GTKY: Biggest Fear

erind228 · December 2013

What is your biggest fear? Could be related to this pregnancy/motherhood, in general, or even irrational.

In general my biggest fear is losing one of my children. My irrational fear is aliens. I don't believe in little green men, but the thought of them coming down and taking me away scares the crap out of me. I can't watch any kind of show or movie that is about aliens, which includes E.T. I've hated that movie ever since I was little. In regards to this pregnancy, the health of this baby and figuring out a new routine once the baby is born is what I worry/fear the most.

colllydon · December 2013

skamber said:
My biggest fear is losing someone I love.
My irrational fear is someone else's toenail scratching my wrist and it bleeding....

Your irrational fear is awesome. My best friend has an irrational fear of a toenail poking her in the eye. Haha

My biggest fear is not being able to provide enough for my family. My irrational fear is birth. Seriously I know they say we are "designed" to do this but it doesn't make it any less terrifying to me. I almost never had a kid because of it.

erind228 · December 2013

@mrsgerman, I can't imagine that feeling. I'll be thinking of you.

kittenslove · December 2013

My biggest fear is causing the death of someone I love. My most irrational fear is poisoning o'f our food/water supply. I don't actually think it would happen, but sometimes I think "It could be so easy..." All due to one book I wish I could unread.

arekeweg · December 2013

My biggest fear was always that I couldn't have children. I always felt that my life wouldn't feel whole without them. Now that I'm PG, I'm afraid something might happen but overall I'm optimistic!

The only irrational fear I can think of is when I lived in the Atlanta area and rode MARTA and being scared because there was one person in the car who appeared "suspicious" to me. I don't want to die today! This also applied to travel in Paris too.

JulieSmiles · December 2013

I have huge fears that something will happen to cause me to lose this baby. I have an irrational fear of bicycles. When I was younger, I wrecked my bicycle and really hurt myself and since then, being near them is difficult.

JulieSmiles · December 2013

@mrsgerman That is a very valid concern. I'll be thinking of you.

babygabe614 · December 2013

My rational fear is that we will find out this baby is severely disabled in some way and not having a clue how to be proper parents and handle all of the emotional and financial toll that comes with that. I know this happens to a lot of people and maybe it sounds selfish to wish for a "perfect" child but I am just so unprepared for that. And of course, the biggest fear would be losing my baby for any reason.

My irrational fear is birds (I got bitten by a swan once as a kid and have been afraid of large birds like swan, geese, ostriches, etc. ever since) and being trapped under ice and drowning. I've heard so many horror stories of ice fishing trips gone wrong - it just terrifies me.

owlcup · December 2013

Rational: one of my babies dying. It sucks that my anxiety causes me to think of all.the.freaking.time. I always tell DH if they die, he'd better buy another coffin. Morbid, I know.

Irrational fear: Zombies. I can't watch or talk about anything zombie related. It literally causes me to start to panic.

mschware · December 2013

My biggest fear currently is losing my baby or the baby being born with some form of tragic health issue. I had been told ever since I was 16 that I would never be able to get pregnant, and now that I am I am so excited but even more nervous!
I'm also scared I won't make it to my college graduation in June and won't be able to provide for my family.

My irrational fear is stink bugs crawling on me when Im sleeping haha. We just moved into a new place that has a nice fireplace, but the fireplace keeps getting filled with stink bugs and it's freaking me out!!! I keep checking my bed every night before I go to sleep and if I feel any kind of itch I spaz out thinking it's a bug!

chaysefaith · December 2013

Rationally, I'm petrified of losing one of my kids. I worry constantly about them being kidnapped or being killed in a car accident.

Bugs of any kind. I can't help the panic that arises when one is near me. I literally cry when they are close. I had severe allergies to spiders when I was little and they liked to bite me a lot. I've never been stung by a bee but because of the spider allergy doctors put the fear of god in me when it came to bee stings.

Also, I watch a ton of Criminal Minds. And by a ton I mean I know how the episode ends within a minute of it starting because I've seen every episode a million times. There was one episode where this guy went totally BSC and took a sawed off shot gun in his car with him and randomly murdered people while they were driving and then he would keep driving like nothing happened. For some reason this episode has really stuck with me and I'm terrified some crazy will murder me while I'm driving.

PinkKEL9 · December 2013

My biggest fear is dying before I am able to have my baby or see my kids grow up and have kids of their own. Its not so much the death that scares me as the thought of missing their lives.

My irrational fear is fish. I HATE fish! I am so afraid to swim in ponds, lakes, oceans etc because if a fish (or seaweed or anything else) touches my foot or leg, I freak out. Fish are just so ugly and slimy and gross. Ewwwww. I don't eat them either.

MaidMarion25 · December 2013

My biggest fear is struggling financially. I get the fear of losing someone you love, nobody wants that of course, but it's a part of life. My irrational fear is the evil chucky doll!

wtfisup · December 2013

Without a doubt, losing my husband. I had an abusive upbringing with my older brother as my source of security and comfort. He died traumatically when I was turning 17. I left home a year later, worked through college, finished grad school, and spent life climbing out of the poverty of Appalachia. I worked through years of anxiety, depression, and PTSD. My husband is my greatest love, most amazing companion, anchor, support, and the gave my life meaning when I was suicidal. My greatest fear is definitely losing him.

EmbracingChange · December 2013

My biggest fear is one of my children being sexually abused which is why I won't let them out of my sight if I can help it.

My irrational fear is finding a snake in my toilet after I've sat down.

Mrs_D_in_KY · December 2013

My biggest fear is someone hurting my child or trying to sexually abuse him. DH and I never let him out of our sight. Another rational fear is going into preterm labor early like I did with DS.

EmbracingChange · December 2013

No worries... I feel your pain. I won't look out my house windows arpt night for fear that someone will be there. The shock of a man outside my window would kill me before he could.

chaysefaith · December 2013

Lmfao!! I know my irrational fears are ridiculous but omg I'm cracking up at everyone else's irrational fears.

MissBHaven1024 · December 2013

Biggest fear- something happening to my children.

Irrational fear- clowns! I would run into oncoming traffic to get away from a clown!

ricecakes1216 · December 2013

My biggest fear is someone breaking into my house and killing me while my H has to watch helplessly (he knew a guy that this happened to and since hearing what happened I am terrified of it happening.)

Irrational fear. Vans. The big utility type vans. I am suspicious of all of them. I will not park by one or walk by one. My mom once cut one off while driving and it happened to be going the same direction as us and I thought for sure we were being followed.

abrazz · December 2013

I fear that I will die and won't be there for my children growing up. DH's mom died when he was 13 and his youngest brother was only 5. His dad re-married and she was not a mother to them at all. I don't think DH would let someone treat our kids that way but I fear that he would. I also can't fathom something happening to our kids. I lost tons of friends in school to car wrecks, drownings, and suicide an we were a very small community.

Irrational fear, well now I'm terrified of nasty toenails lol. I can't sleep if I think a door is unlocked. I recheck them. Thanks to my mother, I'm afraid I will wreck, not be able to get out because I have power locks that fail and drown. So I have a seatbelt cutter/window breaker in the consoles of both vehicles. My mom special ordered cars that had manual locks and manual windows till she got her Camry a few years ago.

lellymine · December 2013

Losing my husband and snakes.

Irrational fear: waking up to see someone standing over me and watching me. Nothing else, just looking at me in the dark

lellymine · December 2013

kittenslove said:
My biggest fear is causing the death of someone I love. My most irrational fear is poisoning o'f our food/water supply. I don't actually think it would happen, but sometimes I think "It could be so easy..." All due to one book I wish I could unread.

Was it by chance The Winslow Incident?

lellymine · December 2013

MegK82 said:

lellymine said:

Losing my husbands and snakes.

Irrational fear: waking up to see someone standing over me and watching me. Nothing else, just looking at me in the dark

you have more than one?? (so just teasing, but i had to!)

Teach me to post before proofing

verydisgruntledpelican0091 · December 2013

mschware said:
My biggest fear currently is losing my baby or the baby being born with some form of tragic health issue. I had been told ever since I was 16 that I would never be able to get pregnant, and now that I am I am so excited but even more nervous!
I'm also scared I won't make it to my college graduation in June and won't be able to provide for my family.

My irrational fear is stink bugs crawling on me when Im sleeping haha. We just moved into a new place that has a nice fireplace, but the fireplace keeps getting filled with stink bugs and it's freaking me out!!! I keep checking my bed every night before I go to sleep and if I feel any kind of itch I spaz out thinking it's a bug!

I was also told I would never get pregnant too!! PCOS for me

verydisgruntledpelican0091 · December 2013

Rational- death. Of anyone.
Irrational - birds, spiders, a bad storm knocking out the power and my phone dying, people following me/watching me, anyone chasing me! That's the only reason I'm a really awesome runner, the fear makes me bolt lol.
My most irrational random thing is chipped nail polish and over sleeping.

LKHoffa · December 2013

My current fear is causing my child's death by doing something stupid like dropping him or leaving him in the car on a hot day. I tend to be a clumsy person myself! I think this is a rational fear to a point, but it is starting to make me very anxious and is starting to border irrational. I think I am going to go back to therapy to address this anxiety before the baby arrives. (Note: I have never been around a newborn for more than a few minutes, and I have always been nervous about how delicate they are! While I cannot wait to have a toddler, I am scared to have a baby! Any advice??)

erind228 · December 2013

@nutmegs8, Worst.Gif.Ever!

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