what is your fear? and childlike fears

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I don't think I have any childlike fears----but, I've had at least 2, that I can think-of, all of my ADULT life.....

I'm afraid of losing my mind; and, I'm afraid of being accused of something, and having no way to PROVE, otherwise.

ah yes, kafka-esque fears. being lost in the maze of human evil.

I have a fear of insects that sting or bite people such as bees, wasps and mosquitos.

mee too.

Auntblabby, I have performance anxiety too.
It gets real bad sometimes, especially around people I don't know.

Joe90,
I feel for you. I have that exact same fear.
It's a sickening feeling. Especially since my grandfather was taken away by the Nazis in WW2.

America is falling into deep fascism and nobody seems to care. And the cops (they really scare me) are more militant and hierarchical than ever. They simply don't give a damn about you or your life.

Talking to people I don't know really well always makes me nervous because I have absolutely no idea what to say, and I'm afraid I come across as rude without knowing it. My friends know me so I don't have to worry.

Biggest fear though is NEEDLES. I hate needles. I still cry like a little kid any time I get one done, and I'm 24. I sometimes will have a panic attack and refuse to get blood work done. When I was 16 I had to get some blood work done. They sat me down, tied me off, and sterilised the spot. When I saw the needle come out though, I panicked, and my arms sprung up (bent at the elbow) and I would not move them. The nurse, my dad, and two other male nurses tried to pry my arm back down but they couldn't move me. So I went home with no blood work and a very irritated dad. I have never had a flu shot and probably never will.

There's a good reason for that phobia, though. I had a bone marrow test done when I was about five years old. Basically a bunch of men held me down on a table while another one jabbed the biggest needle I have ever seen into the base of my spine. And then I had blood work done every week or more for months after. I was really sick when I was little. The good news is I did not have leukemia, which is what they were trying to find out with that awful needle.

Also hate sleeping alone without a blanket. For some crazy reason, my brain is convinced that if I am alone in the dark without a blanket, a monster will appear and eat me. The blanket provides some kind of magical shield, apparently. It's this primal fear so far in the very back of my mind I can almost feel it knocking on the back of my skull, and I can't seem to shake it.

the water.

I'm still afraid of the dark really. I run past dark spaces in the house lol. I don't think "I'm in danger", I just feel uneasy and hypersensitive to the "energy" (used to be spiritual, now I understand the physics) around me. I usually leave the TV on when alone to drown out the other house-sounds, and need pressure like a heavy blanket or pillows.

I find my visual sensitivity is heightened in the dark, and it looks like an old TV screen with no signal- pixelated sort of, so my brain can go wild noticing patterns in the dark. I think that's why it's scary, but only realised this when I found out about aspergers. Have you tried identifying and "treating" your sensory issues, like having a weighted blanket, radio on, small night light projector (you can buy on sensory websites), and just forcing yourself to be alone for a night? It would depend on what you think might help you- try different things until something works. I think when you face your fears its never as bad as you thought!


When i was a toddler I saw a news story about someone who drowned at sea, and it explained undercurrents- I can still remember the visuals. My family say I suddenly became terrified of the sea, and remember thinking the adults didn't seem to care about checking the tide and subsequent undercurrents lol. Obviously I couldn't verbalise this at the time haha, but I never talked about my fears to anyone anyway. I just tried my best to get over them. Ironically, I surfed for a while in my late teens and absolutely loved it- I had checked the tides!

Also, I was scared of tiny spiders because they used to attack everyone on the school field. Big spiders were fine because I knew where they were!

<--- Pitbulls make him break out in a rash.

My personal fears are be alone and i fear a lot of people, but it's just because im not very social. But the things it's getting weard i'm now here, because i can't be alone anymore... but i believe in one way of losing your fears it's just be objetive in your life have tasks have objectives but cheers up M8, life aways change don't be afraid of change

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