How do you face your fears?

[Haeralis]

This is really dumb but I've always hated worms with a passion (parasitic and non parasitic) they are just disgusting.

This is even stupider but sometimes I fear the future. I fear that I may affect the world for the worse and not the better.

 

[Piercing Light]

I punch it in the face....

Except clowns, in which case I run like hell.

 

[Delsan]

Well I usually deal with it. Like I'm kinda afraid of the dark when I'm alone, but when I have people around I'm not afraid. Before I go to bed I just put the radio on because I can't go to sleep without some sort of noise.

But mostly deal with them later. I'm kinda an agoraphobic, but its only when I see bugs like spiders/wasps/hornets. But when I do see them I just walk away from them. I kill spiders now and then when I see them, but I usually I just leave them alone. But when I see cockroaches, that's when I run away from them. One of my biggest fears is waking up with cockroaches on my bed.

I'm also afraid of sharks so I avoid water where i can't touch the ground. When I'm in the situation where I can't touch the ground though, I say to myself: "Nothing is gonna happen, I'll be all right," but I alway picture seeing the shark under the water so that never works so I go in more shallow water. And this fear happened when I first watched Jaws.

 

[Fractured_Heart628]

I usually just face my fears by imagining that they are there and then proceed to do whatever is I am doing. For example, I am scared of sharks, so I imagine that sharks can get out of floor, but I tell myself they aren't real and then just ignore them to complete my tasks.

 

[Oberon]

I tend to try and understand it more deeply in my own mind before attempting to face it in reality, if it is a fear that manifests as such.

It tends to help me relax more.

 

[digimonlover101]

I remember I tried facing my fear of bugs once. I went into a place where they had cages and cages of bugs. I went in and I decided to look at the centipedes then when I turned around my friend had walking sticks on his hands and I ran out in about ten seconds...I wish I ran as fast as I did then now because I need it in P.E.

 

[Lord betrayus]

I'm horrified of zombies.......but that's normal....right?

 

[Solar]

I tend to try and understand it more deeply in my own mind before attempting to face it in reality, if it is a fear that manifests as such.

It tends to help me relax more.

If I was terrified of something and I had to face it, then this would be my response.

Disregarding bouts of recklessness, I always just think about something before tackling it

 

[Delsan]

I'm horrified of zombies.......but that's normal....right?

Zombies aren't real though.

 

[Lord betrayus]

Zombies aren't real though.

And that's what scares me. I always think that they could be. Odd but you know.

 

[Solar]

Neither are ghosts or vampires

But people still get scared. Typically the unknown is more frightening to most people

 

[Lord betrayus]

Neither are ghosts or vampires

But people still get scared. Typically the unknown is more frightening to most people

Yep, though if they did exist I feel like I would shed off the fear immediately and go killing with a shotgun! But what's more important is the feeling of them actually existing making me not afraid, if they did exist. That's got something to do with the unknown though, right?

 

[Taochan]

I try not to think about my fears too much. But if I'm faced with them I do what I can to the best of my possibilities; sometimes that means freaking out while it's all happening but at least it's getting dealt with.

 

[Laz]

(Bump) Dr. Crane from batman wants to know what you fear most? How do you deal with it?

 

[Gram]

Needles. How do I deal with it? I dont. Ծ_Ծ

 

[KingdomKey]

When I'm confronting someone, it isn't the most easiest thing for me to do. Usually, I'm anxious as hell. I wait until it's a good time to bring it up, and push myself into speaking. Just a word or two that gets ahold of said person(s) attention, and then I just get it off my chest.

I can't think of much else that scares me. I mean, you'd have to put a real live zombie in the same room as me, before seeing what I'd do. Or how I'd handle the situation.

 

[Solo]

I think I tend to stay away from anything that evokes fear in me, or, if I can, eliminate it altogether.

Because of an incident I've experienced when I was little, I for the life of me can't swim. Because of that, imagining that I have to wade or otherwise go through a deep body of water where I can't see the bottom is enough to send shivers down my spine. If I had to play at the beach, I would stay at the shallows and not venture too far; the farthest I would go is probably up to waist-high, lower if the water is murky. Similarly, if I were to ride a boat or ship, I would stay away from the sides at all times.

And I've got this rather weird fear of snails and slugs, or limbless slimy animals in general. If I came across some on the streets, I would circle around it and continue on my merry way. However, if I found one in the house, then I would grab a handful of salt and use it to kill the pest. If there's no salt, anything goes: sugar, soy sauce, detergent powder, hot water, just about anything that I can get my hands on. I wouldn't even think of relocating it outside, and the mess I would just leave to someone else to clear.

 

[Chill]

When I was still afraid of the dark I would have my light on when I went to bed. Eventually I (3 years ago) I started sleeping with a torch under my pillow before I finally got over my fear. That doesn't mean I don't like turning lights on when I'm going down hallways or whatever though, my mind likes to play tricks on me.

My only other fear that I have is having another asthma attack. I haven't had one for a few years but the four that I have had have all come close to killing me, so I always remember to have my medication and go swimming once very two weeks (heated pools are the shiz) so I can make sure my chances of having another attack are much lower.