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What scares you the most?

Discussion in 'Chit Chat' started by Lawrence, Sep 17, 2015.

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What option scares you the most?

  1. Death

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    14.0%
  2. Failure

    40 vote(s)
    35.1%
  3. Pain

    11 vote(s)
    9.6%
  4. Rejection

    32 vote(s)
    28.1%
  5. Lack of Internet access

    15 vote(s)
    13.2%
  1. setnyx

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    i have had experience with all these things, except my own death. i don't fear death for myself but to lose someone to it...
     
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    Death, pain would have to be 2nd. The others aren't fun either.
     
  3. Lawrence

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    I'm gonna rank my negative feelings on these fears from strongest to weakest! YAY!!1!


    1 - FAILURE

    I used to self-harm when I failed to perform adequately at video games.

    I feel incredibly self-conscious about my trouble with grammar.

    I could go on about this, really. But I think others have covered this fear pretty well! Less work for me lol.


    2 - REJECTION

    I enjoy my alone time. However, there is definitely a limit! It's easy to detect, if you read my posts such as this:


    I'm not gonna go into essay mode, but there is a connection between that aggressive need to establish at least a few relationships and a fear of being left all alone.

    If I was the last person on earth, then I'd probably commit suicide within a year.

    Anyway, no matter how much you might like yourself, you have to keep this in mind:
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    3 - DEATH

    I have an... interesting attitude towards death: (here's how I'd feel if the world was ending in 24 hours)

    My deepest, darkest, sometimes crazy irrational fear is a combination of failure and death; tsunami. It began many years ago when I was reading a survival book; it said something like "If you're close enough to see the tsunami, then it is too late." So, I'd feel useless if I saw that end approaching!

    However, it doesn't seem half as scary if I imagine the water is red. And oblivion seems less daunting when I remember how I felt before I was alive; nothing.

    Anyway, I'll just leave this here:
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    4 - PAIN

    I might have a masochistic streak. Hell, just take a glance at my gaming history:

    I can handle quite a bit of mental pain and I guess I have the average aversion to physical pain.

    Anyway, I already feel like I'm "mutilated", and I don't want to go on some "cry me a river" level of speech ^^;

    With that said, I sympathise with chronic pain sufferers (I don't think I could handle it myself!), since I know someone with fibromyalgia.


    5 - LACK OF INTERNET ACCESS

    It would be quite a shock to my system. However, I could live without Internet access. I know from experience that (at least for myself) a lack of Internet access, is easier to deal with over time. The first few days are the worst! I think one of the most difficult things (although there are many such as losing easy contact with people) about this would be having to hunt harder for furry porn knowledge.
     
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    To be honest, I'd rather die than have no wifi. I'm very lonely and having online friends help me a lot.
     
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    Failure and rejection kind of go hand in hand for me
     
  6. Kinky

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    It's easier for me to say what I'm scared least: Death
    I used to have some sort of heart disease that whenever I have chest pain, I think "Hm, maybe I'm gonna die. I don't want to go yet. There still stuffs I want to do" rather in a calm fashion.
    Okay I lied, there's an element of fear to it "Oh shit, chest pain! How can I pay for the medical bills?!" My bank account is my greatest fear.
     
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    Sea monsters. I have no idea where that fits on the pyramid, but they are scary as hell.
     
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    Pain - though not physically, just emotionally.

    The emotional pain of knowing that I'll never see my Mum again, and the thought of losing those left who are close to me.
     
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    Killing myself. It would be so awful just all around. :frowning2:
     
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    I don't feel comfortable about saying *cough cough lack of internet access cough cough* what I voted for.
     
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    While the process of dying is kinda scary, I spend more time thinking/worrying over social based things. Like failure, disspointing others, coming out, being the center of attention in big crowds etc.
     
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    A lack of being loved and accepted by my friends. Plus I don't want to die alone.
     
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    Failour and Pain mostly.

    Every human "fear" pain in one way or another, its sort of an animal instinct. animals fear pain too and will do anything to avoid it. an exception is given when facing another strong emotion such as love, some might accept and endure pain for the sake of a loved one :slight_smile:
     
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    Rejection and failure, but I chose failure. Literally, failing for me is my worst nightmare. Getting a B is a nightmare, but failure... Dx *shivers*

    I don't understand why people are so afraid of death. Like I'm okay with it. I don't want to be TORTURED and die, but I'm not afraid of death itself. In fact I would like to die before I start to suffer from age-related problems. Overall, I've come to terms with it, but it doesn't mean that I want to die and it doesn't mean that I won't be sad when people I love die.
     
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    For me I chose pain.

    I think ultimately everything else on this list stems from pain. We are scared of failure and rejection because of the emotional pain they cause us. We are scared of dying painful deaths, or of our loved ones dying, because it will bring us pain.
     
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    Pain. More physical than mental. Watching people going through pain. There are some things you just never want to relive again.
     
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    I voted lack of internet access.
     
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    I don't fear things that much.

    But, rejection is the one that hits me the most.
     
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    I can't say I'm very scared of any. Generally I lack emotional response, but none of them really...send shivers down my spine, that kinda thing? But it would be death, I suppose? Not of myself but of my friends? For all the others I can recover, especially for pain (emotionally more quickly then physically) and rejection (it's not scary-it just hurts.) But I suppose death is a once it comes, you're gone, kinda thing. Especially those where you're killed. Dying when you know it's coming is fine, but dying by being killed-that's kinda bad.
     
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    Death - not really scary? I have some beliefs about what'll happen, I hope I'm right lol If I am, than I get to see my family members that I've lost, so, yay!
    Failure - not scary but I won't let myself fail easily. If there's something left, anything step, I can take, I will. If there comes a time when the road well and truly ends than I can be satisfied knowing I did everything I could.
    Pain - scary, but necessary. Hurt doesn't always end, and that's the pain I really don't want more of in my life. I carry enough of it already.
    Rejection - meh.
    Internet Success - seriously? =_= Having success sounds awful.