Talk About It! discussion

This is the place where you share all your most embarrassing fears, phobias, terrors and whatnot. A few of mine are:

*singing solo
*cats
*walking the streets alone at night
*my favorite living authors dying before completing whatever series they're working on
*horrible books being made into movies
*Twilight or Hunger Games becoming a classic
*PowerPoint presentations at school

First, because I'm allergic to them, and second, a cat bit my sister's index finger when she was about 3 or 4 years old and I still remember the whole thing covered in blood.

I know, right? It's like the most terrifying thing that could ever happen.

Well, Jocelyn,you are not alone, I'm scared to death of cats. Actually I have an extreme animal phobia. I have never touched an animal and even little chickens scare me:D

Also, I'm very scared of dark and staying home alone at night. that's all I can remember for now:D

I used to be afraid of dogs until I was about 9 years old, then I got over it. They're still a huge nuisance though.

I used to be afraid of the dark too.

How do you get over it? I wish I could do that as well:(

Heh, I dunno, I just did! For dogs, I guess it was when I realized very few of them would actually bite. I'm still partially afraid of the dark.

Also, I have a partial fear of heights. If I'm hanging by a rope from a 30-foot sequoia tree, it's pretty scary, but if I'm standing on top of a canyon or something, that's fine with me.

I'm scared of Nermin.

The Mighty Katara wrote: "Anyway, a list of my phobias for those interested:

*heights
*airplanes (you have no idea)
*monkeys
*starting conversations with strangers

I'm sure there are more, but those are the first ones tha..."

I'm not scared of airplanes, but I haaaaaaate riding on them.

Monkeys?

Alex wrote: "I'm scared of Nermin."

Am I intimidating, Alex? :P

Nermin wrote: "Am I intimidating, Alex? :P"

You are a little bit. I know that intimidating exterior hides a gentle and loving soul underneath, though.

That's a lie you tell yourself just to feel better, Alex!!! :P

I'm afraid of all of you. Jokes.

But seriously I don't have a lot of phobias. I used to have a fear of heights and the dark but now I can cope with both fine enough. I don't like going up super high but I can do it. I don't like a lot of things more than fear them - like tight claustrophobic spaces.

My one real fear is the fear of loneliness, of absolute or total rejection.

Oh I did think of one. I have an awful phobia of parties and public gatherings, work conferences and the like. I freeze up when I have to talk to people I don't know about innocuous shit that I don't care about ... the weather, my job, Reality TV shows or sport. I would so rather be anywhere else that I tend to just stand and glare and make a fool of myself.

Similarly I have a fear of going to social situations and hitting on/trying to chat up girls. I have no conception of what to do, how to do it or of appreciating the consequences of failure in a rational way. I don't want to randomly tell some girl she's beautiful and dance with her, I want to talk to her about some pretentious shit, get drunk on good whiskey and listen to music.

Alex wrote: "Oh I did think of one. I have an awful phobia of parties and public gatherings, work conferences and the like. I freeze up when I have to talk to people I don't know about innocuous shit that I d..."

THIS!

I also get slightly nervous when someone just has to say "awkward silence" every time there's a silence.

I do love parties but then I often tried to find people I know in the past and hang with them more. Now I just find people and hang with them regardless. I've become a lot better at the introducing myself to people... Awkwardness is a fear of mine though - that I could come across as too awkward.

I don't like parties, except, like you, the ones where there are people I know. Just about nothing happens there but people asking you stupid questions. Mostly I just take a book along and read in a corner where I pray to death no one will notice me or bother me. (And then SOME random guy/friend of my parents will come over and start some awkward stilted conversation anyway, even though it's blatantly clear I'm interested in the book I'm reading and uninterested in people pestering me!!)

I want to talk to her about some pretentious shit, get drunk on good whiskey and listen to music.



Awesome. LOL.


I like to party a bit, but not the dancing kind...NO DANCING!
I will totally Karaoke til I vomit though....and depending on if I know anyone, maybe a while after that.



Fears:

1. Dancing in public...I actually do not like this, I will not be doing it ever.
2. Flying
3. Heights
4. Bugs touching me (bugs are totally legit if they aren't going to touch me though)


I also don't particularly care for Brown bathrooms. It has always irrationally freaked me out a bit.

Okay, good question, Jocelyn. Fears. No, I'm not afraid of the dark. I love the dark!
No, I'm not afraid of heights. If there's a cliff, I will walk up to it, and look down. (Lydia, are you thinking of Jill Pole right now?) Oh, I was at this youth conference in Estes Park, CO the other week, and one day, some people from my city went hiking up a mountain. There was this cliff, I went up to it, and the city directer was freaking out, and saying, "Ella, don't go any closer..."
Airplanes, no. They're just boring. I've flown overseas too many times. And already when I was young.
Water? Definitely not. I swam for a swim team, and my family used to own a sailing boat. So the first time I was sailing was when I was 6 months old.
What am I afraid of? Not death, I'm not worried about death, I trust Christ as my Lord and Savior, so I'm not afraid of death.
Oh, people? Maybe. I can be kind of claustrophobic when there are a lot of people around. (This is my personal space and you will not enter it.) But if you lock me in a tiny box or a cabinet, I'll be fine. (I'm not Tobias/Four.)
Maybe teenage girls. They're scary! (I'm one...) At least a lot of them at my former school. Dumbest topics of conversation. (I'm scared I might become slightly like them.)
Teenage guys? Not so much. They can be reasoned with.
Other ages? Fine! I'm fine with adults. They love me. Little kids? I love them!
Other fears? Getting demon pox. (<- NOT REALLY.) Okay, getting sick. Getting injured. Getting low grades. Not being successful in whatever I do. But I shouldn't.
"Cast your burden on the LORD, and he will sustain you; he will never permit the righteous to be moved." (ESV) Psalm 55:22
"casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you." (ESV) 1 Peter 5:7

The Mighty Katara wrote: "Ella wrote: "No, I'm not afraid of heights. If there's a cliff, I will walk up to it, and look down. (Lydia, are you thinking of Jill Pole right now?)"

Ha, I actually kind of was. That's one thing..."

Just make sure you won't follow me, otherwise you might just fall (like Eustace did). And Aslan won't be there to blow you up...

Fears, huh? I guess my biggest fear is the unknown... I just don't like not knowing things around me, like the idea a killer could be lurking in the grass, or that shadow I saw might actually be something.
I guess I'm also scared of breaking out in awkwardness... I suck at carrying out conversation with people... And maybe my friend's dog...

can I just say 'life' without it sounding like I am damaged emotionally or something?

Also, I am freaked out by the thought of talking to people I greatly respect, admire, aspire to be like, or if I just think they are cool. Actually just anyone unless they are little shits who should be yelled at.

Emily wrote: "can I just say 'life' without it sounding like I am damaged emotionally or something?"

I would probably just call you realistic not emotionally damaged :P

Ella wrote: "Emily wrote: "can I just say 'life' without it sounding like I am damaged emotionally or something?"

I would probably just call you realistic not emotionally damaged :P"

The Mighty Katara wrote: "Emily wrote: "can I just say 'life' without it sounding like I am damaged emotionally or something?"

I would probably just call you emo not emotionally damaged :P"

Oh. I like the 'realistic' idea a little more than the 'emo' idea... :)

I don't like thinking about the things I'm scared of. Like dying. I mean, I pretend that I don't care about death, and I'm allergic to peanuts, right, so I always make jokes about it, like how easy it would be for me to die, all I have to do is touch something peanut-ty, like peanut butter or a peanut or something with peanuts in it like satay sauce or something, I don't know, but I always joke about dying and stuff when really the thought of death and people dying and their bodies there, with no life in them, it scares me shitless.

Eh, I used to be afraid of dying too. It's normal.

I got over it eventually. As Ygritte from ASOIAF would say, All men must die, but first we Live.

We have to die so another flower can sprout in our place. Every season has it's end, the more I think about it nowadays the more I see the beauty in the whole cycle of living and dying that everything in the world partakes in. In a way, it connects everything living.

I am afraid that one day Alex will find a way to blow up the United States :P

Nermin wrote: "Alex doesn't need to do that, US government is already doing it :PPP"

lol

I was gonna edit my comment but somehow I deleted it completely O_O

Danny wrote: "I am afraid that one day Alex will find a way to blow up the United States :P"

Hey, it's just part of the cycle of life and death. Think of it as connections. Or karma, maybe?

Alex wrote: "Danny wrote: "I am afraid that one day Alex will find a way to blow up the United States :P"

Hey, it's just part of the cycle of life and death. Think of it as connections. Or karma, maybe?"

Just, uh..leave Australia out of it, yeah? :)

Emily wrote: "Alex wrote: "Danny wrote: "I am afraid that one day Alex will find a way to blow up the United States :P"

Hey, it's just part of the cycle of life and death. Think of it as connections. Or karma..."

No one else thinks we exist - so it's all good...

:D yep, I hope it stays that way! :)

-Dancing.

-Babies.

-Dancing babies.

-Terrible yet insanely and inexplicably famous singers doing covers of classic songs and getting all the credit because people suddenly think they wrote them.

-Bad Authors becoming popular thanks to bad books, getting even more popular due to said books getting bad movie adaptations.

-Not having coffee in the morning.

-Having to do anything that remotely resembles work during the weekend.

How cruel you are, Johnny! How can you be scared of babies?? the cutest things in the world:((

Nermin wrote: "How cruel you are, Johnny! How can you be scared of babies?? the cutest things in the world:(("

Why am I cruel? It's not my fault if I feel this way. Babies, and kids in general, are about the scariest thing around. Why would they be so popular in horror movies otherwise?
http://horrorpediadotcom.files.wordpr...

Jesus:o that's why i hate those horror movies....

Thanks for the nightmares, kids.

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Nermin wrote: "How cruel you are, Johnny! How can you be scared of babies?? the cutest things in the world:(("

Yes, their deformed heads, squashed up bodies and constant screaming are so damned cute!

Yes they are adorable!!! oh, men are so mean...

Nermin wrote: "Yes they are adorable!!! oh, men are so mean..."

I think I prefer cats!

Another thing: airports. I recently traveled as an unaccompanied minor in the San Francisco airport it was frankly terrifying.

Jocelyn wrote: "Another thing: airports. I recently traveled as an unaccompanied minor in the San Francisco airport it was frankly terrifying."

Must have been. Another fear of mine: Airplane lavaratories. I'm not really afraid of them, but I would rather hold until the airport.

Danny wrote: "I am afraid that one day Alex will find a way to blow up the United States :P"

Now I'm so glad I just moved out of the US.

Nermin wrote: "Alex doesn't need to do that, US government is already doing it :PPP"

Very true. Oh, you should have heard what one of my friends in Ohio said the other day. It was at our farewell party, her mom or dad had said something such as that it was nice that my family had lived there (the U.S.) and they had gotten to know us, so then she said under her breath, "Yeah, thanks for coming to live in this crappy country with us." She didn't mean for anyone to hear her, but I did, so I burst out laughing, so then she looked at me shocked, and asked, "You heard me?!?!" I couldn't reply because I was laughing too hard, so she started laughing also.