NationStates Jolt Archive

What are your fears? Mine are driving, being imprisoned/tortured and wasps.

I'm afraid of people being attracted to me most of all. I am also afraid of dogs, and I used to be afraid of elevators.

Snakes, worms, getting paper cuts on my nipples and eyeballs.

For some reason I can't stand the sound of felt tip markers, they make me want to scream or cry. I also hate the idea of anything poking my navel.

Being stupid, being avergare/mediocre, and being ugly.

The future, being alone, being burned alive, being buried alive, being crushed, breaking a bone badly, a painful death, being eaten, rejection, commitment, attraction, funny looking liquids, reptiles, big insects (you know, the freaky as fuck giant ones), failure, success...that'll do, I suppose

Snakes, worms, getting paper cuts on my nipples and eyeballs.

QFT

also, a lot of other random things, like fecal coliform, semi trucks, and dying painfully slow crushed under something hearing the rescue workers about, but unable to call out for help. (it's almost tornado season....)

Spiders,heights,flying

Im afraid of height because I'm afraid of falling and dying. I'm afraid of flying because I'm afraid of falling and dying. I guess you could just say I'm afraid of dying.

Spiders I'm afraid of because..well I don't know why.

Having something attack me from above, Sasquatch, Wild Man, MothMan and the like. Just hearing creepy crap like payphones that tell you when you'll die, seeing a diffeent image than you're reflection in the mirror, and Anna Nicole Smith's housekeeper.

Snakes, worms, getting paper cuts on my nipples and eyeballs.

I think I have found the one thing that I am afraid of!


Honestly, I fear nothing.

Storms. And large spiders. Small spiders I can deal with, but not large ones.

I am also scared of HHHHHHHUUUUUUUUUUGGGGGGGGGEEEEE roller coasters, like Appollo's Chariot.

What are your fears? Mine are driving, being imprisoned/tortured and wasps.

Heights, Rejection, I know there's others... but can't think of them.

Wooden dolls
Models of apes
The amount of things Concord Dawn is afraid of
Losing my main nation
Republicans

In no particular order:

Christians (The one that press their religion on you anyway)
Cockroaches
Conservatives
Straight people
Gay people
People who use too many happy faces :) :) :)
People
Peas
Guns:mp5: :sniper: (That can kill people, airsofts okay)
PS1, PS2, PS3, and PSP
E-rated games
Hunters
Politicians
Boredom......

But most of all, horribly written books. I'm looking at you, Inheritence Trilogy.

Storms. And large spiders. Small spiders I can deal with, but not large ones.

I am also scared of HHHHHHHUUUUUUUUUUGGGGGGGGGEEEEE roller coasters, like Appollo's Chariot.

rlly?

Thats a cool thing to be scared of. To be fair, when I went to Florida last year, the Twilight Tower of Terror scared the fuck out of me.:D

Bears.

An Islamic theocracy (or any kind of theocracy, for that matter) in the United States. Preserve me from any and all stripes of fundamentalism.

Now theres another thing that creeps me out. How'd you see my post before I did? I'm so confused :confused:

The post order is messed up because different servers are set to different times. It's been like this for ages.

Wooden dolls
Models of apes
The amount of things Concord Dawn is afraid of
Losing my main nation
Republicans

Now theres another thing that creeps me out. How'd you see my post before I did? I'm so confused :confused:

Oh so that's how it works?
Dang, they must fix this.
I was looking at the Sex-ed stire thread that's going on, and posts on the first pages were quoting from like, the final pages.

Darkness, fundamentalism, oppression, insects

Manbearpig.

Spiders
Flying insects
Being the center of attention
Tornadoes
Tidal waves (in my dreams, at least...)

EDIT: Fungus. Can't forget the fungus. :p

UFO invasions
Giant insects
Yellowstone erupting
Killer Lakes(not joking, they have these carbonized lakes in Africa that erupt the gas out, and it like kills entive villages.)
Killer waves(not tsunamis mind you)
Black Holes
Asteroids hiting Earth
Nclear war
Global Warming
Earthquakes
Supernovae

Jeez, I watch the Discovery Channel way too much.

The feeling of insects or other tiny creatures crawling on me.
Being trapped, though it has come bundled together with claustrophobia, unfortunately.
My loved ones dying.

government control over my life

government sponsored censorship (instigated by leftist do-gooders who want to remove everything that 'might offend' someone)

government interferance in healthcare (always a disaster)

government control over my life

government sponsored censorship (instigated by leftist do-gooders who want to remove everything that 'might offend' someone)

government interferance in healthcare (always a disaster)

Wouldn't you just love it in Britain....:(

I'm afraid of people being attracted to me most of all. I am also afraid of dogs, and I used to be afraid of elevators.
I'm sorry, I can't help but laugh at the last one...

I'm afraid of idiots running the government. Hence why I'm posting from a "bunker" 12-13ft under the surface.

W Y T Y G

President For Life George W. Bush

I've got another fear for you: Sovietstan is using all of this information he's gathering from the various threads to use in his domination of the world!

the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)

I've always thought DARPA is pretty much the coolest thing ever. The kind of tech they're working on would make any person shit bricks if they saw it...if only I could get a job there someday.

I always think of the Covert Ops lab from Starcraft when I think of DARPA.

I have several phobias, primarily dentists, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), anything involving things being injected via hypodermic needle into me, people fiddling with my toes, and, of course, the fear that one day all of squirreldom will decide to try and run up my pants legs and castrate me.

...Yeah, like I'm going to tell you lot :p

I have several phobias, primarily dentists, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), anything involving things being injected via hypodermic needle into me, people fiddling with my toes, and, of course, the fear that one day all of squirreldom will decide to try and run up my pants legs and castrate me.

I'm getting a picture of a human-sized squirrel wearing glasses and a lab coat, carrying a hypodermic needle in one hand, a knife in the other, a clipboard in its mouth, and reaching for a nearby foot with its tail.

EDIT: Oh, and with a dentist drill in the same hand as the needle.

Pain and humiliation.

I'm getting a picture of a human-sized squirrel wearing glasses and a lab coat, carrying a hypodermic needle in one hand, a knife in the other, a clipboard in its mouth, and reaching for a nearby foot with its tail.

The needles is kind of a long story, as is the toes thing, but I keep having recurring nightmares of squirrels running up my pants.

EDIT: And I have my wisdoms out of Monday.

The needles is kind of a long story, as is the toes thing, but I keep having recurring nightmares of squirrels running up my pants.

EDIT: And I have my wisdoms out of Monday.

Don't worry about it. I was merely attempting to convey an amusing image in order to aid you in getting over your phobias. I know this is possible because my mom used to have severe aquaphobia but is now an excellent swimmer and loves it.

Don't worry about it. I was merely attempting to convey an amusing image in order to aid you in getting over your phobias. I know this is possible because my mom used to have severe aquaphobia but is now an excellent swimmer and loves it.

Its not like the squirrel thing is particularly immobilizing. Just whenever a squirrel gets close I get the urge to clamp my hands over my pant legs.

I've always thought DARPA is pretty much the coolest thing ever. The kind of tech they're working on would make any person shit bricks if they saw it...if only I could get a job there someday.

I always think of the Covert Ops lab from Starcraft when I think of DARPA.

I read about some of their work and it would appear to me that they have no ethics and even less supervision. When this is combined with a government with no brains....

Its not like the squirrel thing is particularly immobilizing. Just whenever a squirrel gets close I get the urge to clamp my hands over my pant legs.

...why, pray tell? That seems to be an odd reaction. It's not as if the squirrel would have any interest in castrating anyone. They'd be more worried about staying away from the huge clunky beast near them.

I read about some of their work and it would appear to me that they have no ethics and even less supervision. When this is combined with a government with no brains....

It equals incredibly advanced technology?

I mean, they have ethics; they don't experiment on people without their consent or anything like that. I guess it comes down to whether or not researching new ways to enhance our military's defense and killing potential are ethical.

...why, pray tell? That seems to be an odd reaction. It's not as if the squirrel would have any interest in castrating anyone. They'd be more worried about staying away from the huge clunky beast near them.

The short of it is that its an irrational phobia. I Just keep having recurring dreams of squirrels climbing up my pants. There's probably some Freudian psychosexual explanation for it.

The short of it is that its an irrational phobia. I Just keep having recurring dreams of squirrels climbing up my pants. There's probably some Freudian psychosexual explanation for it.

...you're afraid of warm, fuzzy feeling affection because you feel it will make you less masculine, hence the castration and the squirrel? Oh, and I imagine buck teeth probably factors in it in some way. Perhaps a childhood friend with buck teeth who was too warm and fuzzy in his/her affections?

...you're afraid of warm, fuzzy feeling affection because you feel it will make you less masculine, hence the castration and the squirrel? Oh, and I imagine buck teeth probably factors in it in some way. Perhaps a childhood friend with buck teeth who was too warm and fuzzy in his/her affections?

A childhood friend who was small enough to crawl up his pants...:eek:

A childhood friend who was small enough to crawl up his pants...:eek:

Is that why kids wear baggy pants?

A childhood friend who was small enough to crawl up his pants...:eek:
No, no, no. You're taking it too literally. These kinds of things are never that literal, much like dreams.

The things that I find most terrifying to imagine are...

Kidney stones. A few of my uncles have had them. I've heard a woman say that more painful than giving birth. I'm hoping that avoiding pop drinks and drinking a lot of water will steer me clear of this... horrifying ;S.

Being in the middle of a predator-infested body of water with no land or water-vehicle in sight. That would be some scary shit. I'm not sure if having a life jacket would make it better or worse, since it could potentially only prolong your death. Drowning or death by shark? Personally, I think that the panic and hopelessness would be the worst part.

Death/decay, in whatever form it may take. Not only for myself either, but for things that I view as precious to me.

A childhood friend who was small enough to crawl up his pants...:eek:

MY ferrets used to climb up my pants when I least expected it, but they'd never mess with my junk. Usually they'd get to about my knee and lose interest. The ferrets were just curious, but in my dream the squirrels always go straight up my legs and then I wake up.

MY ferrets used to climb up my pants when I least expected it, but they'd never mess with my junk. Usually they'd get to about my knee and lose interest. The ferrets were just curious, but in my dream the squirrels always go straight up my legs and then I wake up.

So I was wrong about the childhood friend?

So I was wrong about the childhood friend?

I don't seem to remember anyone like you described...

I don't seem to remember anyone like you described...

Oh well...

I was afraid of elevators at one point in time. I got over that sooner or later. I used to be completely petrified of spiders, but now I can actually kill some when I encounter them. I'm also scared of heights, and flying.

We should not be afraid of anything because we all know we are going to die, why wait until your too old to top yourself?

Lucky me, I am just afraid of meeting a really hot bird and it turns out she has a shoe fetish or something.

...why, pray tell? That seems to be an odd reaction. It's not as if the squirrel would have any interest in castrating anyone.

Squirrels like nuts.

<nods>

Having a life made of phail.
I never want to say "I could have been a contender" unless I'm quoting the god father.

Squirrels like nuts.

<nods>

Remind me not to drink soda while on this site, I just sprayed my comp screen....

I'm afraid that humanity won't ever get it's shit together and start moving off this planet before we strip it of every concievable resource.

We might kill ourselves before that...but even if we don't, the above still spells the death of the species.

That's about it...

Remind me not to drink soda while on this site, I just sprayed my comp screen....

Thank you, my work here is done.

For tonight anyway . . .

Sharks (while I´m surfing).
Getting blind.
Cancer (tons of cases in my family).
Dying without acomplishing anything.

Elevators? God dammit, that is a lame fear.

government control over my life

government sponsored censorship (instigated by leftist do-gooders who want to remove everything that 'might offend' someone)


QFT

also roads with much traffic and any insects coming near my throat or my ears.

In no particular order:

Christians (The one that press their religion on you anyway)
Cockroaches
Conservatives
Straight people
Gay people
People who use too many happy faces :) :) :)
People
Peas
Guns:mp5: :sniper: (That can kill people, airsofts okay)
PS1, PS2, PS3, and PSP
E-rated games
Hunters
Politicians
Boredom......

But most of all, horribly written books. I'm looking at you, Inheritence Trilogy.

You live in Texas and you're afraid of guns?

Seeing doctors.

You live in Texas and you're afraid of guns?

Lots of good reasons to be afraid in Texas ;)

Well, I can't say I am afraid of these (http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&ct=res&cd=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.snopes.com%2Fphotos%2Frash.asp&ei=8uH8RdX3MJ7e0QSG1JjoDQ&usg=__lgwzMl7k7pu-X82YlIVo2rZozZE=&sig2=Vx3uI0UFvAv3MGJwjoQlng), but it still nauseated me for a week or so.

Other than that, our eight-legged brethren remain my main fear. :)

Being stupid, being avergare/mediocre, and being ugly.
Yes, legitimate fears, but if you're certain they're untrue, they're unnecessary burdens.

Pain and humiliation.
I'm not a fan of those either, but I can't say either instills in much terror in me as one of the eight-legged beasts - not enough to qualify as a phobia, at any rate. :(

Centipedes scare the bejesus (sp?) out of me.

What are your fears? Mine are driving, being imprisoned/tortured and wasps.

Speaking of which, I got attacked by a swarm of ground hornets once. It was my 8th birthday, too. :(

Snakes, worms, getting paper cuts on my nipples and eyeballs.
Ah, yes, those would be nasty. I doubt it's easy to get a papercut on your eyeballs though. They're quite resilient, surprisingly.

Worms do disgust me though. Especially parasites and larvae. Vile creatures.

You live in Texas and you're afraid of guns?

You got a problem with that? *cocks shotgun and goes on wild killing spree*

Seriously though, yeah, I dont like them. But I dont have to worry much because there are actually a lot less rednecks out here than you think. In fact, I've yet to meet more than one person, besides policemen, who owns a live gun. Lots of paintball and airsoft though.

Blood.

I hear it is fairly common but don't see many people admit to it. If it were just mental I could deal with it but I actually get a physical reaction at the sight of blood. And yeah, I realize that it really is all mental but the physical reaction throws me off so that I can't control the mental. Oh, bother. i'm drunk

death.

Centipedes scare the bejesus (sp?) out of me.

I kept a pet centipede for a while as a kid (without my parent's knowledge)

I had a scorpion too.

bats and pigeons ( Both are absolute bastards )

Rejection I guess. I wouldn't do a lot of stuff that I do if I let that fear get on top of me.

a second dark age brought about by religious retards

a second dark age brought about by religious retards

Well, look at it this way - if it comes down to a war between science and religion, science has bigger bombs. :)

Going to war over religion is like fighting to see who has the best imaginary friend.

I used to be afraid of heights, but someone said that heights don't kill you, the ground does. I'm now afraid of the ground and it is still there. :eek:

Well, look at it this way - if it comes down to a war between science and religion, science has bigger bombs. but religious people are less reluctant to use the bombs, since those folks never care for consequences.
have you ever given it thought, that humanity may never go to mars because the evangelicals become stronger? we are living in dangerous times with all this human dirt spreading further

My fears are wasps, large dogs, a and swimming pool wave machines. I'm terrified of all three although the last one is slightly irrational.

Graduating high school.

I'm afraid that Fred Phelps could be right.

Just imagine that God is a righteous punisher that hates AMerica and is torturing us like ants under a microscope until he finally gets around to endng our lives in dramatic ashion and sending us to a lake of hellfire and brimstone for all eternity for the horrid sin of failing to stone our gay neighbors to death.

Imagine a world created by such a god. Take a few seconds here; Imagine a world created by the biggest most insecure raging drunk asshole motherfucker in history and that you must cower in fear like obedient little puppies to avoid being kicked by the steel-toed boot of righteous wrath for the rest of your pitiful meaningless lives. And then burn in a lake of fire because you didn't hit Rosie O'donnel with a brick.


THis is the Fred Phelps' idea of perfection and my greatest irrational fear is that he could be right. :p

Death of others, social rejection, someone being attracted to me.

the many people on NS knowing more about me than people in RL because of threads like this

I'm afraid of books that have close up shots of insects, not having any internet, standing over hanging objects that could kill me if they fall, and someone cutting my throat.

The last one is mostly because I read about it in a book when I was little and that's what I would think of every night before I went to bed.

Driving, heights, and embarrassment. :p

That chick from The Ring terrifies me. I used to not be able to sleep because of that scene at the end, where that guy gets killed... *shudder*

What are your fears? Mine are driving, being imprisoned/tortured and wasps.

I'm afraid of having rough experiences with the fairer gender. And insects larger than an ant.

That chick from The Ring terrifies me. I used to not be able to sleep because of that scene at the end, where that guy gets killed... *shudder*

I had something like that, but with the movie "Invasion of the Body Snatchers"

the many people on NS knowing more about me than people in RL because of threads like thisYou know, your internet doesn't get cut off if you're caught lying over the web.

Driving, social things, death*, medium heights**, the outside of automobiles that are on.

*I am terrified of dying because I don't believe there is an afterlif or anywhere to go after this and I don't want to go. I would pay lots of money for brain/conciousness preservation research.

**I'll be terrified by a Ferris Wheel, but not a skyscraper. I actually like going on Ferris Wheels...quite thrilling to me.

Peas
I find peas to be a good and nutritious food. If you don't care for peas, that's fine, but don't be afraid to try them.

All I am saying is... give peas a chance.


(Yeah that was really bad. Sorry.)

wasps.

the insect, or the people?

I'm sorry, I can't help but laugh at the last one...

I'm afraid of idiots running the government. Hence why I'm posting from a "bunker" 12-13ft under the surface.

I was always afraid that the doors would crush me.

I was always afraid the elevator would start to fall and I'd die when it hit the bottom.

I was always afraid the elevator would start to fall and I'd die when it hit the bottom.

That too, yeah.:(

I'm always afraid that the first time I get laid, the girl will take a look and laugh.

[/self deprecating, untrue, humor]

I forgot to mention fishhooks.

That too, yeah.:(What made it worse was knowing that jumping before you hit the bottom would not work.

I find peas to be a good and nutritious food. If you don't care for peas, that's fine, but don't be afraid to try them.

All I am saying is... give peas a chance.


(Yeah that was really bad. Sorry.)

When the Peas invade, I'll make sure to do my "I told you so" dance. Before they fill us with icky green, that is.

Pea Invasion:
:gundge: :gundge: :gundge:

What are your fears? Mine are driving, being imprisoned/tortured and wasps.
What, no poll?

I have a strong discomfort regarding clowns, although fear isn't as far as i'd take it.
Funny thing, since Kari Byron was a pro clown at one time :eek:

Seriously ... certain forms of responsibility, and wayward teeth. And a few other things that don't have simple terms like "caulrophobia" or "dentiphobia", neither as terms or concepts.

Escalators.

I was always afraid I'd get sucked under one because my brother's shoe got caught once and it made a huge scene. :(

I find peas to be a good and nutritious food. If you don't care for peas, that's fine, but don't be afraid to try them.

All I am saying is... give peas a chance.

Well, I've always thought that Whirled Peas would be a good thing . . .

the insect, or the people?

the insect. I hate the buggers

Snakes, worms, getting paper cuts on my nipples and eyeballs.

I had a papercut on my eye when I was in school. I was sitting sideways in my seat-The girl next to me was passing papers back to the desks behind us and swiped the edge of a paper right across my eye.

I swear I could see a small grey line for a day or two.