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1/28/2015 3:34:11 AM
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Let's discuss our fears, shall we?

Maybe i've done this before, maybe I haven't, but either way if I did it was obviously quite some time ago, but anyway, moving on. I was just reflecting on something which brought me to the subject of fear. Fear is a valuable emotion because it also serves as a survival mechanism, because some of the things we fear, we fear for good reason such as in cases where we're fearful of something that could potentially cause us harm. However, fear isn't always rational, and sometimes we feel fearful of things that on the surface don't necessarily make sense to be afraid of. That in mind, pick an unusual or irrational fear you have, and present it here. Also take a moment to reflect on that fear and really try to figure out an explanation as to why you might be afraid of it. What brought this subject to my mind was a reflection on the fact that I have tendencies to be fearful of water on infrequent and irregular occasions, like most days it wouldn't happen, and once in a blue moon it would. It wouldn't even have to be a large body of water like a lake or an ocean, just a shower or hearing running water would be enough. I'd start to see very vivid images in my head relating to water that would terrify me to the point of wanting to be as far away from it as possible. I've never really come up with a valid reasoning for this, i've come up with a few reasons as to why I would be discomforted in a large body of water, but nothing that would account for the pure terror even the sound or physical sensation of water can very rarely bring.

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  • I have a fear of falling up. It's weird because I know that gravity is on my side in this case, but whenever I'm under a starry night sky (which I love btw) or in a building where the roof is really high (basketball stadiums) I can't look up. My blood rushes into or out of my legs (can never tell) and I lose it. I have to either close my eyes or hold onto something. The worst its ever gotten was when I was in DC and went to the base of the Washington monument. I was so freaked out by its size that closing my eyes and holding onto something didn't work. I sucked it up and managed to wait until my family were done checking it out, but just remembering it now makes me nervous.

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