seven fears

[threeplusfire]

I'm quite afraid of heights. I find myself in a terror that I'll throw myself over the edge.

Spiders. I know 90% of the time it is irrational. My father was bitten by a spider and had a nasty scar from it.

I have this morbid fear of being violently blinded. I don't know why. If I could get away with wearing safety goggles/sunglasses all the time, I would. It got a lot worse after LASIK, since I don't have the shield of glasses anymore!

Anything and everything to do with dental work and teeth makes me break out in a cold sweat. It's gotten a little better since I have such a kind dentist. But ugh.

I have that deep aversion and abhorrence for clusters of tiny holes. Apparently that's a much more common phobia than I thought.

Losing my mind, or any sort of cognitive degenerative disease ranks high in my fears. I'd deal with every physical indignity so long as I didn't lose my mind.

I'm afraid of dying. Aren't we all though.


Day 1 - Ten random facts about yourself
Day 2 - Nine things you do everyday
Day 3 - Eight things that annoy you
Day 4 - Seven fears/phobias
Day 5 - Six songs that you're addicted to
Day 6 - Five things you can't live without
Day 7 - Four memories you won't forget
Day 8 - Three words you can't go a day without
Day 9 - Two things you wish you could do
Day 10 - One person you can trust

Comments

[splix.livejournal.com]

Oh dear god I have that hole cluster aversion too. *writhes* It's such a peculiar phobia, though, isn't it? I don't understand why it's so creepy.

[tsarina.livejournal.com]

I read an article once where the working theory was that it is some kind of old school evolutionary thing meant to keep humans away from various dangerous things like wasp nests.

Just nope nope nope. Fuck that noise.

[brienze.livejournal.com]

I don't have the phobia, but if presented with lots of little holes in a natural setting, I would wonder, "What's in there?" and "Can it fly?". So I see where you're coming from with that.