tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4207495598783079185.post4144911034744041846..comments2023-10-24T15:39:09.200-06:00Comments on Life's like that : Irrational FearTanya Reimerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00293977395016853814noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4207495598783079185.post-12732347498958359172012-07-24T20:52:04.613-06:002012-07-24T20:52:04.613-06:00Oh goodness i have a spider phobia, fortunately we...Oh goodness i have a spider phobia, fortunately we live in a coldish dry climate where the spiders don't get very big or prolific - I usually only find one in the house once or twice a year. But yes we are way too vulnerable in the bathroom for eight legged visitors!!! And, AND, I saw a tarantula - not a large one - but still, a freakin' tarantula, a wild one not an escapee from the pet store - just 150 miles south of us - yikes, might need to move further north!Margo Berendsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03476308235642890474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4207495598783079185.post-21213213804262548332012-07-24T18:17:21.297-06:002012-07-24T18:17:21.297-06:00Yup, spiders can be a little off-putting, but frog...Yup, spiders can be a little off-putting, but frogs get me every time. I think they're one of the nastiest things ever made and they have the not-so-nice habit of burrowing down in my flowerpots and frightening the colour off me when they make sudden moves.J.L. Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05666634455836834179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4207495598783079185.post-85651061895779354052012-07-23T17:43:00.518-06:002012-07-23T17:43:00.518-06:00LOL! I cracked up at the THEY moment :)
My fear- ...LOL! I cracked up at the THEY moment :)<br /><br />My fear- cockroaches on the bathroom ceiling. Why? Because apparently that happens down south (though, admittedly, never to me). Gross.Juliana L. Brandthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15903360100714298208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4207495598783079185.post-31024295445913307812012-07-23T11:42:51.889-06:002012-07-23T11:42:51.889-06:00Not such an irrational fear. I saw on the news th...Not such an irrational fear. I saw on the news that our unusually mild winter has resulted in an abundance of black widows and brown recluses....Normahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12685538277690762655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4207495598783079185.post-88312344825146292122012-07-23T03:53:41.146-06:002012-07-23T03:53:41.146-06:00Awesome post!
Clowns for me. I know, right, but ...Awesome post! <br /><br />Clowns for me. I know, right, but I have my reasons. :)David P. Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17259276981865439853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4207495598783079185.post-90079542065064852312012-07-16T12:32:10.650-06:002012-07-16T12:32:10.650-06:00Needles and blood. So when I have to draw blood, I...Needles and blood. So when I have to draw blood, I close my eyes through the whole procedure. :-DMisha Gerrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06364173848456424521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4207495598783079185.post-47156084074424877932012-07-15T05:45:23.638-06:002012-07-15T05:45:23.638-06:00I don't like spiders either - or snakes. Howev...I don't like spiders either - or snakes. However, my biggest irrational fear is being in a huge crowd. Minimizing the time spent in a big group - and just doing it - have diminshed my fear...just a bit. Thanks for the humorous post, Tanya!Victoria Lindstromhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09694066132860951997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4207495598783079185.post-86401520984042176632012-07-14T09:47:06.901-06:002012-07-14T09:47:06.901-06:00Spiders don't tend to bother me, and when I se...Spiders don't tend to bother me, and when I see them inside I just remind myself that spiders eat flies and mosquitoes. That makes them all right by me.<br /><br />As to my irrational fear - I'd rather not say. It's bad enough my kids give me a hard time about them.Vicki Tremperhttp://www.vbtremper.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4207495598783079185.post-85476195882719326782012-07-12T17:13:34.131-06:002012-07-12T17:13:34.131-06:00For me, sometimes its the circumstances of when it...For me, sometimes its the circumstances of when it happens. A friend says, hey look at this, then slowly holds out a spider. Eww. But not scared.<br /><br />Spider drops on shoulder unexpectedly... I'd jump a mile high and frantically try slap it away.<br /><br />One thing that gives me the shivers are leeches. I can bait worms on hooks, but I will never touch a leech.Suzihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16502606950280751205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4207495598783079185.post-76751103485737338242012-07-12T10:37:29.682-06:002012-07-12T10:37:29.682-06:00Well, I'm not keen on spiders, either, althoug...Well, I'm not keen on spiders, either, although they don't scare me like they used to. I think bats, maybe. But even they don't scare me, now. I think it's the familiarity thing that takes away the fear-punch: Being a writer for children, I've read a lot of kid science books about small animals and insects and spiders, as well as some chapter books; once you realize they are just another life form trying to get by, they seem like reasonable little critters after all. Just avoid the poisonous ones.Elizabeth Varadan, Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01708206753256682635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4207495598783079185.post-61500414547920918282012-07-12T08:03:22.480-06:002012-07-12T08:03:22.480-06:00Oh yikes! I can understand your freaking out on t...Oh yikes! I can understand your freaking out on the matter. lol<br />Growing up in the swamps of FLA, I've seen spiders the size of my dad's hand inside the house. It's the worse when you wanna go to sleep and there's a big one in your bedroom. Argh!<br />Even so, I dont have an irrational fear of them, but I really dont want them in my house. ;)PK HREZOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11650153097981426833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4207495598783079185.post-80375173807452994502012-07-12T03:32:21.136-06:002012-07-12T03:32:21.136-06:00I'm afraid of bees. My fear of them is not irr...I'm afraid of bees. My fear of them is not irrational. I was stung several times and it was not a pleasant experience.<br /><br />I don't do anything to attract them - don't wear striking colors or perfumes. And yet,they have a way of picking me up in a crowd which kind of terrifies me.DUTAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12979375799258978432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4207495598783079185.post-75057801167372086322012-07-11T21:20:12.194-06:002012-07-11T21:20:12.194-06:00Hey Reece! Always great to have my partners in cri...Hey Reece! Always great to have my partners in crime stop by! Made me chuckle too. A sidekick in my newest MS is afraid of snakes and the hero uses it to his advantage... dangerous to give away your fears! lol. <br /><br />Richard. You. Are. Too. Funny. HAHAHA. Real or imagined! HAHAHA. Now you got me curious. What does a guy like you imagine that could possibly keep him up fretting all night?<br /><br />Madeline Jane, I really wanted to laugh, but ladybug phobia is a very serious thing. My daughter is terrified of the beauties. Especially when they gather in swarms. AHHHH!<br /><br />OMG The Golden Eagle, I am so with you on that one. I had a mouse actually run through my hair when I was younger while I was sleeping. WORST NIGHT EVER. I actually crawled in with my little brother, ya know, in case he could protect me.Tanya Reimerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00293977395016853814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4207495598783079185.post-42224505934251518152012-07-11T16:50:27.843-06:002012-07-11T16:50:27.843-06:00I'm irrationally afraid that mice will somehow...I'm irrationally afraid that mice will somehow get into my bedroom and bite me--despite the fact I know they usually run away from people and that it's unlikely mice even live in the house. :PGolden Eaglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08721520451194318436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4207495598783079185.post-41637121935964615732012-07-11T13:13:06.625-06:002012-07-11T13:13:06.625-06:00Worst case scenario, you end up with super spidey ...Worst case scenario, you end up with super spidey senses! I live in an old farmhouse, and every fall it gets infested with ladybugs. I'm always terrified that they'll climb into my bed when I'm sleeping. Ugh. ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4207495598783079185.post-75878985615017180722012-07-11T09:56:29.777-06:002012-07-11T09:56:29.777-06:00All my irrational fears are rational. They make se...All my irrational fears are rational. They make sense to me. They're all based on reality--real or imagined.writing and living by Richard P Hugheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814139767151989286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4207495598783079185.post-77750583776131653642012-07-11T08:36:43.140-06:002012-07-11T08:36:43.140-06:00I have two irrational fears: snakes (in any circum...I have two irrational fears: snakes (in any circumstance), and heights. The second one is the more irrational of the two because, unless there is a solid barrier between me and the precipice (a barrier tall enough that I can't lean over), the only thing in my head is a veritable montage of me managing to fall to my death somehow. However, put a solid barrier between me and the drop off, and I'm happy as a clam--I love airplanes, as a matter of fact! I always pick the window seat when traveling by air.<br /><br />By the way, I know it's been a while. Sorry for being such a lame blog friend recently.Reecehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16610242701129500313noreply@blogger.com