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Re: The strange and not so strange fear thread

Posted: Thu Apr 04, 2013 12:11 pm
by lasthunter
the thunderstorms.....

i never am relaxed when they hit but i never am scared...only sad, it reminds me of when i was little and my family was whole....when my dad didn't leave my mom and my brother didn't get arrested....it reminds me of how much Ive grown and suffered over the years....only sadness in the darkness of the storm's.

Re: The strange and not so strange fear thread

Posted: Thu Apr 04, 2013 1:49 pm
by ChewyChewy
@Gabe: It must be.

@lasthunter: See, that I can fathom. I can fathom someone finding thunderstorms exciting (though I don't--I find them scary and overwhelming) but I cannot fathom someone finding it relaxing. I'm sorry to hear that, though.... :( *hugs*

Anyway, that's probably going to be it for me talking about it. I'm not trying to "convert" anyone or make them feel badly for feeling that way or resent me for what I'm saying. I just cannot understand that, and it frustrates me, especially when it seems to be such a frequent thing....

Re: The strange and not so strange fear thread

Posted: Thu Apr 04, 2013 6:16 pm
by Silly Zealot
Ask a scientist. Not just a neurologist. Not just a psychiatrist. Not just an anthropologist, but to any generic scientist!

Re: The strange and not so strange fear thread

Posted: Sun Apr 07, 2013 7:55 pm
by Radio Blue Heart
I never fear the dark for I have...

an Anubis Night Light!

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Re: The strange and not so strange fear thread

Posted: Sun Apr 07, 2013 8:01 pm
by Mickey the Luxray
Truth be told, I doubt that having Anubis, the Egyptian god of death, sitting in my room all the time, would be very comforting. I just sleep with my main light on.

Re: The strange and not so strange fear thread

Posted: Sun Apr 07, 2013 8:25 pm
by lasthunter
.....I for one have always liked Anubis, he is pretty much the kindest out of all the Egyptian gods (as in the one most likely not to murder you.) and in the Egyptian culture death is respected and praised not feared......I do not fear death. :D

Re: The strange and not so strange fear thread

Posted: Sun Apr 07, 2013 10:42 pm
by GeckoZY
Strange fear... excessive surrealism. It makes my head hurt a lot, and when I get those kinds of dreams, I tend to consider them as nightmares rather than 'fun' or weird dreams.

Not so strange... echinoderms: starfishes, sea urchins and sea cucumbers.

Re: The strange and not so strange fear thread

Posted: Mon Apr 08, 2013 12:10 am
by ChewyChewy
lasthunter wrote:.....I for one have always liked Anubis, he is pretty much the kindest out of all the Egyptian gods (as in the one most likely not to murder you.) and in the Egyptian culture death is respected and praised not feared......I do not fear death. :D
Death is not to be feared but neither is it to be praised. There's a reason we associate it with negative feelings--we were not made to die.

Re: The strange and not so strange fear thread

Posted: Mon Apr 08, 2013 1:27 am
by Silly Zealot
ChewyChewy wrote: Death is not to be feared but neither is it to be praised. There's a reason we associate it with negative feelings--we were not made to die.
That's debatable, since everything in the physical world seems to have a life expectancy.

Re: The strange and not so strange fear thread

Posted: Mon Apr 08, 2013 7:39 am
by Dissension
Actually, per the forum rules, it's not debatable, given religious or otherwise controversial discussion is not allowed. :3

Re: The strange and not so strange fear thread

Posted: Mon Apr 08, 2013 8:29 am
by lasthunter
Dissension wrote:Actually, per the forum rules, it's not debatable, given religious or otherwise controversial discussion is not allowed. :3
he's right so lets just start with a new fear....

Re: The strange and not so strange fear thread

Posted: Mon Apr 08, 2013 9:34 am
by TinFoilHats
Fear of going insane maybe?

Re: The strange and not so strange fear thread

Posted: Mon Apr 08, 2013 9:41 am
by lasthunter
TinFoilHats wrote:Fear of going insane maybe?
Ok we'll start with that. Is there anyone out there afraid of going insane?

Re: The strange and not so strange fear thread

Posted: Mon Apr 08, 2013 12:23 pm
by Render
Gabe54125 wrote:fear of heights ?
Yes, somehow. But I have no problems with the hights if there is something around me, it can be a glas-cabin, or a railing 1,60m high or whatever. Doesn't matter if there is a 100 meter abyss. But beeing on a ladder is not so easy, it's ok for the first meter but it should be not much higher.

Re: The strange and not so strange fear thread

Posted: Mon Apr 08, 2013 5:44 pm
by JeffCvt
My fear of heights is really strange.

I don't really have a fear of heights except when I'm on an extended extension ladder. It could be secured to the ground, bolted at the top, and I would still feel uneasy going up or down it. Once I'm off of it, heights no longer affect me again.

It's not even with a step ladder, just an extention one. I could climb to the top of a 12 foot tall step ladder with 6 inches of wobble at the top and be just fine. It would be like: "I'm at the top of the ladder, let me see if it's stable." *Tries to wiggle the ladder* CLUNK CLUNK CLUNK "Meh. Seems safe enough to me." But put me on a totally stable extension ladder, and all of the sudden I'm nervous.

Re: The strange and not so strange fear thread

Posted: Mon Apr 08, 2013 9:57 pm
by Silly Zealot
JeffCvt wrote:My fear of heights is really strange.

I don't really have a fear of heights except when I'm on an extended extension ladder. It could be secured to the ground, bolted at the top, and I would still feel uneasy going up or down it. Once I'm off of it, heights no longer affect me again.

It's not even with a step ladder, just an extention one. I could climb to the top of a 12 foot tall step ladder with 6 inches of wobble at the top and be just fine. It would be like: "I'm at the top of the ladder, let me see if it's stable." *Tries to wiggle the ladder* CLUNK CLUNK CLUNK "Meh. Seems safe enough to me." But put me on a totally stable extension ladder, and all of the sudden I'm nervous.
Do you work as a fireman? Kewl!

Re: The strange and not so strange fear thread

Posted: Mon Apr 08, 2013 10:19 pm
by JeffCvt
No, I don't. By extension ladder, I meant one of these:
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Re: The strange and not so strange fear thread

Posted: Tue Apr 09, 2013 12:48 am
by Kateleo007
JeffCvt wrote:No, I don't. By extension ladder, I meant one of these:
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I've never been on one of those but they do look scary.

Re: The strange and not so strange fear thread

Posted: Tue Apr 09, 2013 7:36 am
by lasthunter
im ok with ladders. :D

well it may be because im a carpenter's son and Ive seen far scarier things

Re: The strange and not so strange fear thread

Posted: Tue Apr 09, 2013 10:51 am
by Sleet
Kateleo007 wrote:
JeffCvt wrote:No, I don't. By extension ladder, I meant one of these:
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I've never been on one of those but they do look scary.
They're not really scarier than any other big ladder.

Re: The strange and not so strange fear thread

Posted: Tue Apr 09, 2013 11:31 am
by lasthunter
ever been on top of a ninety story building out in the open with the wind blowing.....yea try that on for size. :lol:

Re: The strange and not so strange fear thread

Posted: Tue Apr 09, 2013 12:12 pm
by VEB152
That's not scary at all. I really don't care about any heights that are more than 100-200 meters.
But any height between 1 and ~200 meters gets me scared somehow... It's like 'What? Going to the top of a scyscraper? It's fine, changing a light bulb is far more terrifying!' :|

Re: The strange and not so strange fear thread

Posted: Tue Apr 09, 2013 12:14 pm
by lasthunter
:D im not talking about being in the room.....ever been on the tippity top outside?

Re: The strange and not so strange fear thread

Posted: Tue Apr 09, 2013 12:17 pm
by VEB152
It was lower than the 90th floor, but yes. Can't say that it was legal, though, but that was the only thing that made me nervous back then :D

Re: The strange and not so strange fear thread

Posted: Tue Apr 09, 2013 11:39 pm
by Mickey the Luxray
JohnWillow wrote:I can't stand the thought of passing a mirror in a dark room, and when I go upstairs with all the lights off I usually keep one eye closed so I don't see into my kitchen. I think the second one is more an irrational fear that I'll see my old dog standing in the corridor.

Oooh, I hate passing mirrors in general. Blame EVERY GHOST IN MY HOUSE MOVIE EVER for that.
And the other fear... I was once sleeping and I woke up in the middle of the night. I had a bookcase in front of my bed at the time, and there was a black kitten walking in place... UPSIDE DOWN, on the underside of the second shelf. I knew I was hallucinating since we aren't allowed to have a cat in our house but **** that freaked me out. I slept on the downstairs couch that night.
I also sometimes see a white and black cat for a split second in my peripheral vision. My friend had a cat that looked ominously similar to it, but it's dead now...

Re: The strange and not so strange fear thread

Posted: Wed Apr 10, 2013 7:51 am
by lasthunter
"yawn" ghost cats really? your scared of ghost cats.......well i guess that we all have our own fears....but cats? can you please explain why you find ghost cats scary?

Re: The strange and not so strange fear thread

Posted: Wed Apr 10, 2013 7:54 am
by Mickey the Luxray
lasthunter wrote:"yawn" ghost cats really? your scared of ghost cats.......well i guess that we all have our own fears....but cats? can you please explain why you find ghost cats scary?
Well it really startled me more than it scared me. But it was nonetheless surreal and I think it was my first indicator of insanity.

Re: The strange and not so strange fear thread

Posted: Wed Apr 10, 2013 7:57 am
by lasthunter
meh. once you start hearing a voice in your head telling you to attack someone with a box of fruit then you can claim insanity...until then you are only sick. :D

Re: The strange and not so strange fear thread

Posted: Wed Apr 10, 2013 1:40 pm
by Silly Zealot
lasthunter wrote:meh. once you start hearing a voice in your head telling you to attack someone with a box of fruit then you can claim insanity...until then you are only sick. :D
I'm afraid of having a mental regretion and doing strange things that would haunt me forever and inmedeately after..... Again.

Re: The strange and not so strange fear thread

Posted: Wed Apr 10, 2013 1:42 pm
by lasthunter
yea you get used to stuff like that.....i currently have eight voice's in my head.....im a major crazy.

Re: The strange and not so strange fear thread

Posted: Wed Apr 10, 2013 8:10 pm
by Mickey the Luxray
The only voice I'd not be scared to have in my head is the voice of Morgan Freeman.

On the other hand, the voice of Gordon Freeman would make me explode into a million tiny explosions that explode into a million tiny explosions ad infinitum.

Re: The strange and not so strange fear thread

Posted: Wed Apr 10, 2013 8:21 pm
by Silly Zealot
Mickey the Luxray wrote:The only voice I'd not be scared to have in my head is the voice of Morgan Freeman.

On the other hand, the voice of Gordon Freeman would make me explode into a million tiny explosions that explode into a million tiny explosions ad infinitum.
I asked Gordon about his opinion on your comment, he said:"....."
It was very enlightening.

Re: The strange and not so strange fear thread

Posted: Thu Apr 11, 2013 8:34 am
by lasthunter
my life is narrated by Morgan freeman........i could die now with no regrets....

Re: The strange and not so strange fear thread

Posted: Sun Apr 14, 2013 4:54 am
by Hlaoroo
Ever stood below a wind turbine and watched the blades swinging down at you? Chop chop. :D

I really don't like spiders or wasps.

Last time I got really scared though was going through Scream ar Madame Tussauds. It's pitch black, you've just got to follow the passage along, you can't see anything, and then WHAM! A ghoulish, bloodied person jumps out right beside you! Scares the willies out of you!

I'm not squeamish at the sight of blood or anything - that's kind of a prerequisite of studying to be a veterinrian. What gets me is the idea of pain. I hate the idea of causing it or seeing it being caused. That said, it's not really a fear - just an intense dislike.

Re: The strange and not so strange fear thread

Posted: Sun Apr 14, 2013 11:17 am
by Kateleo007
Yeah those haunted house places where they actually hire people are really scary! Went to the Halloween Haunt at knott's berry farm and I was crying. Yes, I know I'm a coward...

Re: The strange and not so strange fear thread

Posted: Sun Apr 14, 2013 11:21 am
by Hlaoroo
Can't say I cried but I did shake for a good 10 minutes after!
I do highly recommend a visit to Madame Tussauds though - it is an amazing place. Just don't go through the Chamber of Horrors or Scream if you're faint hearted/squirmish/young because it can be frightening and very gruesome and realistic.

Re: The strange and not so strange fear thread

Posted: Sun Apr 14, 2013 11:32 am
by Kateleo007
Hlaoroo wrote:Can't say I cried but I did shake for a good 10 minutes after!
I do highly recommend a visit to Madame Tussauds though - it is an amazing place. Just don't go through the Chamber of Horrors or Scream if you're faint hearted/squirmish/young because it can be frightening and very gruesome and realistic.
I don't think I'll be doing that, but thank you for the recommendation. Personally, I prefer to be the one scaring people.

Re: The strange and not so strange fear thread

Posted: Sun Apr 14, 2013 11:36 am
by Hlaoroo
Teehee. Me too! I once scared a friend who was doing the dishes and she spun around with a huge carving knife in her hand! I guess it kind of made us even! :lol:

Re: The strange and not so strange fear thread

Posted: Sun Apr 14, 2013 5:10 pm
by TinFoilHats
Hlaoroo wrote:Teehee. Me too! I once scared a friend who was doing the dishes and she spun around with a huge carving knife in her hand! I guess it kind of made us even! :lol:
That's one thing you should NEVER do!! :shock:
What the heck were you thinking?!

Re: The strange and not so strange fear thread

Posted: Sun Apr 14, 2013 6:15 pm
by lasthunter
TinFoilHats wrote:
Hlaoroo wrote:Teehee. Me too! I once scared a friend who was doing the dishes and she spun around with a huge carving knife in her hand! I guess it kind of made us even! :lol:
That's one thing you should NEVER do!! :shock:
What the heck were you thinking?!
meh. i do that all the time......but im more extreme than that, i prefer to hide in the shadows and in between the couch's and inside dark kitchen cabinets....