Friday OT - Don’t Tell Me Not To Be Afraid
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Walking by railings and people at the same time. I have this fear someone for SURE is going to bump into me and i'm going to be knocked over the railing and fall to my death.
Same, I can go the ledge and look over, but I am uncomfortable doing it and get anxiety.
That wouldn't bother me too much, but add water (spelunking) and that idea gets me pretty bad
If it's late at night and pitch black and I'm on a walk with the dog and a car comes by...I'm going to be mugged. Could be an old granny in the car, doesn't matter. She's mugging me.
Turning the lights off in our basement before going upstairs at night. I know there is nothing down there but I'm still trying to set a world record on the way up so nothing grabs me by the railing.
Squirrels. They are freaking creepy. Their eyes are dead. They twitch. They make my dog drag me when he sees one when he is on a leash. They try to rob the bird feeder.
Just throw your jacket over them and whack them with a hammer.
I hate needles, heights, bridges, and heavy traffic. My anxiety definitely doesn't help. If I'm not driving the car, I have to occupy my time with something else or I'll fall asleep because the anxiousness makes me exhausted. Driving on Sunshine Skyway Bridge over Tampa Bay during rush hour traffic is my personal hell.
It took me awhile to figure this out, but I get nervous with heights when I can see movement underneath. Walking over an overpass without cars is ok, but if cars are going by I'll tighten up.
I've been fine walking on a glass-bottom outlook over a cliff until I see an animal underneath or trees swaying below. I think the movement gives my mind perspective and triggers the fear.
Weird goings on after hours at the funeral home...
And I'm perpetually terrified that some supermodel at a bar is going to slip rohypnol into my drink, take me back to her hotel room, abuse me for hours, and I'll not remember any of it!
And I'm perpetually terrified that some supermodel at a bar is going to slip rohypnol into my drink, take me back to her hotel room, abuse me for hours, and I'll not remember any of it!
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I almost got stuck crawling around the "cave" area at the City Museum in St Louis with my daughter and it took me a bit to compose myself. I don't think I'd fare well as a spelunker.
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I think this is completely rational. You are living the first 3 minutes of every horror movie and Supernatural episode ever.
I can relate to this one. In some situations, even if there's a railing, I feel like somehow I'll stupidly lean over too far, the rail will break or someone inexplicably nudges me from behind. The irrational fear varies a little depending on height and what's below (such as body of water vs. rocks, or such).
I have a fear that I don't lock the house door or shut the garage door. Always double checking. Weird.
Reading through and this is the first one that's made me physically uncomfortable. I've figured out as an adult I have some level of claustrophobia and this is just so much of a HELL NO. I literally have nightmares about getting stuck crawling through spaces like that. And imagining how many zillions of lbs of rock are above you.
Siblings used to make tunnels out of floor rugs or out of small hay bales and have fun going back and forth. I could go about as far until my toes were going to be inside and then I'd nope out. Lost my **** in a hay tunnel once and my brother had to lift the top bale off. It was only one layer deep but that was still too much for me.
Add me to the not liking bridges crew, but only certain ones. The Mile long bridge is white knuckle every time I drive over it, even in perfect conditions. But, I've also developed this habit of holding my breath going over the Des Moines River on 235, but only after dark, going west bound, and I'm by myself. Must be something with how the view opens up or that earlier in the day I'm too focused on merging traffic, or if I have someone to talk to that I don't care about the river. However, I don't even bat an eye on the 80/35 one, the one on Hwy 17 or crossing major ones like the Missouri or Mississippi River bridges.
