"Being sent to prison for a crime I never did, mistaken identity kind of thing is a massive fear of mine! "
Totally get the crime one. Certain crimes, even to be accused of these days, people go nuts on social media etc with absolutely zero evidence sometimes. Must be awful for the innocent |
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"Being sent to prison for a crime I never did, mistaken identity kind of thing is a massive fear of mine!
So not worried about going to prison for a crime that you may have committed?"
Haha rightfully so, but i'm a good boy so not possible  |
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The only real thing for me is heights. When I’m hiking I normally like to keep a nice solid 20 feet back from any serious drops, and people who sit on the edge dangling their feet massively stress me out! My heart rate is up just thinking about it 😂 |
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I’ve sat with a few people as their time came, and through it all, their fear of death has stayed with me. It lingers because it is not only their fear, but a fear that seems to reach across all of us. There is a mystery in what comes next, and not knowing can feel like standing at a door that will not open until it must.
Sometimes faith brings comfort, giving shape to the unknown and easing the ache of parting. Other times, comfort comes from something quieter: the knowledge that a life, however brief, was real and meaningful. That it touched others. That it changed the air around it. And even if those memories soften with time, they do not vanish all at once. They live on in gestures, habits, stories, and the small ways people carry one another forward.
There is sorrow in that fading, but also mercy. |
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By *erdyHollyTV/TS 21 hours ago
In a galaxy far far away |
Heights
Lifts
Airplanes
Demonic brunettes smiling at me in the dark
Being burned alive
Losing my mind
Slimey aliens that want to put their tentacles in my mouth
Witches
Being eaten by a shark
The potential of AI
I may have some more, but that's all I can think of for now. |
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A fear of death is something when I was a child, if I thought about it at night even for a second it would consume my mind and really upset me. Luckily that hasn’t happened in about 25 years.
Not so much the idea of death, that is awful in itself but it’s if it was sudden, like a heart attack or falling down something. That fear of not knowing what will happen without you, I never text that person, I gave an appointment tomorrow, work will wonder where I am, how long will it take for my family to find out, I never finished working on my garden, I will never see my nieces or nephews again, I didn’t say goodbye…
Even conversations on fab! People may wonder why you just stopped talking to them one day and they will never know that you aren’t even alive |
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"What are your fears, what are you afraid of?
Is it getting caught, is it spiders or is it the fear of failure?
For a bonus - Can you help advise other people on theirs? "
I fear riding a motorcycle and occasionally being a passenger on one. I aim to always be at least 2 stupid mistakes away from death so I think it's a rational fear.
For a bonus ,if you're scared of heights, try cliff jumping , you can start really low, it works, it worked for me. |
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Cable cars - since being in one that broke down on holiday in dom rep over 20 years ago and the guide climbed on the roof and hit the pulley with a sledge hammer 
Not too keen on heights (unless ina harness) or spiders either |
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"Cable cars - since being in one that broke down on holiday in dom rep over 20 years ago and the guide climbed on the roof and hit the pulley with a sledge hammer
Not too keen on heights (unless ina harness) or spiders either"
I imagine you quite like the harness 🤭🤭  |
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"Cable cars - since being in one that broke down on holiday in dom rep over 20 years ago and the guide climbed on the roof and hit the pulley with a sledge hammer
Not too keen on heights (unless ina harness) or spiders either
I imagine you quite like the harness 🤭🤭 "
🤣 maybe 😉😈 |
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"What are your fears, what are you afraid of?
Is it getting caught, is it spiders or is it the fear of failure?
For a bonus - Can you help advise other people on theirs? "
Enclosed spaces. When I was a kid the kid next door convinced me to hide in his toy box then the little shit sat on it. I’ve been claustrophobic ever since |
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By *ino200Man 14 hours ago
Bournemouth,london and Sienna |
"What are your fears, what are you afraid of?
Is it getting caught, is it spiders or is it the fear of failure?
For a bonus - Can you help advise other people on theirs? "
I'm afraid of technology Ai and where it will lead ,the rich get richer and the poor poorer ,pretty soon you will only be able to turn to a tech person to solve anything |
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So I hesitated in writing this but I think it’s important.
I have cPTSD. My brain has been rewired due to this. Fight, flight or freeze is a huge problem. Certain things can trigger these responses.
My fear is being triggered at an inopportune moment. One time in particular, I have had a massive panic attack and reaction whilst riding my motorbike. This took me hours to comedown from. I was stuck on the side of the road until I was safe enough to ride again. |
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Being trapped.
Emotionally, or physically.
I am always have nightmares of being trapped somewhere, I leave my home, car, wherever and then I am trapped and unable to return to safety.
This goes for RL situations too.
Always need to know the exit. I hate lifts!
Mrs. |
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"I’m not sure I have any anymore. I’ve always had to deal with them head on so now what is there to be afraid of? "
A snake slithering up the toilet while you’re sat on it, it doesn’t appreciate the golden shower so goes for a bite |
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By *enfootwallMan 13 hours ago
Lancashire, Cumbria and Scotland |
Neglected Victorian and NeoGothic architecture and landscaping. Especially in quiet, non-urban areas.
Not fear-inducing, but certainly unsettling.
Growing up in the North of England the old Follies, crumbling mills, abandoned mansions, and great industrial works, found in the forgotten corners of Pennine valleys, found their way into my imagination. Blackened by time. Original use and beauty obscured by neglect. Still imposing but silently seething in the peripheral vision of modern indifference. Insidious and impossible to destroy. Irrationally daunting.
My heart-rate increased when I considered writing this.
But I'm more perturbed if I ever take a momentary rest when swimming in open water, and I chance to look downwards, and can't see my feet treading the water below.... Then I take Dory's advice. "Keep on Swimming, swimming ..."
So, for the bonus point offered by OP. I deal with it by not dealing with it. I treat any proto-phobia with the same cognitively-dissonant behaviour as Dory. It's fine, keep swimming, enjoy the anxiety. If it's irrational, it will go away. If it becomes a danger, then enjoy the adrenaline. |
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By *4bimMan 13 hours ago
Farnborough Hampshire |
"The onslaught of AI is a fear for me.
Didnt anybody learn anything from Termimator or The Matrix 🤷♂️"
we are about 5 years from robot police that will be able to track you and follow you when a crime has been committed. they will access databases so have all the information and will wait in the last known area for you and call in back up.
if you think this is too far fetched then google will be surprising you soon enough. they have contracts to produce what they call 'public assistants' so increasing the numbers of law enforcement and reducing the need for man power to be present all the time.
in places like the US they can be armed.
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"I’m not sure I have any anymore. I’ve always had to deal with them head on so now what is there to be afraid of?
A snake slithering up the toilet while you’re sat on it, it doesn’t appreciate the golden shower so goes for a bite"
I’m not going to lose any sleep over it. Chances are minimal and life happens when you’re predicting your own doom. I prefer to live it instead |
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"I’m not sure I have any anymore. I’ve always had to deal with them head on so now what is there to be afraid of?
A snake slithering up the toilet while you’re sat on it, it doesn’t appreciate the golden shower so goes for a bite
I’m not going to lose any sleep over it. Chances are minimal and life happens when you’re predicting your own doom. I prefer to live it instead "
I like you little bird but quit ruining my thread, I’m a fear vampire feeding off everybody’s fears here, making me feel better/stronger.
Make something up! |
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"Open water. It genuinely terrifies me and probably why beach holidays aren't for me.
Did you watch Jaws as a child? "
Love that you said this. Love snorkelling but always end up singing the jaws music. Goodness knows what it sounds like through the snorkel breathing tube 🤣🤣🤣 |
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By *tormQueenWoman 13 hours ago
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"I’m not sure I have any anymore. I’ve always had to deal with them head on so now what is there to be afraid of?
A snake slithering up the toilet while you’re sat on it, it doesn’t appreciate the golden shower so goes for a bite
I’m not going to lose any sleep over it. Chances are minimal and life happens when you’re predicting your own doom. I prefer to live it instead
I like you little bird but quit ruining my thread, I’m a fear vampire feeding off everybody’s fears here, making me feel better/stronger.
Make something up! "
I know her greatest fear ....whats the information worth?? 😁 |
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Spiders and little things that can fly at you right quick. Not sure about heights but I can't physically get near anything with a drop.
Also, terrifed of crowds and social situations. That's my biggest fear. People |
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"Open water. It genuinely terrifies me and probably why beach holidays aren't for me.
This, when I can't see and touch the bottom. Also scared of snakes and sharks, and snake shark hybrids
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That reminds me, open bodies of water are terrifying. I always get mad uncomfortable around them. Even driving passed |
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"I’m not sure I have any anymore. I’ve always had to deal with them head on so now what is there to be afraid of?
A snake slithering up the toilet while you’re sat on it, it doesn’t appreciate the golden shower so goes for a bite
I’m not going to lose any sleep over it. Chances are minimal and life happens when you’re predicting your own doom. I prefer to live it instead
I like you little bird but quit ruining my thread, I’m a fear vampire feeding off everybody’s fears here, making me feel better/stronger.
Make something up!
I know her greatest fear ....whats the information worth?? 😁"
Name your price! I am a very resourceful person |
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By *tormQueenWoman 13 hours ago
All over the place |
"I’m not sure I have any anymore. I’ve always had to deal with them head on so now what is there to be afraid of?
A snake slithering up the toilet while you’re sat on it, it doesn’t appreciate the golden shower so goes for a bite
I’m not going to lose any sleep over it. Chances are minimal and life happens when you’re predicting your own doom. I prefer to live it instead
I like you little bird but quit ruining my thread, I’m a fear vampire feeding off everybody’s fears here, making me feel better/stronger.
Make something up!
I know her greatest fear ....whats the information worth?? 😁
Name your price! I am a very resourceful person"
For a dark chocolate bounty I will tell all 😁 |
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"I’m not sure I have any anymore. I’ve always had to deal with them head on so now what is there to be afraid of?
A snake slithering up the toilet while you’re sat on it, it doesn’t appreciate the golden shower so goes for a bite
I’m not going to lose any sleep over it. Chances are minimal and life happens when you’re predicting your own doom. I prefer to live it instead
I like you little bird but quit ruining my thread, I’m a fear vampire feeding off everybody’s fears here, making me feel better/stronger.
Make something up!
I know her greatest fear ....whats the information worth?? 😁
Name your price! I am a very resourceful person
For a dark chocolate bounty I will tell all 😁"
A red bounty, hmm I can procure one of these. Private message me a location to send it to, somewhere discreet perhaps, then using the prepaid envelope attached to it, send back the information |
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"Being sent to prison for a crime I never did, mistaken identity kind of thing is a massive fear of mine! "
It happens. Best thing to do is escape from a maximum security stockade to the LA underground and exist as a soldier of fortune. If people have a problem and no one else can help them then maybe they can hire you. |
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