I'm afraid of 7 out of 72 common fears

[altivo]

Haven't done one of these for a while. Nabbed from quickcasey:

I am afraid of....

[ ] the dark
[ ] staying single forever
[ ] being a parent
[ ] giving birth
[ ] being myself in front of others
[ ] open spaces
[X] closed spaces
[X] heights
[ ] dogs
[ ] birds
[ ] fish
[ ] spiders
[ ] flowers or other plants

Total so far: 2

[ ] being touched
[ ] fire
[ ] deep water
[ ] snakes
[ ] silk
[ ] the ocean
[ ] failure
[ ] success
[ ] thunder/lightning
[ ] frogs/toads
[ ] my boyfriends/girlfriends dad
[ ] boyfriends/girlfriends mom
[ ] rats
[X] jumping from high places
[ ] snow

Total so far: 3

[ ] rain
[ ] wind
[ ] crossing hanging bridges
[ ] death
[ ] heaven
[ ] being robbed
[ ] falling
[ ] clowns
[ ] dolls
[X] large crowds of people
[ ] men
[ ] women
[ ] having great responsibilities
[ ] doctors, including dentists
[ ] tornadoes

Total so far: 4


[ ] hurricanes
[ ] incurable diseases
[ ] sharks
[ ] Friday the 13th
[ ] ghosts
[ ] poverty
[ ] Halloween
[ ] school
[ ] trains
[ ] odd numbers
[ ] even numbers
[ ] being alone
[X] becoming blind
[X] becoming deaf
[ ] growing up

Total so far: 6

[ ] creepy noises in the night
[ ] bee stings
[ ] not accomplishing my dreams/goals
[ ] needles
[ ] blood
[ ] dinosaurs
[ ] the welcome mat
[X] high speed
[ ] throwing up
[ ] falling in love
[ ] super secrets

Final Total: 7

[Not that I would deliberately choose some of the others, but the unmarked stuff doesn't make me quiver... ;p]

... if you wish to post this in your journal, it's been requested that you title it "I'm afraid of _ out of 72 common fears"

Comments

[schnee.livejournal.com]

*noddles* I'm not sure why some people are afraid of clowns, either, but then, the same can actually be said about many things. When you think about it, there's no logical reason to be afraid of, say, spiders, either; in fact, it'd make more sense to be afraid of insects (which might transmit diseases, at least if they're the blood-sucking kind), but spiders may very well be entirely harmless, depending on where you live - yet many people are still afraid of them.

As for dying and being buried alive, it's similar for me - I'm not outright afraid of being buried alive, but it'd concern me more than death as such. (Put more generally, I'm not afraid of or worried about death, but I'm not keen on dying, at least if it's a drawn-out, painful, fearful or otherwise uncomfortable process.)

Heights are something I can't stand myself, though. Well, depending - if there's a railing or so that's high enough, I won't mind them at all, but if it's not high enough or if there isn't one in the first place, I'm really afraid of them, at least as long as they are above a certain limit.