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Babies: 6 - 9 Months
vpaster
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Poll: Irrational Fears
vpaster
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I'm bored, DH is working and DD is sleeping. Nothing on DVR and nothing on TV. And I am looking at making it to bronze tonight. SO....
What are your irrational fears? Baby and non-baby related?
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Re: Poll: Irrational Fears
Mine is that DH will run off with a nurse. He is a doctor and when we were dating people would tell me stories of doctors running out on their wives with young nurses. Why people would tell me that, I don't know. Plus, I know a lot of my DHs colleagues who are married to nurses.
I love and totally trust my DH and know that he would never cheat on me (thus I know my fear is not a rational one) but the nurse thing is always there. I really don't have anything against nurses, my mom and my MIL are nurses.
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Sidewalk grates. I'm sure if I walk over one it will open or my jewlery/keys will fall in. I avoid them at all costs.
I used to have an irrational fear of driving over bridges until the 35W bridge collapsed here in MN. Now it is a rational fear, I drive really fast over bridges and avoid them during rush hour.
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NBR - I live in a condo on the third floor and always fear that my building will collapse while I'm sleeping.
BR - I used to have visions of me tripping while holding DD in my arms. Or falling down the stairs while holding her.
I have way way way too many of them! I'm totally neurotic. Grasshoppers, crickets and moths send me running, screaming! I've also got a freakish phobia of spilled milk-in my head it's spoiled the second it spills and that makes me want to vomit! That's all that I can think of right now but I know there's more!
People touching my neck. I instantly get the feeling in my throat like I'm being choked, even if I'm touched with one finger! I can't wear high necklines on my shirts or small necklaces. When I used to run, I always had to wear V-neck shirts otherwise the shirt would touch my neck and I'd have trouble breathing......totally irrational.
spiders.
You plan to post 60 more times tonight?
Flying
swimming in the ocean - sea life
and dentists
None of these I have a reason to be fearful of since I have done them all my life pretty frequently but all of a sudden I HATE THEM. I DREAD THEM. IT'S NOT RELAXING to do them.
Aw crap. For some reason I thought it was 450. 500 does make more sense though.
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I totally think this is a rational fear. I have it all the time. I am a clutz though, so maybe it's just a rational one for me.
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Heights! I get white nuckles driving over bridges and a farris wheel will put me into a panic attack.
Killing an insect also creeps me out. I am afraid they will climb up my arm or leg if I were to try & squish them.
Sharks!! I won't even swim in water that's not a pool. When DH and I were in the Bahamas we did a photo op holding a nurse shark, and I'm bawling the entire time. The shark was drugged up and could barely swim, but I was completely out of my mind scared.
Water. I am afraid I will drown and I know how to swim.
I have this fear that I will drop Dylan on the hot oven door when I open it.. But, it's irrational b/c I do not hold Dylan while I am opening a oven to get something out or put something in it.. not sure.. but I have NIGHTMARES about it.
Bugs. Insects. All bugs. All Insects. INCLUDING ---- butterflies, moths, ladybugs, everything. I don't want it near me, landing on me... etc...however, I would never kill them. I would LIKE to be able to kill spiders, roaches, etc... but I am scared it will crawl out from underneath the napkin/shoe/whatever and bite me.. AHHH, I am getting chills typing it!!
These two are mine as wel!!!! People laugh at me for avoiding sidewalk grates!
ugh I have this fear too. It frequents my mind often. So scary and I hate it.