Tuesday, June 09, 2015

What is terrifying to you?


Ricky & I were talking the other day about my fear of heights. 

I used to be scared to death of heights.  But I've done better at facing my fears.  Now, don't think I'm going to go on a tight rope any time soon, or jump out of an airplane for fun.  But I have gone zip lining & I can stand & look over edges of really tall buildings.  I also feel like I'm going to puke doing those things, but hey, I do it.

& I was thinking of some other things that scare me, terrifies me, give me the chills....

What scares me...

... Snakes.  They freak me out so bad.  I had a photo session this weekend & in the middle of the road, I saw something squiggly in the middle of the road. I started creeping up to it like an inch at a time.  Come to find out, it was a shoe lace.  I think my heart stopped the entire time I was sneaking up on it.


... Suffocating.  The idea that I can't breath just ... takes my breath away. Like that?  I'm so witty.  But yeah - I need air.  I am the person that is freezing cold & will get under covers & want to throw it over my head, which lasts 0.4 seconds.  I NEED AIR!  I've wrapped blankets all around me, making a hole for my nose to stick out.
DROWNING goes in this category as well.  Just not being able to take a breath.  No no no no no.... its a wonder I ever run. I'm basically breathless that whole time.



... Being accused of something I didn't do.  Maybe its watching too many crime shows or movies, but I can remember being a little kid thinking it had to be the worst feeling ever to be accused of something you were truly innocent of & you were still blamed, or even sent to jail for.  Tell me why a little kid worries about this?  My brother must have blamed me a lot for things I didn't do.



... Airplanes.  Yes. They terrify me. Every time.  & yes, I have flown.  & yes I will probably fly again some day (Disney World, I hear you calling me)... but I still am terrified.  When we would fly to Texas to see family, as soon as we booked the tickets, I would start getting sick.  Literally.  & the closer it got?  Let's just say Imodium was my best friend.  It tears my nerves up.  The idea of crashing?  Oh sweet baby Jesus.  & I get it - cars are more dangerous, but at least I think my seat belt has a chance of helping. A seat belt thousands of miles above the earth?  Come on... really?  That's going to save my life?



... Hurting someone's feelings.  I freak out if I think I've hurt someone's feelings. I just can't stand that idea.  "Feelings" are more to me then anything.  You can punch me in the face & I'd take it better then you saying something on purpose to hurt me.  So I feel like everyone is like that.  So if I punch you in the face, know its so I don't hurt your feelings.



... Web MD.  Sorry - its terrifying. Nothing good every comes from WebMD.  I know I just heard an Amen out there.



... The idea of loosing family members.  I just don't want to talk about it.  I'll start crying  & I don't even want to think about it.


I could get really deep into this topic now... but I think I'd just run home & put my nose out of my blanket & hide the rest of the day... so we'll leave it there...

What terrifies you?

10 comments:

  1. Drowning and suffocating are big ones to me. Also being buried alive scares me to death. Losing loved ones is really on my mind a lot lately as my parents are not doing so well. I can't imagine what my world will be like when they are gone. Enough of that. Snakes and spiders are terrifying too. Recently I've woken a couple of times and I must not be fully awake and I "see" a big spider coming down a web towards me. It is so real! I holler and wake up Tracy and we've even turned the light on looking for it. Nope! It's just a nightmare...thank goodness!!! I'm really hating it too. lol

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  2. Oh gosh I try not to think about these things! But I have irrational fears of getting stuck in elevators, especially since I work on the 45th floor of a building! xo, Biana -BlovedBoston

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  3. Ugh! Snakes! For sure. Snakes and fires!!!! I don't like either of those!

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  4. Haha, nothing good ever comes from Web MD, I agree with that one! One of my biggest fears is spiders and bugs in general, just can't handle them!!!

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  5. Ha Web MD! Drowning for sure, I've actually had 2 terrifying experiences of thinking I was going to drown. Surprisingly it didn't make me terrified of water, I'm just pretty cautious... And don't laugh, but I HATE frogs/fish/snakes all equally.

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  6. I am with you all the way on these fears!!!

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  7. Sista girlfriend, planes....I so get it! Not being able to get air (ironic I have lung disease) a yes!!
    I try so hard to give it to God, and give it to Him again and again...... Mercy...

    Hugs!!

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  8. I have seen so many snakes while hiking they don't phase me anymore I usually stop and take a picture. I don't want to touch them though. Fire scares me, it's so destructive!

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  9. any situation where i cannot breathe and heights. ugh.

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  10. Suffocating is one of mine! I also hate feeling trapped, even if it's by covers. Maybe I'm a tad bit claustrophobic.

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