What are you affraid of, I mean really affraid?
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wst said:
The Moose said:
Also, stay safe people. I thought I was well within my comfort zone - I'd been there before, only a few days back. I was in the 'safe' zone. I wasn't the only person out. I wasn't the furthest person out. Little did I know, but I was closer to being rolled through the pearly gates on top of a big ass wave than I expected (I always thought it would be in a spectacular fashion - but not this!).
Don't take the chance. The sea is a cruel beast. Don't cock up.
Similar thing happened to me, except without the waves really smashing me, I was in the sea off a beach called "La Vall" in Menorca, and I didn't have my glasses on. I'd borrowed a mates bodyboard but the only possible slight-breakers were a ways out beyond the others (not "far", mind). I get out there, they're useless, I start paddling back in on the board, but it's big and awkward and I don't seem to be getting anywhere. I hop off the board, keep trying to swim in, but the bloody thing is huge and tied to my wrist like a big parachute thing.Don't take the chance. The sea is a cruel beast. Don't cock up.
I hear a whistle. I keep swimming away, I'm getting some progress, and a bloody Spanish bloke in red shorts pops up in front of me, throws me on the bodyboard and pulls me to the shore.
I put my glasses on and realise that there was a red/yellow flag. I couldn't see it without 'em!
Can't be arsed with sea swimming anyway. Sandy b
ks suck.DavesFlaps said:
I discovered my fear accidentally when I was snorkelling in the Maldives.
I was feeling really relaxed, swimming along beside the reef sharks, rays and other good stuff when I suddenly came to the end of the shallow bit. All of a sudden there was just nothing. The ocean floor just fell away into an expanse of blackness and for a moment I just froze, thinking what the fk is down there. I had visions of being dragged under by some sort of giant man eating octopus or something. It was quite unsettling.
Spooky.I was feeling really relaxed, swimming along beside the reef sharks, rays and other good stuff when I suddenly came to the end of the shallow bit. All of a sudden there was just nothing. The ocean floor just fell away into an expanse of blackness and for a moment I just froze, thinking what the f
k is down there. I had visions of being dragged under by some sort of giant man eating octopus or something. It was quite unsettling. Mrs k & I have some wonderful memories of our honeymoon on Meeru, and one that always pops up is just what you describe : the pair of us snorkelling on a reef, the clear water about 30 feet deep. It's like the biggest and best aquarium in the world. Then. The reef ENDS, and there is nothing but inky darkness below.
The pair of us stopped, looked at each other, and paddled furiously the 2 yards back to where the reef could be seen and the fauna was more attractive to look at than that which we couldn't see in the abyss.
DavesFlaps said:
I discovered my fear accidentally when I was snorkelling in the Maldives.
I was feeling really relaxed, swimming along beside the reef sharks, rays and other good stuff when I suddenly came to the end of the shallow bit. All of a sudden there was just nothing. The ocean floor just fell away into an expanse of blackness and for a moment I just froze, thinking what the fk is down there. I had visions of being dragged under by some sort of giant man eating octopus or something. It was quite unsettling.
http://apps.washingtonpost.com/g/page/world/the-depth-of-the-problem/931/I was feeling really relaxed, swimming along beside the reef sharks, rays and other good stuff when I suddenly came to the end of the shallow bit. All of a sudden there was just nothing. The ocean floor just fell away into an expanse of blackness and for a moment I just froze, thinking what the f
k is down there. I had visions of being dragged under by some sort of giant man eating octopus or something. It was quite unsettling. sorry.
Dalto123 said:
On a more serious note, injections. Absolutely terrified of them and have been as long as I can remember - I think it's the thought of the pointy needle piercing my skin that really freaks me out (and blood - in the case of blood tests).
Another one was broken/ smashed glass for the reasons above. Luckily it's not such an issue now, I've jsut grown out of it
I remember when I first had to give myself an injection. All my life I had blood test samples taken and it was no big deal, but when I had to stick this needle in myself it seemed like a very big deal. Monaco F1 race 2002 it was.Another one was broken/ smashed glass for the reasons above. Luckily it's not such an issue now, I've jsut grown out of it
Nowadays I'm fine with it but at the time ugh, I knew it wouldn't hurt and I knew it was for the best but it took me a while to 'psyke' myself up for it.
sjabrown said:
1. Cancer. More specifically developing a cancer. Rationally there's a good chance of it happening, but I worry about that. Probably because of my job (GP) and seeing folk with it day in day out..
This. My wife has terminal cancer my dad & mother in law died last year of cancer & I have a 5 year old son I'm scared will be left on his own. (Mum has Alzheimer's)For those with a fear of tight spaces/darkness..
http://news.sky.com/story/741182/potholer-trapped-...
For me, its insects. Dont like seeing them, touching them, hearing them. Yuck. Actually, thinking about it, I dont like most animals.
http://news.sky.com/story/741182/potholer-trapped-...
For me, its insects. Dont like seeing them, touching them, hearing them. Yuck. Actually, thinking about it, I dont like most animals.
Falsey said:
For those with a fear of tight spaces/darkness..
http://news.sky.com/story/741182/potholer-trapped-...
For me, its insects. Dont like seeing them, touching them, hearing them. Yuck. Actually, thinking about it, I dont like most animals.
"It's just you just never expect anything like this. We don't understand it," he[the dead man's brother] said.http://news.sky.com/story/741182/potholer-trapped-...
For me, its insects. Dont like seeing them, touching them, hearing them. Yuck. Actually, thinking about it, I dont like most animals.
Hm.
kiteless said:
DavesFlaps said:
I discovered my fear accidentally when I was snorkelling in the Maldives.
I was feeling really relaxed, swimming along beside the reef sharks, rays and other good stuff when I suddenly came to the end of the shallow bit. All of a sudden there was just nothing. The ocean floor just fell away into an expanse of blackness and for a moment I just froze, thinking what the fk is down there. I had visions of being dragged under by some sort of giant man eating octopus or something. It was quite unsettling.
Spooky.I was feeling really relaxed, swimming along beside the reef sharks, rays and other good stuff when I suddenly came to the end of the shallow bit. All of a sudden there was just nothing. The ocean floor just fell away into an expanse of blackness and for a moment I just froze, thinking what the f
k is down there. I had visions of being dragged under by some sort of giant man eating octopus or something. It was quite unsettling. Mrs k & I have some wonderful memories of our honeymoon on Meeru, and one that always pops up is just what you describe : the pair of us snorkelling on a reef, the clear water about 30 feet deep. It's like the biggest and best aquarium in the world. Then. The reef ENDS, and there is nothing but inky darkness below.
The pair of us stopped, looked at each other, and paddled furiously the 2 yards back to where the reef could be seen and the fauna was more attractive to look at than that which we couldn't see in the abyss.
In the mid-90s I was scuba diving in Oz up on the barrier reef and we went out to the continental shelf.
We were in about 30ft of crystal clear light blue waters and then we approached the drop off. It was jet black beyond. Being 19 and fearless I went out over the 'cliff'. It was a spooky feeling - like flying in a way and looking down and just nothing except pitch clack darkness. I remember it feeling all of a sudden very cold - I was now out in a huge body of water looking back at the cliff face and the warm waters beyond. I do remember looking down and thinking about monsters of the deep rushing up from the darkness - but we continued fearless (reckless?)anyway.
In hindsight I didn't ever think about a current dragging me down to the depths - and the thought of it now brings me out in a slightly cold sweat nearly 20 years later! As a youth, I guess ignorance is bliss!
TheJimi said:
Losing my parents.
Nothing terrifies me more.
I've been through this. I miss them both hugely and am very glad I had most of a perfect childhood before having to come to terms with death. I don't want to trivialise it, but it's such a normal thing, a huge unavoidable sadness, but one that most people are going to go through.Nothing terrifies me more.
Which leads me on to my worst fear: a long, lingering, painful, crippling death. I want it sudden and I want it pain free.
Captain Muppet said:
TheJimi said:
Losing my parents.
Nothing terrifies me more.
I've been through this. I miss them both hugely and am very glad I had most of a perfect childhood before having to come to terms with death. I don't want to trivialise it, but it's such a normal thing, a huge unavoidable sadness, but one that most people are going to go through.Nothing terrifies me more.
Which leads me on to my worst fear: a long, lingering, painful, crippling death. I want it sudden and I want it pain free.
The other way around is going to happen more inevitably as they both lurch to 60 within a year, and it's going to be terrible, but I like to think I've got 'coping with death' pegged.
Purity14 said:
wst said:
Captain Muppet said:
TheJimi said:
Losing my parents.
Nothing terrifies me more.
I've been through this. I miss them both hugely and am very glad I had most of a perfect childhood before having to come to terms with death. I don't want to trivialise it, but it's such a normal thing, a huge unavoidable sadness, but one that most people are going to go through.Nothing terrifies me more.
Which leads me on to my worst fear: a long, lingering, painful, crippling death. I want it sudden and I want it pain free.
The other way around is going to happen more inevitably as they both lurch to 60 within a year, and it's going to be terrible, but I like to think I've got 'coping with death' pegged.
One of my biggest fears is having the same happen to me and ending up in the same situation. I don't want to go out slowly and painfully. On one hand I have had the time to cherish the moments we spend together but on the other hand I've seen his mates slowly die off to the point where there is just him and 3-4 other people from his old group of mates left. Some of his mates went out in the same way, having health issues and then slowly but surely falling apart to the point where they were unable to do anything themselves. It's not pretty and really not a nice way to go.
I still have the same fear of spiders, heights etc but this is way scarier to me.
giblet said:
Purity14 said:
wst said:
Captain Muppet said:
TheJimi said:
Losing my parents.
Nothing terrifies me more.
I've been through this. I miss them both hugely and am very glad I had most of a perfect childhood before having to come to terms with death. I don't want to trivialise it, but it's such a normal thing, a huge unavoidable sadness, but one that most people are going to go through.Nothing terrifies me more.
Which leads me on to my worst fear: a long, lingering, painful, crippling death. I want it sudden and I want it pain free.
The other way around is going to happen more inevitably as they both lurch to 60 within a year, and it's going to be terrible, but I like to think I've got 'coping with death' pegged.
One of my biggest fears is having the same happen to me and ending up in the same situation. I don't want to go out slowly and painfully. On one hand I have had the time to cherish the moments we spend together but on the other hand I've seen his mates slowly die off to the point where there is just him and 3-4 other people from his old group of mates left. Some of his mates went out in the same way, having health issues and then slowly but surely falling apart to the point where they were unable to do anything themselves. It's not pretty and really not a nice way to go.
I still have the same fear of spiders, heights etc but this is way scarier to me.
ks on the internet - it'll be harder to be lonely.I'm also scared of spiders, but I find that can be fixed with a hammer and a willingness to clean the carpet afterwards.
BrabusMog said:
I got tossed around like a rag doll in Hossegor. Never again!
I've surfed most of my life but that wave can still be very hardcore. Had a few very dangerous situations surfing but I'm more cautious now.A double overhead, booming wave causes me far less worry than a river lock or little weir!!
DavesFlaps said:
I discovered my fear accidentally when I was snorkelling in the Maldives.
I was feeling really relaxed, swimming along beside the reef sharks, rays and other good stuff when I suddenly came to the end of the shallow bit. All of a sudden there was just nothing. The ocean floor just fell away into an expanse of blackness and for a moment I just froze, thinking what the fk is down there. I had visions of being dragged under by some sort of giant man eating octopus or something. It was quite unsettling.
This makes the hairs on the back of my neck stand on end being both deep water and heights I was feeling really relaxed, swimming along beside the reef sharks, rays and other good stuff when I suddenly came to the end of the shallow bit. All of a sudden there was just nothing. The ocean floor just fell away into an expanse of blackness and for a moment I just froze, thinking what the f
k is down there. I had visions of being dragged under by some sort of giant man eating octopus or something. It was quite unsettling. 
... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQITWbAaDx0Not being a good swimmer i tend to panic if i'm in water where my feet cant touch the bottom. I had a pretty grim experience in what felt like just a few inches of water when i was a kid. I was at Hereford Leisure Centre with my parents, a pool with a wave machine, and just remember being stood at knee-depth near the edge and suddenly being knocked caught and knackered over by a wave, pushing me backwards and winding me. I tried to turn around and push myself but the waves kept washing over me and the suction of the water draining into the vents kept my face down and i couldn't escape whilst i slowly ran out of air. The feeling of panic and utter helplessness still gives me chills.
Dalto123 said:
On a more serious note, injections. Absolutely terrified of them and have been as long as I can remember - I think it's the thought of the pointy needle piercing my skin that really freaks me out (and blood - in the case of blood tests).
I'm type-1 diabetic and generally do anywhere between 5 and 10 injections per day, plus the same amount of blood tests with the little finger pricker. 
People find it odd when i explain my biggest phobia is needles... luckily if i can do the injection myself i'm all good, but anybody else. Not happening.
By far the worst is anything intravenous. I have some stories to tell that make me sweat just thinking about them, but needless to say i'll generally avoid anything intravenous at all costs which is generally either making a rapid escape or physically defending myself. There is a note in my file at the hospital to explain that my blood pressure is usually a tad high after spotting any needle-related paraphernalia
StuntmanMike said:
I remember a very close friend of mine coming around my house absolutely distraught, his then 4 year old son had been diagnosed with diabetes and he realise he was going to have to inject him several times a day.
Having been on the receiving end of this you can assure your mate it will hurt him more than it will hurt his son SteellFJ said:
I'm either alone in this fear or nobody has thought of it yet but SPACE freaks me out.
How well, at least in space, nobody can hear you scream 
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