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By *astello OP Woman
over a year ago
Far far away |
What do you have a fear of.
With all this lovely wet weather my house has been invaded by big massive spiders.
I HATE spiders... Absolutely completely irrationally
So whats your fear? Global warming aside.. Irrational or rational |
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Swimming in the sea. Nearly drowned as a kid in Spain and I remember the fish touching me as I was submerged in the wavey water.
Now, as long as the water doesn't go higher than my bollox, I'm good. Any deeper and it's a big nah. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I have a fear of heights that only appears in my late 20’s and continues to get worse. Disaster as my job involves being on a ladder and issuing hoists etc  |
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Heights. Worked at scaffold erection years ago but now not happy being high unless it's on life.
Balloons. All that swollen latex ready to explode scares me. No problem with condoms though. Better safe than sore.
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"It's rather random but escalators 
And clowns...a clown chasing me on a escalator the dreaded fear !!!! "
Escalators is common. Next time you're at a shopping centre, watch how many people jump off the end of an escalator. It's quite humorous |
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"It's rather random but escalators
And clowns...a clown chasing me on a escalator the dreaded fear !!!!
Escalators is common. Next time you're at a shopping centre, watch how many people jump off the end of an escalator. It's quite humorous "
nooooooooooo lol I'd cry  |
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"I've lost 3 close family members in the last 9 months and a lifelong friend has just days left.
My only fear is of losing my children, grandchildren or any more friends and family. "
Really sorry to hear this, sincere condolences  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"My daughter who is young is having her first baby the fear is i know what's ahead of her and how hard it is to bring a child into the world and the commitment it brings....."
Yeah, we really don't have a clue until it's too late |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Creme eggs, they're gross. 
Snakes, I know there's none in Ireland, that's why I came here  but there is where I grew up and I came across a fair amount of them.  "
The snakes here are two-legged |
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By *ustBoWoman
over a year ago
Somewhere in Co. Down |
I have one main one which has been there for the last year or so and has been a constant worry,but it's too private to share with all and sundry on here. So I'll go with lighter ones which is big spiders in my bedroom or bathroom (why those two rooms I don't know in particular) but it's irrational.
And polystyrene I absolutely hate it. The horrible squeakiness (is that even a word) of it when you have to unpack something that is in it creeps me out massively so much so I'll try and see if I can get someone else to unpack anything that arrives in it.  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I like spiders, fascinating creatures, and they kill flies. My house is a spider sanctuary, can't be doing too much cleaning cos that would disturb them
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By *s LollyWoman
over a year ago
The pub then supermacs ... |
Id a fear of one those tractors carrying round bales of hay that are packed really high and on the back roads there bouncing around, id never overtake one just stay behind at 20 miles an hour till it turned off or pulled in, my sister thought i was nuts till one day we were flying along and came around a bend to see a tractor shed it's load all over the road must have been 30+ bales all over the road, ditches and in to a field |
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"Id a fear of one those tractors carrying round bales of hay that are packed really high and on the back roads there bouncing around, id never overtake one just stay behind at 20 miles an hour till it turned off or pulled in, my sister thought i was nuts till one day we were flying along and came around a bend to see a tractor shed it's load all over the road must have been 30+ bales all over the road, ditches and in to a field"
Someone I know has lived in a house surrounded by tall trees and one of her kids used to have nightmares about one of them falling on her.
The child was living abroad for years and came home for a visit and while she was in the house a lorry carrying tree trunks from a local forest shed it's load right outside and killed a man and his dog. |
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"I glanced down a lift shaft as it was being serviced recently…I was consumed with fear!
I also have a fear of going to hell when I die "
Usually people who fear that won't have done anything to get them there. That's if the place exists at all.
My fear is growing old and dying. Life is good so it sucks that we're here for such a short time. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Fear ?...tbh loads of scenarios...in no particular order
...being thrown off a boat in shark infested waters ..
Snakes & rats .. horrible..hate them tbh
losing my independence..either physically or mentally
Falling...they say the fall won't kill you ..it's the sudden stop that will.
I suppose every time l drive , l'm ok with that but it's the assholes that think they own the road and drive at ridiculous speeds and are capable of killing...after all a vehicle can be a killing machine.
...l suppose there are different things that people are more wary of ...fear is something that they're frightened of, and they do their best to avoid if they can ..it doesn't always happen..like driving for instance..it has to be done in everyday life ...great question OP.
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Handheld hoover works great. No mess on walls and ceilings. No fuss. Spiders bit tired and dizzy when you let them out lol.
Fear of Blue lights when your trousers down lol but adds excitement too. |
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By *og-ManMan
over a year ago
somewhere |
"If you put a few Horse Chestnuts AKA conkers in each room you will have no more spiders. "
I've fields full of them on the ground and rooms with spiders in them
Never heard of this
Must give it a go |
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"Ive a fear of growing old and being in a lot of pain
One day I'll book a trip to Switzerland after a big party when I get a chance to say goodbye to people "
Great answer! Can I borrow your little black book when you bite the dust.
You know you’re getting older when your little black book has more medical professionals listed than ladies numbers. |
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By *og-ManMan
over a year ago
somewhere |
"Worked for me a good few years ago Bog man
On that note who used to love gathering and playing conkers at school?"
Remember getting the knuckles wacked out of it
And cooking the conkers for 30 mins to make them harder....dont know where that came from |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Hi, I'm new to Forums....
Thankfully I've no major fears.... Heights freak me out though....I get all dizzy & disorientated....but I wouldn't specifically call it a fear....an uneasy feeling maybe.... |
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"Hi, I'm new to Forums....
Thankfully I've no major fears.... Heights freak me out though....I get all dizzy & disorientated....but I wouldn't specifically call it a fear....an uneasy feeling maybe.... "
Kinda like vertigo? |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Hi, I'm new to Forums....
Thankfully I've no major fears.... Heights freak me out though....I get all dizzy & disorientated....but I wouldn't specifically call it a fear....an uneasy feeling maybe....
Kinda like vertigo?"
Yes....defo vertigo  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Anyone thats afraid of heights
When you're in a high place do you ever look over and imagine jumping "
I can’t go near the edges, even on balconies I feel like I want to jump off. Google it, High Places Phenomenon
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I had a motor bike accident years ago and woke up in hospital 3 days later not knowing what had happened, from that day I told my nearest and dearest if that ever happens again and I will not have a quality of life to just switch me off, I fear being a burden on people in that kind of situation so would rather just check out! DNR all the way now |
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By *og-ManMan
over a year ago
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"Anyone thats afraid of heights
When you're in a high place do you ever look over and imagine jumping
I can’t go near the edges, even on balconies I feel like I want to jump off. Google it, High Places Phenomenon
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Yes I knew about it ....its incredible |
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"Anyone thats afraid of heights
When you're in a high place do you ever look over and imagine jumping "
I was at almost 3500 metres a few years ago looking down on a village 1800 metres below and it felt like the safest place on earth.
Last week I was over 2000 metres altitude a couple of times looking over the edge at a drop of between 800 or 900 metres and again it was amazing.
Similar to standing on the very edge of the Grand Canyon I've never felt the urge to jump. I'm too busy taking in the scenery and the scale of it all. |
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By *panishRebelMan
over a year ago
Alicante Spain, and Cork City Ireland |
I do struggle with water. I can swim and play etc in the sea no problem. But every once in a blue moon I can get a sudden panic attack. I have to really concentrate and breathe right... Which if you're treading water is not easy.
Apparently it goes back to some childhood event where I nearly drowned... But I don't remember it. |
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By *astello OP Woman
over a year ago
Far far away |
Thank you everyone for sharing. Im surprised no one mentioned flying. I had a panic attack driving on a motorway once and couldn't overtake large lorries. Felt I was going to be crushed onto the metal barrier.
Alot of cbt later it was triggered by other trauma. So indeed it was irrational fear but now I can no fear.. Bring on Obama... |
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I'm afraid of cows. I have a memory of being told not to stand behind a cow that was in my uncles field n case it kicked me and killed me. I couldn't have been more that 3 or 4.
I won't even go into a field with cows in.
I get that height thing too and feel urge to jump so I regularly dive off the 6m board in salt hill.
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I'm afraid of cows. I have a memory of being told not to stand behind a cow that was in my uncles field n case it kicked me and killed me. I couldn't have been more that 3 or 4.
I won't even go into a field with cows in.
I get that height thing too and feel urge to jump so I regularly dive off the 6m board in salt hill.
A fear of cows hahaahahahhàahha awww stop.
I've a fear of gobshites
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I am a terrible passenger, had a bad crash on the way to a wedding years ago and I can't relax when someone else is driving. Except taxi drivers for some reason |
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"I am a terrible passenger, had a bad crash on the way to a wedding years ago and I can't relax when someone else is driving. Except taxi drivers for some reason "
Sorry to hear that.
People don't need to have had a crash for them to be bad passenger's. I've family members that aren't great passenger's |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Given the op's love for her native tongue I thought it was about men! Fear deas
I'm not great on heights but my biggest fear is a bird, big or small flying into my eye.
I came very close to it when i was 10 or so out cycling
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By *indenMan
over a year ago
Naas which is South West of Dublin |
"Hi, I'm new to Forums....
Thankfully I've no major fears.... Heights freak me out though....I get all dizzy & disorientated....but I wouldn't specifically call it a fear....an uneasy feeling maybe.... "
If height freaks you out I’m your man….. 
I’ve just checked with the WHO and that tell me 5'8" is in the safe zone from a health and safety point of view and I’m a stickler for H&S……. |
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"What do you have a fear of.
With all this lovely wet weather my house has been invaded by big massive spiders.
I HATE spiders... Absolutely completely irrationally
So whats your fear? Global warming aside.. Irrational or rational "
I have a huge fear of birds of any kind |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Something bad happening to my children.
This….
Along with disappointing people or being a burden."
If people are disappointed, that's their fault for having the wrong expectations |
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By *panishRebelMan
over a year ago
Alicante Spain, and Cork City Ireland |
"Is maith liom fear
Deas
Óg
Beag
Mór
Dathúil
You just took the words out of my mouth .. feck I can't remb Gaeilge "
Tabhair dom an méid duine is maith liom.
Uaireanta mór uaireanta Beag.
Give me the size of someone I like.
Sometimes big, sometimes small.
Ps.. I am shite at Irish but I do like it. |
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By *indenMan
over a year ago
Naas which is South West of Dublin |
"Something bad happening to my children.
This….
Along with disappointing people or being a burden.
If people are disappointed, that's their fault for having the wrong expectations "
I forgot to mention, I also have a fear of contributing to people having the wrong expectations of me….. |
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