What's your most irrational fear?

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  • catefrances
    catefrances Posts: 29,003
    FinsburyParkCarrots wrote:
    I'm scared of people who have no fear, because to have no fear is irrational. Except, that might be a perfectly rational fear in itself. Now I'm worried about that, so, I guess my irrational fear is, I'm scared of the fact I'm scared of people who have no fear because to have no fear is irrational. Except, that might be a perfectly rational fear in itself. Now I'm doubly worried about that, so, I guess my doubly irrational fear is, I'm doubly scared of people who have no fear, because to have no fear is irrational. Except, that might be a perfectly rational double fear in itself. And a negative and a negative make a positive. So what's there to be worried about?

    :D

    flying monkeys...........apparently. :D
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  • chiquimonkey
    chiquimonkey Posts: 9,337
    FinsburyParkCarrots wrote:
    I'm sacred of people who have no fear, because to have no fear is irrational. Except, that might be a perfectly rational fear in itself. Now I'm worried about that, so, I guess my irrational fear is, I'm sacred of people who have no fear, because to have no fear is irrational. Except, that might be a perfectly rational fear in itself. Now I'm doubly worried about that, so, I guess my doubly irrational fear is, I'm doubly scared of people who have no fear, because to have no fear is irrational. Except, that might be a perfectly rational double fear in itself. And a negative and a negative make a positive. So what's there to be worried about?

    :D
    you just gave me an f'ing headache. THANKS

    :p

    i don't like large insects. and i'd be afraid to be somewhere desolate alone like with no gas or way to get help, but that's more rational really. i don't have some inordinate fear of clowns or chex mix. not yet anyway

    the things i probably fear/dread the most are things that are inevitable, like death of loved ones, that sort of deal. nothing i can control. i can avoid big bugs though. and chex mix. if i develop a chex mix phobia.

    and that's a lot of X's right there
  • FinsburyParkCarrots
    FinsburyParkCarrots Seattle, WA Posts: 12,223
    I'm still frettin' about it. :D
  • chiquimonkey
    chiquimonkey Posts: 9,337
    FinsburyParkCarrots wrote:
    I'm still frettin' about it. :D
    about chex mix or clowns? or a clown in an inflatable bed naked except for the fright wig and big red nose covered in chex mix?

    (mmmmm. hot)
  • FinsburyParkCarrots
    FinsburyParkCarrots Seattle, WA Posts: 12,223
    chiquimonkey wrote:
    about chex mix or clowns? or a clown in an inflatable bed naked except for the fright wig and big red nose covered in chex mix?

    (mmmmm. hot)


    Are you the one who saw those two midgets humping in the other thread?

    :D
  • chiquimonkey
    chiquimonkey Posts: 9,337
    FinsburyParkCarrots wrote:
    Are you the one who saw those two midgets humping in the other thread?

    :D
    what two midgets humping? no i must have missed that, i'd remember that lol
  • prism
    prism Posts: 2,440
    catefrances wrote:
    flying monkeys...........apparently. :D


    that's right.....now hold me, cate! :):D
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  • prism
    prism Posts: 2,440
    now flying chiquimonkeys are wonderful :)
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  • chiquimonkey
    chiquimonkey Posts: 9,337
    prism wrote:
    now flying chiquimonkeys are wonderful :)
    awwww :) yeah how can anybody be afraid of that? hee
  • kc_pj
    kc_pj Posts: 284
    I don't like balloons... in particular when there's a chance of them popping.
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  • Cocaine_Nosejob
    Cocaine_Nosejob Posts: 1,744
    Butterflies, moths, grasshoppers...any bug with wings really.
    Anything that lives in the water, including plant life. Things like frogs, alligators, turtles and the like are okay...just the ones that have to stay underwater are bad.
    :o
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  • Anon
    Anon Posts: 11,175
    kc_pj wrote:
    I don't like balloons... in particular when there's a chance of them popping.
    hey you're not alone- me too!! when i was younger, it was definitely a big fear, but now its just more of an uncomfortable feeling.
  • pretext
    pretext Posts: 1,294
    sharks making their way from the ocean to a swimming pool. ever see the one where Jaws attacks land-locked Sea World? <shudder>
  • unifiedscene
    unifiedscene Posts: 462
    I hate being in water that I can't see the bottom of. It freaks me out not being able to know what's down there around my feet and legs and what harm it could do to me.
    she was underwhelmed, if that's a word
  • Jeremy1012
    Jeremy1012 Posts: 7,170
    unifiedscene wrote:
    I hate being in water that I can't see the bottom of. It freaks me out not being able to know what's down there around my feet and legs and what harm it could do to me.
    In what possible sense is that irrational? :p
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  • unifiedscene
    unifiedscene Posts: 462
    Jeremy1012 wrote:
    In what possible sense is that irrational? :p

    Good point. Here's an irrational one: my ex left me for some dude who is big on martial arts and wants to be in the CIA. So I irrationally fear that one day we will cross paths in some dangerous situation and he'll pull some Jason Bourne shit and make me look like a chump in comparison, right before having me arrested for high treason and saving the entire US in the process. So I irrationally fear being a lame number two to a villian in a real life Arnold Schwartzenegger movie :)
    she was underwhelmed, if that's a word
  • Jeremy1012
    Jeremy1012 Posts: 7,170
    unifiedscene wrote:
    Good point. Here's an irrational one: my ex left me for some dude who is big on martial arts and wants to be in the CIA. So I irrationally fear that one day we will cross paths in some dangerous situation and he'll pull some Jason Bourne shit and make me look like a chump in comparison, right before having me arrested for high treason and saving the entire US in the process. So I irrationally fear being a lame number two to a villian in a real life Arnold Schwartzenegger movie :)
    Hah, that's more like it! :p
    "I remember one night at Muzdalifa with nothing but the sky overhead, I lay awake amid sleeping Muslim brothers and I learned that pilgrims from every land — every colour, and class, and rank; high officials and the beggar alike — all snored in the same language"
  • corduroid
    corduroid Posts: 293
    My irrational fear is heavy construction equipment. Excavators, road graders, huge dump trucks.

    I had a dream as a kid where I was hiding behind an excavator and it slowly came to life, sensed I was crouching there, and began turning it's giant bucket toward me to eat me. I couldn't escape or back away and woke up at the last instant, so terrified I've not been able to look at those machines the same way since.

    :confused:
  • prism
    prism Posts: 2,440
    prism wrote:
    flying monkeys


    damn the Wizard of Oz. even when I'd watch it with my kids when they were growing up i'd hide my eyes and ask them to tell when the flying monkeys part was over so that i could open them again.

    ever since I can remember those flying monkey bastards would sometimes appear in my nightmares too

    some things never change :D
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  • Stella
    Stella Posts: 283
    GetALife wrote:
    Isn't the fact that I would recognize it to be irrational a way to rationalize it and make it disappear? If not...I'm afraid of an everyday working life, that I have to and can't get out because of the material pressure...I've just finished my studies and have to face it...i'm getting panic about the thought having so much time filled with work and maybe not the power to do more than that in life, being tired in my free time, thinking of the next day, not being able to enjoy the free time, ignoring sleep, getting weak and frustrated...so I'm afraid also of my way not to be able to deal with little money so to become more independent from that pressure and maybe get rid of the fear...

    ...yes, I will take psychotherapy...

    I completely understand where you are coming from. I finished a degree, and thought the same thing..so much time filled with work. So now i am doing a PhD = similar to work, but still with some flexibility... ease on into full time work that way.

    I'm afraid of being stuck. This has led me to fear going in elevators, planes, trains, small rooms with doors that go all the way to the floor/ceiling. it sucks.
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