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72. People being angry at me...

Tue Jul 8, 2025, 02:25 PM

Jul 2025

...and bees/wasps/hornets.

My father was allergic to bees. This developed after several stings in close succession each while out mowing the lawn. If my mother hadn't been home when the third and most serious reaction took place, he'd probably have died. As far as I know, I am not, and I've only been stung twice in my 74 years.

I'm so terrified of stinging insects that my heart rate jumps way up if I even hear one. I joke around that I might not need an Epipen if I were stung because I get such an adrenalin surge of my own that it could suffice.

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As a child or an adult what are/were you afraid of ? I am afraid of clowns. Always was. I was always afraid of the [View all] debm55 Jul 2025 OP

My parents were fundies. When I was taught about The Rapture that totally terrified me. Coventina Jul 2025 #1

I am so sorry, that was done to you. So glad you recovered. debm55 Jul 2025 #4

Awwww, {{{TINA}}} SheltieLover Jul 2025 #11

Vampires EYESORE 9001 Jul 2025 #2

Thank you very much. Usually those programs are on after 11: 30 on Saturday nights. I am sorry you saw that. debm55 Jul 2025 #5

Oh, they showed horror films from the 50s every day EYESORE 9001 Jul 2025 #10

I am so sorry for you. We had cartoons on after school. debm55 Jul 2025 #24

Well...it's not like I couldn't have watched cartoons instead EYESORE 9001 Jul 2025 #25

Closet door left slightly ajar in my bedroom at night.. sop Jul 2025 #3

Oh that would be very scary. debm55 Jul 2025 #6

I had one of those "scary closet doors as well" SheltieLover Jul 2025 #12

I am glad you had parents that were aware of your fears. SheltieLover. debm55 Jul 2025 #28

I'm glad, too, Deb. SheltieLover Jul 2025 #31

My father until the night he died. no_hypocrisy Jul 2025 #7

You know what no_hypocrisy. I could add my parents to my list of things I was scrared of. Love -no , Fear-yes. I had my debm55 Jul 2025 #27

My heartfelt condolences debm55. no_hypocrisy Jul 2025 #30

The very same things you were afraid of. MuseRider Jul 2025 #8

I forgot the clown stuff.....same. MuseRider Jul 2025 #13

I don't know why.they would do that. Bad parenting skills. is my guess. debm55 Jul 2025 #23

I feel your pain my dear MuseRider. I really do. The bed was terrifying for me. So were the clowns. But my own family debm55 Jul 2025 #33

Oh I can so identify. MuseRider Jul 2025 #45

I am 70, My father is dead. did I cry, no. My mother and siblings still live together. Do I visit-no, Do I call no. debm55 Jul 2025 #49

Kosmemophobia underpants Jul 2025 #9

Thank you very much underpants. I never heard of that. It must be very scary for people with that condition. debm55 Jul 2025 #22

Spiders, centipedes, anything creepy crawly. Diamond_Dog Jul 2025 #14

Thank you Diamond_Dogs. I agree. And I would also add snakes. debm55 Jul 2025 #19

Oh yes, definitely snakes! TY Deb. Diamond_Dog Jul 2025 #50

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When I was very young, my mother's old-fashioned wringer washer SheltieLover Jul 2025 #15

Thank you very much SheltieLover. I can why you were scared.At the age of three, I did get my hand and arm up to the debm55 Jul 2025 #16

OMG, Deb, that had to be terrifying! SheltieLover Jul 2025 #17

Thank you SheltieLover. We had one of those furnaces too. I thought it was hell. debm55 Jul 2025 #18

Yes, I suppose I thought it was a monster that would drag me to "hell." I din't realize at very young age that "hell" is SheltieLover Jul 2025 #21

Thank you SheltieLover. debm55 Jul 2025 #34

not me but my late mom ( name redacted ) , AllaN01Bear Jul 2025 #20

I am so sorry that Scarey things happened to you and your mom. debm55 Jul 2025 #35

The Chicken Heart That Ate New York LogDog75 Jul 2025 #83

Cancer. CrispyQ Jul 2025 #26

Thank you very much CrispyQ, Stil keep up with the mamograms --those can be very scary too. debm55 Jul 2025 #36

Snakes be seeing them at the zoo or ChazII Jul 2025 #29

thank you very much Chazil. I have a fear of snakes too. I know some are improtant to the environment but they still debm55 Jul 2025 #37

Snakes. Still am. OLDMDDEM Jul 2025 #32

Thank you OLDMDDEM, some fears are very stuck in our minds. I am scared of snakes too. debm55 Jul 2025 #38

Mosquitoes and the basement Imalittleteapot Jul 2025 #39

Thank you very much for posting your fears. mosquitoes can be scary. But the basement it the light at the bottom of the debm55 Jul 2025 #40

I am night blind so was always terrified of the dark because I can't see anything in dark conditions. lark Jul 2025 #41

That would be very scary to not communicate.and having a loss of control debm55 Jul 2025 #42

Why do things that make you feel bad? lark Jul 2025 #43

thank you lark. Very good question. debm55 Jul 2025 #44

Also those things nearest to us as a child or adult are the things that frighten us the most and be hard to change in debm55 Jul 2025 #47

That thing in the basement 2MuchNoise Jul 2025 #46

Oh that is scary. We lived in a duplex. Bedrooms on second floor. bathroom in the basement. No light switch. Had to go debm55 Jul 2025 #48

Oompa Loompas dlilafae Jul 2025 #51

Thank you dlilafae. Yes they are scary. debm55 Jul 2025 #54

Street cleaners sestina Jul 2025 #52

So sorry sestina. They are scary. debm55 Jul 2025 #57

I am afraid of my own medical destiny... Moostache Jul 2025 #53

Be at piece my dear friend. I am 70 and there are times I forget what I went to the kitchen for, why I bought something debm55 Jul 2025 #60

Please go see a neurologist who specializes in dementia, if you haven't already ms liberty Jul 2025 #67

Grizzly Bears PikaBlue Jul 2025 #55

So sorry PikaBlue. They are scary. debm55 Jul 2025 #56

There have never been any grizzly bears where I've lived. PikaBlue Jul 2025 #58

Thank you PikaBlue, you don't come across as a grizzly bear but as a rabbit or otter as a spirit animal. Love you. debm55 Jul 2025 #62

Today I am the Grizzly PikaBlue Jul 2025 #71

You have our prayers and thoughts for your daughter and the family. Stay strong, Grizzly. debm55 Jul 2025 #73

Thank you! PikaBlue Jul 2025 #75

Miller moths madamesilverspurs Jul 2025 #59

Thank you very much for sharing with us, madamesilverspurs. I am glad you have found methods to get rid of them my debm55 Jul 2025 #64

Huge waves on Lake Michigan catbyte Jul 2025 #61

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I was lucky, but I was also taught how to handle being caught in an undertow and also how to safely catbyte Jul 2025 #68

This might sound weird, but Jilly_in_VA Jul 2025 #63

Thank you Jilly_in_VA. Yes, I understand. Thank you for sharing with us. debm55 Jul 2025 #78

Heights. As a baby I would scream and become hysterical if I was set up high ms liberty Jul 2025 #69

Arachnophobia (no picture!) 🐭 justaprogressive Jul 2025 #70

People being angry at me... 3catwoman3 Jul 2025 #72

The dark/My own imagination Mad_Dem_X Jul 2025 #74

This is a weird one. greatauntoftriplets Jul 2025 #76

That is different. greatauntoftriplets, but as a child fears are all different. If you had an occasion where you knew debm55 Jul 2025 #80

I don't recall my parents ever eating octopus or calimari. greatauntoftriplets Jul 2025 #81

When I was a kid purple_haze Jul 2025 #77

Thank you very much.I am glad you have gotten over that fear. And purple-haze, as long as you have love in your heard to debm55 Jul 2025 #79

I had a nightmare about a tall skinny man with a pumpkin for his head. applegrove Jul 2025 #82

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The open ocean, heights and spiders all freak me out. Rizen Jul 2025 #85

Mine is relatively minor and I got over it chowmama Jul 2025 #86

I too had a monster under the bed. LudwigPastorius Jul 2025 #87

thank you very much, LudwigPastorious. I think monsters under the bed is very common as is running away from a monster debm55 Jul 2025 #90

Monster under the bed. One day I told him to leave. He did. DUU Jul 2025 #88

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