When you’re in VR, it’s REALLY easy to lose track of your surroundings. If you just had on a blindfold and moved around, you’d have a sense that there was a wall or other item near you. But in VR you just lose that and accept your new surroundings.
I have a fairly limited space for VR stuff at home, so bought a small 3’ diameter round rug that I stand on. It’s been excellent at keeping me “grounded” as it were.