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Title: Conquering our fears, together.
Post by: Kat Kid on July 01, 2015, 11:52:17 AM
I used to be scared of deadlines.  Now?  Not so much.
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Post by: 420seriouscat69 on July 01, 2015, 11:52:43 AM
Public speaking.
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Post by: Kat Kid on July 01, 2015, 11:53:48 AM
I had a wasp come out of my dad's diet coke can and bit/sting me when I was caddying for him at Stagg Hill.  Today?  I just made a couple families of wasps homeless.  #flightoftears
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Post by: Kat Kid on July 01, 2015, 11:54:45 AM
One funny thing that happened is that I used to be very afraid that my son would flush important things down the toliet.  Now he is 3 and basically handles his business like a grown up.
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Post by: Kat Kid on July 01, 2015, 11:58:20 AM
I used to get very nervous at car repair places, then I saw someone else get suckered super bad ($25 to fill up the air on an old lady's tires) and learned to just get the absolute cheapest of whatever I came for and refuse any suggestions.
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Post by: Kat Kid on July 01, 2015, 11:59:13 AM
I still get a touch of vertigo when climbing the spiral staircase in the rotunda at the capitol in Topeka.
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Post by: Kat Kid on July 01, 2015, 12:00:32 PM
I left the line for space mountain at Disney World because someone vomited in the line and I started thinking about the kid that supposedly was beheaded or whatever.
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Post by: Kat Kid on July 01, 2015, 12:02:10 PM
When I was 12 I was scared to kiss a girl that had braces because I thought it would shred my tongue, but took the leap and it was totally worth it.
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Post by: Kat Kid on July 01, 2015, 12:04:50 PM
I am still pretty scared of this old lady who lives in the cul-de-sac in our neighborhood who sits in a lawn chair in her garage and tries to tractor beam anyone out walking over for a chat.
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Post by: Kat Kid on July 01, 2015, 12:05:41 PM
Cockroaches and bed bugs.  I am going to hold on to these fears as I think they are important for my survival.
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Post by: Brock Landers on July 01, 2015, 12:07:33 PM
Clowns, amirite? 
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Post by: Kat Kid on July 01, 2015, 12:08:13 PM
Unemployment.  Wow.  I think this one might stick around.  Everyone needs some basic self-preservation stuff.
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Post by: TownieCat on July 01, 2015, 12:09:28 PM
I still get a touch of vertigo when climbing the spiral staircase in the rotunda at the capitol in Topeka.
10 year old TownieCat thought he was going to die doing this during his 4th grade field trip. Heights are the rough ridin' worst.
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Post by: Winters on July 01, 2015, 12:20:29 PM
I used to be very afraid of snakes (still afraid of the ones that can kill me fwiw) but yesterday while visiting my grandmother this garter snake came right up to me and I decapitated it with a garden hoe.  :cool:
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Post by: star seed 7 on July 01, 2015, 12:50:17 PM
I'm scared of social interaction  :frown:
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Post by: sys on July 01, 2015, 12:53:40 PM
I used to be very afraid of snakes (still afraid of the ones that can kill me fwiw) but yesterday while visiting my grandmother this garter snake came right up to me and I decapitated it with a garden hoe.  :cool:

you should be scared of social interaction with me.  because i'll beat the rough ridin' crap out of you if i ever see you.
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Post by: steve dave on July 01, 2015, 12:55:11 PM
dying. I used to not be scared of this. now I am terrified because of lil sd and both worrying about him being taken care of properly and me missing all of his stuff. also of anything happening to lil sd. I am a terrified parent.
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Post by: steve dave on July 01, 2015, 12:55:39 PM
tl,dr: being a parent is terrifying
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Post by: Asteriskhead on July 01, 2015, 12:56:55 PM
getting fired, fathering a child and becoming quadriplegic.
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Post by: Asteriskhead on July 01, 2015, 12:57:17 PM
they're all terrifying. eff that.
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Post by: puniraptor on July 01, 2015, 01:00:42 PM
Cockroaches and bed bugs.  I am going to hold on to these fears as I think they are important for my survival.

please post your hotel bedbug inspection routine for quality assurance
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Post by: Kat Kid on July 01, 2015, 01:05:26 PM
Cockroaches and bed bugs.  I am going to hold on to these fears as I think they are important for my survival.

please post your hotel bedbug inspection routine for quality assurance

I have not been to NYC since 2003 and don't have any immediate plans to return.
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Post by: lopakman on July 01, 2015, 01:21:25 PM
When I first became a parent and would see something on the news about a child being kidnapped or murdered, I would have these horrible nightmares and wake up covered in sweat.  It's still my biggest fear, and I'll never get over it.   Snakes are a distant second  :Yuck:
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Post by: 420seriouscat69 on July 01, 2015, 01:23:29 PM
I'm kind of looking forward to being married and having a kid so my fears will be on focused something else. You know, it's like that scene from major payne, when he runs over to the soldier and his leg is shot, so he breaks his thumb so he has a new thing to focus on.  :D
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Post by: Trogdor on July 01, 2015, 01:31:58 PM
Amusement park rides are not amusing to me
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Post by: Winters on July 01, 2015, 02:10:26 PM
I used to be very afraid of snakes (still afraid of the ones that can kill me fwiw) but yesterday while visiting my grandmother this garter snake came right up to me and I decapitated it with a garden hoe.  :cool:

you should be scared of social interaction with me.  because i'll beat the rough ridin' crap out of you if i ever see you.
I'd brake your hip and clavicle you old eff.  :)

Are you afraid of having to use a walker for the rest of your life?  :runaway:
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Post by: CHONGS on July 01, 2015, 02:13:05 PM
I used to be afraid of going crazy (as in medically crazy).  Now I am either not scared of that anymore, or my mind has deteriorated to the point where I don't know any better.
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Post by: Cartierfor3 on July 01, 2015, 02:25:23 PM
my Great Grandpa CF3 and my regular Grandpa CF3 both got Alzheimer's and it was terrible. My grandpa was a really smart guy, an electrical engineer who had been in the Air Force in Korea and stuff, and when he wasn't the same, it sucked. Real scared of that happening to CF3's dad or CF3. 
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Post by: 420seriouscat69 on July 01, 2015, 02:26:40 PM
When you think you peaked in college.
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Post by: Ptolemy on July 01, 2015, 02:32:57 PM
Best way to look at all this stuff (we prolly figure this out as we live life long enough) is you can be afraid of almost anything, but once you eventually confronting the fear, intentionally or by accident, you end up realizing that it's not that big of a deal and you just wasted a part of the limited time we all have in this life worrying about something that was no big deal. 

If you worry about death, there's nothing you can do about it in most cases, so why waste time worrying about it? Just imagine your kids will ultimately be better off if you croak when they are young because they are going to improvise with the limited tools you were able to give them and will become total badasses in life.

So there you go...
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Post by: sys on July 01, 2015, 02:41:31 PM
I'd brake your hip and clavicle you old eff.  :)

Are you afraid of having to use a walker for the rest of your life?  :runaway:

i'm like old clint eastwood in that movie about grass.  i'm old enough, i don't care anymore.  i just want to take some assholes who deserve to die with me when i go.
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Post by: Mrs. Gooch on July 01, 2015, 02:51:18 PM
my Great Grandpa CF3 and my regular Grandpa CF3 both got Alzheimer's and it was terrible. My grandpa was a really smart guy, an electrical engineer who had been in the Air Force in Korea and stuff, and when he wasn't the same, it sucked. Real scared of that happening to CF3's dad or CF3.

My grandma had Alzheimer's and every time I forget something it freaks me out.
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Post by: Mrs. Gooch on July 01, 2015, 02:52:26 PM
I'd brake your hip and clavicle you old eff.  :)

Are you afraid of having to use a walker for the rest of your life?  :runaway:

 :D

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Post by: star seed 7 on July 01, 2015, 02:55:20 PM
my Great Grandpa CF3 and my regular Grandpa CF3 both got Alzheimer's and it was terrible. My grandpa was a really smart guy, an electrical engineer who had been in the Air Force in Korea and stuff, and when he wasn't the same, it sucked. Real scared of that happening to CF3's dad or CF3.

My grandma had Alzheimer's and every time I forget something it freaks me out.

My gramps too. He died super young because of it
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Post by: Winters on July 01, 2015, 03:07:14 PM
I'd brake your hip and clavicle you old eff.  :)

Are you afraid of having to use a walker for the rest of your life?  :runaway:

 :D
:thumbs:
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Post by: star seed 7 on July 01, 2015, 03:08:39 PM
I think winters is saying he'd stop sys's hip from working
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Post by: Rage Against the McKee on July 01, 2015, 03:12:49 PM
Snakes don't even have hips, and they can still kick your ass if you are unarmed.
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Post by: Gooch on July 01, 2015, 03:24:38 PM
I'm scared of social interaction  :frown:
But once you warm up to people you are a real life teddy bear. Just the best.
Title: Conquering our fears, together.
Post by: Pete on July 01, 2015, 10:08:31 PM
The list is far too long to name the stuff that I used to be scared of. 

I have really been trying work on not worrying about the crap I can't control.  However, I still have loads of stuff that I can control that I am scared of, but that's mostly because I am a pussy.
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Post by: slobber on July 01, 2015, 10:09:38 PM
Alzheimer's is the worst. It's rampant on my wife's side. My mother also had it. :sad:


Gonna win 'em all!
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Post by: Kat Kid on July 01, 2015, 10:16:18 PM
I mean Alzheimers is really bad and that is scary and so is the fact that you will die but good grief people.  You can't conquer either of those!
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Post by: star seed 7 on July 01, 2015, 10:33:46 PM
Being a cubicle office drone
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Post by: bubbles4ksu on July 01, 2015, 10:39:55 PM
i'm not afraid of being dead but i'm very afraid of the pain that comes with death. like, it's either a slow deterioration or you feel your entire body seize up in a heart attack or hear your bones snap in a car wreck.

an in-law of mine had a bazillion heart attacks and he always said that he would try to let go during them but the pain was so great that he'd have to fight against them and he'd end up staying alive. i'm scared of that situation but i'm also scared of having a decade or two of increasingly poor health leading to the inevitable. woof. :frown:
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Post by: bubbles4ksu on July 01, 2015, 10:41:58 PM
Being a cubicle office drone
you're a bright person so you have a lot of control over this one.
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Post by: bubbles4ksu on July 01, 2015, 10:44:20 PM
i'm not good with heights and i don't like that.
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Post by: puniraptor on July 01, 2015, 10:52:44 PM
I always fear that I forgot to close the garage door. Like every single day.
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Post by: steve dave on July 02, 2015, 07:37:33 AM
I mean Alzheimers is really bad and that is scary and so is the fact that you will die but good grief people.  You can't conquer either of those!

I don't see the connection between being able to "conquer" something and it not being scary. the opposite actually makes more sense to me. like, it seems more logical that not being able to control alzheimer's onset would make it more scary.
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Post by: steve dave on July 02, 2015, 07:38:45 AM
like, what's scarier: being locked out of the pilots cabin when someone slowly takes a plane down and you know there's nothing you can do about it or sitting next to someone trying to take it down and having a chance (no matter how small) to stop them? the second seems much less scary.
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Post by: Cartierfor3 on July 02, 2015, 07:46:33 AM
like, what's scarier: being locked out of the pilots cabin when someone slowly takes a plane down and you know there's nothing you can do about it or sitting next to someone trying to take it down and having a chance (no matter how small) to stop them? the second seems much less scary.

1st is way scarier. Its like, what's scarier, falling off a cliff, or watching someone you care about fall off a cliff. I vote #2
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Post by: kslim on July 02, 2015, 07:51:02 AM
dying. I used to not be scared of this. now I am terrified because of lil sd and both worrying about him being taken care of properly and me missing all of his stuff. also of anything happening to lil sd. I am a terrified parent.
Same, its just the worst
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Post by: Mrs. Gooch on July 02, 2015, 08:01:23 AM
I mean Alzheimer's is really bad and that is scary and so is the fact that you will die but good grief people.  You can't conquer either of those!

There are things that you can do to keep your mind sharp, and maybe delay the onset of Alzheimer's. Mental puzzles like crosswords, etc. help with that. Also, learning something new, like a foreign language. Also, dancing (particularly partner dancing) could reduce your Alzheimer's risk because it keeps your mind engaged and you get physical exercise at the same time.
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Post by: Canary on July 02, 2015, 08:09:08 AM
I always fear that I forgot to close the garage door. Like every single day.
I have driven back home to check on that a few times.
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Post by: kso_FAN on July 02, 2015, 08:33:22 AM
Shots/needles. Nearly every time I get a shot I pass out. Even minor little things like a TB test. It's terrible.
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Post by: Kat Kid on July 02, 2015, 08:33:29 AM
I mean Alzheimers is really bad and that is scary and so is the fact that you will die but good grief people.  You can't conquer either of those!

I don't see the connection between being able to "conquer" something and it not being scary. the opposite actually makes more sense to me. like, it seems more logical that not being able to control alzheimer's onset would make it more scary.

Take it to the accepting your fate thread.  THIS IS NOT THE CAN DO ATTITUDE THIS THREAD IS LOOKING FOR!
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Post by: Kat Kid on July 02, 2015, 08:35:34 AM
Shots/needles. Nearly every time I get a shot I pass out. Even minor little things like a TB test. It's terrible.

A good piece of advice I was once told was to not look at it.  It also helps if the nurse is female because you can convince yourself that she is nice and is going to take good care of you.  If it is a guy nurse you have to go in with lots of bravado and you will try to do the flex thing with your arm and then it will hurt worse.
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Post by: kso_FAN on July 02, 2015, 08:40:16 AM

Shots/needles. Nearly every time I get a shot I pass out. Even minor little things like a TB test. It's terrible.

A good piece of advice I was once told was to not look at it.  It also helps if the nurse is female because you can convince yourself that she is nice and is going to take good care of you.  If it is a guy nurse you have to go in with lots of bravado and you will try to do the flex thing with your arm and then it will hurt worse.

I've tried all the tricks, doesn't matter. If I lie down, sometimes I'll make it, but I've still passed out doing that. Occasionally I'll have a vasovagal response (basically a minor seizure) as well. I hate shots.
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Post by: Asteriskhead on July 02, 2015, 08:45:14 AM

Shots/needles. Nearly every time I get a shot I pass out. Even minor little things like a TB test. It's terrible.

A good piece of advice I was once told was to not look at it.  It also helps if the nurse is female because you can convince yourself that she is nice and is going to take good care of you.  If it is a guy nurse you have to go in with lots of bravado and you will try to do the flex thing with your arm and then it will hurt worse.

I've tried all the tricks, doesn't matter. If I lie down, sometimes I'll make it, but I've still passed out doing that. Occasionally I'll have a vasovagal response (basically a minor seizure) as well. I hate shots.

i used to have both of these reactions, then they started stabbing me so frequently that i got over it. when i got out of the hospital last summer, i gave myself my own blood thinner shots until my warfarin had started working.
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Post by: star seed 7 on July 02, 2015, 09:46:58 AM
I'm fine with shots, but getting blood drawn is terrible. Passed out once cause I looked at the blood shooting into the tube
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Post by: Mrs. Gooch on July 02, 2015, 10:07:55 AM
I've never passed out or freaked out from getting blood drawn and especially not from shots. I mean, sure it's a bit uncomfortable and not pleasant and you might get a little light headed. Are you guys getting massive quantities of blood drawn or just like a little vial?
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Post by: puniraptor on July 02, 2015, 10:14:00 AM

Shots/needles. Nearly every time I get a shot I pass out. Even minor little things like a TB test. It's terrible.

A good piece of advice I was once told was to not look at it.  It also helps if the nurse is female because you can convince yourself that she is nice and is going to take good care of you.  If it is a guy nurse you have to go in with lots of bravado and you will try to do the flex thing with your arm and then it will hurt worse.

I've tried all the tricks, doesn't matter. If I lie down, sometimes I'll make it, but I've still passed out doing that. Occasionally I'll have a vasovagal response (basically a minor seizure) as well. I hate shots.

i used to have both of these reactions, then they started stabbing me so frequently that i got over it. when i got out of the hospital last summer, i gave myself my own blood thinner shots until my warfarin had started working.

i like to watch so i am prepared in case i need to do it myself
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Post by: star seed 7 on July 02, 2015, 10:16:13 AM
I've never passed out or freaked out from getting blood drawn and especially not from shots. I mean, sure it's a bit uncomfortable and not pleasant and you might get a little light headed. Are you guys getting massive quantities of blood drawn or just like a little vial?

Just a few tubes  :frown:

I also passed out once when I cut my finger bad and looked at it. I don't do well with irl gore
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Post by: Gooch on July 02, 2015, 10:27:12 AM
<-------- Not a care in the world. Having no family medical history is just great sometimes.
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Post by: wetwillie on July 02, 2015, 10:59:35 AM
<-------- Not a care in the world. Having no family medical history is just great sometimes.

Lets talk about snakes, and those that can come out of the toilet.
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Post by: yoga-like_abana on July 02, 2015, 11:04:37 AM
I don't like heights: I went skydiving
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Post by: Cartierfor3 on July 02, 2015, 11:04:59 AM
KK I thought of one. I was super scared when Mrs. CF3 was pregs. It felt like giving birth was a science experiment and we were the guinea pigs. Turns out modern medicine is pretty great and I had nothing to fear.
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Post by: Gooch on July 02, 2015, 11:10:55 AM
<-------- Not a care in the world. Having no family medical history is just great sometimes.

Lets talk about snakes, and those that can come out of the toilet.
:shakesfist:
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Post by: Kat Kid on July 02, 2015, 12:30:13 PM
KK I thought of one. I was super scared when Mrs. CF3 was pregs. It felt like giving birth was a science experiment and we were the guinea pigs. Turns out modern medicine is pretty great and I had nothing to fear.

This is very true.  My wife also was pretty uncomfortable with a lot of the pregnancy.  She puked every day, she was uncomfortable a lot, you have to show your private parts to everyone.  But now we made it through twice and not so bad I guess.
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Post by: XocolateThundarr on July 02, 2015, 04:24:04 PM
I always fear that I forgot to close the garage door. Like every single day.
I have driven back home to check on that a few times.

Allow me to change your life.... 

http://www.chamberlain.com/smartphone-control-products/myq-garage/model-myq-g0201

I have this setup and it is awesome.  You can tell if your garage door is closed from your phone and open it for someone if need be.
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Post by: puniraptor on July 02, 2015, 04:29:36 PM
I always fear that I forgot to close the garage door. Like every single day.
I have driven back home to check on that a few times.

Allow me to change your life.... 

http://www.chamberlain.com/smartphone-control-products/myq-garage/model-myq-g0201

I have this setup and it is awesome.  You can tell if your garage door is closed from your phone and open it for someone if need be.

skynet will murder you using your own garage door
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Post by: puniraptor on July 02, 2015, 04:30:27 PM
I always fear that I forgot to close the garage door. Like every single day.
I have driven back home to check on that a few times.

Allow me to change your life.... 

http://www.chamberlain.com/smartphone-control-products/myq-garage/model-myq-g0201

I have this setup and it is awesome.  You can tell if your garage door is closed from your phone and open it for someone if need be.

skynet will murder you using your own garage door

which would free you of the suffering of wondering whether your garage door is open, so i'm in
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Post by: XocolateThundarr on July 02, 2015, 04:43:58 PM
I always fear that I forgot to close the garage door. Like every single day.
I have driven back home to check on that a few times.

Allow me to change your life.... 

http://www.chamberlain.com/smartphone-control-products/myq-garage/model-myq-g0201

I have this setup and it is awesome.  You can tell if your garage door is closed from your phone and open it for someone if need be.

skynet will murder you using your own garage door

Pffffttttt... I've got my access point secured.  They will never guess the password.
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Post by: Canary on July 02, 2015, 05:26:31 PM
I don't like heights: I went skydiving
Instead of skydiving, I like to bungee jump.
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Post by: Bloodfart on July 02, 2015, 06:17:58 PM
When little Bf is riding in the tractor or combine with me I start thinking of all the terrible ways he could die on the farm.   :frown:
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Post by: Mr Bread on July 02, 2015, 06:27:26 PM
Farms kill kids like hotcakes.
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Post by: star seed 7 on July 02, 2015, 06:33:43 PM
Everyone that grew up on a farm knows multiple people that have died in Farm accidents
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Post by: Goldbrick on July 02, 2015, 07:05:42 PM
We're all gonna make it, bro's.

Also, Dentist for me. Not so much anymore but I once had a tooth extraction and watching a full grown man with a metal rod having to use his body weight to get that sucker out gave me some legit anxiety.
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Post by: The Big Train on July 02, 2015, 09:10:44 PM

Shots/needles. Nearly every time I get a shot I pass out. Even minor little things like a TB test. It's terrible.

A good piece of advice I was once told was to not look at it.  It also helps if the nurse is female because you can convince yourself that she is nice and is going to take good care of you.  If it is a guy nurse you have to go in with lots of bravado and you will try to do the flex thing with your arm and then it will hurt worse.

I've tried all the tricks, doesn't matter. If I lie down, sometimes I'll make it, but I've still passed out doing that. Occasionally I'll have a vasovagal response (basically a minor seizure) as well. I hate shots.

i used to have both of these reactions, then they started stabbing me so frequently that i got over it. when i got out of the hospital last summer, i gave myself my own blood thinner shots until my warfarin had started working.

i like to watch so i am prepared in case i need to do it myself

yep this is me too puni, also I have to watch or I get sick
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Post by: The Big Train on July 02, 2015, 09:14:30 PM
i have always had a fear of getting my throat slit as I sleep. I have gotten a lot better over the years but I could not go to sleep if something wasn't covering my throat, this is a problem during the summer if it's hot and I don't have the a/c cranked.
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Post by: Mrs. Gooch on July 02, 2015, 09:20:09 PM
I sometimes have a fear that someone is under my car and is going to slice my Achilles tendon when I walk up next to my car.
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Post by: sys on July 02, 2015, 09:21:26 PM
why couldn't the person slitting your throat just remove the throat cover and then slit you?
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Post by: The Big Train on July 02, 2015, 09:27:48 PM
it would be the easiest throat slitting in history, but mentally even a pillow case over my throat makes me feel 100% better
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Post by: Spracne on July 02, 2015, 09:29:41 PM
I am afraid of the dark  :frown:. Probably always will be, at this point  :blindfold:
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Post by: CHONGS on July 02, 2015, 10:11:57 PM
I used to be afraid of aliens, but that was Robert Stack's fault. 

The void is still disturbing.
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Post by: slobber on July 05, 2015, 11:38:43 PM

I am afraid of the dark  :frown:. Probably always will be, at this point  :blindfold:
what do you imagine is in the dark that might harm you?


Gonna win 'em all!
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Post by: Tobias on July 06, 2015, 12:00:28 AM
spracs, i slept with the light on until college
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Post by: Spracne on July 06, 2015, 12:03:32 AM

I am afraid of the dark  :frown:. Probably always will be, at this point  :blindfold:
what do you imagine is in the dark that might harm you?


Gonna win 'em all!

G..g..g..ghosts!

Nothing, really.  If Satan and his demon army exist, then they would know better than to make their presence known to me, because if they did I'd suddenly be full on #TeamGod, and they would have no shot at my eternal soul. 

Mostly, I'm just bothered by the combination of my senses and tired brain in low light environments.  I often drift out of sleep and see vague shapes that my mind too hastily assigns meaning to, and it momentarily freaks me out.  I recognize the error, but the physiological effects still take a while to unwind.  I blame a vivid imagination and religious indoctrination. 
Title: Re: Conquering our fears, together.
Post by: cfbandyman on July 06, 2015, 12:33:44 AM

I am afraid of the dark  :frown:. Probably always will be, at this point  :blindfold:
what do you imagine is in the dark that might harm you?


Gonna win 'em all!

G..g..g..ghosts!

Nothing, really.  If Satan and his demon army exist, then they would know better than to make their presence known to me, because if they did I'd suddenly be full on #TeamGod, and they would have no shot at my eternal soul. 

Mostly, I'm just bothered by the combination of my senses and tired brain in low light environments.  I often drift out of sleep and see vague shapes that my mind too hastily assigns meaning to, and it momentarily freaks me out.  I recognize the error, but the physiological effects still take a while to unwind.  I blame a vivid imagination and religious indoctrination.

I used to have a lot of problems sleeping without some light on, especially when I was about 10ish and I moved from my room upstairs on the 2nd floor where everyone else was and the room I had been in since I was born to all the way in the basement. I hated it and it freaked me out a long time being down there, cut off from everyone else. My new room was next to the storage room where the HVAC and the sump pump was so I could hear them run every now and then so there was all these weird noises I had to get used to. Plus the room had like a skylight pit with a ladder for me to escape in case of fire, but all I could think of was someone using it to get down into my room and offing me in my sleep. So I would turn on the bathroom light just down the hall a bit as a security blanket, and did that until I moved up to K-State, and that's when having a roommate, and just a tiny crack of light that came from under the door when I was in Moore, or the light from Royal Towers that shone into the racks when I was in my fraternity in the sleeping dorm, that transformed needing light from a security thing, to just a safety thing so I didn't bang my leg into a dresser or whatnot if I had to use the restroom at night. Really, what got me over the fear of needing a light was just someone(s) else in the room that I was sleeping in, just the feeling of another set(s) of eyes and ears in case something happened just puts my mind at total ease. Now when I sleep in my apartment, even though I am alone, I don't turn any lights on, usually the light from the next door apartments coming through the blinds is just enough to get me to the restroom if need be, but I don't turn anything on in my apartment. I guess it was a weaning process for me, but there is still some (indirect) light still there. Related, I still have to go through every room and closet and pull back the bath tub shower curtain and make sure all the doors are locked before I can actually get in bed and go asleep.
Title: Re: Conquering our fears, together.
Post by: The1BigWillie on July 06, 2015, 10:41:07 AM
I found two copperheads in my retaining wall this weekend.  Nope.. nope nope... Formulating a plan... ideas have included napalm, ddt, acid, shotguns, AK-47s... whatever it takes.  I will NOT live with them. 
Title: Re: Conquering our fears, together.
Post by: WildcatNkilt on July 06, 2015, 11:03:11 AM
My fear is living longer than the ones I love.  Especially WNKjr. 
Title: Re: Conquering our fears, together.
Post by: Cire on July 06, 2015, 11:07:10 AM
Terrified of heights
Title: Re: Conquering our fears, together.
Post by: sys on July 06, 2015, 11:17:52 AM
I found two copperheads in my retaining wall this weekend.  Nope.. nope nope... Formulating a plan... ideas have included napalm, ddt, acid, shotguns, AK-47s... whatever it takes.  I will NOT live with them.

there's nothing you can do.
Title: Re: Conquering our fears, together.
Post by: XocolateThundarr on July 06, 2015, 11:25:07 AM
I found two copperheads in my retaining wall this weekend.  Nope.. nope nope... Formulating a plan... ideas have included napalm, ddt, acid, shotguns, AK-47s... whatever it takes.  I will NOT live with them.

there's nothing you can do.

Sell your house.
Title: Re: Conquering our fears, together.
Post by: sys on July 06, 2015, 11:30:03 AM
they also aren't going to hurt you.
Title: Re: Conquering our fears, together.
Post by: Rage Against the McKee on July 06, 2015, 11:49:28 AM
they also aren't going to hurt you.

Well, they might if he accidentally steps on one or something.
Title: Re: Conquering our fears, together.
Post by: steve dave on July 06, 2015, 12:30:24 PM
or if one bites you
Title: Re: Conquering our fears, together.
Post by: ChiComCat on July 06, 2015, 01:07:13 PM
This would just about be my biggest fear in the world:
http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2015/01/09/376084137/trapped-in-his-body-for-12-years-a-man-breaks-free
Title: Re: Conquering our fears, together.
Post by: sys on July 06, 2015, 01:31:34 PM
they also aren't going to hurt you.

Well, they might if he accidentally steps on one or something.

if they're in his wall, and he's walked around in that general area on a regular basis, he's stepped over and around them probably about a milllion times by now.  they don't go around biting humans just because a human is in their general area, any more than a squirrel would see a human walking nearby and decide to charge over and bite it.
Title: Re: Conquering our fears, together.
Post by: 420seriouscat69 on July 06, 2015, 01:34:23 PM
or if one bites you
Yeah, this. If it bites him or any of his pets, they're dead.  :frown:
Title: Re: Conquering our fears, together.
Post by: star seed 7 on July 06, 2015, 01:37:00 PM
I thought copperheads were fairly aggressive for snakes?
Title: Re: Conquering our fears, together.
Post by: sys on July 06, 2015, 01:39:45 PM
If it bites him or any of his pets, they're dead.  :frown:

lol, no.  copperheads are not dangerous snakes.  a dog would get a swollen nose for a few days.  a human (unless he's allergic, which bigwillie isn't) would get a swollen hand that would go away in a few days on it's own, but since humans are giant wusses, the human would go the hospital and get some delicious morphine and a ridiculous medical bill.
Title: Re: Conquering our fears, together.
Post by: sys on July 06, 2015, 01:40:09 PM
I thought copperheads were fairly aggressive for snakes?

nope.
Title: Re: Conquering our fears, together.
Post by: Rage Against the McKee on July 06, 2015, 01:48:57 PM
Copperheads bite more people in the US than any other venomous snake species.
Title: Re: Conquering our fears, together.
Post by: sys on July 06, 2015, 01:55:30 PM
Copperheads bite more people in the US than any other venomous snake species.

they live where all the people in the united states live.
Title: Re: Conquering our fears, together.
Post by: steve dave on July 06, 2015, 02:00:05 PM
if it bites 1bigwill he's dead meat. he's too tall to survive that venom.
Title: Re: Conquering our fears, together.
Post by: steve dave on July 06, 2015, 02:01:25 PM
buy an entire family of mongoose and don't feed them for like a week. then unleash them on your copperhead den of a yard and watch them go to town on delicious snake meat.
Title: Re: Conquering our fears, together.
Post by: kslim on July 06, 2015, 02:15:13 PM
This would just about be my biggest fear in the world:
http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2015/01/09/376084137/trapped-in-his-body-for-12-years-a-man-breaks-free
fuuuuuuck that
Title: Re: Conquering our fears, together.
Post by: Bloodfart on July 06, 2015, 02:28:48 PM
I told my son just the other day that copperheads are wicked fun and that he should never be afraid of them.  They're like little leg less lambs of the snake kingdom. 
Title: Re: Conquering our fears, together.
Post by: steve dave on July 06, 2015, 02:36:20 PM
I told my son just the other day that copperheads are wicked fun and that he should never be afraid of them.  They're like little leg less lambs of the snake kingdom.

your son sounds like he's going to love being dead
Title: Re: Conquering our fears, together.
Post by: Asteriskhead on July 06, 2015, 02:40:11 PM
If it bites him or any of his pets, they're dead.  :frown:

lol, no.  copperheads are not dangerous snakes.  a dog would get a swollen nose for a few days.  a human (unless he's allergic, which bigwillie isn't) would get a swollen hand that would go away in a few days on it's own, but since humans are giant wusses, the human would go the hospital and get some delicious morphine and a ridiculous medical bill.

i mean, gosh, morphine is really rough ridin' delicious.
Title: Re: Conquering our fears, together.
Post by: Bloodfart on July 06, 2015, 02:45:46 PM
If it bites him or any of his pets, they're dead.  :frown:

lol, no.  copperheads are not dangerous snakes.  a dog would get a swollen nose for a few days.  a human (unless he's allergic, which bigwillie isn't) would get a swollen hand that would go away in a few days on it's own, but since humans are giant wusses, the human would go the hospital and get some delicious morphine and a ridiculous medical bill.

i mean, gosh, morphine is really rough ridin' delicious.

My dad says morphine has no effect on him.  Like you could give him a crap load and like he is still totally lucid.  Weird
Title: Re: Conquering our fears, together.
Post by: Spracne on July 06, 2015, 02:47:31 PM
If it bites him or any of his pets, they're dead.  :frown:

lol, no.  copperheads are not dangerous snakes.  a dog would get a swollen nose for a few days.  a human (unless he's allergic, which bigwillie isn't) would get a swollen hand that would go away in a few days on it's own, but since humans are giant wusses, the human would go the hospital and get some delicious morphine and a ridiculous medical bill.

i mean, gosh, morphine is really rough ridin' delicious.

My dad says morphine has no effect on him.  Like you could give him a crap load and like he is still totally lucid.  Weird

Does your dad drink a lot, a lot?
Title: Re: Conquering our fears, together.
Post by: Bloodfart on July 06, 2015, 02:48:41 PM
I used the word "like" too many times in that post.  Sorry
Title: Re: Conquering our fears, together.
Post by: sys on July 06, 2015, 02:49:35 PM
i mean, gosh, morphine is really rough ridin' delicious.

it's the best thing in the world.
Title: Re: Conquering our fears, together.
Post by: Bloodfart on July 06, 2015, 02:51:54 PM
If it bites him or any of his pets, they're dead.  :frown:

lol, no.  copperheads are not dangerous snakes.  a dog would get a swollen nose for a few days.  a human (unless he's allergic, which bigwillie isn't) would get a swollen hand that would go away in a few days on it's own, but since humans are giant wusses, the human would go the hospital and get some delicious morphine and a ridiculous medical bill.

i mean, gosh, morphine is really rough ridin' delicious.

My dad says morphine has no effect on him.  Like you could give him a crap load and like he is still totally lucid.  Weird

Does your dad drink a lot, a lot?

No.  Just your average amount.
Title: Re: Conquering our fears, together.
Post by: The1BigWillie on July 06, 2015, 02:55:27 PM
If it bites him or any of his pets, they're dead.  :frown:

lol, no.  copperheads are not dangerous snakes.  a dog would get a swollen nose for a few days.  a human (unless he's allergic, which bigwillie isn't) would get a swollen hand that would go away in a few days on it's own, but since humans are giant wusses, the human would go the hospital and get some delicious morphine and a ridiculous medical bill.

Sys is making me feel a lot better.  Does sys know what the f he is talking about? 
Title: Re: Conquering our fears, together.
Post by: The1BigWillie on July 06, 2015, 02:57:11 PM
I wonder if I could get some copperhead venom from @BenJi's dad and start drinking a little bit every day and then be like... BRING IT ON COPPERHEAD!
Title: Re: Conquering our fears, together.
Post by: steve dave on July 06, 2015, 02:57:42 PM
If it bites him or any of his pets, they're dead.  :frown:

lol, no.  copperheads are not dangerous snakes.  a dog would get a swollen nose for a few days.  a human (unless he's allergic, which bigwillie isn't) would get a swollen hand that would go away in a few days on it's own, but since humans are giant wusses, the human would go the hospital and get some delicious morphine and a ridiculous medical bill.

Sys is making me feel a lot better.  Does sys know what the f he is talking about?

he thinks hosmer should play second base
Title: Re: Conquering our fears, together.
Post by: Mrs. Gooch on July 06, 2015, 02:57:48 PM
If it bites him or any of his pets, they're dead.  :frown:

lol, no.  copperheads are not dangerous snakes.  a dog would get a swollen nose for a few days.  a human (unless he's allergic, which bigwillie isn't) would get a swollen hand that would go away in a few days on it's own, but since humans are giant wusses, the human would go the hospital and get some delicious morphine and a ridiculous medical bill.

Sys is making me feel a lot better.  Does sys know what the f he is talking about?

How would sys know if you are allergic to copperheads or not?
Title: Re: Conquering our fears, together.
Post by: The1BigWillie on July 06, 2015, 03:01:52 PM
If it bites him or any of his pets, they're dead.  :frown:

lol, no.  copperheads are not dangerous snakes.  a dog would get a swollen nose for a few days.  a human (unless he's allergic, which bigwillie isn't) would get a swollen hand that would go away in a few days on it's own, but since humans are giant wusses, the human would go the hospital and get some delicious morphine and a ridiculous medical bill.

Sys is making me feel a lot better.  Does sys know what the f he is talking about?

How would sys know if you are allergic to copperheads or not?

I'm not allergic to anything. I think it's from putting everything in my mouth when I was little... and big.
Title: Re: Conquering our fears, together.
Post by: sys on July 06, 2015, 03:02:33 PM
How would sys know if you are allergic to copperheads or not?

allergies develop after exposure to an allergen.  bigwillie hasn't been bitten before, so unless he's been huffing dried copperhead venom with ben ji's father, he's not allergic.
Title: Re: Conquering our fears, together.
Post by: sys on July 06, 2015, 03:04:22 PM
btw, if anyone is interested in conquering their fears, instead of just listing them on a blog, morphine will do the trick.  there hasn't been a single fear listed here yet that can't be cured with morphine.
Title: Re: Conquering our fears, together.
Post by: Mrs. Gooch on July 06, 2015, 03:07:37 PM
How would sys know if you are allergic to copperheads or not?

allergies develop after exposure to an allergen.  bigwillie hasn't been bitten before, so unless he's been huffing dried copperhead venom with ben ji's father, he's not allergic.

So you will not have a reaction the first time you are exposed to an allergen?
Title: Re: Conquering our fears, together.
Post by: Kat Kid on July 06, 2015, 03:08:29 PM
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/6c/Fear_of_a_Black_Planet.jpg)

Actually this is really good.
Title: Re: Conquering our fears, together.
Post by: Mrs. Gooch on July 06, 2015, 03:08:56 PM
My fear is that I am going to show up to a destination without the right clothes, accessories, shoes, etc. Therefore, I overpack. Will morphine help with that?
Title: Re: Conquering our fears, together.
Post by: sys on July 06, 2015, 03:11:15 PM
So you will not have a reaction the first time you are exposed to an allergen?

no.  you can be exposed without knowing it, but snake venom is a pretty rare compound to encounter just out blowing in the wind, so it's a fairly safe bet.
Title: Re: Conquering our fears, together.
Post by: sys on July 06, 2015, 03:12:10 PM
My fear is that I am going to show up to a destination without the right clothes, accessories, shoes, etc. Therefore, I overpack. Will morphine help with that?

yes,  you won't pack, won't go and won't care.  fear conquered.
Title: Re: Conquering our fears, together.
Post by: Bloodfart on July 06, 2015, 03:13:32 PM
Just morph'd that fear.
Title: Re: Conquering our fears, together.
Post by: Trim on July 06, 2015, 03:20:30 PM
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/6c/Fear_of_a_Black_Planet.jpg)

Actually this is really good.

I was gonna post this yesterday but fear'd the pit'n of this thread.
Title: Re: Conquering our fears, together.
Post by: Asteriskhead on July 06, 2015, 03:27:01 PM
btw, if anyone is interested in conquering their fears, instead of just listing them on a blog, morphine will do the trick.  there hasn't been a single fear listed here yet that can't be cured with morphine.

he's not wrong. once you watch that plunger bottom out and start to feel that ice flow through your veins, you'll believe you can do anything, even though all you'll want to do is lay there and drool on yourself.
Title: Re: Conquering our fears, together.
Post by: 420seriouscat69 on July 06, 2015, 03:50:29 PM
If it bites him or any of his pets, they're dead.  :frown:

lol, no.  copperheads are not dangerous snakes.  a dog would get a swollen nose for a few days.  a human (unless he's allergic, which bigwillie isn't) would get a swollen hand that would go away in a few days on it's own, but since humans are giant wusses, the human would go the hospital and get some delicious morphine and a ridiculous medical bill.

Sys is making me feel a lot better.  Does sys know what the f he is talking about?

he thinks hosmer should play second base
:lol:
Title: Re: Conquering our fears, together.
Post by: Mr Bread on July 06, 2015, 04:14:07 PM
How would sys know if you are allergic to copperheads or not?

allergies develop after exposure to an allergen.  bigwillie hasn't been bitten before, so unless he's been huffing dried copperhead venom with ben ji's father, he's not allergic.

So you will not have a reaction the first time you are exposed to an allergen?

the first one just primes your body to freak out the next time.  sets the stage. 
Title: Re: Conquering our fears, together.
Post by: Bloodfart on July 06, 2015, 08:05:49 PM
Jesus Christ anti-tobacco.   :facepalm:  You just made bedtime for my 6yr old much tougher.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=giMr9zadSjA
WTF?!
Title: Re: Conquering our fears, together.
Post by: slobber on July 07, 2015, 05:35:25 AM
Gremlins were never one of my fears until now.


Gonna win 'em all!