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Ten Things People Fear Most

1st most regretful/fearful thing
especially currently
'I'm from the govt. & I'm here to help'
 
I'm going for a colonoscopy next Thursday and I'm dreading taking the Colon-Blow drinks on Wednesday.
 
Richard Cranium said:
I'm going for a colonoscopy next Thursday and I'm dreading taking the Colon-Blow drinks on Wednesday.
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Reminds me of a time when I worked in England. One of the Plumbers had to get a colonoscopy....and he made the mistake of discussing it at work. He told everyone he had to take a Bavarian Meal before the op......then says "I hate German food"
:lol::lol::lol: ....ole Ron sure was a dumbass. My Supervisor at the time had to go in and have an op also (can't remember the name of the op.) ....and they inflated his bowels with air I believe ..... after the op he had to go to the toilet to relieve the pain. He said the first few farts were funny as hell in a loud echoing room, but after about 15 minutes of that the pain got worse.....from farting. :)
 
1. Public Speaking:
Most of us are self-conscious enough when we leave the house, often perceiving that people are watching us, judging us for a fashion faux pas or some extra holiday weight around the middle. So imagine the tension if all eyes really are on you? This popular fear leads to an equally popular bit of advice: just imagine your whole audience is naked.
This used to be a bigger problem for me until I remembered that we all make mistakes. Being humble about them when speaking helps a LOT.
2. Heights:
Everyone has experienced a case of vertigo now and then, but only those who suffer from a legitimate fear of heights can truly understand exactly how unsettling it can be. Interestingly, there is no set limit for how high is too high – a person with a fear of heights could have an equally intense reaction from the top of a mountain, the top of an escalator, or the top of a ladder. Worst vacation ideas for those that suffer a fear of heights would include tours of the Grand Canyon, Eiffel Tower, Empire State Building, and the London Eye.
Being in construction, you either adapt to this or stay on the ground and lose respect.
3. Going to the dentist.
People tell us every day that they do not like going to the dentist. A lot of these people were traumatized by some dental experience in their past. Some are really afraid of needles. Whatever the reason, this does not surprise us that it is #3 on the list.
PPpfffffftt!!
4. Snakes.
It is probably a good rule of thumb to follow: if it scares Indiana Jones, it scares me. And so, like Dr. Jones, we find ourselves terrified of the reptiles we perceive to be slimy and sinister. In reality, most snakes are neither, but since one talked Eve into taking a bite of that damn apple, snakes have gotten a bad rep. It’s difficult to overcome Biblical prejudice and Harrison Ford.
Okay, I'm with you on this one.
5. Flying.
Millions of dollars in prescription drugs. Self-help books and behavior modification audio CDs. Enough tiny bottles of alcohol to intoxicate a herd of elephants. These are just a few of the coping mechanisms employed by those who are terrified of taking flight on an airplane. This particular fear can stand alone, or be incorporated with a few of the other greatest fear hits, such as heights, or claustrophobia. Travelers aware of their fear are encouraged to never fly un-medicated as a courtesy to their fellow passengers.
I'm not a big fan of it....
6. Spiders and insects.
Arachnophobia is the irrational fear of spiders. Millions of people suffer from it. There’s a very good reason why big Hollywood horror movies often feature gross-out scenes stuffed to the gills with creepy crawlies. Most people are freaked out by things that have twice as many limbs as they do. Even harmless insects can give you a full-body shiver. It isn’t the fear of being bitten by something poisonous, after all, that causes our bug-ban.
I don't run from them but I'm not a big fan either...
7. Enclosed spaces
Fear of enclosed spaces, or claustrophobia, plagues most people, even those that would not readily list it as their greatest fear. Simple, everyday experiences like riding the elevator to your office can leave many feeling both shaken and stirred. The extreme end of the claustrophobic spectrum leads to vivid nightmares of being buried alive, which is disturbing enough to scare anyone.
Funny thing....I don't like small houses, small cars or people that stand too close to me. I don't get panicky, I just get angry. Is that still a "phobia" if the result is anger and not fear?
8. Mice.
Ironic, isn’t it, that one of the most beloved characters of all time is Mickey Mouse, but shrink him down to life-size and he represents a rodent that invokes irrational, mind-numbing terror in many. Interestingly, when you separate the data culled by men and women instead of people as a whole, mice terrify women significantly more than they terrify men, indicating that the cliché of a housewife standing on a stool shrieking may not be as outdated as some feminists would like to claim.
Nope. I like rodents. I think that they are adorable.
9. Dogs.
They may be man’s best friend, but dogs also embody a certain amount of fear. Usually linked to traumas surrounding an attack in childhood, fear of dogs can plague people well into adulthood. Unfortunately, a dog that is prone to attack will only be encouraged to do so by your panicked countenance, making this particular fear one of the most legitimate. People in this classification may find the classic Disney film “Old Yeller” surprisingly uplifting.
I like dogs and most dogs like me. Mary opened my eyes to the joys of dogs as pets and I'm converted.
10. Thunder and Lightning.
Many small children are afraid of storms; surprisingly, this is not something everyone grows out of. While the explanation of thunder and lightning is perfectly rational, the fear remains ingrained in many adults. The idea that “God must be bowling” is of little comfort to those who are currently cowering beneath their blankets, praying for daylight.
I LOVE it! The wild storms rarely happen out West but when they do, I stand out in the patio area to watch.
 
Kern Dog said:
Nope. I like rodents. I think that they are adorable.
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Really????
How about you come over and help me with a job I am starting on Wednesday....in a Food Recycling plant, and I have to install a couple of new machines. The place absolutely stinks of rotting food etc...and the rats are as big as cats. The Plant Engineer goes around early each morning with a .22 calibre air-rifle (with laser sight) and pops off a few till they all hide for the day. The stench of dead rat around where I am working is enough to make me nearly vomit. Not looking forward to the job at all. I think my charge-out rate just went up. :eek:

Hopefully I can be out of there within a week or so.
 
Ha...
I guess this falls under the heading it depends...
I have had pet rats before. They are actually very social and clean. The wild ones are a mess though. I set traps outside because they try to get under the house and up through whatever tiny openings they can fit through.
I've never had to deal with rats the size of cats though...ick!
 
Spiders & Insects should be higher on the list...
especially just laying there, like working under a car
& one crawls across you, not so much a fear, but just don't like it...

Here in Calif. Rattlesnakes
can get the heart going too...

Black Widows give me the Eebby-geebies
I kill everyone I see
When I 1st bought my current 68 RR Dec. 2005
it was stored under a pine tree on a gravel driveway,
where I bought it, not the nicest neighborhood
in outside the McClellan AFB area
I was still living in Rancho Murieta,
I knew my house/garage was not the issue, it was not an issue prior...

That car frame & underside all the lil' cubby holes,
was infested with Black Widow spiders, or the lil' white nest balls...
I killed maybe 20 - 25+ of them
every time I'd go out in that garage, I'd look around to see
if any were lurking or make webs etc.
"a couple of big fuckers too"
I doused inside the frame rails & the whole underside of the car
for seemed like all damn morning...
The next day after seeing 'a few' on the garage floor
one already had made a web inside the wheel-well
another had made a web in the spokes of the rear wheel
Then I irradicated them with a pressure washer
& then spaying the driveway down after into the storm drain
& then some insecticide (inside the frame rails, underside of the car)
I got at the Tractor Supply
pretty much cured it

the smell & sound of the dentist drilling teeth,
it's not pleasant, but not a fear

most the rest of that, I don't mind much

Kern Dog said:
1. Public Speaking:
Most of us are self-conscious enough when we leave the house, often perceiving that people are watching us, judging us for a fashion faux pas or some extra holiday weight around the middle. So imagine the tension if all eyes really are on you? This popular fear leads to an equally popular bit of advice: just imagine your whole audience is naked.
This used to be a bigger problem for me until I remembered that we all make mistakes. Being humble about them when speaking helps a LOT.
2. Heights:
Everyone has experienced a case of vertigo now and then, but only those who suffer from a legitimate fear of heights can truly understand exactly how unsettling it can be. Interestingly, there is no set limit for how high is too high – a person with a fear of heights could have an equally intense reaction from the top of a mountain, the top of an escalator, or the top of a ladder. Worst vacation ideas for those that suffer a fear of heights would include tours of the Grand Canyon, Eiffel Tower, Empire State Building, and the London Eye.
Being in construction, you either adapt to this or stay on the ground and lose respect.
3. Going to the dentist.
People tell us every day that they do not like going to the dentist. A lot of these people were traumatized by some dental experience in their past. Some are really afraid of needles. Whatever the reason, this does not surprise us that it is #3 on the list.
PPpfffffftt!!
4. Snakes.
It is probably a good rule of thumb to follow: if it scares Indiana Jones, it scares me. And so, like Dr. Jones, we find ourselves terrified of the reptiles we perceive to be slimy and sinister. In reality, most snakes are neither, but since one talked Eve into taking a bite of that damn apple, snakes have gotten a bad rep. It’s difficult to overcome Biblical prejudice and Harrison Ford.
Okay, I'm with you on this one.
5. Flying.
Millions of dollars in prescription drugs. Self-help books and behavior modification audio CDs. Enough tiny bottles of alcohol to intoxicate a herd of elephants. These are just a few of the coping mechanisms employed by those who are terrified of taking flight on an airplane. This particular fear can stand alone, or be incorporated with a few of the other greatest fear hits, such as heights, or claustrophobia. Travelers aware of their fear are encouraged to never fly un-medicated as a courtesy to their fellow passengers.
I'm not a big fan of it....
6. Spiders and insects.
Arachnophobia is the irrational fear of spiders. Millions of people suffer from it. There’s a very good reason why big Hollywood horror movies often feature gross-out scenes stuffed to the gills with creepy crawlies. Most people are freaked out by things that have twice as many limbs as they do. Even harmless insects can give you a full-body shiver. It isn’t the fear of being bitten by something poisonous, after all, that causes our bug-ban.
I don't run from them but I'm not a big fan either...
7. Enclosed spaces
Fear of enclosed spaces, or claustrophobia, plagues most people, even those that would not readily list it as their greatest fear. Simple, everyday experiences like riding the elevator to your office can leave many feeling both shaken and stirred. The extreme end of the claustrophobic spectrum leads to vivid nightmares of being buried alive, which is disturbing enough to scare anyone.
Funny thing....I don't like small houses, small cars or people that stand too close to me. I don't get panicky, I just get angry. Is that still a "phobia" if the result is anger and not fear?
8. Mice.
Ironic, isn’t it, that one of the most beloved characters of all time is Mickey Mouse, but shrink him down to life-size and he represents a rodent that invokes irrational, mind-numbing terror in many. Interestingly, when you separate the data culled by men and women instead of people as a whole, mice terrify women significantly more than they terrify men, indicating that the cliché of a housewife standing on a stool shrieking may not be as outdated as some feminists would like to claim.
Nope. I like rodents. I think that they are adorable.
9. Dogs.
They may be man’s best friend, but dogs also embody a certain amount of fear. Usually linked to traumas surrounding an attack in childhood, fear of dogs can plague people well into adulthood. Unfortunately, a dog that is prone to attack will only be encouraged to do so by your panicked countenance, making this particular fear one of the most legitimate. People in this classification may find the classic Disney film “Old Yeller” surprisingly uplifting.
I like dogs and most dogs like me. Mary opened my eyes to the joys of dogs as pets and I'm converted.
10. Thunder and Lightning.
Many small children are afraid of storms; surprisingly, this is not something everyone grows out of. While the explanation of thunder and lightning is perfectly rational, the fear remains ingrained in many adults. The idea that “God must be bowling” is of little comfort to those who are currently cowering beneath their blankets, praying for daylight.
I LOVE it! The wild storms rarely happen out West but when they do, I stand out in the patio area to watch.
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I like public speaking. I like heights, most snakes. Really tight spaces like a spelunker would encounter would freak me out. My biggest irrational fear is when they start to cut the lights in a store in preparation for closing. When I was little I was in a Woolworth store they started turning off lights and I couldn't find my mom. It still makes my knees weak.
 
Richard Cranium said:
This will be the 3rd one I've gotten & each time, the drink prep is different. I'm going to tell the doctor to put a windshield wiper on the camera just in case.
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Hey buddy just got my latest on 2 weeks ago have had seven due to bad gut condition, good news they have a new flavored one that was much better than any before ( cleanse that is ) because old farts refused to drink the other stuff , good luck and Happy Trails afterwards!
 
Wonton soup is great "colorless" food/drink as long as you skip the noodle and the easiest way to get rid of the "air" is to lie on the bed and roll.
 
Let's have a look at this here list....
1. Public Speaking
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Nah. Used to be, not anymore - I think that's one of the things I sort of lost after all the medical/croaking
****. Once I got past worrying about **** like what others thought that I didn't even know, it got easier.
That and my job sort of required it, so man up or be without...
Now, whether or not I'm any good at it, that's a whole 'nuther thing (y'all saw the videos - I suck at it).

2. Heights
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GUILTY - but with qualifiers. (We had this very discussion here on FBBO recently; I won't re-hash here).
Vertigo isn't a "fear" - it's an involuntary disease. Can't be helped.

3. Going to the dentist
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I actually like it, almost to the point of "Little Shop of Horrors" levels. :)

4. Snakes
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Fear? Not so much as "respect" - as I've had to teach my NH native wife, some snakes are actually good
to have around (black snakes here, for example - they keep rodent populations down and more importantly,
if you see a black snake, you can be sure no copperheads are around - they're mortal enemies).
Anything other than a black snake that gets close to me or mine, the house, etc. gets shot dead.
No exceptions....I last ran over a copperhead with the finish mower on the tractor when he got all cocky on me.

5. Flying
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Yep. I've never done any - never had reason to and of course, the whole vertigo thing kinda kills it, too.
I have a freaky fascination/love of planes, though. Go figure.

6. Spiders and insects
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I don't "fear" any of them, short of yellow jacket nests. I've gotten into more than one and been jumped...
turns out, the only thing on planet earth I'm allergic to is those son of a *******.
Bugs get dead around here.
All of them.

7. Enclosed spaces
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Fear? No. Extreme discomfort? Oh yeah. Claustrophobic-like for sure. Hate cramped, crowded places - but I'm
ok as long as there's "a way out". I hate compact cars the same way - I'm not a small guy and if that rascal
doesn't have any elbow room, you can keep it.

8. Mice
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Similar answer to bugs and snakes. I see one, it dies. Not fear, but a healthy hatred.
I've actually done one in bare-handed. Didn't mean to, it just happened. Went for capture, got squished.

9. Dogs
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NO. I'm 100% a dog guy; I get along with almost any dog, anywhere. Love the dang things, sometimes
more than humans.
That said, some of the "bred to kill" unpredictable ones, when not responsibly being raised by idiot humans,
can be a serious problem. I've had occasion once in this life to be jumped by a pit bull when I turned my
back on it.
Sadly, I had no choice but to hurt that animal; it sure was hellbent on killing me.
I blamed (read: threatened the life of) the owner and he's not been seen in these parts in some years now;
he knew I wasn't playing.

10. Thunder and Lightning
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NO. I freaking LOVE storms and have since I was a kid. I am an amateur weather enthusiast and have the
little weather monitoring station and all that jazz. Not too bad at forecasting, either, least for the immediate
area.
A TV weatherman in Atlanta, back when I was a kid, would come by our school every year and I'd wear him
out with questions every time. He liked the fascination I showed and helped me a lot to develop the
enthusiasm of the subject; he told my parents once that I should pursue it as a career even.
Naw - I was all about baseball, you know. :)

Bottom line - I used to have the usual normal fears anyone else did.
You croak a few times like I have though - and after a while, not much scares me, to the point of stupid
risks sometimes. :)
 
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