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33. I feel your pain my dear MuseRider. I really do. The bed was terrifying for me. So were the clowns. But my own family

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Tue Jul 8, 2025, 10:39 AM

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was the ones I was scared of the most throughout my life.

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As a child or an adult what are/were you afraid of ? I am afraid of clowns. Always was. I was always afraid of the [View all] debm55 Jul 8 OP

My parents were fundies. When I was taught about The Rapture that totally terrified me. Coventina Jul 8 #1

I am so sorry, that was done to you. So glad you recovered. debm55 Jul 8 #4

Awwww, {{{TINA}}} SheltieLover Jul 8 #11

Vampires EYESORE 9001 Jul 8 #2

Thank you very much. Usually those programs are on after 11: 30 on Saturday nights. I am sorry you saw that. debm55 Jul 8 #5

Oh, they showed horror films from the 50s every day EYESORE 9001 Jul 8 #10

I am so sorry for you. We had cartoons on after school. debm55 Jul 8 #24

Well...it's not like I couldn't have watched cartoons instead EYESORE 9001 Jul 8 #25

Closet door left slightly ajar in my bedroom at night.. sop Jul 8 #3

Oh that would be very scary. debm55 Jul 8 #6

I had one of those "scary closet doors as well" SheltieLover Jul 8 #12

I am glad you had parents that were aware of your fears. SheltieLover. debm55 Jul 8 #28

I'm glad, too, Deb. SheltieLover Jul 8 #31

My father until the night he died. no_hypocrisy Jul 8 #7

You know what no_hypocrisy. I could add my parents to my list of things I was scrared of. Love -no , Fear-yes. I had my debm55 Jul 8 #27

My heartfelt condolences debm55. no_hypocrisy Jul 8 #30

The very same things you were afraid of. MuseRider Jul 8 #8

I forgot the clown stuff.....same. MuseRider Jul 8 #13

I don't know why.they would do that. Bad parenting skills. is my guess. debm55 Jul 8 #23

I feel your pain my dear MuseRider. I really do. The bed was terrifying for me. So were the clowns. But my own family debm55 Jul 8 #33

Oh I can so identify. MuseRider Jul 8 #45

I am 70, My father is dead. did I cry, no. My mother and siblings still live together. Do I visit-no, Do I call no. debm55 Jul 8 #49

Kosmemophobia underpants Jul 8 #9

Thank you very much underpants. I never heard of that. It must be very scary for people with that condition. debm55 Jul 8 #22

Spiders, centipedes, anything creepy crawly. Diamond_Dog Jul 8 #14

Thank you Diamond_Dogs. I agree. And I would also add snakes. debm55 Jul 8 #19

Oh yes, definitely snakes! TY Deb. Diamond_Dog Jul 8 #50

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When I was very young, my mother's old-fashioned wringer washer SheltieLover Jul 8 #15

Thank you very much SheltieLover. I can why you were scared.At the age of three, I did get my hand and arm up to the debm55 Jul 8 #16

OMG, Deb, that had to be terrifying! SheltieLover Jul 8 #17

Thank you SheltieLover. We had one of those furnaces too. I thought it was hell. debm55 Jul 8 #18

Yes, I suppose I thought it was a monster that would drag me to "hell." I din't realize at very young age that "hell" is SheltieLover Jul 8 #21

Thank you SheltieLover. debm55 Jul 8 #34

not me but my late mom ( name redacted ) , AllaN01Bear Jul 8 #20

I am so sorry that Scarey things happened to you and your mom. debm55 Jul 8 #35

The Chicken Heart That Ate New York LogDog75 Jul 8 #83

Cancer. CrispyQ Jul 8 #26

Thank you very much CrispyQ, Stil keep up with the mamograms --those can be very scary too. debm55 Jul 8 #36

Snakes be seeing them at the zoo or ChazII Jul 8 #29

thank you very much Chazil. I have a fear of snakes too. I know some are improtant to the environment but they still debm55 Jul 8 #37

Snakes. Still am. OLDMDDEM Jul 8 #32

Thank you OLDMDDEM, some fears are very stuck in our minds. I am scared of snakes too. debm55 Jul 8 #38

Mosquitoes and the basement Imalittleteapot Jul 8 #39

Thank you very much for posting your fears. mosquitoes can be scary. But the basement it the light at the bottom of the debm55 Jul 8 #40

I am night blind so was always terrified of the dark because I can't see anything in dark conditions. lark Jul 8 #41

That would be very scary to not communicate.and having a loss of control debm55 Jul 8 #42

Why do things that make you feel bad? lark Jul 8 #43

thank you lark. Very good question. debm55 Jul 8 #44

Also those things nearest to us as a child or adult are the things that frighten us the most and be hard to change in debm55 Jul 8 #47

That thing in the basement 2MuchNoise Jul 8 #46

Oh that is scary. We lived in a duplex. Bedrooms on second floor. bathroom in the basement. No light switch. Had to go debm55 Jul 8 #48

Oompa Loompas dlilafae Jul 8 #51

Thank you dlilafae. Yes they are scary. debm55 Jul 8 #54

Street cleaners sestina Jul 8 #52

So sorry sestina. They are scary. debm55 Jul 8 #57

I am afraid of my own medical destiny... Moostache Jul 8 #53

Be at piece my dear friend. I am 70 and there are times I forget what I went to the kitchen for, why I bought something debm55 Jul 8 #60

Please go see a neurologist who specializes in dementia, if you haven't already ms liberty Jul 8 #67

Grizzly Bears PikaBlue Jul 8 #55

So sorry PikaBlue. They are scary. debm55 Jul 8 #56

There have never been any grizzly bears where I've lived. PikaBlue Jul 8 #58

Thank you PikaBlue, you don't come across as a grizzly bear but as a rabbit or otter as a spirit animal. Love you. debm55 Jul 8 #62

Today I am the Grizzly PikaBlue Jul 8 #71

You have our prayers and thoughts for your daughter and the family. Stay strong, Grizzly. debm55 Jul 8 #73

Thank you! PikaBlue Jul 8 #75

Miller moths madamesilverspurs Jul 8 #59

Thank you very much for sharing with us, madamesilverspurs. I am glad you have found methods to get rid of them my debm55 Jul 8 #64

Huge waves on Lake Michigan catbyte Jul 8 #61

Thank you very much for sharing with us , my friend. Not being able to run away from danger is a way your debm55 Jul 8 #65

I was lucky, but I was also taught how to handle being caught in an undertow and also how to safely catbyte Jul 8 #68

This might sound weird, but Jilly_in_VA Jul 8 #63

Thank you Jilly_in_VA. Yes, I understand. Thank you for sharing with us. debm55 Jul 8 #78

Heights. As a baby I would scream and become hysterical if I was set up high ms liberty Jul 8 #69

Arachnophobia (no picture!) 🐭 justaprogressive Jul 8 #70

People being angry at me... 3catwoman3 Jul 8 #72

The dark/My own imagination Mad_Dem_X Jul 8 #74

This is a weird one. greatauntoftriplets Jul 8 #76

That is different. greatauntoftriplets, but as a child fears are all different. If you had an occasion where you knew debm55 Jul 8 #80

I don't recall my parents ever eating octopus or calimari. greatauntoftriplets Jul 8 #81

When I was a kid purple_haze Jul 8 #77

Thank you very much.I am glad you have gotten over that fear. And purple-haze, as long as you have love in your heard to debm55 Jul 8 #79

I had a nightmare about a tall skinny man with a pumpkin for his head. applegrove Jul 8 #82

Giant rats LogDog75 Jul 8 #84

The open ocean, heights and spiders all freak me out. Rizen Jul 8 #85

Mine is relatively minor and I got over it chowmama Jul 8 #86

I too had a monster under the bed. LudwigPastorius Thursday #87

thank you very much, LudwigPastorious. I think monsters under the bed is very common as is running away from a monster debm55 Thursday #90

Monster under the bed. One day I told him to leave. He did. DUU Thursday #88

Thank you very much, DUU, When my son was young. We filled a spray bottle with" monster spray" to do away with the debm55 Thursday #89