A nightmare seems dramatic for a hose. They always kink up, just takes patience to sort out.

Man, @the_seth nailed it about the real fear. My mom was convinced her car radio was spying on her because it played a song she'd just been thinking about. Took me forever to explain it was just a wild coincidence and satellite radio. She wasn't being funny, she was honestly scared. It's that deep worry about things they can't see or control. Once you see that, you can't just laugh.