I daresay that a better question would be "what are you NOT afraid of," as the list would probably be much shorter. Hmm.
It is not a giant secret that I am generally a big ol' 'fraidy cat. I am, as a rule, a jumpy, nervous, scared, anxiety-ridden worrier. (Yet another character flaw.) In certain circumstances and situations, I am independent and a Big Girl, but that is usually not the case.
In the interest of time, here is a short, off-the-top-of-my-head, list of things I can remember being afraid of at one time or am currently afraid of (points if you can guess old fears vs. new ones... you'd be surprised! ha):
- The dark
- Being murdered
- My family being murdered
- Silence
- Our house burning down
- Robbers
- Spiders
- Bugs in general
- Getting in a car accident
- My Peter Rabbit sheets when I was a toddler (explain that one)
- Scary movies (this includes movies that are not considered "scary" by most standards)
- Getting caught lying
- Getting in trouble
- Failure
- Public speaking
- Being put on-the-spot
- Not knowing the answer
- Unknown numbers calling me
- The bottom step of the basement stairs
- Monsters under my bed (yes, really)
- Thunder & lightening
Do not get me started on what happens when there is a spider in the house. It ain't pretty.
What are you afraid of? Physical things, or mental / emotional things? I clearly have a mix of both...
2 comments :
Oh yes, I have definite fears :-) Mainly they are related to my family getting hurt, and I try not to think about those things :-) Public speaking is another one, but that was only presentations during high school and college, when I was in a work environment no issues - weird - maybe because I was getting paid!
Reason #1 I clicked this link is because it had "cat" in the title ;) I'm ok with monsters under the bed but I still think there are monsters when I turn out all the lights at home and run upstairs! QUICK! Run before the bad guys get you!
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