What frightens you?

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In line with Anthony's posting frenzy, what frightens you and why?

― Samantha, Thursday, 29 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

To answer myself I have to say racists. Not just common garden variety rednecks but the exteremist separatist types.

One day after hearing about the activities of some crazies discussed on NPR I looked up some of their web sites. The chilling fear I felt reading through the shit these people propagate is almost indescribable. Once I heard (again on NPR, I'm predictable) a photographer describe his visits to old Nazi death camps. He said despite the tourist attractions/museums places like Auschwitz have been turned into there is very tangible feel of evil and fear when in these places. I think the fear these racist websites gave me must be a similar feeling to the one he had albeit on a much smaller scale.

― Samantha, Thursday, 29 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

My now-dormant depression. Who knows when it will wake up and rule my world again?

― helen fordsdale, Thursday, 29 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

This is a TELL ME question!

― Nick, Thursday, 29 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

The spectre of nuclear war.

And the ghost of Christmas Past.

― Pete, Thursday, 29 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Hanle y unleashed.

― Tadeusz Suchodolski, Thursday, 29 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

This is a TELL ME question!
Huh? Now Nick scares me. ;-)

― helen fordsdale, Thursday, 29 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I'm with Samantha, some of those sites are just GONE. But some part of me always just shakes my head at them and their strange ways, it's almost (*almost*) comically stupid. Then again, you could say the same thing about al-Qaeda...

― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 29 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Public speaking and also Elephant and Castle. For my own reasons.

― alix, Thursday, 29 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Other people. More than anything else in the world.

― kate, Thursday, 29 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

We so have to play TELL ME at the ILE party.

― Tom, Thursday, 29 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

WHAT IS TELL ME?

― alix, Thursday, 29 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Hardest TELL ME question: "A part of a radio" (I had a very old set).

Funniest ever TELL ME answer:

Quizmaster: "A tool....beginning with Y"

Max: "Jan Hammer"

― Tom, Thursday, 29 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Hardest TELL ME question: "A part of a radio" (I had a very old set).

I don't understand.

― RickyT, Thursday, 29 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

sounds like the game "splash". everyone takes turn to name something in a category, no repeating, first person that picks on the chosen answer gets a pint of booze in the face. (or more likely a glass of non-alcoholic diet beverage)

― Alan Trewartha, Thursday, 29 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

IT IS A VERSION OF OLD GAMES LIKE "COLUMNS" YES. THERE IS A PACK OF CARDS WITH THINGS LIKE 'WHAT FRIGHTENS YOU?' AND 'SOMETHING MADE OF WOOD'. THERE IS ALSO A PLASTIC SPINNER THING THAT RANDOMLY SELECTS A LETTER. FIRST TO SHOUT OUT WINS THE CARD. IT IS THE BEST GAME EVER. 'WHAT FRIGHTENS YOU' IS THE MOST CONTROVERSIAL QUESTION.

― Nick, Thursday, 29 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

WHY ARE YOU SHOUTING, DASTOOR?

― alix, Thursday, 29 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Um, isn't anyone else scared of MONSTERS?

― jamesmichaelward, Thursday, 29 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Irrational and semi-rational things that have frightened me (in chronological order): Pillow coming to life, potential of. Shapes on bedroom wall after light turned out. Shape of tree outside window. Nuclear War. Plagues especially EBOLA. Isabel getting vCJD. Being buried alive.

I have no idea why I was not morbidly frightened of me getting vCJD, or of Isabel getting Ebola for that matter. Obviously nuclear war is totally rational as a frightening thing but falls into the "can't do anything much about it" category.

― Tom, Thursday, 29 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

pets getting hit by cars. the ghost of the son of sam coming to get me.

― Samantha, Thursday, 29 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

wow Tom, it sounds like you had a bad experience as a child watching Sapphire and Steel. pillow coming to life indeed.

― Alan Trewartha, Thursday, 29 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Dying. And dying alone.

― Ronan, Thursday, 29 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I just remembered that when I was little, I was terrified that when I opened my bedroom door in the morning, I'd discover that someone, somehow had moved my entire bedroom and I'd be somewhere horrible - like a rat infested sewer

― jamesmichaelward, Thursday, 29 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I had a dream in which my pillow came to life. It was very frightening and I remained aware of the possibility for a good six months, according to my Mum.

― Tom, Thursday, 29 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Actually this guy in my class scares the shit out of me and everyone else. He's sound but he's odd. One day I walked into a lecture and he stared at me and said "Ronan Hello *long pause*, it's cold Ronan", "Yeah I replied". "Very Cold". "Yeah it is". "So Cold". Cold like your heart you crazy. He is funny for his oddness. On tuesday he told me he was going for an adventure at about 11 o clock. He left the club and I don't know where he went. He seems like the sort of person who needs to write their address on their forehead to make sure they get home safely.

Also if I saw Elton John I'd be fucking terrified after dreaming about him 3 times in the last few months. The same dream.

― Ronan, Thursday, 29 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

After a traumatic experience, I was terrified of waking up to discover a cat sitting on my face. More generally, I'm deathly afraid of people jumping out at me. Walking into dark rooms if I'm in a certain frame of mind can bring me to the verge of a panic attack. (I've found that alcohol helps.)

― Dan Perry, Thursday, 29 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

My brother being a murderer. I had a dream about it a couple of nights ago and I was almost too scared to get up (although it was five in the morning and dark and cold). Given that all dreams relate to something in your subconscious, what the hell was this?!?!

― Bill, Thursday, 29 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

What I am really afraid of is walking alone at night. In fact I will not do it! One night , when I was about 18,on my way to meet my now X husband I was scared to death by a man's hand going up the back of my skirt.I was walking right along and I didn't hear him behind me! My husband left work the same time I left the apartment and we had planned to meet for supper. I took off and ran right into the traffic, and was almost hit by 3 different cars. That is my reason. :( Gale

― Gale Deslongchamps, Thursday, 29 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Hell and God. I have definite fears of those and I don't think it's necessary to explain why.

― Maria, Thursday, 29 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

WORK.

― Hank, Thursday, 29 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Realizing that i'm with people i cannot trust freaks me out.

― Cryosmurf, Thursday, 29 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Being alone and sober, as I am now.

― emil.y, Thursday, 29 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

not being in control.

― di, Thursday, 29 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Thunderstorms... as far as irrational fears go. I have no clear idea why, but I'm sure it had to do with a REALLY early incident where I was driven home in a fierce thunderstorm and lightning struck very near my house... the lights went out... I was terrified.

― Brian MacDonald, Thursday, 29 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

almost as bad as not being in control is um...being in control.

― Kim, Thursday, 29 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

people having babies

well, honestly, i dunno. pleated pants?

― Mandee, Thursday, 29 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

How is being in control scary? I think you said that just because.

― Cryosmurf, Friday, 30 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

People who have absolutley no idea what's going on the world ever.

― DG, Friday, 30 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Men.

― toraneko, Friday, 30 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Tom's pockets. Even when there is a mystery fiver in there.

And Graham's hair.

― Pete, Friday, 30 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Graham's hair being found in Tom's pocket. that's pretty scary.

― Alan Trewartha, Friday, 30 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Escalators. Not so much now phew due to Trendy Metropolitan Tube Train (go)Getting Lifestyle necessitating frequent use of the buggers. But when I was little, I had a dream where I was going up the top of the escalator, and there was this kid trapped at the top, with just his head showing. The top of the escalator had swallowed him up! This was a boy who I hated at primary school who always had a snotty nose. He was crying and about to die. My dad was stood nearby and I begged him to help, but all he said was "oh dear! he's got no head!" (which makes no sense cos the only part of him that WAS left was the head, the rest mangled by escalator) so I was very sad. There was a pair of twins watching all of this, but they didn't say anything. ANALYSE THAT!

Also, quiche and mayonnaise. And severing of veins. And letting down my family. And being hated.

― Sarah, Friday, 30 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Last two made me weep in tears only a few days ago.

― Sarah, Friday, 30 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

The realisation that someone close to you is physically/mentally ill and you're completely powerless to help them.

― Trevor, Friday, 30 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

my temper

― kimmy blake, Friday, 30 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Lifts and aeroplanes, I think because I'm afraid of being trapped.

― james, Friday, 30 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Gypsy moths. As soon as "groundhog day" and "spring" come up I have nightmares about them, but not as often or as frightening as when I was little.

― Maria, Friday, 30 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

By biggest fear is falling in love with Sara (=v.v.unlikey, no matter how great a bra she was wearing tonight)

The drunken sticky out eared, blackshirt wearing, gelled up "blokes" I had the misfortune to speak to tonight were telling me to reveal my "true feelings" for her, to which I put my arm around her and said "I love you Sis", to which they laugh.

She so is the big sister I never had.

― Graham, Friday, 30 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

(Sorry, that last sentence makes me sound like I'm just using Sara to deal with my own issues (which, subconciously, may or may not be true). It's just a good parallel, she is v.v.close to her actual brothers (Or she'd better be: Last night (while drunk, obv), I told her kid brother on the phone that she was looking "totally fuckable". (Also, only "boyfriends and brothers" are allowed on her bed, so I need to get in somehow)))

― Graham, Saturday, 1 December 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

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