DevilBear Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 Alright gus, gays and whatever else may be floating around in here. Discussion time! Pretty simple premise, but I think it could get some good conversation going. What are you afraid of? What runs wild through your mind as you lay awake at 2 am, head under the covers clutching for deer life to your baseball bat/large knoife/high powered firearm? If there's a bump in the dark, where does your imagination go? Is it ghosts? Tight spaces? Crowds? Loneliness? Being covered head to toe in spiders while naked at school while a clown touches up his face paint with pig's blood and stares at you with hungry eyes? I guess we can start with me. Its aliens. I am honest to God terrified of the thought of being abducted by some little grey twats from another galaxy. Why? I don'the know. The horrifying look of them? The idea that I could be absolutely powerless to stop something from doing whatever they wish with me against my will? I dunno, but they scare the ever loving hell out of me. So let's air it out. What keeps you up at night? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spot Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 Furries scare me. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrishaCat Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 (edited) Bees and bee-like insects are my greatest fear. If I see them around I tend to immediately panic and to the best of my ability try to move as far away from them as possible while still heading towards my destination. Alternatively, if I cannot find an appropriate bee-free path, I'll either give up and go back where I came from or just stand still, unable to move until someone braver than I comes along to give me the comfort that someone is there to keep me safe. I cannot stand bees. My parents for some reason thought it would be cool to take a hornets nest, store it in a freezer for several months to make sure that if anything were inside it'd be dead, and then hang it up as a decoration in the house. So there is literally a hornets nest in the living room of my house. I hate it. I hate bees. Bee nests, even while empty, scare me and/or make me uncomfortable. Also I don't know how but somehow there was once a yellowjacket infestation at the Chemistry building at my college and if you were to walk into a big classroom you could count 20+ yellowjackets flying around the ceiling. I got stung that day. Also, its a different kind of fear entirely, and not something I'd call my greatest fear, but one that weighs the most heavily consistently on my mind: I'm afraid that I may not be able to pay for college next year. The idea of not being able to pay for college horrifies me, as I have no idea what I'll do without. All my hopes and dreams would be lost if I were unable to finish school. And I live in the middle of nowhere, so trying to make something of my life in some other manner is nearly a lost cause. 40 minutes ago, DevilBear said: The horrifying look of them? How would you know what an alien looks like? Edited March 19, 2016 by Battlechili 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hikaru Okami Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 I guess I kinda fear tornadoes. My family is bat shit crazy and actually drove in tornado weather on multiple occasions. One day we were going shopping with my grandma and there was a tornado warning. Instead of leaving she insisted we stayed and guess what? We got caught in the tornado while driving home. The car was lifted off the ground a little bit then dropped. We drove home with only a dent in the bumper. I'll never forget the day my grandma almost got us all killed because she wanted to finish shopping. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spot Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 Just now, Hikaru Okami said: I'll never forget the day my grandma almost got us all killed because she wanted to finish shopping. See, another ridiculous American pastime that causes more problems than solutions. And that time consumerism almost got you killed. 24 minutes ago, Battlechili said: How would you know what an alien looks like? Here's a scary thought: what if they actually look better than us!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hakar-Kerarmor Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 Elephants, carp, and giant sponges. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spot Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 Just now, Hakar-Kerarmor said: giant sponges. What sort of sponges, exactly? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hakar-Kerarmor Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 4 minutes ago, Mr. Fox said: What sort of sponges, exactly? The plantist/animalish type. Without a central nervous system, the only emotion they can feel is anger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spot Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 7 minutes ago, Hakar-Kerarmor said: The plantist/animalish type. Without a central nervous system, the only emotion they can feel is anger. Oh, those type. They always seem like they could give a good BJ. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarcastic Coffeecup Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 Years back I had a dream in which an ethereal voice told me my biggest fear was internal bleeding. No idea why, but let's go with that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strangefox32000 Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 Slugs, heights, and clowns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PastryOfApathy Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 Really horrible personal shit that I've only ever told to like one person Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 I'm scared of being randomly attacked on the street/run over/have stuff from balconies fall on and kill me. I'm scared by the fact that the people I like could die any second. And I'm scared that I'm making the wrong life decisions and will end up having a miserable existence. Yayyy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revates Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 Here are my big 4 fears: 1. Dying 2. Heights 3. The dark 4. Deep water 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astus Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 (edited) Needles; or rather the act of being poked my needles. But it can also be generalized as things entering my skin that are somewhat small and pointy... like when I had an IV put into my arm when I went to the hospital, the shaking was real. Oh and being alone when it's dark Edited March 19, 2016 by Astus unnecessary information Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willow Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 I had an incident when I was a kid that left me traumatized by the sight of needles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CETME Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 Considering how I live in the southern part of tornado alley, tornadoes are a big one for me. One time last year, there was a rather severe thunderstorm going on at night while I was sleeping. I was sleeping fine, but then I heard what sounded like a train coming for a few seconds, (tornadoes are known for sounding like a freight train or a waterfall from a distance) and I was scared and paranoid for the rest of the night. Bees and wasps are another one for me. Although I find it strange how someone big as me could be scared of something as small as a bee or wasp. When I was a freshman in high school, I got this out of the blue fear of being thought as being perceived as "weak" or "wimpy" and then getting raped because of it. It wasn't triggered by anything I experienced and I have managed to mostly suppress the fear now, but it still pops up from time to time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarthTheWereWolf Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 I fell out of the Ring of Fire at the state fair when I was a kid. So now I'm terrified of going on roller coasters. Also the ocean. Fuck the ocean. Nothing but horrible monsters live in the ocean ;[ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarnarus Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 Being stalked/being watched when im unaware, naturally the idea of the slenderman would pretty much be my nightmare incarnate. speaking of scary shit a few weeks ago my older brother woke me up by breathing heavily and looking over me with a jason mask on and i was lying on my back so yeah that was probably the most fucking terrifying second of my life. gotta hand it to him though...that could not have gone better for him, it was executed perfectly >.< Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mapa Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 44 minutes ago, GarthTheWereWolf said: I fell out of the Ring of Fire at the state fair when I was a kid. Fell out? Could you... elaborate on that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarthTheWereWolf Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 (edited) Apparently I was too small for the ride at the time, but the carnies running the ride waved me through anyway. Ride went up to top where it holds you upside down and I slipped out of the bar that holds you to the seat. I was like... 6-7 years old. Was with my older siblings. I'm amazed I'm not dead. Edited March 19, 2016 by GarthTheWereWolf 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strongbob Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 1. Cancer 2. Lawyers 3. Vindictive women Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ieono Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 Not accomplishing my greatest goals, and being rejected by people that I really admire. I also tend to have a fear of being trapped in a bad part of my life, like stagnation I guess? But I don't think that one is very...plausible. I think that is the fear that I work the hardest to avoid feeling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeke Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 Schizomorphobia. Fear of Jellyfish and similar creatures. It goes back when I was five and my cousin out a dead one in my hair. I tired to rinse it out in ocean water, but several of them were drifting to the shoreline and I froze. My mother rescued me in time before I was stung. -shivers- 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 40 minutes ago, GarthTheWereWolf said: Apparently I was too small for the ride at the time, but the carnies running the ride waved me through anyway. Ride went up to top where it holds you upside down and I slipped out of the bar that holds you to the seat. I was like... 6-7 years old. Was with my older siblings. I'm amazed I'm not dead. Fucking hell, you're either shitting us (though I'm faithful that you aren't) or you really are one tough son of a bitch. How long were you hospitalized? No permanent damage or anything, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratmomma Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 (edited) Having my apartment broken into, being attacked, and then raped. Same thing, but them hurting my man and then forcing him to watch. Having someone break into my apt and killing my animals. Being gang raped. Having it recorded. Yeah, just rape in general. I can tell myself "I'll never be a victim again" all I want, but that doesn't keep psychopaths away from me that can overpower me. Edited March 19, 2016 by Ratmomma Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarthTheWereWolf Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 16 minutes ago, Amiir said: Fucking hell, you're either shitting us (though I'm faithful that you aren't) or you really are one tough son of a bitch. How long were you hospitalized? No permanent damage or anything, right? No permanent damage. But fuck roller coasters and fuck anything made by or run by carnies >;C Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikazuki Marazhu Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 1. STD 2. Dying of Old Age Alone 3. Being Homeless 4. China taking over the world Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snagged Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 The uncertainty of what happens when you die. I fear it just an endless and empty void where you cannot sense or think anything I also have a fear of - Bees - Snakes - Being buried alive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikazuki Marazhu Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 2 minutes ago, Snagged Cub said: The uncertainty of what happens when you die. I fear it just an endless and empty void where you cannot sense or think anything I also have a fear of - Bees - Snakes - Being buried alive It's very unlikely you'll be buried alive, I think movies/TV are giving you silly thoughts. Snakes? If you live somewhere with lots of those (e.i Australia) and have witness yourself or someone directly who have dealt with snakes, I think that's a good reason to be scared of snakes. Media likes to exaggerate things because it sells but it leaves so much irrational fears Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexxx-Returns Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 Elevators Thunder and lightning Dying Apart from that, nothing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrysocyon Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 People. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kosha Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 Being touched. Bugs. Being harassed. Being accused of something I didn't do. Something being in a place that wasn't there before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Endless/Nameless Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 Spiders. Tight spaces. Failure. And, as a child, fursuits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nekokami Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 The Internet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I Did It For The Cat Girls Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 Large crowds. Bees and hornets. Most forms of social interaction. The distinct possibility of me slipping into a state of crushing insanity at some point in my life and going on to gun down a throng of people with an automatic weapon before finally planting one in my skull. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luca Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 Fear itself 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Endless/Nameless Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 Also flying insects. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vitaly Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 Responsibility ... and spiders. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloodshot_Eyes Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 (edited) Feminazis Mind control conspiracies with subliminal trigger phrases Anything with an "unquestionable" authority. Being taken the wrong way Being seen as crazy, unstable and/or generally unfit for the public's eye Being seen as crazy, unstable and/or generally unfit for any deep, meaningful, relationship Being myself Losing myself to not being myself Edited March 20, 2016 by Bloodshot_Eyes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caledonian Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 ....I'm afraid of horses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catilda Lily Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 (edited) That one day all the people I care about in my life will tell me that it had all just been a big joke. I blame it on a play I saw, where the main character was told his life had been a reality tv show. Edited March 20, 2016 by Catilda Lily Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vallium Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 dont have much of any, so my few fears are actually really dumb Rejection (total) social isolation/loneliness and socializations...which...which is kind of dumb and ironic to fear both The unknown, as in...I don't like uncertainty, and I wish I knew what things will stay constant in my life, and what will fade away...and wonder why I lose motivation for things or people I once loved Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrecker Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 On 2016-03-19 at 1:02 AM, Battlechili said: Bees Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrishaCat Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 (edited) 40 minutes ago, Wrecker said: [insert video here] Edited March 21, 2016 by Battlechili 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LazerMaster5 Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 I fear failure. I also fear being alone for the rest of my life. And most of all, I fear Ted Cruz. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terminal7 Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 Someday, New York City is going to be nuked and *reasonably so. I found out that the blast could have effects that lead into Astoria and beyond. *It feels like most people here are either robots, viruses or complete elitist asshats. Can't wait to move out of this state. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khaki Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 I fear having irrational emotional breakdown which goes beyond my control to the extent of having strong urges to knock myself off, because that is some seriously scary stuff to deal with and I would rather play chicken with a salt water crocodile than go through that ordeal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlynnCoyote Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 Losing the people I've gotten close to. Entropy, and the heat/cold death of the universe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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