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Fears
Posted: Jan 5th, '18, 23:38
by Sanssouci
I'm afraid of spiders. Pretty common. I went to Florida once and met an old relative, a great aunt, or a great great aunt, or something like that! There was a tarantula on her ceiling, and she didn't even flinch. But she was afraid of these adorable tiny lizards that were all over the place outside.
What are you afraid of?
Is there anything that a lot of other people are afraid of but that you're not afraid of?
Have you ever met anyone with an unusual fear?
Re: Fears
Posted: Jan 6th, '18, 02:33
by Moi
I'm afraid of people.
Especially strangers.
I don't feel safe around strangers.
I'm scared of large bodies of water.
Like rivers, lakes, oceans, etc.
When I see a picture of them, I immediately get an anxiety attack.
I can swim, but I'm terrified of drowning.
I've had dreams in which I was sinking into rivers and lakes.
A lot of ghost and demon stuff don't scare me.
I've seen and heard and read too much.
Re: Fears
Posted: Jan 6th, '18, 02:41
by Sanssouci
I don't mind water or swimming, but I get scared if I'm in water and I can't see what else is in the water, especially if anything touched me!
Re: Fears
Posted: Jan 6th, '18, 11:32
by Zupprika
I'm scared of spiders, mostly.
But I'm also a very jumpy person overall
Re: Fears
Posted: Jan 7th, '18, 14:36
by February
I am not a strong swimmer, and I live near the sea. The first night I moved here, I had a dream about my pets being swept out into the ocean :c It doesn't affect me until I am faced with the idea of, say, boating or something.
I am scared of spiders, mostly only when they're directly affecting me (above my bed at night) or when they're enormouussss. England doesn't have any wild tarantulas or anything, but lordy, some of the garden varieties are beefy compared to our spindly little daddy long-legs. I can gather my courage to trap one and throw it outside, but can't have it touch me 
Another personal fear is being cheated on. It's been a big thing since a couple of relationships ago and it gives me the occasional panic attack (my boyfriend is very understanding and lovely) when my depression is having a strong week and makes me susceptible to paranoia about it.
Re: Fears
Posted: Jan 7th, '18, 15:17
by Arachne
I'm scared of needles, knifes and any sharp objects. It's not that we can live without them, so I have to deal with my fear every day. It's not as bad as it used to be when I was a kid. But it still can freak me up sometimes.
I'm also afraid of intestines, blood and this kind of thing. Well, I'm not sure if "afraid" is a right word to describe it... But these things make me freak up really bad.
I can usually deal with blood, since, well, I'm a woman... But not always, sadly.
On the other hand, I don't have any popular fears, like spiders or snakes. I'm not comfortable if something big and dangerous is close to me, but that's all. Well, maybe it's because I don't live in Australia, there's nothing really dangerous where I live...
Re: Fears
Posted: Jan 9th, '18, 05:17
by Vlad Bloodhaven
Spiders, but not irrationally. I can list 100 rational reasons to be afraid of them. I watched way too much Discovery Channel and Animal Planet as a kid... It honestly scarred me.
I also have mild claustrophobia and this weird fear thing of being underwater. It's not of water, but I don't really like being under it. It's bad enough that I don't even actually have to be under the water. Like if I'm watching TV and the characters in the show go underwater, my heart starts beating fast and I begin hyperventilating. I can't watch certain things because of this. Baths and showers and pools I'm okay going under water with. It's mostly things like oceans, lakes, and ponds.
Re: Fears
Posted: Jan 11th, '18, 21:58
by Sanssouci
I have a really irrational fear of not being able to move. Not of being paralyzed (although that is scary too). But being stuck in a tight space. But it's not the space itself, it's the lack of movement. So I don't know if that counts as claustrophobia? I often dream about getting stuck in things like trap doors. Even if I am pulling a sweater over my head, and it kind of gets stuck, I panic.
Re: Fears
Posted: Jan 12th, '18, 02:32
by Madissskin
I'm afraid of the kool-aid man for some inexplicable reason.
Re: Fears
Posted: Jan 12th, '18, 04:13
by Vlad Bloodhaven
@Sanssouci: The fear of getting stuck in trap doors and stuck in a sweater does sound a bit like a a form of claustrophobia. I don't know about the fear of not being able to move. I tried looking it up, but couldn't find a name for it.
@Madissskin: Heh, well he is pretty scary looking... and he has some issues.