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Hello! I was thinking about my fears when I realized how curious I was about everyone elses!

I am afraid of A LOT of things. I'm a scaredy cat and am constantly teased by my family for it.

Including but not limited to:

• Heights
• Bugs/Insects. I. Do. Not. Play. With. Those. Damn. Roaches. When they fly it's OVAH
• Storms. Especially ones of the thunder variety. Even rain makes me nervous.
• Animals
• Loneliness and Isolation
• Being ignored. This is one of the worst for me. I hate being ignored and this is usually the source of my sadness.
• Needles, giving blood and Doctors in general. I have an appointment soon ;-;
• Losing friends
• Being the same. I can't stand being the same. Well I can, but I prefer to be a unique individual. I want to be a memorable person and you remember odd people.
• Open water
• Injuries. Two words: Corpse Party ;-;
• Elevators. Oh my god elevators are terrifying. It doesn't matter what. I always fear that it will stop one day and I'll be stuck in there and no one will know.

There are a lot more but these are just the ones I can think of off the top of my head. I will update this post with more of my fears as I remember them.

So, what are YOU afraid of?

I'm scared of the day I become a Level 30 Wizard.


You're a wizard, Wildbeast!

Oh. Gaia. My fears, huh? Okay. Here goes nothing...

•Bugs/insects (ESPECIALLY cockroaches.)

•Abrupt change (Doesn't mean I can't cope, it just takes longer to get used to it.)

•Horror Games/Horror in general

•Abandonment

•Being truly alone with no one to turn to for support

•Being forcefully isolated (...Hospitals suck. Enough said.)

...Yeah, I has issues.

*in Seth Rogen voice* You're a wizard Wildbeast!

Nonsense! Cockroaches are no joke!

Okay, being serious now (Though what I said about being a Level 30 wizard was true).

Being rejected. Specifically when asking someone out. I'm too much of a chicken to ask anyone out, and I pray for my future.

Being killed. I used to be afraid of dying of old age, but I've learned to cope with it to an extent. But I'm afraid of being murdered or just dying in general before I'm "supposed" to.

The dark. I know, it's childish, but I've had that fear ever since I was a little kid. I don't know how bad it exactly is, but whenever I see the darkness or when I'm in the dark, my imagination runs wild and I start to freak out at every little noise or shadow I see. I keep thinking that someone cut the power to my house to infiltrate it and kill me and my family, or there's like a monster or something. And when I look at the dark (like when the bathroom light is off, or when I look outside my window at night) I think that a really scary face is going to pop out of nowhere (That fear started recently, when I saw a creepy face in a horror game. Now I'm scared of creepy faces >_<). I get super paranoid. That's why I don't like being alone in the dark.

Attention. I hate being the center of attention. But apparently I'm like super smart, so people always try to put me in the spotlight and "recognize my brilliance" or whatever. I hate it.

Being lectured. Specifically about my intelligence. Let me explain. Contrary to popular belief, I'm pretty lazy. I just dislike putting effort into something I don't like. Seeing someone "as smart as me" act like that apparently drives people crazy. Or just pisses them off, I don't really know. But anyway, I get scolded and lectured a lot about "doing your best" and how I'm "wasting my potential" and stuff like that. Normally I'd brush off the lecture, but I get the same one like every day. It pisses me off.

Horror movies. I used to be scared of horror video games too, but now I actually enjoy them. Not playing them though, hahaha Anyway, I don't watch many movies in general, but I wouldn't be caught dead watching a horror movie. I think the only one I saw was a long time ago, a movie called Cirque Du Freak. That's the only horror movie I've seen as far as I can remember, if Scary Movie V doesn't count. I also saw the last part of the first Scary Movie. No Purge, Saw, or anything like that. Nope.

Growing up. Okay, here's the deal. I often get scared thinking of the day that I have to move out on my own and stuff. I always feel like I'm going to wind up living in a cardboard box under a highway or something, ya know?

And many, many more.

This. Especially when you're older. I usually had to always wait to have someone ask me out if they were interested because I'm too chicken to ask anyone myself. Rejection in general just sucks, so that's why I never really ask anyone to RP out of paranoia and-

Let me stop ranting before I get too deep. Let's just say, I agree with you, man.

*Thumps chest with fist*

Respect.

> First and foremost, I fear Zombies. Science and has advanced so far that we can grow ears and flesh, we can pratically create new animals, and now scientists are working on an artificial heart made with turbines the size of salt shakers. With all the stuff science can do today, I believe it is entirely possible for scientists to get cocky and try to make a zombie. (And hey, they could have already made one and it's being kept in a top secret lab)

> Falling. It's not the height that scares me, it's the thought of falling and going splat.

> Being left all alone.

> The ocean.

Two words. Being alone.

It seems everyone has a fear of isolation.

I don't think I have that, maybe I do, I don't know. I mean, I'm used to it, I sit by myself a lot. The only reason I get scared when I'm home alone is because I feel like someone is going to break into the house while every else is gone.

So I don't think I'm afraid of being alone.

She might have meant that in a more social sense? Or maybe both?

Yo, that's no joke. I'm with homie on this one.

I'm trypophobic.

I am literally scared of everything. I'm still scared of the dark, I keep my matress in the floor because I don't want monsters hiding there or grabbing my limbs when they hang over the bed. My closer is literally barred shut every night by a lever so I don't get unnexpected ghouls hiding in there. I don't play with bloody Mary in the mirror, is don't even take more than five showers. I must check the shower curtain before closing the door, I make sure the mirror is foggy when I get out so I don't have to look at the reflection while I am getting dressed. i share those things on Facebook that say a ghost will get me If I don't share. I also never blink when I am putting a shirt on. Because I'm afraid if I do, I'll open,my eyes and won't be at home. I also have to lock all the doors and windows, and I get up to check if they are still closed. I have a dog, and I force him to sleep with me at night, and naps.


I am literally the most paranoid person. I do try to get help, but my physiologist says I have to talk to myself, but I'm afraid I'll reply....I don't go to her anymore........

nothing, I'm tough!! 💪 I keep my beautiful gf safe!! 💪 💪 💪

-heights
-cockroaches/waterbugs
-being in complete darkness all alone
-being socialable with strangers
-getting close to people
-deep open water with only silhouette of islands

Getting burred alive.

That's it really you can threaten to torture me and I'll still be an apathetic bastard. Just don't bury me alive. I'll scream.

Amongst friends & family it's fairly well known that I am both arachnophobic and have a great (but not phobic) fear of animatronics & super lifelike mannequins--which makes FNaF very effective on a horror front, but doesn't make me panic in a clothing store!

Everything, basically. It would be easier to make a list of things I'm not afraid of.

Somehow I feel like that is and isn't surprising at the same time.

- Small enclosed spaces and feeling like I have no freedom of movement (like twisted bedsheets). (I got trapped in a playground tube when I was a kid because I've always been taller than kids my age. Most things for my age were always too small because of that, including a lot age specific playground equipment.)
- I will take the stairs if it means I get to avoid elevators, particularly full ones, even if it means walking up 8 flights. I am somewhat okay riding them alone or when I'm only in there with friends who can dsitract me.
- Thunder and heavy storms. I get paranoid about touching anything metal in my house during lightning bouts and I refuse to be outside.
- Heights. I'm 6'1", I can't even get on the second step of a step ladder without getting light headed and my knees giving out lol. It's so damn ironic.
- Clowns. I just feel extremely unsettled around them, and clown dolls and pictures are absolutely off limits at all times. It's not a full on phobia but it's very discomforting.

Things I'm not afraid of:

- Animals, even big and scary looking ones.
- Swimming and being in the water, I'm too buoyant to drown!
- Rollercoasters! Okay, they're scary, but I will voluntarily go on them to be scared so it doesn't count, right? I have height limits on them though.
- Adorable modern dolls and figurines. Most of them don't creep me out so I like them.
- Cozy small homes! I don't like big homes, they feel empty to me and it makes me feel lonely. I prefer a small, cozy and light decorated apartment over a full on house anytime!