Personal: Countdown Day 4: 7 Fears/Phobias

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Day 4 - Seven fears/phobias

I'm not sure I have seven fears/phobias. There are plenty of things that make me anxious or stressed, but things I actually fear...

1. Spiders. This is the only thing that rises to the level of a phobia. Spiders terrify me. The fucking word can make me shiver, depending on the mood I'm in, and even just a cute little cartoon spider freaks me the fuck out. I can survive them if I must, I can kill them when I'm the only one home, because otherwise they're out there coming to get me, but god, I hate them.

I spend a great deal of time asking WHY IS IT ALWAYS GIANT SPIDERS?!

Oh, fandoms, come on now.

2. Heights. I actually like the feeling of fear that comes from heights. I push myself to stand on the edge of things and look down. This can be dangerous, because I have no balance, but still. I love that frisson of fear.

3. Umm ... I think I'm done. Things that make me anxious aren't things that make me fearful. Maybe things like being a complete and utter failure fall under here, but that always seems more like anxiety when I'm dealing with it. I dread the death of people I love, but I don't fear it.

Oh, I don't know. I feel like I'm overthinking this.