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Hey Pandas, I am wondering what one of your biggest fears are. Share your thoughts with your fellow pandas!
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#1
Dead things. I know it’s irrational, but if I see a dead animal that’s bigger than the average spider, I freak out. I have a hard time even going to funerals. I know it’s a Stupid fear, but I’ve always had it. (Also, could some one tell me how to make an all pandas post I want too but I have no idea how)
Final score:
36points
Anxious Pansexual Nightmare (Submission author) 5 years ago
For the record, if you’re going to add a downvote please note why. I don’t really mind if it’sa difference of opinion, but if it’s just to be a jerk, that really bothers me
postboredom 5 years ago
please dont mind them. here is an upvote you deserve
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Maia Metz-Tolliver 5 years ago
Hey, I don't think its stupid. Whenever I see a squirrel or pigeon lying in the road, I get nervous as well.
Dorothy Parker 5 years ago
Going to funerals is very difficult. You're not alone in these feelings.
A Random Panda 5 years ago
Just make a regular post with "Hey pandas" at the beginning, and once people start answering in the comments, they will turn it into an ask pandas post.
Anxious Pansexual Nightmare (Submission author) 5 years ago
Cool, thanks!
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A Random Panda 5 years ago
Just make a regular post with "Hey pandas" at the beginning, and once people start answering in the comments, they will turn it into an ask pandas post.
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Billy The Kid 5 years ago
Personally i'm on the fence about this sort of thing but maybe in your past life something happened to make you feel like this.
Cat Nip Gal 5 years ago
You title a regular post "hey pandas, what's your _____ " and it might eventually turn into one.
RELATED:
#2
Right now I have COVID, got it from a patient who coughed on me. My fear is giving it to my husband who lost a lung from cancer.
Final score:
32points
postboredom 5 years ago (edited)
who downvoted this?? lailyfnoor here is the upvote you actually need to get
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Billy The Kid 5 years ago
You should be in isolation and maybe your husband can be moved to a relatives for safe sake. Hope all goes well for you.
Dorothy Parker 5 years ago
Can you isolate away from him? I hope you have a lesser case of Covid 19.
#3
Dying and not having anyone to look after my animals the way I do and love them the way I do1
Final score:
31points
Dorothy Parker 5 years ago
Please talk to your family and friends to see who would do that. Make them your heirs with the requirement they care for your animals. Put it in writing in a will. We did. It doesn't have to be an expensive process.
Billy The Kid 5 years ago
there are a load of animal lovers out there. Ask the women about there cats... they are more important than the man. LOL
#4
The ongoing mass extinction and current loss of most species on this planet. That the inevitable change comes too late. The death of global coral reefs and rainforests. That the destruction will just go on and on until everything is dead.
Final score:
24points
Adam Francis 5 years ago
I'm a Christian. I believe what the Bible says is accurate. There are prophecies about times that are coming; not end times, but turmoil for sure. Climate change and the damage that can potentially come from it could be the fulfillment of one of these prophecies. The prophecy actually discusses a third of the land, water and people will be destroyed or killed. How land and water could be destroyed, never made sense until now.
Billy The Kid 5 years ago
i understand what you are saying but the way to look at it is that yeah things to become extinct but some things are born anew. Life has a way for a reason.
#5
My biggest fear is never having a family of my own, being alone and/or useless.
Final score:
23points
Joan Humphreys 5 years ago
You will never, ever be useless. Somewhere there is a person that is waiting for the one and only you.
Chris Watson 5 years ago
Having a family of your own, is no guarantee you will always be remembered and loved. Children grow up, move away, become selfish. Partners divorce/die. You need to find peace with just yourself for company. Something I’ve never gotten used to.
Anxious Pansexual Nightmare 5 years ago
Please remember that a close group of friends can count as family too. Family is the people you love and feel comfortable with!
Billy The Kid 5 years ago
there is always someone out there for someone and one day you will have your someone
#6
Okay... first who da fq is downvoting ppl sharing their biggest fears? Like wth? Secondly, being left alone. It's happened a lot and those were the worst times ever. Like being left alone when I don't want to be, people leaving me behind, ext. I don't really have any other fears besides that.
Final score:
20points
Chris Watson 5 years ago
Being alone can be a good thing at times. And having loads of friends or family around, doesn’t mean you won’t feel alone, or be left out! As for your comment about being bullied? Many of us went through it. And it taught me which person, I never wanted to be. Try and get comfortable with yourself. Then you’ll never be alone.
Billy The Kid 5 years ago
think about the things you are good at and feel positive about it!
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i-be-viben 5 years ago
when im alone at my house cause i have school i see things in the corner of my eyes and i cant go outside so when i brush my teeth i try to attack the demon behind the shower curtain
AflyingSquirrel 5 years ago
like me, who checks the roof tops for goblins and behind the door for shadowy humanoids (may be because i read too much fiction books)
Load More Replies... AflyingSquirrel 5 years ago
being left alone is pretty scary, but be hopeful and if there is, eat some snacks (always works for me)
Billy The Kid 5 years ago
It sounds to me that you were put in foster care. Sorry if you were.
togcrewsc (Submission author) 5 years ago
Oh no, I wasn't, I just have had a lot of people who I thought were close to me leave me behind, or do nasty things behind my back. Not to mention being bullied 24/7 bc of not being a girlygirl.
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Being forgotten
Final score:
16points
Anxious Pansexual Nightmare 5 years ago
This is one of the things I love about Mexican culture. We have a holiday specifically made to remember our loved ones who have passed on. It also reminded people to remember the people we still have. Maybe start something like that with your loved ones?
AflyingSquirrel 5 years ago
remember me and all of the other people who will die one day
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Chris Watson 5 years ago
Be honest. Who remembers your great great aunts neighbour? Unless the neighbour was a famous mass murderer, or invented something famous.... we are all in the same boat! You have more than enough company on this one!
#8
Drains, idk why but they scare me. Also mirrors and eyes in the dark. Getting covid that would make me miss xc races and school. My last one is loved ones or friends dying.
Final score:
14points
Cat Nip Gal (Submission author) 5 years ago
Strange enough I had these fears(not covid related) before i knew what IT was
Load More Replies... Dorothy Parker 5 years ago
I think drains are scary to young children because we think we can go down them or something can come up through them. For some that never disappears.
#9
My biggest fear is deep water and drowning. It kinda sux coz there is a lot I would love to do that involves deep water, I just need to find a way to get over my fear.
Final score:
13points
Foxxy (The Original) (Submission author) 5 years ago
I hope I never have to find out lol. I know where the fear stems from. When I was about 8 a few of us was at a friends house playing in their pool. I wasn't the best swimmer so I always stayed in the shallow end. They all knew this but one of them pushed me in the deep end. I was trying to call for help and it seemed like forever but finally another friend helped and pulled me into the shallows. I stopped being friends with the person who pushed me in. I also fear being burnt alive too.
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Shawna Rachelle 5 years ago
I tried scuba diving and I have such small features most equipments don't fit and causes me to be claustrophobic in the water diving. Hey at least I tried it and know its not for me.
Chris Watson 5 years ago
I used to hold onto the side of the public pool and sink to the bottom. Then hurry back up and grab the side at the top. I’d keep sliding along, going deeper. Until I could sink and recover from the deepest point. 33 feet!!! And I did this all by myself aged 11. If you’re talking the ocean? Forget it! We won’t even see DEEP! A shark will get us first !
Foxxy (The Original) (Submission author) 5 years ago (edited)
Sharks don’t bother me coz on average 87 people die annually from drowning in Australian beaches but an average of 1.5 people are attacked annually by sharks in Australia. Also very rarely does a shark actually eat a person, the person is more likely to die from blood loss or drowning.
Load More Replies... #10
Dying alone. I am 56 and have been alone my entire life. Bullied by family, coworkers, my entire life. I wonder what the point is anymore. Why I exist at all. I can picture myself being an old lady living her entire life just watching TV and only leaving the house to grocery shop. What is the point.
Final score:
13points
Maryam Siddiqui 5 years ago
i have a solution, if u rlly dont feel like u are able to succeed with ppl, then get a pet! they dont care if u make mistakes or how u look, they just want ur love🙂
Zoe's Mom 5 years ago (edited)
I'm divorced with no children and from a good size family that all are married with children. At times, I would feel very alone. Don't get me wrong; I get invited to parties and such but there were days. I adopted a dog and a whole new word opened up. I now have a dog family and some of them have become very good friends. Don't get a dog just for that because they are allot of work, but they do bring one tremendous amounts of joy and frustration but the joy over powers all that. My best to you. MY FEARS: Dying with no one to care for Zoe. Aging in terrible health but I do take care of myself but ya never know.
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Paula Conniff 5 years ago
The world is getting more evil. But that doesn't change the fact that you are unique! There is no one else exactly like you! A great way to climb out of a pit is to help someone else out! There is more joy in giving ...! Hear the stories of others and yours won't seem so bad!
Shawna Rachelle 5 years ago
Me and my family have no bond, we barely speak to each other, I don't really have friends, only co-workers. This has been my life but I have accepted it. I don't get depressed much anymore. I'd be ok with watching my shows and having fun grocery shopping. I love cooking! I guess I just hope I die in my sleep, peacefully.
Billy The Kid 5 years ago
I'm not a religious person but there are groups you can go to like church groups. There are also groups out there for people like yourself. You are obviously on line so why not start researching. (just stay away from the 2 facebook. its bad) What is the point? There are people out there with life threatening illnesses. make the most of yours. : )
Jo PP87 5 years ago
Stand up to them, and keep standing up to them. It's the hardest thing you will ever do, but you deserve so much more than this, I wish you so much happiness for the future xxx
Chris Watson 5 years ago
You may be right. Or the writer may be one of those people that sours everyone. Who knows?
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Dying. I know it has to happen eventually, but I'm still afraid of when I'm going to die.
Final score:
13points
Steve Barnett 5 years ago
So many thoughts on this subject, but it's simpler to just say that I'm with you on this one Adam.
Arctic Fox Lover 5 years ago
I don't have fear of dying herself, rather than fear of dying before serving my purpose to this world. Or dying extremely painfully, like being tortured or kidnapped and raped and then killed or something.
A Random Panda 5 years ago
Well, I used to be afraid of it too. Of course, I still am, but at one point you realize that instead of fearing death, I should accept it to come, and enjoy my life.
Shawna Rachelle 5 years ago
I've always had this fear of getting hit going thru an intersection. A part of me believes I'll die in a car accident. I'm 48 and it hasn't happened yet. So now I say.. out of spite the universe is going to let me live til I'm 100! Uughh. I don't want to live that long! I know I'm weird.
Chris Watson 5 years ago
Death is not scheduled unless you’re on Death Row. Think of death as boarding a vehicle to another form. Don’t worry about when. Worry that you’ve left the world in better shape than when you arrived. And you’re part of the improvement. 🙃
Chris Watson 5 years ago
Saw this on a tombstone. It gave me hope: Now I lay buried, as I am dead. With one more secret, in my head.
Billy The Kid 5 years ago
there is only one life you get. don't spend the time worrying about losing it, make the most of it.
#12
When I fail in the responsibilities given by Mom. I feel terrible even on silly mistakes. I want to be a good daughter.
Final score:
12points
Billy The Kid 5 years ago
If you're mother loves you then she will be understanding. If you fall of that bike you have just got to pick it up and try again. no one was born into the world with knowledge. Its all part of life. Like my dad used to say " no matter how old, wise and experienced you are you will learn something new every day.
Chris Watson 5 years ago
If your mother reacts negatively even when you make silly mistakes - then you have nothing to worry about. Except getting away from her!
#13
My biggest fear is that my parents will find out that I’m bisexual. If u have any ideas on how I could cope with this please share in the comments...no hate comments please...
Final score:
12points
the oreo 5 years ago
sup- fellow closeted person here (lol), please don't lose hope! unless your parents have expressed clear homophobic behavior, I would not be scared- and even if they do, there is a good chance they will change their minds because you are their child and especially if they educate you. furthermore, you absolutely DO NOT have to come out before you're ready, if that means either 18 or 49. do what's right for you! and remember, even if they end up not accepting you, there are people in similar situations as you and we got your back. PRIIIDE!
the oreo 5 years ago
also- if you're not worried about their reaction and more just them finding out, i get it. went through that too. do what's right for you know and what makes you happy and you will overcome this!
Load More Replies... Billy The Kid 5 years ago
Hope this helps https://www.childrenssociety.org.uk/advice-hub/how-to-tell-your-parents-sexuality
togcrewsc 5 years ago
For me, I was outed. I was going through a bad time, and they were worried about me so they read my journal. They were cool with it, which I thought they would be bc one of their best friends is the gayest person you'll ever see. They just thought that it's a phase but they honestly don't care as long as I don't do anything stupid. Here's a hint, if you ever do come out, don't feel like you have to tell everyone at once. I'm out, but I don't like scream IM PAN BOIS and I don't tell someone if I'm pan if I don't feel like they'd look at me differently bc of it. Remember we are here for you. OwO
Anxious Pansexual Nightmare 5 years ago
I know it’s hard, but PLEASE don’t come out if you think you will be in danger! If you need somewhere to talk, I would suggest qchatspace.org it’s a place for lgbtq+ teens (I assume you’re a teenager) to talk. You don’t need to give away personal info to join and it is moderated by profesional therapists or people who work with lgbtq+ youth. It also has a quick escape button that lets you immediately get to google if you’re parents come in. I this goes to any lgbtq+ teen or questioning teen. It is really trust worthy and I cannot recommend it enough!
TESSA DAVENPORT (Submission author) 5 years ago
Thank u for all of your help I hope u know that it means a lot to me
Chris Watson 5 years ago
Why do they need to know? If you know their thoughts on this subject, show some respect and let it ride. You don’t have to include every part of your life into theirs. It’s YOUR life.
Anxious Pansexual Nightmare 5 years ago
I can’t speak for Tessa, but for most people, it’s a huge part of their identities and they want their parent’s acceptance. Even if the parent is a complete a*****e, it’s a very normal feeling
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Watching my mum die again. She survived death twice now: once when she was hit by a car at 18, then almost 7 years ago. Those 7 years ago I watched her heart stop for a minute. I only have my mum
Final score:
11points
Chris Watson 5 years ago
Correction! You will always have your Mum! Believe in faith. She is always with you whether you know it or not. And I don't mean on dates, or the toilet. But when you’re quiet and lonely. She’s there! And you know it.
#15
My cat dyeing. He is my life and soul.Hes also a senior.So I'm going to lose my soul at some point.
Final score:
11points
Steve Barnett 5 years ago
With you Hannah. I know I've made the same comment on a similar post weeks ago, but a pet will bring you the happiest days of your life, but unfortunately also the saddest day.
Chris Watson 5 years ago
Believe thy animals cross the rainbow bridge. That there is a special place that animals go. A better place.
Billy The Kid 5 years ago
I understand what you are saying but humans cant be replaced but animals can. Once you get a kitten in your hands that life will start all over again
#16
RATS. Freaking rats. My irrational fear started when i watched a tv program when i was 6-8 years old (not sure). There was a man who hung upside down. He was forced to wear a black bag around his face and that was tied with a rope. And hungry RATS were put inside that BAG. He started screeching and yelling out in pain for an hour (HOUR). The bag was removed with the now satisfied rats and the man's face was completely CHEWED OFF! That show ruined anything I ever thought about rats and gave me recurring nightmares. And that's how I am scared of rats for a little more than a decade now. p.s.the fact that there were a lot of rats where I lived didn't help at all.
Final score:
9points
averageperson 5 years ago
Oh I'm so sorry! And who the heck lets a 6 year old watch something that horrific? It can do serious damage to their mental health. The age suggestions on movies and shows are there for a reason.
postboredom (Submission author) 5 years ago (edited)
And This was how I am traumatized after watching a TV program alone at home
*sigh*, The Yellow Teletubby 5 years ago
WHO TF WOULD LET A LITTLE KID WATCH THAT?!? TELL ME, IM FINNA THROW HANDS; JESUS CHRIST !!
AflyingSquirrel 5 years ago
so that is why never watch a tv program alone without adults
Load More Replies... Arctic Fox Lover 5 years ago
Hehe, I've seen way worse, and I still think rats are cute... Y'know, I think I'm just weird.
Chris Watson 5 years ago
I had a rat infestation in my chicken coop one summer. I was horrified. And I was also alone. So I had to set traps, set bait, and collect the bodies. I went from being terrified to Rat Rambo! Visit someone with a pet rat! They are hilarious. Very sociable. And by the way... your fellow man can do much worse than chew a face off. .
#17
my biggest fear is my horse leaving me as he is my best friend and we have been through so much together. he is my rock.
Final score:
9points
#18
Loosing someone I love and being ignored...
Final score:
9points
Chris Watson 5 years ago
You must be young. You will experience the death of someone you care about. Happens to us all. As for being ignored? If you feel that happens, it’s okay. You’ll never get in trouble for something you said, or did.
Arctic Fox Lover 5 years ago
What does being young have to do with this??
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I fear that I am wasting my life. I've had a diagnosis of depression and everything seems too difficult. Getting out of bed on a morning is a major achievement but there's still this nagging, constant thought that I will reach old age with nothing to look back on.
Final score:
9points
A Random Panda 5 years ago
Celebrate your little achievements and as you keep doing them, they'll become easier.
Chris Watson 5 years ago
I feel you. There are some very effective meds on the market. I suggest you try some. And do t say “ I never take drugs”. Because if that’s your position, you’ll always suffer.
#20
Trump, he's scary as f***!
Final score:
9points
Arctic Fox Lover 5 years ago
He's scarily stupid, that's for sure. It should be illegal to be as dumb as him.
Ian Bartels 5 years ago
Why is he so scary? What has he done that's been horrible? Mind you, I didn't vote for him, but I'm always curious what people think that he's done horrible.
#21
My biggest fear is being alone and something bad happens to me. Wether it is falling in the fire pit, drowning, or just plain falling to my death. I also fear swimming is deep water. I don’t like not being able to see the bottom.
Final score:
8points
Billy The Kid 5 years ago
I think the biggest fear would be dying. It would be worse for someone to actually see that happen to you.
#22
I'm afraid of having a second psychotic break.
Final score:
8points
Steve Barnett 5 years ago
Hi Madb. Obviously, I don't know what type of episode you're talking about, but as someone else who has certain mental health issues (Primarily Aspergers and clinical depression) life is at times difficult. But, you know, I battle through. I hope you have a good support network. Look after yourself, you're not alone.
Adam Francis 5 years ago
Be ok with it. Seriously. Keep getting treatment though. Go to therapy, listen to your doctor. If you should be on meds, be on meds. Always seek safety but if you're going to have a psychotic break, be at peace with it. People have psychotic breaks all the time. It's not the end of the world and it's not the end of your life. It's just a moment that will redirect you.
Chris Watson 5 years ago
I think you’re smart stating this. Maybe afraid, is not the right word. You’re on alert. And that’s a good thing. Your awareness, not fear, will help you avoid one.
Billy The Kid 5 years ago
I teach people from all back grounds especially depression. It doesn't work for all but i intend to use a good sense of humour. When the students have finished the course I get feedback from their support workers saying how much their clients have changed since. You can never put a negative on humour
#23
Failure. Extreme Poverty Being Homeless. I have no backup in life, and I don't think I have the skills to survive living on the street.
Final score:
8points
Chris Watson 5 years ago
Worse case scenario? If your homeless you’ll have plenty of company. So make a plan if you’re worried! Tell yourself you won’t let this happen.
Arctic Fox Lover 5 years ago
I love failing, failing is something I do a looooot. So I just hug it, then slap it in the face. I love failure. I... I love failure.
Billy The Kid 5 years ago
learn different work skills so you have a back up. have as many options as possible. you can learn a lot on line. think possitive
A Random Panda 5 years ago
Failure is part of being a human being. Instead of being afraid, know that it will happen and just try your best.
Shawna Rachelle 5 years ago
If you ever get to that point, survival mode will kick in. Being homeless is another fear of mine. So I work full time and have my own landscaping business. I work constantly and I'm always tired and I still worry about one day the money will be all gone, so I keep working, working, working. The fear drives you!
Shawna Rachelle 5 years ago
I even have a homeless plan. I have all I need if I have to live out of my truck for some reason.
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Losing my mind. to Alzheimer or another neurodegenerative disease and losing who I am.
Final score:
8points
Chris Watson 5 years ago
I’m at an age where names and phrases escape me. Am I scared? A bit pissed off actually. And if I really Lose my marbles? I wont know any better.
Arctic Fox Lover 5 years ago
Exactly. So if I ever go cray cay, it'll be ok-k!
Load More Replies... Foxxy (The Original) 5 years ago
This one also scares me, we have a genetic prions disease (GSS Gerstmann Straussler Sheinker Syndrome) that runs in my family and I am terrified of getting it. This is one reason why I wish euthenasia was legal so if I did get it I wouldn’t have to suffer and lose my ability to do anything.
#25
Freakin SPIDERS!!! I was really bad about them in my younger years. I have nightmares that I'm locked in a room with high ceilings and there a thousands of them of all sizes all over the ceiling and walls. When they start repelling from the ceiling in their little commando tactical gear (irrational I know but it's my fucking dream) I can never get away from them no matter what weapons I have. When I was a little kid, one of my jackass brothers would grab a piece of lint off the carpet and throw it at me yelling "Spider!" I would scream and run then we would hear my mom yell "Rick, quit throwing lint on your sister!" Yeah, good times. I eventually got even with him but that is for another time.
Final score:
7points
Steve Barnett 5 years ago
When I was young, I was freaked out by spiders. I taught myself to not be afraid of spiders over the years. Now spiders no longer freak me out. In fact, I've learnt to love spiders; they eat flies. I hate flies. Had a spider in my house so i picked it up and put it outside, unfortunately I accidently slightly crushed it whilst putting it down and I killed it, I was distraught. Also, here's an interesting fact, the reason why we are afraid of spiders might be an instinct thing, but it's also attributed to something called the 'uncanny valley': They are completely unlike us, eight legs, lay eggs, multiple eyes, live on webs, their anatomy etc. Whereas we are (generally) not afraid of say, Cats; four legs, we have four limbs, they give birth to live young, as do we, two eyes, like us, etc.
Billy The Kid 5 years ago
Fact - A daddy long leg can kill a human being within minutes. The reason they don't is because their fangs aren't long enough to pierce right through the skin.
Load More Replies... Billy The Kid 5 years ago
Give me a rat, snake whatever but spiders!!! no thanks. I asked my missus to remove a spider from the bath once. She found it funny to chase me around the house with it until eventually i locked myself in the bedroom for almost an hour!
#26
Drowning or smothering I think is terrifying even though I have done an open water scuba course. The thought of running out of air down there is scary but your with a buddy so its not so bad.
Final score:
7points
#27
Fear of losing a loved one. Honestly, who does not have this fear. I worry when I see the gray hairs on my dog and feel like I am not paying enough attention to him. Yeah, anxiety, depression and autism combined is a terrible combination, especially when it comes to thinking about stuff like this
Final score:
7points
AflyingSquirrel 5 years ago (edited)
everyone fears that its ok that is one of the cons of life
Chris Watson 5 years ago
Who says it’s a Con! Until we die, We don’t know.
Load More Replies... #28
Being judged. I am a teen, and I feel judged everyday.
Final score:
6points
Anxious Pansexual Nightmare 5 years ago
Say it with me parents: AGE DOES NOT INVALIDATE YOUR CHILD’S FEELINGS!!!
togcrewsc 5 years ago
Same, I've been bullied all my life for being different, and called a (insert synonym for a bundle of sticks) bc I didn't like dressing up and had short hair. Right now, as a highschooler, I'm just being myself and ignoring all those beaches they can go trash someone elses place for all I care. But deep down I still do care.
*sigh*, The Yellow Teletubby 5 years ago (edited)
*big virtual, sanitized hug* I get that bro. I'm a teen too, and honestly my friends making fun of my insecurities (they don't know they're insecurities) really hurts, and I'm still trying to convince myself that it doesn't, since I seem to already have convinced them. I've been bullied a lot too, and it's for dumb reasons as well. Having to dress up for school and stuff is dumb though, like ok we're gonna go home and strip&sleep anyways, what's the point in making it harder lmao. My bullies have been deterred for the time being, and all the advice I can give you is to try and make it as hard as possible for them to bully you. I don't mean like, *gAiN sELf coNfiDenCe* immediately or anything, but like if they joke about an insecurity of yours, put yourself in their shoes for a hot sec. If you were born into their body, what would you be insecure about? Then just go from there ig. Don't make it too harsh tho; don't p**s em off. Just bring up spilled tea or something. Play dirty if you get the chance.
Load More Replies... Zoe's Mom 5 years ago (edited)
It's something you will overcome as you get older. I was the same but now I just say f*ck it.. This is how I handle it: You don't pay for the roof over my head, the food in my cupboards nor the clothes on my back so why in the hell would I care what you think about me!? I actually told that to someone who ask to slept on my couch for one night and complained when I was up early the next day. He never stayed again. Just keep moving on and take the higher road. You'll get there.
Shawna Rachelle 5 years ago
Time to accept this, we all are judged constantly by our co-workers, peers, etc. .Its' our nature. Just learn not to care, and care about yourself, its not what they think that matters, but how you believe living your life.
Billy The Kid 5 years ago (edited)
the less people you know the better. keep your head down and look out for yourself and the ones that care for you. people that gossip to you will gossip about you. Im not ignorant to people. I say hello but i NEVER tell people my buisness
Arctic Fox Lover 5 years ago
That's... Kinda bad advice. You're telling this teen to try not to know anybody? Really?
Load More Replies... #29
In order Being left alone/forgotten Being unloved by family Bees Judgement Deep Open Ocean Failure The Dark Dolls Clowns Corpses And the grand old one... Death. Not death, but what happens after we die.
Final score:
6points
Steve Barnett 5 years ago
Hi Alice, as long as you are just afraid of Bees, that's fine. BUT PLEASE NEVER EVER KILL A BEE; they are so important to the environment.
Billy The Kid 5 years ago (edited)
thats a lot of issues! Stephen Hawkins upset the catholic community once. He said that there is no after life. His comment was when we die we are like computers we just shut down and thats it. It makes me think! Scary
Arctic Fox Lover 5 years ago
Steve Hawkins was smart as heck, but... He's wrong as well.
Load More Replies... A Random Panda 5 years ago
Failure will happen. Don't try and avoid that it will happen: accept it, move on, and keep your head up high.
Chris Watson 5 years ago
Go now, and clean out some drawers or do some heavy work for a senior. Tire yourself out. Then you’ll need a soak in a hot bath. Forget everything else
Gavin Thompson 5 years ago
Don't run away either, walk away slowly, running might appear as a threat to the bee and it might attack.
#30
Being lazy and useless. The bane of my existence is work, I take pride in my work ethic, people know and acknowledge me for my work. If I don't work, than I have no purpose. If I have no purpose, I just spiral into a pit of disaster. So yeah.
Final score:
6points
Steve Barnett 5 years ago
Hi Madison. This too is something I can completely relate to; if I've done nothing during a day, even on a day off, I feel I’ve not achieved anything; therefore, the day has been lost. I think about The Myth of Sisyphus. I recommend reading Albert Camus's 'The Myth of Sisyphus'.
AflyingSquirrel 5 years ago
you mean the guy who pushes a rock up a mountain forever?
Load More Replies... Billy The Kid 5 years ago
never ever let work overtake your life. When you please too much at the start of a job then people expect all the time. when you are over worked you can start to slack and then that is when people judge. Dont let people rely on you too much!
#31
This is going to sound really dumb, but butterflies. I don't even know why. Also having everyone die. But butterflies and I run away screaming when I see one
Final score:
6points
togcrewsc 5 years ago
My uncle does the same thing and he's like 300 lbs. He's also scared of moths.
AflyingSquirrel (Submission author) 5 years ago
Well anything of the butterfly family, I know they are harmless, but still AHHHHHHH
Load More Replies... Chris Watson 5 years ago
Make friends with the butterflies. Allow it to land on you. Take a good look. You’ll be fine.
#32
Babies with adult faces.
Final score:
6points
#33
This is a time of grief for you. Life is your own journey no one can walk for you. You will suffer more by thinking about past and future. Best thing is always stay in the current moment. This is the moment you live. Stop thinking what happened in the past or what will happen in future. Think only about the current moment. By doing this you start addressing the immediate necessities. Address them based on your experience and situation. Always plan to improve yourself.
Final score:
5points
MrOwlAteMyMetalWorm. 5 years ago
Thank you so much ,Sir! I think this the only solution to all of the miseries on earth yet it doesn't stop me from thinking life is really not worth all that people say it is.Good day to all!
Anxious Pansexual Nightmare 5 years ago
Always good advice! I would like to add that if it seems impossible to do this, hug someone, make a list, draw, sing horribly, call someone, or eat an ice cube. These have all helped me!
Billy The Kid 5 years ago
You cant change the past. I never plan my future. if i make plans and it falls through then it is a great disappointment! Take the day as it comes.
#34
I know that it must be an obvious thing to be scared but i am scared of death. I don't want to die fast i want to die fighting for my life
Final score:
5points
Anxious Pansexual Nightmare 5 years ago
Honestly, that’s a pretty healthy fear. For me, not feeling like that is one of the warning signs that I’m in for a really bad mental health day.
*sigh*, The Yellow Teletubby 5 years ago (edited)
I would have severe existential dread panic attacks when I was really smol, so even though I'm still pretty young, I've gotten over that fear. Not sure if it's a good thing yet, but I'll try an inform you when I get there lmfao. I think it's perfectly fine, it's just a challenge we've already overcome. Maybe a little too early, but hey the sooner the better ig
Load More Replies... #35
one of my biggest fears is some sort of zombie apocalypse happens and we dont have anywhere to go and then we turn into chickens and then my dad is a zombie (it was one of my dreams but its still scares me and i hope it doesnt happen )
Final score:
5points
togcrewsc 5 years ago
mY pReAsOs WhErE aRe YoU gOiNg CoMe BaCk To SmEaGoL
Load More Replies... #36
In order: 1. Clowns 2. Spiders 3. Nuns (I'm not even Catholic) (Distant) 4. Failure
Final score:
4points
#37
In past years I had 3 pets: a parakeet, a dog and a cat (my sister's pet). Parakeet and dog died; their final days were really painfully due sickness. My fear is that the cat died also with lot of pain. Due Covid, sister is in another country unable to return. Also my fear is to tell her her cat died painfully.
Final score:
4points
Dorothy Parker 5 years ago
Take your pets in for regular check ups. If they are eating, sleeping, playing and eliminating normally you can assume they're fine. If they are ill, with no hope of recovery, talk to the vet about what the merciful thing to do is. Animals shouldn't suffer so we can have them longer. The kindest thing to do is let them go when it's their time.
#38
I'm scared to death of relapsing and becoming addicted to porn again.
Final score:
4points
A Random Panda 5 years ago
Concentrate on the people around you who give you joy. Just, try and forget.
Arctic Fox Lover 5 years ago
This... I can sorta relate... I know faaaaaaar too much for an 11 year old... Ah, kill me...
#39
Honestly, it's being forgotten from existence when we die. It kind of makes it worthless to go through all of life just to die and be forgotten.
Final score:
4points
#40
My anger exploding. If I build it up too long it'll just hurt everyone, but there's not really an easy method to get rid of it for me.
Final score:
4points
*sigh*, The Yellow Teletubby 5 years ago
hm, I wanna know what methods you've tried. I find creating art helps, not a lot, but it gets it down a bit. Also screaming in the shower, to a song or just screaming by itself helps. And writing isn't that effective for me, but it gets me tired enough to where I'm too exhausted to think about the anger and just go to sleep lmao.
Wolfowl (Submission author) 5 years ago
I try to play things that make me feel happy, listen to music that makes me feel happy, and talk to some friends. I'm pretty bad at drawing but pottery might help. Writing does kinda help, I love making worlds. Or just reading.
Load More Replies... #41
Sharks, I really shouldn't have watched Jaws
Final score:
4points
*sigh*, The Yellow Teletubby 5 years ago
look up cookie cutter sharks <3 and "ghost sharks". Avoid goblin sharks and that one prehistoric shark with the weird a*s jaw.
#42
I'm a very anxious person in the first place, but hoooohhhh lordy reading these resurfaced so many fears I forgot I had, lmao. My top fear (I think...?) is being vulnerable. I'm scared of opening up to and trusting people with my emotions, because last time I trusted someone, I experienced something that should never happened to an innocent, 4 year old girl. I also have a kind-of fear of asking for help from others, especially when I really need it. My 2nd is being alone, all by myself, and left with my thoughts. I'm scared of what I might do to myself, because I really depend on others to distract me from my thoughts. I can't stand the thought of not having someone to have by my side, to talk to, to support each other. #3 is probably failing and having to come back to my father with the failure. He is really narcissistic, and just is horrible with dealing with the failure of people he knows. When someone he knows fails at something, it makes him think less of them, and he talks about it and jokes about them behind their backs. He mocks me and my sister if we do badly at something, and he yells at us and complains (VERY loudly) about it to our stepmom while we're a room away. 4th fear is becoming like him. I'm horrified of that, because sometimes narcissism runs in genes, and both me and my sister are actually scared of becoming like him, and picking up/developing some of his traits, haha. I fear this even more, because I've already found myself showing little hints of his personality. My 5th fear is not being able to protect the people I love. I wasn't able to protect myself the 1 time I really needed to, and I can't stand thinking about anyone I know and love facing something so horrible and not being able to feel safe. I've always been a little on the naturally stronger side, so I can protect myself more now, but I couldn't back then. On the plus side, I'm working out to get stronger. I just want everyone to feel safe where they are, without having to worry about being assaulted/killed/hurt. My 6th and probably last fear might be drowning. There's really not a really effective way to get out of the situation of which you're drowning. You're under the water, and no one's going to see you unless they've got a sharp eye. The chances of you pulling through decrease exponentially the longer you're under water. No thanks, not my cup of tea, lmao.
Final score:
4points
MrOwlAteMyMetalWorm. 5 years ago
You know,I have similar fears and the thing about becoming like them .It causes so much of self hate within me whenever I see any hint of such trait.I also fear I'll just give up one day and become like him.Being afraid all the time of my own self and my stupid life ahead is so exhausting that I rarely wish to continue living.The Yellow Teletubby,now that you know you're alone in feeling such things,fearing them I hopw you get better everyday.Your story,your voice comforted me in my fight.I hope you feel the same way.*One big tight virtual hug
togcrewsc 5 years ago
I hate being left by myself too, that's when I do stupid things. After what happend that I commented on previously, my gf had to move away. It's been a year since we've seen each other in person and it makes me hate myself for not protecting her enough, for not being there when she needed me. I ended up in the hospital twice, and there have been 4 other times that my parents never knew about. Today, I'm struggling bc we just went back to school and I have no friends in all my classes, I'm the only freshman in half of them, the rest are Juniors/Seniors, and I just feel alone. But reading this and your previous comment makes me feel better, if minimally. But every bit helps. Thanks, and you aren't alone either ^^
*sigh*, The Yellow Teletubby (Submission author) 5 years ago
Idfk how, but I forgot to add heights as one of my fears -_- it'd probably take 2nd place; I can't even look at a tall building without getting dizzy and nauseous.
Anxious Pansexual Nightmare 5 years ago
I agree with R L that maybe you should see a therapist? I think that with all your worries, you care a lot about the people you love. And if they know any thing at all they know that. It sounds like that alone sets you apart from your father. Please know that you ARE different from him. Just your brave acknowledgment if your fears proves that. I hope you have a good day and life!
*sigh*, The Yellow Teletubby (Submission author) 5 years ago
thank you for your words, they made me cry 😂 it means a lot to hear someone say that, and I hope you have a great rest of your turn with your self-aware cell clump too <3
Load More Replies... #43
House fires, It may sound not so bad but it is my number one fear in the whole world.
Final score:
4points
*sigh*, The Yellow Teletubby 5 years ago
hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh I used to be horrified of this and have a bag filled with important 4-year-old possessions to grab-and-skeet if there was ever a fire in the house.
A Random Panda 5 years ago
Cute. (I mean the emergency getaway bag, not the fear).
Load More Replies... #44
Blood. I know it's kinda silly, but I have a valid reason. I tense up and get really uncomfortable. Even when I think about it, I get scared. As I'm writing this even.
Final score:
4points
*sigh*, The Yellow Teletubby 5 years ago
...are you a dude? Kind of inconsiderate question but I'm genuinely curious about girls with a fear of blood. Do y'all like get uncomfy around period blood or is it different because like... Idk, I'm just genuinely curious
togcrewsc 5 years ago
My gf is scared of blood and yet she still wants to become a homicide detective, but she's only scared of living blood. She hates her period so much, which is not suprising bc a couple of days ago she nearly fainted when she poked her hand and a little blood came out.
Load More Replies... #45
My biggest fear is heights. I have actually passed out a couple of times.
Final score:
4points
#46
As a musician, one of my worst fears is messing up on a solo, be it in a live concert with an ensemble(such as orchestra or band) or screwing up quite literally as a soloist standing or sitting in front of a large group. I would be even more afraid if I get grilled by either of my private instructors afterward.
Final score:
4points
#47
My name not being written in the Book of Life.
Final score:
3points
Anxious Pansexual Nightmare 5 years ago
Well, I don’t know much about religion, but from what I know, isn’t god supposed to be forgiving? As long as you believe in him and love thy neighbor, I think you’ll be fine! (Please don’t attack me if I got anything wrong, and I hope this helps a little)
Salma Hernández 5 years ago
This is about religion. Christians believe that their name has to be in the Book of Life to enter to eternity (aka, heaven). If not, they have to go to hell.
Load More Replies... #48
Snakes even read one's scars me 2death
Final score:
3points
#49
killing bugs. I don't know why, it's stupid, I'm not even afraid of bugs- but the act of killing them is absolutely horrifying to me for whatever reason. therefore pretty much any bug I see ends up being transported in a cup back to the outdoors lol.
Final score:
3points
Shawna Rachelle 5 years ago
I always feel guilty when I have to kill the spider who won't stop making webs in my house or the cricket that sneaked in. But no guilt on the damn mosquitos or fungus gnats ( I have a lot of indoor plants) those bastards can die!
*sigh*, The Yellow Teletubby 5 years ago
just give the spider the cricket as a meal. Their babies everywhere in the house will thank you ;)
Load More Replies... i-be-viben 5 years ago
murder the roaches tho they scary and repopulate quik (sorry if i spelt that wrong) AND THEY ARE FRICKEN HARD TO KILL
the oreo (Submission author) 5 years ago
ugh I hate roaches but luckily I have a lizard to feed them to... otherwise i'm whipping out the vacuum heck yeah
Load More Replies... #50
I have an irrational fear of slugs. I can see one and start crying, my husband has to remove them and tell me where he put it so that I can calm down. I know that it’s a stupid fear and that I can out run one but it is a very real fear to me.
Final score:
3points
#51
seaweed but not on shore under the water and feeling it glide by your foot and thinking it would either one drag you down two be a jelly fish
Final score:
3points
Rory Ell (Submission author) 5 years ago
thanks i'll take that into account
Load More Replies... #52
The things IN the dark. Not THE dark, the things IN the dark. Please understand the difference
Final score:
3points
AflyingSquirrel 5 years ago
i know humans fear the dark for they cannot see what there is, and the possibility that there is someTHING in there.
Arctic Fox Lover 5 years ago
Yes, yes, I abso-quackin-lutely understand this, yes. This is THE one, yes, yes, YES this should be WAY higher, omg--
*sigh*, The Yellow Teletubby 5 years ago
The only reason I'm afraid OF the dark is that I get really dizzy and lose my sense of balance almost completely when I can't see 😂 I've fallen over in the dark more times than I'd like to admit; I'm like an old person
#53
That is easy. Outlive my son. This should happen to no one.
Final score:
3points
Foxxy (The Original) 5 years ago
I agree with you there. Sadly my nanna has lost 3 of her kids and her husband, losing one kid is bad enough let alone 3.
Thom Schlevens (Submission author) 5 years ago
Wow, I'm truly impressed. She must be an idol for you and your other family members. If your kids and grandchildren speak so proudly about you when you turn eighty, you know, you lived the right life. I've got nothing but respect for her attitude. Hopefully, in comparison, your life will have a lack of catastrophic events.
Load More Replies... #54
That evil will win at the end of the game.
Final score:
3points
#55
When I was in the Marines we had a presentation about fear. It was discussed a lot. This presentation was particularly about going into battle and how it was normal to experience fear and how to cope with it. The Marine presenting did a great job of normalizing fear and reassuring Marines that they didn't have to suppress emotions; that we could all rely on each other. He asked several people to discuss things they are afraid of. When he asked one hardened Master Sergeant, the MSgt replied, "I ain't scared a shit". I believe him. I've tried to reach that goal ever since then. I feel that I'm close.
Final score:
2points
#56
I've always hated spiders that I don't know. I'll be uncomfortable if one of my teachers/friends owns a pet spider, but it isn't that bad. Looking for a spider in a garage though.... It scares me beyond belief. I know they're supposed to be 'helpful' and all, but when my dad found a huge black widow....eghhh
Final score:
2points
#57
I have a giant fear of failure. It sucks because whenever I fail I absolutely breakdown for about an hour.
Final score:
2points
Arctic Fox Lover 5 years ago
You got that straight out of a book or a picture frame.
Load More Replies... #58
frogs and toads I know this sounds outrageous but when I was young frogs would always chase me and the same with toads. they also gross me out. whenever i see a frog or a toad while walking ill just spin around like a ballerina and go the other way. i swear there out to get me
Final score:
2points
#59
Drowning. I even panicked during my baptism at age 7 (Baptist-they fully submerge you). I never learned how to swim and I'm still afraid to learn. I've been in pools many times, so that is facing my fear a bit. 10 years ago, I braved going down a water slide, and panicked because I couldn't feel the bottom of the pool after I came up (I was told it was not that deep). I had hit my head on the bottom of the pool, but didn't know it until the next day, when I found a large bump on my head. No more water slides for me!
Final score:
2points
#60
Dying alone
Final score:
2points
A Random Panda 5 years ago
Hey, all the lil cells and bones and stuffs will always be with you. You ar never alone.
*sigh*, The Yellow Teletubby 5 years ago
don't worry, there'll always be the lil dust mites on your skin and eyelashes watching over you <3 always :)
#61
My fear is being stuck in a tube not being able to move with my hands down by my sides all alone. Left to rot but worst of all, having an itch and not able to get to it!
Final score:
1point
#63
i have a few big fears: darkness heights depths wasps and hornets
Final score:
1point
#64
That I'm not good enough and will keep disappointing myself and others.
Final score:
1point
Arctic Fox Lover 5 years ago
Whaaaat? But on other posts you were saying how "Oh, failure is nothing, just brush it off cuz you're still a great person", while here, your fear is that you're not good enough? Duuuuuude
A Random Panda (Submission author) 5 years ago
Hehe I guess I have more confidence in others than myself.
Load More Replies... #65
Basements. It's one of my triggers still too. Unless it's furnished I don't handle basements well. So much fun considering I live in Tornado Alley. I've legitimately had to argue with myself out loud about taking shelter before. I also fear heights...well more the sensations of falling. The height itself makes me nervous more than scared. I know everyone keeps telling me the landing hurts worse but that but wrenching sensation while you fall gets to me. Those are my big two.
Final score:
0points
Dorothy Parker 5 years ago
Finished basements don't look scary. Furnished, lighting. It's the ones with unpainted splintery wood and open stairs that are on tv or in the movies. Not much light and old junk. They're supposed to scare you.
Arctic Fox Lover 5 years ago
I've got a basement like that. Such a shocker, they actually exist. 🤦
Load More Replies... i-be-viben 5 years ago
same ive never been in a basement tho but it looks scary just to look at one
#66
One of my biggest fears are of spiders. Even if a spider is on the ceiling I freak. Also, when I have something over my face like a face mask I feel like I can’t breath.
Final score:
0points
#69
Outdoorsy person here-- lots of normal fears about either myself or my partner getting hurt while climbing or mountaineering (my partner fell down a crevasse two years ago). One of my more unreasonable fears, though, is falling into a pit toilet (like the ones at campgrounds and trailheads).
Final score:
0points
#70
My greatest fear is bees and wasps, ok the reasoning when I was a smol kid I was playing around in my backyard and I saw a bug. (I was big into bus then) It was a wasp. I tried to grab it (I didn’t know what it was) I made it mad it flew straight at me. It stung me like an inch away from my eye.
Final score:
0points
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TheHolyFatherOfToast 5 years ago
Who is ***** down voting all these posts? Like seriously? It's someones FEARS!!!!! NOT THEIR PINIONS! BE NICE FOR ONCE
TheHolyFatherOfToast 5 years ago
Who is ***** down voting all these posts? Like seriously? It's someones FEARS!!!!! NOT THEIR PINIONS! BE NICE FOR ONCE
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