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Sea monsters.

Being in a lock room with Kronk.......

 Jihadin wrote:
Being in a lock room with Kronk.......

That sounds like a dream come true.

 azazel the cat wrote:
Sea monsters.

You win thread.

But for the game's sake :

Real fears
1. Being a civilian caught in a war.
2. Having my heels slit.
3. General fears about amputation/paralysis
4. Having the tip of my tongue being repeatedly paper-cutted. Yeah.

Frights
1. Spiders. fething spiders.
2. Horses. fething horses.

 TheCustomLime wrote:

 poda_t wrote:

 TheCustomLime wrote:
Death. Just... death.

What about it? I'm fine with death, but when trying to think myself into either end of the spectrum, I just draw a blank and struggle to understand not being, I just imagine myself in a vacuum that contains no light, no heat no air, no noise, just and endless void. Like a mind permanently trapped within itself, free to slip into madness. That's when I get claustrophobic, and also realize I don't have a frame of reference, can't understand not being, and then try to work it out all the more, making me about as big As this wee pixel on your screen right------------->. Here.

That's the thing. There's nothing. Your mind isn't there at all. You can't perceive what's there since you are no longer there. And the fact that we all end is, what I feel, the great cosmic horror.

If you want to know what not existing is like, consider this: Hours go by between you dreaming and you waking up. It felt like the dream had just ended when you woke up didn't it? That "void" between you stop dreaming and you waking up is pretty much what nonexistence is like.

but is it? in that drifting moment between moments, you do retain your consciousness, you are aware of your environment. The slightest thought slips into a dream-state, the slightest outside input shifts you out "into the waking world", and it's not a perfect constant metastate. Inevitably you will fall into one state or the other, you will either wake, or sleep. The moment I begin to construct a picture of sheer nothingness around me and a complete void of space, I begin to get incredibly claustrophobic, and start to feel my sanity slipping. I start to shut off parts of me, feeling the loss of my limbs, my eyes, my ears, constraining my presence to just a consciousness of thought where time, space, motion, energy.... everything is meaningless, and that's where I I'm afraid to go past. On the one hand it feels like an incredible experiment for experiences' sake, but on the other hand, it feels like there's a Lovecraftian horror on the other side of that gate which can only be unlocked by letting my mind unhinge itself, and in a sense, that fear of the other side, whether it's truly empty or the playground of other things that also sparks fear in me. I'm a pretty rational, grounded person, with a deep appreciation for science and the explanation of the world around us. But cut that away, and fall into the mind.....

aaargh!!!!

Well in know how to conquor Dakka

But anyway, my fears are going blind and deaf. I cant imagine being unable to see or hear. Being short sighted is bad enough.
Also, losing limbs. I value myself. The most I could lose is my pinkies.
And MLP. MLP scares the feth outa me.
Failure. I will never fail.

Im not scared of the dark. Infact, I love it. I can actually see very well in the dark, almost as well as in a lit environment. By contrast my eyes are very sensitive to light. Even on cloudy days I have to keep my eyes low or end up with eye ache. I usually have my house unlit when my family is out at night, save the room where I am in. I have a single lamp or two on. Just enough to illuminate my work area.
Im not scared of dead things either. Death is just that, dead.

I also fear stinging insects...

Spiders.
Women.
And Spiderwomen.

But really, heights. I've done abseiling, rock climbing, rollercoasters (eg the big one in blackpool - 300ft) been in planes, helicopters, on top of cliffs etc... I just hate them.
The last time I went on a climbing wall, I got halfway up and went 'You know what? I'm not being chased up this thing, so I'm going to go to the bottom and have a nice sit down. I've proved if it's life or death I could get straight up this with no problem, but as it isn't life or death, I can go have a cup of tea instead.

 PredaKhaine wrote:
Women.

That could mean so many things, but it still doesn't make it any less bizarre.

Something happening to my baby boy. You can't watch them all the time...

Spiders mostly ( and some of the sheep. )

This is not arachnophobia, though. Not in this country.

A phobia is an IRRATIONAL fear.
It's QUITE RATIONAL to be afraid of wildlife in this country. Every other one will kill you.

 Cheesecat wrote:

 PredaKhaine wrote:
Women.

That could mean so many things, but it still doesn't make it any less bizarre.

I was aiming for comedy...

Bruce: What about you, Coop?
Cooper: Spiders. And women. And... spider-women.

Dog Soldiers
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0280609/quotes
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0280609/?ref_=ttqu_ql

Big cockroaches pretty much sum it up what I refuse to deal with, unless I have a can of bug spay in my hand at the time. Ditto for big ass spiders.

 slk28850 wrote:
Getting a papercut on my eyeball

And now I have a new fear...

 PredaKhaine wrote:

 Cheesecat wrote:

 PredaKhaine wrote:
Women.

That could mean so many things, but it still doesn't make it any less bizarre.

I was aiming for comedy...

Bruce: What about you, Coop?
Cooper: Spiders. And women. And... spider-women.

Dog Soldiers
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0280609/quotes
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0280609/?ref_=ttqu_ql

Sorry I misread your post, now I see the silliness of it doesn't help that it's 3:40 am here I should get some sleep.


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 Evil_Toast wrote:
Big cockroaches pretty much sum it up what I refuse to deal with, unless I have a can of bug spay in my hand at the time. Ditto for big ass spiders.

 slk28850 wrote:
Getting a papercut on my eyeball

And now I have a new fear...

Yeah that seems brutal.

 Blacksails wrote:
Heights.

I'm a student pilot. Go figure.

I'm good in an aircraft, but I shake when I have to climb on top of the damn thing for the inspection.

I'm not crazy about heights, but have no issues with flying (I used to take lessons myself). I think it's not really a fear of heights, but a fear of falling. And sitting in a plane (even a little Cessna 152), you don't feel an obvious risk of falling the way you do standing on a ladder, etc.

I think I got off pretty easy in the phobia department, overall. I'm squeamish about eye injuries. I guess that counts...I've known others who feel similarly, although I've never actually seen a name for it. It's not a paralyzing thing.

 poda_t wrote:
but is it? in that drifting moment between moments, you do retain your consciousness, you are aware of your environment. The slightest thought slips into a dream-state, the slightest outside input shifts you out "into the waking world", and it's not a perfect constant metastate. Inevitably you will fall into one state or the other, you will either wake, or sleep. The moment I begin to construct a picture of sheer nothingness around me and a complete void of space, I begin to get incredibly claustrophobic, and start to feel my sanity slipping. I start to shut off parts of me, feeling the loss of my limbs, my eyes, my ears, constraining my presence to just a consciousness of thought where time, space, motion, energy.... everything is meaningless, and that's where I I'm afraid to go past. On the one hand it feels like an incredible experiment for experiences' sake, but on the other hand, it feels like there's a Lovecraftian horror on the other side of that gate which can only be unlocked by letting my mind unhinge itself, and in a sense, that fear of the other side, whether it's truly empty or the playground of other things that also sparks fear in me. I'm a pretty rational, grounded person, with a deep appreciation for science and the explanation of the world around us. But cut that away, and fall into the mind.....

aaargh!!!!

If you're self-aware during your sleep, then it's not dreamless sleep that you're talking about.

Bringing home a "lola" from a bar...


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 hotsauceman1 wrote:

 Jihadin wrote:
Being in a lock room with Kronk.......

That sounds like a dream come true.

Everyone loves a Kronking!

 RossDas wrote:
Uncontrolled dogs that are too powerful/numerous for me to easily overcome.

Dachshundskrieg is not going to go well for you.

Me? I depserately fear that when I am the sole winner of Tuesday Megamillions $139mm, that it might corrupt me somehow.

And scorpions. They scare the bejebus out of me.

And hurricanes.

And tornadoes.

Earthquakes, no way, I love 'em.

But yea scorpions are eight levels of wrong.

I've always been quite afraid of torture and/or a slow death.

Now, however, most of my fears revolve around something bad happening to my kids. When my son was about 1 and a half I had a recurring thought that I might die, but the fear was that he would be too young to have any memory of me.

 d-usa wrote:
I also fear stinging insects...

Also add D-USA's new avatar. It scares me deep down to my bones.


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 chromedog wrote:
Spiders mostly ( and some of the sheep. )

This is not arachnophobia, though. Not in this country.

A phobia is an IRRATIONAL fear.
It's QUITE RATIONAL to be afraid of wildlife in this country. Every other one will kill you.

God made Australia to train the Faithful.

I have an... Odd one.

There was a 2nd Ed Battletech boxset in my local geek sop, but it was sold before i could get it (literaly a few hours before i could)
I now have fears of some 10 yearold getting it and trashing it. Weird i know, but still, i have shivers down my spine from just the thought of the paper tearing.

My major fear and totally irrational fear it is is a hatred of fine powders touching my skin- it makes my skin crawl. Flour, talcum powder and fine sanded beaches can all royally go get fethed. I'm sure I am very comical to watch walking up the beach in bare feet.

My 2nd most major fear is of something happening to my eyes. This is so bad that with my chronic blink reflex it can take them about 15 minutes to do the air blow test at the optometrists - and even though they dont get the best image.


My other fear is horses, I cross the road to avoid the untrustworthy long headed clowns. I like all other forms of grass eating mammals but for some reason I dislike horses immensely.

Spiders and tight places

I fear everything, and nothing.

 Frazzled wrote:

 chromedog wrote:
Spiders mostly ( and some of the sheep. )

This is not arachnophobia, though. Not in this country.

A phobia is an IRRATIONAL fear.
It's QUITE RATIONAL to be afraid of wildlife in this country. Every other one will kill you.

God made Australia to train the Faithful.

Nope, Australia was perfectly fine. Until the Tyranid scout ship crashed there.

Those dumb long leg mosquito's that don't even sting you.

That's about it.

I'm adding your Avatar Soladrin. It's staring at me.

Willem Dafoe approves.

1. heights- feth no. Just, just, feth no.
2. Deep water- I am terrified of the dark, and the ocean, so I hate the deep dark that's down there.
3. Somewhere where I can't turn around- literally. Storm drains. Etc.
4. Myself- to be honest Turning out like my dad is one of my worst fears.
5. Spiders- worst fear to have here, they are fething everywhere, watching, waiting, ready to- *vomits*

Quick question-
Why scared of bees? Their fluffy and cute.
Wasps are pretty.
Hornets are nasty mother fethers who NEED to be DESTORYED.

Hornets are wasps.

If it flies and looks like a bee it is under the category of "Kill with fire"