just wondering if anyone is willing to say what is their greatest fear and to see if anyone can answer a question thats been bugging me for months.
Mine include arachnophobia and drowning.

the question is:
Why is it more frightening to ask a girl out than to jump from 5000' ?

The dark.  Actually being alone in the dark.  If I can't see it it bothers me.  Especially vast expanses of darkness.  Also large bodies of water.  Mostly besause after 20 feet or whatever it gets dark.
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Failure, I suppose.

I don't like thunderstorms and large crowds. I used to hate hights until I went up Skylon Tower in Niagera Falls. These weren't sever as a phobia as they don't disrupt my life and make me cower in my basement. 

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I'd have to agree with you there Scorpion

Kittens that wave scare the CRAP out of me Steve-O! 

I'm not fond of large crowds either, but it's more of a discomfort than a fear. I think my worst fear is speaking in front of a group of people (large or small, it doesn't matter).

Oh dear, I've always dreaded that someone would ask this question.....................ha ha ha lol 

Seriously, I suffer from a mild to moderate degree of OCD, but it doesn't make my life a shambles like it can for some people.

I'm claustrophobic...........very.

Enclosed small places are my worst nightmare.
Flying or being on the ocean are great. Let's just say I'll never be a miner or a submariner.

this is a tough one, there isnt really much i am afraid of, my only real fear i had i had to deal with and got through it. possably failure is the only thing i really fear

LOL
spiders i can stand upto a certain size, i dont like those huge ones with long skinney legs(kinda reminds me of me:)) tarantulas are cool though.
So now i know who to call when one of those huge things is crawling up my living room wall:)
Cheers Mr Fozzer;D

Mornin' Craig... ...!
Have you had a look outside at night yet...
..and have you got a "fear" of the planet Mars dropping on your head... ...?....LOL...!
It's the brightest thing in the sky at the moment, (apart from the Moon)...and it's the closest it's been for..err...errr..a very long time...!
Look towards the South, (in the direction of the Moon), and you will spot it, a big yellow dot in the sky... 8)...!

Cheers Craig... ...!
Paul.
(Hereford).

LOL i am more worried that the martians are gonna come after us now theres less distance and with gas being at the cost it is now this is the perfect opportunity for them:) thanks again for the link you emailed:)
howdy bren, thats why i dont try picking them up, and the vacuum cleaner is used:) those things make a large thud as they go up the hose. the one last night i thought if it didnt go  up the vacuum cleaner i would have to call in the national guard as it could have put up an almighty fight:).

Any spider bigger than a  button on my keyboard

I noticed that big thing next to the moon a few days ago, thought it was Venus though .
The reason all of this started was that a friggin huge spider set landspeed records around the living room last night. The body was about an inch long and had 2 inch legs (biggest I've ever seen in Scotland).
And brensec its not that I'm afraid of girls, only the rejection part

My love of spiders means that my house is full of them, cobwebs everywhere, which I have to wade through every morning.... ...!
I pick them out of my bath, and carry them carefully outside... 8)...!
But...
They do keep me company, I talk to them, and they Hoover up all the crumbs around my computer while I am typing this...!
..thank-you, Mr Spider... 8)...!
(I love Maccers fear of "Edges",...fantastic...).... ...!

Cheers all... ...!
Paul...here, Mr. Spider! Another biscuit crumb for you.. ...!
(Engalnd).

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Hi Crumbso...
..it all adds to your protein intake.. ...!
I have two or three for breakfast every morning, on my corn-flakes... ..!
...very nice with sliced bananas and sugar....don't forget the milk... ...!

Cheers all... ...!
Paul.
(England).

P.S...can I feed "Crumbs(o's)" to my spiders...?
LOL...LOL...LOL...!

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So, let me get this straight Bren.......

you have a fear of the gift giver at Christmas ? ... or is it the fine print on the bottom of a contract which gets to you  ?..........

Claus-trophobic ?   


                                                                                   

Life plays tricks on us, and I feel God has a strange
sense of humor!!

My brother had a terrible fear of dying in a nursing
home!! Laying there for years, rotting away!!
He did not fear death, he feared suffering!!

On Feb. 17 of this year, while doing volunteer
work at a nursing home, he had massive heart
attack and was gone in a matter of seconds!!

Brad

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Remember them? Don't remind me. Daddy Longlegs we used to call them. (Is there a Mummy Longlegs? ) We get plagues of the pesky things. Not sure when the next batch is due. I spend all my time trying to stop them committing suicide by fluttering around inside my lampshades. They insist on crawling all over my monitor too. I feel rather sorry for them as someone told me they only live for a few days.

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I should watch out. Knowing the Boys in Blue they might be on their way this very minute. I spotted our police helo heading north earlier. LOL 

PS. What would the Mets be doing in your neck of the woods? I would think the local coppers know all about you already.

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Sorry Hagar but I gotta correct you there, they're definetly two different animals.

I may be wrong with the specifics, but the Crane Fly belongs to the Dipthera class and the Daddy Long Legs are, well, they're not even insects!  Arachnids unless I'm mistaken.  Although it is possible the Long Legs is a nymph of the Crane Fly, but counting up the legs should tell otherwise.  Besides, I'm pretty sure all species belonging to Dipthera undergo Complete Metamorphisis.  Although it's been awhile since I've studied insects, so don't take my word for it.

In Britain or America?  Or maybe Australia, Canada...

Thanks Hagar, although I did misspell Diptera... Doesn't much matter in Texas though, most [normal] people 'round here call 'em bugs too!

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Yup. We're almost close neighbours. Off topic. Pity we couldn't have met up at Shoreham Airport this weekend.

On second thoughts you might never have recovered from the shock. LOL  8)

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Not to mention a Dragonfly with Mosquitoes is like me with Pepsi. A big plus here in Houston, dang swamp...

Sorry

Brad

I was starting to think that as well, so how can a six legged freak that flies be an 8 legged freak that scutters?

Nah, I still hold my statement.  Whenever I find myself in the aforementioned situation, my thinking (and sometimes breathing) becomes erratic, I feel like I get a these little pin pricks all over my body and of course the profuse sweating.  Fortunately the monitor always keeps the room nice and bright though. Although I am scared of cliffs/edges (like getting within several yards of the second story railing of the mall), that would be more like you said, an extreme discomfort.

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No relation to Michael Jackson, is he?   

(I'm sorry, but seriously, that sounds quite cruel and silly, to say the least. Although I know some father's idea of making 'men' of their sons, is scaring the living crap out of them.............      )

As for 'Phobias', I agree with the poster who describes them as the serious psychological conditions that they are.
I am claustrophobic, and I think many people can relate to the 'feeling' that it can cause. But I have difficulty getting into elevators (lifts). If the door doesn't open as soon as it stops, I will begin to panic. The 2 seconds or so that it can take for it to open sometimes, can, to me, feel like 2 minutes. I don't seem to be able to breathe well, while inside etc etc.
I know there are people with a more extreme condition than mine. As with everything medical/psychologhical, there are varying degrees.
I know one person who would literally die, before voluntarily getting into a lift. He just cannot do it. I just have difficulty.

I had to have an MRI scan a couple of weeks ago. It's similar to a CT scan but the tunnel you go into is narrower thab a CT and longer than your body. They have a special day of the week when people who have claustrophobia can be sedated before the procedure, otherwise they would never get us into it.   

Craig, just a suggestion. If you cannot overcome your fear of approaching a girl, why not try a letter or note (provided you can get it to them without being too conspicuous). That way you can be sure the words will come out perfectly. Also, if you're a reasonable 'poet', most girls will be flattered, if not thrilled by the novelty. 

I'm afraid of thunder and lightning, especially at night when its dark. At my friends cottage, if a bolt of lightning strikes close enough, the lights flash and the walls shake. The place is also out of the city, so when the lights go out, its pitch black.

I guess I could be afraid of the unknown, I think it gets me at paintball fields.

hell yeah...i wanna see that photo too 

ps: can't you cover your legs?

Ok time to set thing straight with this, I fear the asking out part but I've got a girlfriend so I can get past it 8)