Hello everyone
So I have a rather unusual fear of butterflies and a fear of darkness. The first one is definitely the fear that has confused lots of people in my life. I can’t explain it, for some reason I am just afraid of them. If one even comes near me, I completely freak out. The latter is a rather childish fear of mine. I don’t know why I’m afraid of the darkness specifically, but I know that I can’t stand it.
So what are your fears?
I’m afraid of drinking through a straw. I’m convinced (against all logic) that I’m going to inhale it and choke.
However, I recently started drinking through a straw again at my dentist’s recommendation, to protect my teeth from carbonation. I have a set of reusable metal ones. They don’t trigger my phobia at all. Maybe the texture makes all the difference.
nice try Freddy Krueger, or jigsaw, or pennywise or whoevery you are.
What if your fear is all three of those characters mooshed together in one sort of super fear monster? You just spilled the beans, friendo!
An ex was afraid of butterflies but not moths. They could explain what their were afraid of but not why it applied to butterflies and not moths.
My SO loves butterflies but is afraid of moths.
I’m not afraid of either. I’m afraid of being incapacitated though, so things like ledges or working under a car makes me uneasy.
Fear of losing my teeth. Spent about 5 years with dental braces, teeth pulled (permanent and baby to make room), and oral surgery to have a tooth exposed to pull down slowly in place over time. I have some fucked up dreams, but nothing disturbs me more than one where my teeth are breaking, cracking, loose, or falling out. Maybe it is a bit of dental PTSD.
Fear of right wing extremists taking over the world
