Fear

[Gen_Glory]

what do you fear?


Needles and War of the Worlds [Jeff waynes musical version mainly]

[Jubal]

Falling. No problem with heights, not too keen on falling. I have a fear of being unable to do anything as well. Like being in a padded cell or in a coma.

[Silver Wolf]

My only fear is Chuck Norris ... I hope that he didn't hear this..... OMG ! He is already here .... Run for your lives !

[Gen_Glory]

would you say being scared of the same thing no matter how many times you have seen/heard it   is a rational fear?

[Son of the King]

I don't really know properly what I really fear. Probably being completely alone or isolated without any way of contacting the outside world.

Oh and physics/geography exams. Although they're probably more hatred than fear, I don't really get nervous of exams or the like.

would you say being scared of the same thing no matter how many times you have seen/heard it is a rational fear?

I would say that it depends on the fear, and on past experiences with said fear. For example being afraid of say a dog every time you see one is definitely rational if you have had a bad experience with one in the past, its natural to be so. Unless its an annoying little ankle-biter thats all bark and no bite (I know that makes no sense but its like half midnight here so give me a break ) in which case the fear is a little irrational. Unless it has big teeth. But then it would most likely be quite a bit bite as well as bark.

Similarly, if someone is unnerved by a tarantula, or other beasty spider that is significantly larger than average I can understand, bt when people scream in terror at the sight of a money spider, that is irrational.

[Jubal]

I don't mind isolation, just inability to act myself.

[Gen_Glory]

what if they have heat rays and three legs?

[Darkstar707]

Hmmm. I have to say I am afraid of dogs, only big ones though, little ones I can punt across the room are fine :ninja: , but when the german Sheppards start going nuts around me it freaks me out.

[Son of the King]

I would say that fear of German Shepherds going nuts is pretty rational. I know that I can think of places I'd rather be than next to an angry German Shepherd.

[DeepComet5581]

This is a list of nearly every known fear in the world, both rational and irrational. Some of them are quite funny.

http://www.phobialist.com/

Enjoy!

[Jubal]

No joke, I once genuinely knew an aquaphobic.

He had to bath in fruit juice.

[DeepComet5581]

Lol. Did he smell of Apples?

The thing with this list is, phobias are classified as fears of things that are irrational. In that list there is a fear of atomic explosions. That's not irrational!

[DeepComet5581]

I fear Hannah Montana.

[Darkstar707]

I fear Hannah Montana.

.......Doesn't everyone?

[Jubal]

Depends how well armed they are.

I have 3 cupborads in my shed; one contains blunt and safe tools, one contains enought sharp tools to arm a militia and stave off a zombie invasion, while the third is a double-padlocked stell one which has the label 'In case'. That's the one for Hannah Montana.

The above isn't true, although I do have an impressive collection of pointlessly sharp tools.