What Do You Fear?
Fear is a relative thing. Some people are terrified of snakes, I keep them as pets. Others fear spiders, I kind of like spiders. Some of my fears are quite common place. Others are rare and the same is true for almost everyone I know. As a therapist, I've known people who are afraid to go outside alone, afraid of the dark, afraid of dogs, etc. I've worked with people that are so crippled by fear they are unable t leave their houses or function in any way. Fear is one of the most powerful emotions. For every person there is a fear. Here are mine:
10. Dolls (really, glass eyes are creepy. Mommy D's haunted doll collection would terrify me)
9. Cockroaches (this is common)
8. Public speaking
7. bugs under my skin (screworms)
6. Public Restrooms
5. Thong underwear (Yuck)
4. The Exorcist
3. Doctors (ironically, my husband is a doctor)
2. Dirty Feet
1. Losing those I love
Ghosts are not on my list, but I think I'm drawn to ghosts because I have lost people I've loved and believing they are still with me offers some relief to my largest fear.
So that brings me to my question for tonight. What do you all fear? What strange things would keep you up at night? Birds? Dogs? Dirty underwear? What is it that drives you to shiver?
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Along with a fear of heights (but I can look out a plane's window while 1,000's of feet in the air with no prob).
Also, I'm claustrophobic (primarily in elevators & only when I'm alone in them..but also in certain other 'cramped' quarters).
I'm not one for walking alone in the dark (guess it's a woman thing lol).
#2:Heights
#3:Psycho's that seem to be everywhere
#4: Home invasion
#5: Financial ruin
#6: Failing health
Spiders, If they surprise me I'm fine. I just kill them and thats that, but if I see it coming. Like it's on the wall, I freak out. They follow me I know it! ICK!
Clowns: I hate them. I think it's because you can't see who they really are under the makeup.
I used to be afraid of dolls, but as you know I threw myself under the train and I think I'm getting over that one real quick ;)
Public Speaking: Self explanatory. I get panic attacks just thinking about that.
Losing a child: This haunts me everyday. I wish I could just not think about it, but everyday it pops into my head and I have a little panic attack.
Like you, horror movies, blood, ghost, monsters, and all that don't scare me. I was desensitized at an early age by my two older brothers who liked to watch horror movies while baby sitting LOL.