so far everything i've read in this thread doesn't seem to apply to me. i guess a huge spider the size of a wall clock would freak me out a little, but the regular size ones are no problem (i get them all the time in my ground floor condo and it's an easy paper towel solution). i thought about the tight spaces as well, and if i were enclosed so tight as to be unable to move i'm sure i'd freak out, but i'm not claustrophobic in the sense that a closet or other small area will cause me anxiety. i also love swimming in the ocean, i fly infrequently enough to still find it enjoyable, and i'm good with any height as long as there's a guard rail or something else in place
the one real fear i had as a kid was one or both of my parents dying. you'd hear those news stories about kids being orphaned when their parents were in a bad car accident and it terrified the hell out of me to think of that happening. and then when i was 18, my mom died and i was forced to confront my greatest fear head on. i've never felt as emotionally devastated as i was in the days/weeks/months after. after going through that any little fear i might have had before seemed pointless
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