What scares you? Why?
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Two more things that freak me out are ticks and leeches. Basically anything that attaches itself to you and sucks your blood. Especially if you need to do something like throw salt on them or cover them with petroleum jelly to get rid of them.. what are you supposed to do if you don't have any of that stuff?
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I'm afraid of heights, spiders and snakes. No clue why.
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I'm afraid of walking on those grates they have in the middle of sidewalks or stairs made out of metal grating. I think it has something to do with sensing motion underneath or just not feeling stable on them.
Also...popping balloons. That freaks me out every time, even when I know it's coming. Plus they remind me of Pennywise from IT, one creepy clown.
Also...popping balloons. That freaks me out every time, even when I know it's coming. Plus they remind me of Pennywise from IT, one creepy clown.
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Another one afraid of heights here. Well, not roller coaster heights but ladders and climbing up them. Bugs rate up there too, although I'm not afraid of them I just don't like them. Rats and mice I HATE! And not to sound morbid here, but the two things that REALLY scare me are getting alzheimers or having a stroke. I hate the idea of being incapacitated and having to reply on someone to care for me!!!!!
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I am not afraid of rats, snakes, or spiders; I have them as pets.
I AM afraid of airplanes-to the point that I am uneasy when they fly over my house. I have no idea why; I've never been able to get on one.
I AM afraid of airplanes-to the point that I am uneasy when they fly over my house. I have no idea why; I've never been able to get on one.
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I can't really think of anything that scares me. I fear for other people but not to much for myself. I fear the cops showing up at the door to tell me someone I love is dead. I fear cancer. I fear that I am wrong, and there is in fact a hell. I fear Prison. I fear my own thoughts sometimes. 
Spiders.
The fact that I now crawl around in attics for a living doesn't help any.
When we had a band, I used to get massive stage fright before every show.
Camping. Wont do it. No way, no how.
Stangely enough, even though I'm allergic to bees and wasps and hornets, I don't worry about getting stung. Odd.
The fact that I now crawl around in attics for a living doesn't help any.
When we had a band, I used to get massive stage fright before every show.
Camping. Wont do it. No way, no how.
Stangely enough, even though I'm allergic to bees and wasps and hornets, I don't worry about getting stung. Odd.
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ladders not heights just ladders
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I have to say I have the whole closed shower curtain thing going on so bad I have a clear one so I can see through it.
I also don't like open curtains/blinds on windows or going into a dark room or stepping right off the end of my bed. I just get the heebie jeebies from them.
I also don't like open curtains/blinds on windows or going into a dark room or stepping right off the end of my bed. I just get the heebie jeebies from them.
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being murdered... ya that scares me. the thought of it anyway. So with that, I get the ***** many ways...
I wont go in haunted houses.... like peoples haunts... thats where someone could murder me and no one would notice... so ya
Theres my irrational fear.
I wont go in haunted houses.... like peoples haunts... thats where someone could murder me and no one would notice... so ya
Theres my irrational fear.
heights- heights scare me so much i have 5-10 nightmares a week about them remember the movie cats eye when that guy had to walk the ledge all the way around building i have that as a nightmare.
spiders- they move to fast and can bite
birds-i dunno why realy but i know if one swooped down at me my butt is running knees hitting chin.
rabies- the amout of shot you have to get.
dentist- hearing the teeth break when they are getting pulled.
germs- i dont wanna get sick. "vomiting ...im afraid ill be somwhere and puke" My theory is if i touch somthing that is "contaminated" touch my mouth catch a germ get ill. Its crazy i know i wash my hands more times then a doctor.
wearing anything with a button on it ....i hate buttons i dont wanna see a button or touch one.....makes my skin crawl.
big crowds
public speaking and drive throughs
talking on telephone to people i dont know
surgery- this kinda falls in the surgery catagory but getting a ingrown toenail freaks me out to all hell.
spiders- they move to fast and can bite
birds-i dunno why realy but i know if one swooped down at me my butt is running knees hitting chin.
rabies- the amout of shot you have to get.
dentist- hearing the teeth break when they are getting pulled.
germs- i dont wanna get sick. "vomiting ...im afraid ill be somwhere and puke" My theory is if i touch somthing that is "contaminated" touch my mouth catch a germ get ill. Its crazy i know i wash my hands more times then a doctor.
wearing anything with a button on it ....i hate buttons i dont wanna see a button or touch one.....makes my skin crawl.
big crowds
public speaking and drive throughs
talking on telephone to people i dont know
surgery- this kinda falls in the surgery catagory but getting a ingrown toenail freaks me out to all hell.
I have a fear of drowning. Not sure why as I swam competatively til I was 18, spent my summers in the gulf in Florida with my grandparents. I only had one really scary event involving water and that was falling off a jetty of rocks in Florida after a huge wave hit and I lost my footing. Got myself pretty scrapped up on barnicles.
I did once have to do a water search for a missing child which creeped me out. Thank god I wasn't the one who actually found the child.
As I'm getting older I have noticed I stay clear of the shore and keep my swimming to lakes and pools. Swimming in lakes is getting tougher year after year as I've noticed that the water is dark and the fear of the unknown is lurking. This summer at camp in the water during Polar Bear Swim at scout camp I spied a HUGE snapping turtle just outside the swim lanes. That was the longest 15 minutes in the water that I had to talk to myself and believe me I stayed with my buddy and never took my eyes off the spot where the snapper was spotted.
I did once have to do a water search for a missing child which creeped me out. Thank god I wasn't the one who actually found the child.
As I'm getting older I have noticed I stay clear of the shore and keep my swimming to lakes and pools. Swimming in lakes is getting tougher year after year as I've noticed that the water is dark and the fear of the unknown is lurking. This summer at camp in the water during Polar Bear Swim at scout camp I spied a HUGE snapping turtle just outside the swim lanes. That was the longest 15 minutes in the water that I had to talk to myself and believe me I stayed with my buddy and never took my eyes off the spot where the snapper was spotted.
I hear ya, Black Cat. My family lives in the Keys and I have a terrible fear of our car going off the overseas highway and not being able to get out. I bought everyone one of those tools you keep in your car to break out a window, for Christmas last year...I'm terrified I wouldn't be able to get my daughter out in time, or my dog. What an awful way to go...
Somebody (or the thought of somebody) peering in a window looking at me gives me the heebie-jeebies. As a kid, I used to have night terrors where I would imagine (?) a shadowy figure moving around in front of my bedroom window. I would be paralyzed with fear and unable to make a sound.
Clowns also give me the creeps...not necessarily scared of them, but I definitely avoid them.
Clowns also give me the creeps...not necessarily scared of them, but I definitely avoid them.
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