Your oddest fears

morethanpretty · 01-21-2009, 10:11 PM

So what are they? Are you scared of paint drying? Parrots that talk? Hmm?

I'll start:
I'm scared of storm drains. I hate walking on or near them. Even driving by them I'm a bit freaked out. I'm thinking of two possibilities: somehow I'll deny all laws of physics and fall into them, then not beable to fit back out. Or I'm afraid a monster will reach out of it, grab me, and drag me in to the drain, again denying all laws of physics.

Aliantha · 01-21-2009, 10:12 PM

I hate getting stuck in traffic on bridges. I'm always scared they're going to collapse.

monster · 01-21-2009, 10:15 PM

Swimming pool drains, although I'm mostly over that now.

I'm always afraid that I'll miss the ramps when I take the car to the car wash. Which is stupid because I'm a very accurate driver/parker and have never missed them yet, but still, I was putting off going longer each time... It got so ridiculous that now I just ask beest to take it in.

Nirvana · 01-21-2009, 10:16 PM

I am afraid when I dream that the big eyed alien bug people will mess up my bed sheets..

wood*nymph · 01-21-2009, 10:20 PM

My oddest fear is a variation of pyrophobia. I love bonfires, campfires, etc. but even a tiny flame (such as a match or candle) anywhere near my face makes me freak out.

Elspode · 01-21-2009, 10:39 PM

I have an irrational fear of thermonuclear warfare.

Stress Puppy · 01-21-2009, 10:42 PM

I am paranoid about the chances that if I enter a bathroom and lock the door, I will be unable to unlock the door.

No idea why this happens, but it's happened since I was a teenager.

lumberjim · 01-21-2009, 11:03 PM

i would be most chagrined if i was pooping at work..... and forgot to lock the door....and someone walked in on me. this would scar me, i fear.

Bullitt · 01-21-2009, 11:05 PM

My most terrifying imagined experience would definitely be trapped in a coffin underground. No room to really move, completely conscious, no one to hear you and no way to get out. I don't get scared easily, but I would flip the hell out if that ever happened to me.

Clodfobble · 01-21-2009, 11:20 PM

Well Bullit, the good news is according to Mythbusters you'd run out of air in a very short time, long before you had a chance to die painfully of starvation. You'd black out even faster if you were busy screaming.

I'm terrified of my car plunging off a bridge with the kids in the back seat. I've obsessed countless times over the best way to get them out of their carseats and out the car windows.

Sundae · 01-22-2009, 07:29 AM

- Breaking my cheekbone. I picture myself falling to the floor or into a wall and being unable to protect my face. SMASH! It seems the worst thing in the world to me. Except being impaled by a railing in the same spot. I will cross the road to avoid railings, even if they are higher than my head.

- Mirrors and relective glass. More specifically seeing something in one which isn't there in real life, or seeing my reflection change.

- Fear itself. I worry that my mind will snap. I know it doesn't really happen like that, but from when I was a child I have been scared that one day I will be so scared by something that I will no longer be able to function as a rational human being. This is why even hokey haunted houses scare the bejesus out of me. And rollercoasters (although I love them too). And the dark insde houses. And clowns.

dmg1969 · 01-22-2009, 07:42 AM

Croutons. I can't even walk near a salad bar. <<Shudders>>.

Seriously, my oddest fear is oversleeping and being late for work. I have never overslept, well...maybe once. It is to the point that my body clock wakes me up at least 45 minutes before my alarm goes off. I really don't even need the alarm clock.

sweetwater · 01-22-2009, 07:49 AM

I'm afraid to post my fears here because ECHELON might glean it and then "they" would use it against me later. Also paralyzing illness/trauma that would leave me unable to exercise my right to death if that is what I chose.

capnhowdy · 01-22-2009, 07:59 AM

I am very afraid that I may develop some dumbass phobia that makes me scared of stupid, harmless shit.

sweetwater · 01-22-2009, 08:12 AM

I'm also afraid that some day I will forget to put a smiley on a post and it will be misinterpreted. Oh wait, I just did that!

01-21-2009, 10:11 PM	#1
morethanpretty Thats "Miss Zipper Neck" to you. Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: little town (but not the littlest) in texas Posts: 2,957	Your oddest fears So what are they? Are you scared of paint drying? Parrots that talk? Hmm? I'll start: I'm scared of storm drains. I hate walking on or near them. Even driving by them I'm a bit freaked out. I'm thinking of two possibilities: somehow I'll deny all laws of physics and fall into them, then not beable to fit back out. Or I'm afraid a monster will reach out of it, grab me, and drag me in to the drain, again denying all laws of physics. __________________ Addicts may suck dick for coke, but love came up with the idea to put a dick in there to begin with. -Jack O'Brien

01-21-2009, 10:12 PM	#2
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	I hate getting stuck in traffic on bridges. I'm always scared they're going to collapse. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

01-21-2009, 10:15 PM	#3
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Swimming pool drains, although I'm mostly over that now. I'm always afraid that I'll miss the ramps when I take the car to the car wash. Which is stupid because I'm a very accurate driver/parker and have never missed them yet, but still, I was putting off going longer each time... It got so ridiculous that now I just ask beest to take it in. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

01-21-2009, 10:16 PM	#4
Nirvana Back in 10 Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 3,684	I am afraid when I dream that the big eyed alien bug people will mess up my bed sheets.. __________________ Speaking simply... do not confuse this with having a simple mind.

01-21-2009, 10:39 PM	#6
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	I have an irrational fear of thermonuclear warfare. __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

01-21-2009, 10:20 PM	#5
wood*nymph duck, duck, duck, duck goose! Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 73	My oddest fear is a variation of pyrophobia. I love bonfires, campfires, etc. but even a tiny flame (such as a match or candle) anywhere near my face makes me freak out.

01-21-2009, 10:42 PM	#7
Stress Puppy Elite Elitist Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Fresno, CA Posts: 359	I am paranoid about the chances that if I enter a bathroom and lock the door, I will be unable to unlock the door. No idea why this happens, but it's happened since I was a teenager. __________________ ~Stress Puppy~ Mundus vult decipi, ergo decipiatur

01-21-2009, 11:03 PM	#8
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	i would be most chagrined if i was pooping at work..... and forgot to lock the door....and someone walked in on me. this would scar me, i fear. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

01-21-2009, 11:05 PM	#9
Bullitt This is a fully functional babe lair Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Akron, OH Posts: 2,324	My most terrifying imagined experience would definitely be trapped in a coffin underground. No room to really move, completely conscious, no one to hear you and no way to get out. I don't get scared easily, but I would flip the hell out if that ever happened to me. __________________ Kiss my white Irish ass.

01-21-2009, 11:20 PM	#10
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	Well Bullit, the good news is according to Mythbusters you'd run out of air in a very short time, long before you had a chance to die painfully of starvation. You'd black out even faster if you were busy screaming. I'm terrified of my car plunging off a bridge with the kids in the back seat. I've obsessed countless times over the best way to get them out of their carseats and out the car windows. __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

01-22-2009, 07:29 AM	#11
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	- Breaking my cheekbone. I picture myself falling to the floor or into a wall and being unable to protect my face. SMASH! It seems the worst thing in the world to me. Except being impaled by a railing in the same spot. I will cross the road to avoid railings, even if they are higher than my head. - Mirrors and relective glass. More specifically seeing something in one which isn't there in real life, or seeing my reflection change. - Fear itself. I worry that my mind will snap. I know it doesn't really happen like that, but from when I was a child I have been scared that one day I will be so scared by something that I will no longer be able to function as a rational human being. This is why even hokey haunted houses scare the bejesus out of me. And rollercoasters (although I love them too). And the dark insde houses. And clowns.

01-22-2009, 07:42 AM	#12
dmg1969 I got nothing Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Central PA Posts: 486	Croutons. I can't even walk near a salad bar. <<Shudders>>. Seriously, my oddest fear is oversleeping and being late for work. I have never overslept, well...maybe once. It is to the point that my body clock wakes me up at least 45 minutes before my alarm goes off. I really don't even need the alarm clock. __________________ Void where prohibited. Your results may vary. Not intended for resale. Do not remove tag. Objects in mirror are closer than they appear.

01-22-2009, 07:49 AM	#13
sweetwater lives inside a Mobius strip Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 1,120	I'm afraid to post my fears here because ECHELON might glean it and then "they" would use it against me later. Also paralyzing illness/trauma that would leave me unable to exercise my right to death if that is what I chose. __________________ I knew I shoulda taken that left turn at Albuquerque! - Bugs Bunny

01-22-2009, 07:59 AM	#14
capnhowdy Blatantly Homosapien Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,200	I am very afraid that I may develop some dumbass phobia that makes me scared of stupid, harmless shit. __________________ Please type slowly. I can't read very fast............... and no holy water, please.

01-22-2009, 08:12 AM	#15
sweetwater lives inside a Mobius strip Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 1,120	I'm also afraid that some day I will forget to put a smiley on a post and it will be misinterpreted. Oh wait, I just did that! __________________ I knew I shoulda taken that left turn at Albuquerque! - Bugs Bunny

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