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What are your most common fears? Here's 9 just to get you started.

November 5th 2007 09:28

creepies, crawlies

From Forbes.com comes this list of common fears.

1 creepy crawlies and snakes

Heights

2.heights

water

3.water

public transport

4.public transport

storms

5.storms

closed spaces

6.closed spaces

tunnels and bridges

7.tunnels bridges

crowds

8. crowds

speaking in public

9.speaking in public

Do any of these match yours, or do you have some special fears, I had always thought fear of public speaking was no. 1. but the list may not appear in any special order. That would not be my no.1. I have no fear of speaking in public.

One of my biggest is snakes and I don't think I like being out in an intense electrical storm.

But, as you know at present my fear is of not getting married and having children, but I am working on that but must wonder what the future brings. I'd like to hear about the fears men have, too.

So what are your fears?

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Comment by Michaelie

November 5th 2007 10:09

Flick Wit

I think I already answered this on your other post with a list of fears...

It was moths (in terms of tangible things)

Michaelie

Comment by Lara M

November 5th 2007 10:22

Love Speaks

Definitely reptiles of any kind...and amphibians! Though I wonder how I used to be able to catch frogs with my bare hands...ICK!

With crowds...it's not a fear but more like an intense uncomfortable feeling.

I like storms (when I'm indoors!), but not when there's too much lighting and thunder

Comment by What's Your Story?

November 5th 2007 10:31

What's Your Story?
So You're Getting Married

Eek. I hate lightning storms. I hate lizards. I hate mice. Ick ick ick. They scare me. Of course, there's also heights and deep waters. And crowds. Oh I'm afraid of a LOT of things. Do you have the time to hear them? *L*

Comment by Rosemary

November 5th 2007 10:43

Alpaca Notes - Tasmania

All of the above. *LOL*

getting old. Happening all the time, but don't want to be there.

Comment by Mr Nice Guy

November 5th 2007 18:59

Pop Culturist

Keep any damned reptiles away from me!

Had to put on the brave dad face recently with the kids and 'stroke' a python and carpet snake at a reptile park as part of a demonstration - jeezzz!

No.1 daughter thinks nothing of them though and is quite happy to have these god-awful things around her shoulders. That said - she has panick attacks (serious panick attacks) around birds.

Interesting post.

MNG

Comment by Tracy

November 5th 2007 20:58

Movies and Life

Ah, what a great question and I like the pics you have alongside the fears.

I have a few of the ones listed up there, creepy crawlies, heights, deep water and I don’t like public speaking but I don’t think that’s quite a phobia although I do avoid it if I can.

I realised a few years ago that I had to do something about my insect phobia as it was getting ridiculous. I saw a cockroach in our loo (crawling through the toilet paper tube!!!) and I was hysterical. I think I got rid of it (I must’ve, otherwise I would’ve left the flat and probably the suburb) but I felt so unsafe inside my home that I sat on the sofa without moving for the next 3 hrs waiting for my husband to come home. I moved the sofa into the middle of the room so that I had a moat of safety around me. If it anything were to attack,I could see it coming, plus I was armed, I had Baygon.

The next day I decided to get help, I started acupuncture. It took a few sessions, but it helped. Now I no longer risk having heart failure if I see a creepy-crawly. I still get scared but it’s more bearable....

Comment by Lilla

November 6th 2007 02:40

Enviro Warrior
An Extra Ordinary Life
Dream Herald

Krystal,

I don't share many of the ones above, although dark water at night would be one, for sure.

The other is finding myself alone and stranded in the forest on a no moon night, and to overcome it, I am going to book a vision quest soon and see if I can 'make it through..'
*cringe* *wince* *sneaking off to the street lit area* where I can see what's crawling around...

Lilla ...

Comment by Aimzster

November 6th 2007 03:15

Health and Beauty
Reality TV
The Jeepney Stop

definitely the top 2 ones. My phobia of snakes has unfortunately been intensified ever since I had that dream where I was bitten by 5 red ones. Heights is something I'm trying to overcome by climbing bridges, ascending the hundreds of stops of Italian duomos but sadly, the fear keeps winning.

Comment by Ash

November 6th 2007 07:39

Australian Traveller
Flashes of memories

Hi Krystal

hhhmmm heights are not one of my most favourite things but I can pretty much cope with a lot... once I have burst into tears and got the fear out of my system.

One thing I am scared of and no amount of tears will fix is spiders. It really isn`t necessary for a creature to have so many legs - that`s just being greedy!

Ash

Comment by JohnDoe

November 6th 2007 07:44

Film & TV on DVD

Hi Krystal,

i would have thought "Death" would have been in there.

Anyway right now, because I'm living it I am fearful and anxious about "Moving House", so maybe that should go on there.

Comment by Tracy

November 6th 2007 07:53

Movies and Life

I agree, Ash, spiders are greedy with all those legs and sometimes hairy, chunky ones too. Plus, they can parachute down from a ceiling, they just have too many skills. Speaking of skills, when we arrived here, noone told me that cockroaches could fly....evil critters....

Comment by Bryn

November 7th 2007 01:42

Horrorphile

Close To The Edge Of A Great Height
Big Hairy Spiders
Deep Ocean Water
Man-Eating Sharks

Those are mine.

Comment by Tracy

November 7th 2007 05:06

Movies and Life

Those are quite similar to mine, Bryn, except mine includes all spiders, hairy or non-hairy, they're all dangerous to me.

Comment by Bryn

November 7th 2007 07:12

Horrorphile

Tracy,
I have a pathological loathing of cockroaches, mosquitos and flies.
Not a fear, but a pathological loathing.

Comment by Harry

November 7th 2007 23:34

World Art
Sydney Diary
Personals
Video Games
Brisbane Diarystar
Zoo Parent

I know a guy who is paralysed with fear not just by spiders, but by anything that even looks like a spider. I saw him break out in a sweat at the tiny leaf bits from off the top of a tomato because they kind of looked spiderish.

Comment by Tracy

November 7th 2007 23:45

Movies and Life

I think they are evil wrapped up in a crunchy, fast-moving outer casing...flies and mosquitos are annoying (did you read that poem Fog wrote inspired by my reaction to flies? It felt as though all the flies in the suburb were trying to get up my nose.

Comment by Krystal

November 8th 2007 10:25

feelings

I am absolutely overwhelmed, it seems my source was pretty spot on, not too many afraid of speaking out in public, I notice. I'll pay you all a visit as soon as I can, and I am so pleased to see some of the guys here, Bryn, I hear you're getting married soon, Contratulations, and John, you'v just got married, am I right, and yes as I have moved rather a lot of recent years I can understand your concerns, expecially if you've been in one place for a long time. And others are already married, good to hear it. Come on girls when are you all getting married, I think I may miss th boat if I'm not careful, and Lilla, since when has it been necessary to go out into the forest in the middle of the night, and Ash, all those risks overseas and now you'r worried about a few creepy crawlies, not that I like them and nor do a lot of you and snakes is a big one for me, and yes, John, I'm surprised that death was not featured more, I'm glad at least one, Lara, like storms but when she's safe inside and heights is fairly common. I'm reminded of the three witches from Macbeth, when shall we three meet again, in thunder, lightning and in rain. BBRRR. Please don't feel left out I have you ALL well in mind.

It will take me a while to recover from shock, what I need is a nice strong man to look after me, I can't wait. And I noticed that at least for one fear was closely allied with hate, very interesting, but you all had feelings that is certain.

Love you all

Comment by Tracy

November 8th 2007 10:59

Movies and Life

Yes, I forgot to add public speaking. Probably because I avoid it as much as possible, although tonight I pushed through that fear and spoke in my night course. I feel proud...

Comment by Michaelie

November 8th 2007 11:02

Flick Wit

Well done! I hate it but I do it, like you, Tracy. Unfortunately I don't breathe during the process, but I usually get though it before I pass out! Lol.

Michaelie

Comment by Ash

November 8th 2007 11:30

Australian Traveller
Flashes of memories

CONGRATS TRACY! I forgot to add public speaking too - it scares me senseless - i always feel like I look like a deer in the headlights when I talk to a crowd... and then the blushing starts... and then I feel like my voice is going on that nasal monotone and putting everyone to sleep....

Congrats again that`s great! What course are you doing btw?

Comment by Tracy

November 8th 2007 20:20

Movies and Life

Thanks Michaelie and Ash,

It wasn't a huge step like standing in front of a million people but it was in front of twelve people and I think that's a good start.

I know what you mean, Michaelie, I often feel like I'm going to pass out before the event, but I didn't. I often get that jittery voice that I hate, but I decided to push through.

I know what you mean, Ash. I've done that before, stood there and nothing came out. I'm doing an evening course of freelance writing. It's excellent, I love it and learn so much every week.

Byeee

PS By the way, the tutor/teacher says that blogging can be a good way of honing writing skills as well as discovering what you are passionate about. I was happy about that opinion

PPS Hello Crystal, great post...

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