I have to sleep on the side of the bed furthest away from the door. Why? I somehow think this makes me safer in case some maniac breaks into the house- like I'll have more time to escape. Now, I've never told my husband the reason why I do this. How do you tell someone, "I prefer you get killed first"? But if I don't get that side of the bed I'll be up all night worrying.
You don't have to be faster than a bear. You just have to be faster than your slowest friend when the bear starts running.