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 fear the gray of the heart that lurks in office cubicles. I fear the "what ifs" passing through a wife's mind as she soothes her crying child. I fear the cold blade that whispers sweet nothings into the soul of a wasted life. I fear the mundane.