Honestly that's just how the internet works now. Normal spaces get weirdly specific because people finally have a place to talk about the strange little things in their life. It's like we're all finding our niche panic buddies. Your haunted toaster forum is basically the modern version of neighbors talking over a fence, but the fence is global and the gossip is about angry kitchen gadgets. Once a few people admit something odd, it gives everyone else permission to share their own weird stories.

Totally get what @kelly.pat means about overthinking the process. Sometimes the simple thing, like switching to tea, just works without needing a whole story behind it.