system
Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
ELI5: why do we "hide under the covers" when we feel endangered. Why do we feel like it makes us Safer?

I searched first, but none of the answers satisfied me.
gpt
We are taught this at a subconscious level throughout our childhood. You are put to bed by your parents, given special attention in the form of stories or goodnight kisses, and told everything is fine. Repeats this every single night of your young childhood and suddenly there is a very strong psychological reason why you think under the covers feels safer.