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I ask this without jest. What is it you fear most in life? And how have you dealt with or not dealt with it? Do you see fear as a challenge to be conquered, as a weakness to cover over, or perhaps as a weapon to wield?


As for me, I do not fear death so much as I fear insanity. To me the slow destruction of one's soul as the mind collapses upon itself, descending into the abyss of madness, is a fate infinitely worse than a quick and sober termination would be. It is something that can take hold of you without you knowing so, and compell you to commit the most vile and heinous of acts. For me insanity is the highest form of torture, and I fear it more than I fear my bodily demise.


I anxiously await your thoughts. What do you truly fear in this life?

That there's nothing besides this earth, that we get one life and that's it.
That scares me.

I fear having regrets, and I fear that I will lose someone without them knowing how much I care or the way in which I feel about them. Its a singular fear as you may have figured out.

Nothing else really scares me. Not even death itself.

Losing my sanity.

Oh No. Where am I? What am I doing here .... :eek:

I have this weird fear of swimming in water with creatures in it, yet I work in the aquatic department at my job handling animals which is weird. I also have a strange fear of choking on food.

I fear... being too afraid to live life to its fullest. To regret not enjoying life more at the very end. I don't want that. Dear god, I don't want that.

I fear nothing except Allah.

That there's nothing besides this earth, that we get one life and that's it.
That scares me.

This plus the destruction of all society has acomplished, leaving behind no record and no memory.

I fear I'll miss out on WWIII D:

I don't fear death, but I fear to get old and slowly become worse and worse, until one day I can't remember my kids and grandchildren. When that happens, shoot me.

Nothing. I'm fearless.

It's probably due to ignorance more than anything else.

Definitely insanity.

I do fear not being able to fully be fulfilled in life as well. Not being able to have regrets, hurt feelings, and all the less longed for aspects of life (ones that I believe are essential to living life). The fear of being shielded by myself and others from these commonly assumed 'negative' emotions and experiences.

Fear can definatly be used as an effective weapon. You just have to know what it is that they fear. What I fear, definatly not death, I embrace death. but if I fear anything it's that someone I know and care about will be hurt, not just someone in general, but someone specifically.

Tangible things I fear are sharp objects (at least when other people are holding them) and heights. My more .. emotional fear is losing or not being able to help my loved ones.

I'm afraid of aging. I don't want to be old. ever.

Spiders...those lil things scare me...

Definitely insanity.

I do fear not being able to fully be fulfilled in life as well. Not being able to have regrets, hurt feelings, and all the less longed for aspects of life (ones that I believe are essential to living life). The fear of being shielded by myself and others from these commonly assumed 'negative' emotions and experiences.

Insanity can be fun. Just imagine all the stuff you could get away with.

My biggest fear is that I'll die alone.

I also have a fear of water.

crickets and spiders. anything else, i face.

crickets and spiders. anything else, i face.
the mighty OM afraid of a cricket? that blows my mind.

the mighty OM afraid of a cricket? that blows my mind.
hhmm. you called me mighty. THAT blows my mind. really, my exboyfriend put them in my room, and i cried. speaking of you- check out the rebel royalty thread, NOF

hhmm. you called me mighty. THAT blows my mind. really, my exboyfriend put them in my room, and i cried. speaking of you- check out the rebel royalty thread, NOF
ok, do you have a link, or am I gonna have to search?
the name sounds interesting, thanks for thinking of me

ok, do you have a link, or am I gonna have to search?
the name sounds interesting, thanks for thinking of me
http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=405165
there you go.

http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=405165
there you go.
Nice, it suits me, I'll get you a title soon

Sometimes when I have diarrhea I am afraid I will shit myself.

I am afraid of not accomplishing anything that changes the world in any discernible way.

I'm scared of needals..... well to be more accurate the injections type (i could never do drugs)... well i cant see the point. why willingly have some one stab you? whats worse they tell you.... you are going on hoilday we need to be stabbed 4 times.

Insanity does not scare me...... i'm comforted by my colection of singing potatos.

*fake fear*
but my greatest fear is all the weridos on the net (religous fundermentalist) going offline and joining the real world... could you imagen the damage they could do?
*/fake fear*

now if you don't mind. Mr Fibble and i are goin to see the potato king

Dying alone. Whether that means I want to be with loved ones when I go, or I want to take out half a city when I go, is up to you to decide :D.

My greatest fear is of dying.

Barring death, my greatest fear is being alone in my quest to expand an empire to the farthest reaches of the universe, of not having a mate to share this experience with.

Clowns... they scare me so much. they're like laughing paedophiles!

Oh yes, that and dying alone, and a virgin. I'm so alone... :(

Oh yes, that and dying alone, and a virgin. I'm so alone... :(
You and me both, buddy.

I scared of falling...

Oh yes, that and dying alone, and a virgin. I'm so alone... :(

I know how you feel...

a suggestion to those who don't want to die alone.

GET OFF THE INTERNET go out and meet some women/ men/ animal/ vegtable/ mineral .... i think i covered everything there how are you going to meet some one online??

*btw this is a joke*

a suggestion to those who don't want to die alone.

GET OFF THE INTERNET go out and meet some women/ men/ animal/ vegtable/ mineral .... i think i covered everything there how are you going to meet some one online??

*btw this is a joke*

:D

But seriously, I have actually met more friends here than in my entire life. It's great! :)

My greatest fear? Dying from a slow debilitating illness like Motor Neurone disease or elongated cancer death.

Newsflash: Everybody dies alone.

Newsflash: Everybody dies alone.
Have you been watching "Donnie Darko"? One of the characters whispers the line "every living creature on this earth dies alone".

Newsflash: Everybody dies alone.
i was thinking the same thing.

I think the only thing I really fear is feeling unbearable pain.

My greatest fear? Dying from a slow debilitating illness like Motor Neurone disease or elongated cancer death.
if you think about what kind of hospice nurse you could request-you might not be so scared.

if you think about what kind of hospice nurse you could request-you might not be so scared.
Yeah, but if the cancer happened to be "man's greatest fear" then a hot nurse would just be agonising

going to hell

no pain on earth could compare to an eternity of teeth-gnashing

That after uni I'll be unable to find a decent job (or any job - I'm so crap at jobhunting...) and eek out a pathetic unimportant existence maybe on the dole in a fuckin' scabby council flat, alone.

But, that won't necessarily happen, so I'm not that afraid, yet.

Other than that, heights and plane travel.

Hearing a "click" when I expect a "bang"

Yeah, but if the cancer happened to be "man's greatest fear" then a hot nurse would just be agonising
nah. just tell her you want to be breastfed. and you need amuff to warm your hands :D

being told i have no option but to carry on as i am

Have you been watching "Donnie Darko"? One of the characters whispers the line "every living creature on this earth dies alone".

Never seen it, however, it's true nonetheless.

nah. just tell her you want to be breastfed. and you need amuff to warm your hands :DLoL :)

That there's nothing besides this earth, that we get one life and that's it.
That scares me.
i'm probably talking to some devout atheist here, but i'll take the chance anyways. lucky for u, ur fear is not reality. I'm presuming u've heard of Jesus Christ before right? if so, u know the story, and it would seem to make sense, even from an atheist point of view, to believe, just in case. if u've never heard of Him, email me. God bless
greenleaf_r@hotmail.com

REMEMBER, JESUS LOVES U, EVERY1!!!!!!!!

going to hell

no pain on earth could compare to an eternity of teeth-gnashing
altho i agree with u, i'd like to clarify for all concerned that hell is really nothing but eternal seperation from God. that might not sound so scary now, but once u die, u will realize just how horrible that is. for example, without God there to help u, as He helps all of us in this life, Lucifer can do anything he wants to u...

I'm afraid of aging. I don't want to be old. ever.

I hear ya!!! Why can't we grow old and wiser gracfully, why must it include wrinkles and gravity taking place and all the other negatives. Yes many positives........but seriously mostly negative.

being told i have no option but to carry on as i am

Ya, that would suck too. Dont do it.

My greatest fear is solitary confinement.

I cannot stand it when I communicate with people, especially women, and they do not communicate back. I know the problem is mostly my approach, but through this process I am learning that the thing I fear worse than violent death would most definitely be solitary confinement.

My only real fear is death, but of course I fear things which could cause my death, like loaded guns in my mouth or knives at my throat. I suppose I fear permanent disability or mutilation as well, but not to the same degree that I fear death. I would become disabled in order to avoid death.

I'm scared of cats. It's not as bad as it used to be, but if I see one walking towards me, I cross the road before moving on.

I also hate water.