What are your fears?

[///d]

Becoming stranded/lost in a large, open, empty place where you literally cant do anything, and theres really no chance anyone is going to find you. Like in the middle of the ocean, or middle of space. I don't know that its a fear, but thinking about it makes me really uncomfortable.

Also something happening to me while I'm away from home and my dog doesn't understand why I never came back. Or something like a fire happening at home while I'm away and my dog is scared, trapped inside and I'm not there to protect her.

That's about it.

[grannyknot]

I fear that I won't have the courage to take myself out before I slide into the bumbling, smelly, deaf diaper years, the last 10yrs of my Dads life were horrible for him and I'm determined not to do that to my family.

[Mein11]

Heights. You ever stand at the edge of the Grand Canyon, or from the top of a skyscraper and look down and go...., that'd be one gnarly fucking fall without a parachute.

And then you see people taking pictures on the edge of cliffs with no restraint system?! These feet are staying on solid ground you whacky fucks.

[zgood4u]

Originally Posted by Mein11

Heights. You ever stand at the edge of the Grand Canyon, or from the top of a skyscraper and look down and go...., that'd be one gnarly fucking fall without a parachute.

And then you see people taking pictures on the edge of cliffs with no restraint system?! These feet are staying on solid ground you whacky fucks.

This^ It really is about my only fear but it's a good one.

[///d]

Originally Posted by Mein11

Heights. You ever stand at the edge of the Grand Canyon, or from the top of a skyscraper and look down and go...., that'd be one gnarly fucking fall without a parachute.

And then you see people taking pictures on the edge of cliffs with no restraint system?! These feet are staying on solid ground you whacky fucks.

Originally Posted by zgood4u

This^ It really is about my only fear but it's a good one.

Heights make me uncomfortable in some situations. For example if standing at a ledge that's high up with no railing I feel uncomfortable but I can still go to the ledge, but if theres a railing then it doesn't affect me at all.

I was in Chicago and went to the skyview place once. I really didn't think much of it as I went to step out into the glass, but as I did and I looked down my knees damn near buckled. It was a really weird feeling and I had never felt it before. But after a second or two then it was nothing and I was like a kid in there looking at everything.

Watching those videos of guys free climbing towers, or hanging off skyscrapers gives me anxiety tho

[Tommy-G]

Originally Posted by ///d

Also something happening to me while I'm away from home and my dog doesn't understand why I never came back. Or something like a fire happening at home while I'm away and my dog is scared, trapped inside and I'm not there to protect her.

I don't know you, but I now dub you my best internet friend. Do you have one of those cards for your wallet and on the window of your home?

[rebekahb]

Originally Posted by Tommy-G

I don't know you, but I now dub you my best internet friend. Do you have one of those cards for your wallet and on the window of your home?

I need to get these. It's wild y'all are mentioning this because we were supposed to have bad storms with tornadoes yesterday. I thought about Luca being home alone and what if our roof got ripped off or something wild. Who would know he was in there? Everything was fine but it wasn't a comfortable feeling.

[spazzyfry123]

Spiders. I just flat out cannot deal with them.

[Dino GT]

I'm afraid of heights and confined spaces

[Alfisti]

Originally Posted by spazzyfry123

Spiders. I just flat out cannot deal with them.

'straya says hello. Photo is legit.

[Mein11]

Originally Posted by Alfisti

'straya says hello. Photo is legit.

You did burn the building down right?

[Tommy-G]

Originally Posted by Alfisti

'straya says hello. Photo is legit.

You're an A-hole, I have to leave work now and change my boxers

[Alfisti]

Originally Posted by Mein11

You did burn the building down right?

To be fair it is a rare species that only lives in the tropical area to the north, they eat their young up there. The people not the spiders.

Australians generally can cop spiders, it's the snakes that make us pause.

[LookBothWays]

Originally Posted by ///d

Becoming stranded/lost in a large, open, empty place where you literally cant do anything, and theres really no chance anyone is going to find you. Like in the middle of the ocean, or middle of space. I don't know that its a fear, but thinking about it makes me really uncomfortable.

Also something happening to me while I'm away from home and my dog doesn't understand why I never came back. Or something like a fire happening at home while I'm away and my dog is scared, trapped inside and I'm not there to protect her.

That's about it.

I know what that's like. I had car trouble in the middle of Ohio with T mobile. I was stuck on an off ramp for 6 hours in the sun with one bottle of water. Each time I was able to reach road side I told the assistant I wouldn't be able to receive a call back and each time the tow driver cancelled because he couldn't complete a call back.

On subject, my biggest fear is not enjoying my retirement savings my next biggest fear is running out of retirement savings. I guess I'm lucky it's not the reverse.

[TheWatchGuy]

small fear - spiders. fuck them
big fear - big spiders. fuck them too
biggest fear - BMW front grills.

[Esteban]

I was a heavy smoker for many years. Quit almost 30 years ago but the fear is always in the back of my mind. Took me almost 5 years to quit. It's probably been too long and cancer won't get me, THAT way. I quit smoking so I beat cigarettes. That's a victory right there. They say if you live long enough cancer will get you one way or another.

[spazzyfry123]

Originally Posted by Alfisti

To be fair it is a rare species that only lives in the tropical area to the north, they eat their young up there. The people not the spiders.

Australians generally can cop spiders, it's the snakes that make us pause.

I totally believe that spider eats young people.

[Esteban]

Speaking of spiders, saw this on the MTV show "Ridiculousness" the other day.

Watch it if you want to get creeped out. lol

Happy Halloween!

[Alfisti]

Awwww fucking what. Jesus.

[Joekerr]

Originally Posted by Mein11

Heights. You ever stand at the edge of the Grand Canyon, or from the top of a skyscraper and look down and go...., that'd be one gnarly fucking fall without a parachute.

And then you see people taking pictures on the edge of cliffs with no restraint system?! These feet are staying on solid ground you whacky fucks.

I'd have to say that's my fear too, falling. I can go up to the edge ok, I don't really have a huge fear of height (a healthy respect, but not fear).

What is very weird is that despite my fear of falling, do you ever get the feeling of you are about to throw yourself over the edge when you get up to it? Like you don't want to, but you think your body/brain might do it anyways? I do. That's probably why I don't like to spend any significant time at the edge of something high.

[Esteban]

How about the fear of falling in dreams? I get those. Falling off a building or a cliff or something. And then I wake up with a sudden jerk. Startled, heart is pounding. What just happened?

I know... the dream thread. lol

But it is a fear.

[Mein11]

Originally Posted by Joekerr

I'd have to say that's my fear too, falling. I can go up to the edge ok, I don't really have a huge fear of height (a healthy respect, but not fear).

What is very weird is that despite my fear of falling, do you ever get the feeling of you are about to throw yourself over the edge when you get up to it? Like you don't want to, but you think your body/brain might do it anyways? I do. That's probably why I don't like to spend any significant time at the edge of something high.

So long as there's a decent barrier once 2+ stories up I'm okay. House is single level so going on the roof doesn't bother me in that regard. But it's definitely the falling. Dreams where I'm falling are the only ones that will actually scare me and wake up (that weird feeling in pit of stomach like on a roller coaster).

....., no, I don't ever think about throwing myself over the edge of anything.