IRRATIONAL FEARS ALL UP IN THIS THREAD - Page 4

EVILNess · 06-14-2010, 03:41 AM

I'm afraid of not being liked, being alone, etc. I have mildly uncomfortable dreams about it all the time.

Also, I am constantly afraid of forgetting something. Like I have had terrifying dreams where I somehow forgot to go to class all semester and now I am screwed and my life is ruined and I'll never be happy ever again. Yeah.

I'm also afraid of being an adult, cause I'm 24 and still don't know what the fuck I am doing. Seriously, the only adult epiphany I have ever had was that, hey I'm grown I can eat chocolate cake anytime I want.

Roland · 06-14-2010, 04:06 AM

Entomophobia and Arachnaphobia, for starters. To the point where I'll scream if I discover that a bug or spider was crawling on me or one flies directly into my face. I need somebody else to deal with the bigger ones when they get into my room.

I don't have that problem with caterpillar-esque bugs or worms, strangely enough. Especially not with worms. Back when I used to go fishing with my dad I would refuse to use worms at all, but only because I didn't want to hurt the worm by jamming a hook through it. Even though that's what we bought them for. I stopped going fishing because I eventually decided that this was a double standard as far as the sport is concerned.: Not wanting to hurt the worm but having no problem with hurting a fish.

Also have a fear of heights, but it's not too bad because I rarely spend any time in a building with more than 2-3 floors. Above that, though, I get dizzy when looking out of a window and feel like I'm going to fall out at any second.

... so yeah, nothing all that uncommon.

Osterbaum · 06-14-2010, 05:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Roland

[...]Arachnaphobia[...]

But spiders are super cool!

Thadius · 06-14-2010, 06:37 AM

There are really only two things that scares me anymore. The Multiverse in all its glory, and the inevitable future of all that is. I saw both once in my mind's eye. The scary part is I can lead others down the same path I took and turn them into the same gibbering broken wreck I was for a day.

The Artist Formerly Known as Hawk · 06-14-2010, 06:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Thadius

There are really only two things that scares me anymore. The Multiverse in all its glory, and the inevitable future of all that is. I saw both once in my mind's eye. The scary part is I can lead others down the same path I took and turn them into the same gibbering broken wreck I was for a day.

Pussy! I see the Infinite Omniverse constantly, it's not scary at all. Spiders on the other hand, are. I hate them so much, those disgusting hairy bastards. They make me paralysed with fear, so much so that I can't even move away or move closer to hit them and kill them because they might move and run towards me and then they'd be touching me and GAHHHH!!!

Other bugs mostly just disgust me so I keep my distance, but don't paralyse me.

Also, dunno if it counts as a fear per se, but I really hate being cold. As soon as the temperature drops slightly I get massive uncontrollable shivers, wheras other people will be completely unnafected. It is actually like my Kryptonite, in that I cannot move and genuinely think I might die from being so cold.

bluestarultor · 06-14-2010, 12:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Thadius

There are really only two things that scares me anymore. The Multiverse in all its glory, and the inevitable future of all that is. I saw both once in my mind's eye. The scary part is I can lead others down the same path I took and turn them into the same gibbering broken wreck I was for a day.

That... explains a lot.

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Originally Posted by Nikose Tyris

Either my friends are stupid or they're awesome.

They are awesome.

Thadius · 06-14-2010, 01:03 PM

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Originally Posted by bluestarultor

That... explains a lot.

There is a reason my 'location' tag is 'beyond the edge of reason.' I could bring other people into a similar state, but what little remains of my morals and sanity urges me constantly to NOT do that.

But hey. At least I recognize I'm not entirely sane. That's better than 99% of the other nutjobs!

bluestarultor · 06-14-2010, 09:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Thadius

There is a reason my 'location' tag is 'beyond the edge of reason.' I could bring other people into a similar state, but what little remains of my morals and sanity urges me constantly to NOT do that.

But hey. At least I recognize I'm not entirely sane. That's better than 99% of the other nutjobs!

Like I said, it explains a lot.

No worries. Some people take it better than others. Once you're over it, though, your weirdness tolerance goes up. If I got shifted into an alternate universe with magic instead of technology, my reaction would probably be, "SHIT! I can't get Internet here!"

Plus, I don't think I'd trust a person who was entirely sane. They scare me.

synkr0nized · 06-14-2010, 11:00 PM

zombies

Alma Wade and Samara/Sadako, but it's paired with a complete fascination and perverse thrill from the scare

I'd say the depression I slump into when I try to imagine death, the cessation of all activity and thought in a nothingness of non-existence, isn't irrational, but *shrug*.

Amake · 06-14-2010, 06:41 AM

Now I'm curious. Think you can get me gibbering with some well-chosen words? I always want to test my 100% ontological shock resistance.

06-14-2010, 06:37 AM	#4
Thadius BEARD IMPACT Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: MANLY ANGER Posts: 1,977	There are really only two things that scares me anymore. The Multiverse in all its glory, and the inevitable future of all that is. I saw both once in my mind's eye. The scary part is I can lead others down the same path I took and turn them into the same gibbering broken wreck I was for a day. __________________ ANGER HAS NEVER BEEN MORE MANLY THAN THIS.

06-14-2010, 11:00 PM	#9
synkr0nized synk-ism Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: throughout the Wired Posts: 6,861	for a few days zombies Alma Wade and Samara/Sadako, but it's paired with a complete fascination and perverse thrill from the scare I'd say the depression I slump into when I try to imagine death, the cessation of all activity and thought in a nothingness of non-existence, isn't irrational, but shrug. __________________ Find love.

06-14-2010, 06:41 AM	#10
Amake Keeper of the new Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: A place without judgment Posts: 4,506	Now I'm curious. Think you can get me gibbering with some well-chosen words? I always want to test my 100% ontological shock resistance. __________________ Hope insistent, trust implicit, love inherent, life immersed

06-14-2010, 04:06 AM	#2
Roland Professional Layabout Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: A desert on and surrounded by mountains. Posts: 722	Entomophobia and Arachnaphobia, for starters. To the point where I'll scream if I discover that a bug or spider was crawling on me or one flies directly into my face. I need somebody else to deal with the bigger ones when they get into my room. I don't have that problem with caterpillar-esque bugs or worms, strangely enough. Especially not with worms. Back when I used to go fishing with my dad I would refuse to use worms at all, but only because I didn't want to hurt the worm by jamming a hook through it. Even though that's what we bought them for. I stopped going fishing because I eventually decided that this was a double standard as far as the sport is concerned.: Not wanting to hurt the worm but having no problem with hurting a fish. Also have a fear of heights, but it's not too bad because I rarely spend any time in a building with more than 2-3 floors. Above that, though, I get dizzy when looking out of a window and feel like I'm going to fall out at any second. ... so yeah, nothing all that uncommon.