One of my friends always had a fear that in our relatively well off cul-de-sac (so honestly a dead end street with 20 or so houses where we knew each neighbour), she would get shot walking on the sidewalk in a driveby shooting. Needless to say, our community (and city) is not one that is known for its violence or crime. She was also afraid someone would sneak into her house and murder her when no one else was home.
One of my own irrational fears is that when I'm swimming in a pool (usually indoor where lighting isn't super bright), if the water gets deep enough that it gets dark and obscures my vision, megalodon-sized sharks and Humboldt-sized squid will grab me and pull me down to the bottom of the pool, which for all I know could be endless even if the sides of the pool only say 20 feet. I LOVE swimming and sharks are my favourite animal, but the mystery of what's in the darkness makes me panic. If I swim down into it or jump in, the ascent back to the top I can feel my heart start to race as I get closer to the surface because *any minute* something could grab me! It's a little bit fun and exciting, and also nerve wracking.
So let me ask you... Do you have any irrational fears?
One of my own irrational fears is that when I'm swimming in a pool (usually indoor where lighting isn't super bright), if the water gets deep enough that it gets dark and obscures my vision, megalodon-sized sharks and Humboldt-sized squid will grab me and pull me down to the bottom of the pool, which for all I know could be endless even if the sides of the pool only say 20 feet. I LOVE swimming and sharks are my favourite animal, but the mystery of what's in the darkness makes me panic. If I swim down into it or jump in, the ascent back to the top I can feel my heart start to race as I get closer to the surface because *any minute* something could grab me! It's a little bit fun and exciting, and also nerve wracking.