Unconventional Fears

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Haven't been on here in a while; I've discovered Facebook.

Anyway, have you guys ever had the experience of not being scared at all of something others find creepy like reading about predators, serial killers, and bombings, but being freaked out over horror films?

It's really weird for me. I've spent months now reading about Bundy, Kazinsky, Manson, and other awful criminals, and I did not find the books about them scary at all; it was just a history book to me with a more exciting format. I also have been working on a history project where my topic is Jessica's Law (look up Jessica Lunsford), and I don't even find it that creepy, just sad and bit disturbing.

What's strange about this though is that I can read about all this real stuff and not freak at all, but when I watch a horror movie, I have nightmares for several weeks. I saw The Ring almost a month ago, but I still have compulsions to always unplug the TV at night, and I get mild panic attacks occaisionally when I accidentally flip to a channel with static. My mother claims that I was talking in my sleep a few days ago, saying that I had to run away from Samara.

I just don't know why serial killers and child predators don't even give me chills, but horror movies like The Ring and Psycho make me almost irrationally frightened (other people I know can laugh and relax while watching these movies and jsut complain about the crappy special effects, but they get really freaked out when I discuss serial murders). Anyone ever experience this?

Hey, I recognize your name. Wow you write so well, definitely not like other 14-year-olds. You definitely belong here.

I can't stand horror movies either, for the record, but for a while I had developed an obsession with following the Zodiac Killer case. That obsession eventually led to Manson and others as well. None of that bothered me, but the horror movies definitely do.

So yes, I understand completely.

I have a phobia of governments and politicians.

i have a phobia of christion moral lattitude

There was something I saw on TV that scared me years ago. I'm not scared of it anymore but it made me afraid of snakes and hating tattoos.

how many people here are afraid of pain and hassle?

I have a weird fear of people cutting me out over the slightest social behavior (it has happened before).

Right now, it is driving me crazy over a brief text with me friend from New Year's Eve.

It went like this:

Him: Nice! (he responded to a text of mine from two days previous)
Me: Have any plans for New Year's Eve?
Him: Yep
Me: You mean nope? lol (yeah I misread it and was sleep deprived).
Me: Nothing of Interest here (his texts came in as I was typing a response).
Me: Don't believe in celebrating New Year's.
Me Have a happy and safe New Year's Day and Eve [fireworks emoticon]. I'll hit you up in two weeks and we can plan something (We had talked a week earlier about have a guy's night).

We've been friends for almost 5 years and both have said a lot worse to each other (we both were unstable at the same time a few years ago, causing a few crazy fights).

I know this text wont cause any trouble or issues.
But I can't help it that I get freaked out at every little social thing that happens that isn't proper.
I go through this at least once per week.

am always fearful of being marooned on short notice.