
Tryenamy

 

“My Cousin Woke Up In The Middle Of The Night, Randomly Looked At The Baby Monitor And Saw This. She Said It Scared The Hell Out Of Her”

scary harmless things girl staring at the monitor
jcmcna0733

 

“I Didn’t Realize My Wife Left The Kids’ Presents In The Car Until I Checked The Rear View Mirror”

scary harmless things stuffed toys
Apatharas

 

“When You Walk In Your Room And Have A Mild Heart Attack”

scary harmless things snake belt
pooptime1

 

“Someone Spilled Their Smoothie In Class, And Now It Looks Like A Crime Scene”

scary harmless things spilled smoothie
Danielmg

 

“This Ultrasound Photo Scared My Husband”

scary harmless things ultrasound photo
squidills

 

“Ancient Whale Bone Over Top Of What Used To Be A Well”

scary harmless things ancient whale bone
jahaight

 

“I Put My Son In A Halloween Onesie Without Thinking Much About It And Gave Myself A Heart Attack At 2AM”

scary harmless things halloween onesie
LadyJane17

 

“My Wife Had A Mini Heart Attack As We Drove Past This House. Nobody Lives There”

scary harmless things doll in the window
Its_Obvi_PShopped

 

“I Had A Mini Heart Attack When I Saw This. Spotted In NYC”

scary harmless things slenderman shopping
bmagnusson

 

“Scared The Hell Out Of Myself”

innocent things looking scary jacket nun
littlefoot2080

 

“Sister Just Freaked Out, She Thought Someone Was In Her Flat. It Was Just Some Clothes Hanging Up In Front Of The Window”

innocent things looking scary clothes hanging window
AndyWyant

 

“Nearly Gave Me A Heart Attack Upon First Glance”

innocent things looking scary password goodbye
SJT29