What are you most afraid of, and why?? I am going to try and make a poll
If you dont see your answer, feel free to go ahead and tell us.
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Oh that's awfulOriginally Posted by Ping
When I was younger he used to pretend that he was gonna drive his truck (at later motorcycle) off the side of these big bridges where I used to live.
The other is water. And specifically anything above the waist. That has a few reasons 1)being I can't swim and 2) when I was around age 10 step dad decided I should learn how to swim. With nothing but around the waist floaty on he chucked me into the middle of a river.
well spiders aren't "mean", either, but phobias aren't about rationality - by very definition, a phobia is an irrational fear.Originally Posted by strange_wings
I catch spiders and throw them back outside if I find them, afterall they didn't ask to be in an almost desert type environment with no food. Same with scorpions.I've had pet snakes before, but besides that snakes are not actually "mean" so it's rather difficult to honestly hate them
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Of course they're irrational, but going about how much you hate something is a bit silly. I have a phobia of heights but I don't "hate" heights. I just prefer to stay on the ground.Originally Posted by arcadian girl
well spiders aren't "mean", either, but phobias aren't about rationality - by very definition, a phobia is an irrational fear.
I agree, I don't hate spiders at all! I hate that I fear them or the thought of if anything! Right now I had to do a home check.....It's so frustrating to feel like this about something. I think some people combine hating something with a phobia, or even scared of.......Phobias effect your everyday life, uncontrollable thoughts even when your not confronted with the fear of......Originally Posted by strange_wings
Of course they're irrational, but going about how much you hate something is a bit silly. I have a phobia of heights but I don't "hate" heights. I just prefer to stay on the ground.
I save feelings of anything stronger than dislike for things that actually have a consciousness and are willfully cruel. ie, people hurting/killing others or animals.