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I'm afraid of 7 out of 75 common fears
17 years ago
General
[ ] public speaking
[ ] staying single forever
[ ] Rejection (COMMENT: I used to be badly afraid of this. Not being rejected by strangers, but by someone I'm already close to. But I've grown up in a lot of ways, and I know people change naturally over time, and I know that life can go on peacefully and happily.)
[ ] being a parent
[ ] giving birth
[ ] being myself in front of others
[ ] open spaces
[ ] closed spaces
[x] heights (COMMENT: I get vertigo even playing Super Mario 64 DS.)
[ ] dogs
[ ] fish
[x] spiders
[ ] flowers or other plants
[ ] that Scary guy... D:
[ ] being touched
[x] fire (COMMENT: Even a candle flame makes me nervous. I'm afraid of how quickly fire can spread if it meets something flammable.)
[x] deep water (COMMENT: Ironic considering I grew up in the Marshall Islands. But the atoll lagoons had shallow beaches.)
[ ] snakes
[ ] silk
[ ] the ocean
[ ] failure
[ ] success
[ ] thunder/lightning
[ ] frogs/toads
[ ] my boyfriends/girlfriends dad
[ ] my boyfriends/girlfriends mom
[ ] rats
[ ] jumping from high places (COMMENT: I'm afraid of a painful injurious thud, but not of jumping in high places if there's something to catch me safely.)
[ ] snow
[ ] rain
[ ] wind
[ ] crossing hanging bridges
[ ] death
[ ] heaven
[ ] being robbed
[ ] falling (COMMENT)
[ ] clowns
[x] dolls (COMMENT: but not stuffed animals)
[ ] large crowds of people
[ ] men
[ ] women
[ ] having great responsibilities
[ ] doctors, including dentists
[ ] tornadoes
[ ] hurricanes
[ ] incurable diseases
[ ] sharks
[ ] Friday the 13th
[ ] ghosts
[x] poverty (COMMENT: I'm already rather poor. I'm afraid of being *really* poor.)
[ ] Halloween
[ ] school
[ ] trains
[ ] odd numbers
[ ] even numbers
[ ] being alone
[ ] becoming blind
[ ] becoming deaf
[ ] growing up
[ ] creepy noises in the night
[ ] bee stings
[ ] not accomplishing my dreams/goals
[ ] needles (COMMENT: The notion of getting inadvertently cut by a sharp object makes me very nervous, but a syringe - which has a specific purpose - does not.)
[ ] blood
[ ] dinosaurs
[ ] the welcome mat
[ ] high speed
[x] throwing up (COMMENT: I haven't thrown up in nearly a decade. But I've been uncomfortably nauseous, and that's when I'm afraid of throwing up even though I know I won't.)
[ ] falling in love
[ ] super secret
Final Total: 7
(COMMENT: I have fears that aren't on this list, but they're less common and more OCD-based. Fears such as touching the swinging lid of a public trash can, for fear of gross-feeling residues getting on my fingers. Yes, I know it's not rational. No, that doesn't make a difference. X3 OCD tends to be a bitch that way.)
If you wish to post this in your journal, it's been requested that you title it I'm afraid of __ out of 75 common fears.
If you get more than 30, I strongly recommend some counseling.
If you get more than 20, you’re paranoid.
If you get 10-20, you are normal.
[ ] staying single forever
[ ] Rejection (COMMENT: I used to be badly afraid of this. Not being rejected by strangers, but by someone I'm already close to. But I've grown up in a lot of ways, and I know people change naturally over time, and I know that life can go on peacefully and happily.)
[ ] being a parent
[ ] giving birth
[ ] being myself in front of others
[ ] open spaces
[ ] closed spaces
[x] heights (COMMENT: I get vertigo even playing Super Mario 64 DS.)
[ ] dogs
[ ] fish
[x] spiders
[ ] flowers or other plants
[ ] that Scary guy... D:
[ ] being touched
[x] fire (COMMENT: Even a candle flame makes me nervous. I'm afraid of how quickly fire can spread if it meets something flammable.)
[x] deep water (COMMENT: Ironic considering I grew up in the Marshall Islands. But the atoll lagoons had shallow beaches.)
[ ] snakes
[ ] silk
[ ] the ocean
[ ] failure
[ ] success
[ ] thunder/lightning
[ ] frogs/toads
[ ] my boyfriends/girlfriends dad
[ ] my boyfriends/girlfriends mom
[ ] rats
[ ] jumping from high places (COMMENT: I'm afraid of a painful injurious thud, but not of jumping in high places if there's something to catch me safely.)
[ ] snow
[ ] rain
[ ] wind
[ ] crossing hanging bridges
[ ] death
[ ] heaven
[ ] being robbed
[ ] falling (COMMENT)
[ ] clowns
[x] dolls (COMMENT: but not stuffed animals)
[ ] large crowds of people
[ ] men
[ ] women
[ ] having great responsibilities
[ ] doctors, including dentists
[ ] tornadoes
[ ] hurricanes
[ ] incurable diseases
[ ] sharks
[ ] Friday the 13th
[ ] ghosts
[x] poverty (COMMENT: I'm already rather poor. I'm afraid of being *really* poor.)
[ ] Halloween
[ ] school
[ ] trains
[ ] odd numbers
[ ] even numbers
[ ] being alone
[ ] becoming blind
[ ] becoming deaf
[ ] growing up
[ ] creepy noises in the night
[ ] bee stings
[ ] not accomplishing my dreams/goals
[ ] needles (COMMENT: The notion of getting inadvertently cut by a sharp object makes me very nervous, but a syringe - which has a specific purpose - does not.)
[ ] blood
[ ] dinosaurs
[ ] the welcome mat
[ ] high speed
[x] throwing up (COMMENT: I haven't thrown up in nearly a decade. But I've been uncomfortably nauseous, and that's when I'm afraid of throwing up even though I know I won't.)
[ ] falling in love
[ ] super secret
Final Total: 7
(COMMENT: I have fears that aren't on this list, but they're less common and more OCD-based. Fears such as touching the swinging lid of a public trash can, for fear of gross-feeling residues getting on my fingers. Yes, I know it's not rational. No, that doesn't make a difference. X3 OCD tends to be a bitch that way.)
If you wish to post this in your journal, it's been requested that you title it I'm afraid of __ out of 75 common fears.
If you get more than 30, I strongly recommend some counseling.
If you get more than 20, you’re paranoid.
If you get 10-20, you are normal.
Rejection (This category sort of goes with my fear of failure, as any of my potential success relies upon the approval of others. I do not understand why I have been rejected by so many things, but I realize that there is no logical basis in any of it. I have learned that no amount of hard work and studying pays off; it's all a matter of whether or not your potential employer [etc.] likes you.)
open spaces (I feel vulnerable in them.)
dogs (Maybe not so much a fear, but I hate those idiots that constantly "warn" me not to invade their master's property. It's really more of a hatred, but those barks startle me.)
deep water (I have no idea how I developed this, but I often fear sharks coming up and biting my legs off.... ....in a pool!)
failure (To me, anything less than perfection is failure. Although I know perfectly well that tests are complete illogical bullshit that don't prove ANYthing, I still need the need to do the impossible, and pass them.)
large crowds of people (They're scary. And all of their idiotic thoughts cloud my mind, making me unable to hear myself think.)
women (This only applies to stereotypically feminine women; the internet has taught me that they are the root of all evil [and is especially true of furries]."Butch" lesbians do not frighten me, and I get along very well with people who are female in real life, but play male characters on the internet.)
incurable diseases (My mother always warned me to not wear rubber bands as bracelets, and she always told me I'll get gangrene because of the poor condition of my feet. I used to tend to not wear socks, but that isn't really a problem anymore now that I've gotten over a good deal of my OCD. also go around barefoot most of the time, and have heavily-callused feet.)
becoming deaf (I'm a musician, and I play by ear, not a piece of paper; need I say more? But there is more; I have reasoned that if I was the reincarnation of a famous person from thoughout history, I would be Ludwig Van Beethoven. It's bizarre how much we have in common, but maybe that's nothing more than a stereotype of the "obsessed artist"; plates with last night's supper, going out for long walks and jotting down ideas whenever they hit, and even down to the unemptied chamber pots; they all match my description!)
becoming blind (Sight is a very precious sense!)
not accomplishing my dreams/goals (This one also goes along with the whole fear of failure and rejection thing.)