I'm afraid of 10/72 common fears

[phosfate]

The fear meme from mara:

[] the dark - if in an unfamiliar place
[] staying single forever
[] being a parent
[] giving birth
[] being myself in front of others
[] open spaces
[x] closed spaces
[] heights
[] dogs
[] birds
[x] fish
[] spiders
[] flowers or other plants

Total so far: 2

[] being touched
[x] fire
[x] deep water
[] snakes
[] silk
[] the ocean
[] failure
[] success
[] thunder/lightning
[] frogs/toads
[] my boyfriend's/girlfriend's dad
[] boyfriend's/girlfriend's mom
[] rats
[x] jumping from high places
[] snow

Total so far: 5

[] rain
[] wind
[] crossing hanging bridges
[] death
[] heaven
[] being robbed
[x] falling
[x] clowns
[] dolls
[] large crowds of people
[] men
[] women
[] having great responsibilities
[] doctors, including dentists.
[] tornadoes

Total so far: 7
I actually fucking hate clowns, unless they're really, really funny, but I suppose that counts.

[] hurricanes
[x] incurable diseases
[] sharks
[] Friday the 13th
[] ghosts
[x] poverty
[] Halloween
[] school
[] trains
[] odd numbers
[] even numbers
[] being alone
[] becoming blind
[] becoming deaf
[] growing up

Total so far: 9

[x] creepy noises in the night
[] bee stings
[] not accomplishing my dreams/goals
[] needles
[] blood
[] dinosaurs
[] the welcome mat
[] high speed
[] throwing up
[] falling in love
[] super secrets

Final Total: 10

.. if you wish to post this in your journal, it's been requested that you title it "I'm afraid of __ out of 72 common fears."

If you get more than 30, I strongly recommend some counseling.
If you get more than 20, you’re paranoid.
If you get 10-20, you are normal.
If you get 10 or less, you’re fearless.
People who don’t have any are liars

Silk? Welcome mats? really?

Stuff not on the list: Horrible filthy moths, drowning, big crazy-ass trucks, Martian fighting machines, accidentally killing small animals, swarms of things, that freaky diorama in Morrill Hall of cavemen looking at the moon, motion rides.

ETA: The tiny basement of the building that houses Gomez Art Supply and A Novel Idea.

Stuff I should be scared of but actually like: Ghosts, tornados, caves, monsters, the catacombs under the Capitol Building that you can't access any more because of fucking security, but I'm pretty sure lizard people live there.

Comments

[annlarimer.livejournal.com]

I think whoever wrote it might be rather young, since it fails to include the IRS, nuclear winter, waking at 3 a.m. to the certainty that your entire life has been a waste, nursing homes, etc.

[aberrant1.livejournal.com]

Good point. Although I've always been afraid of nursing homes. My mom worked in one, and the times we went to pick her up at work scarred me for life.

I think the quiz does not differentiate properly between "healthy respect" (sharks, for example), "irrational fear" (welcome mats), and "intense loathing born of experience" (poverty).

[annlarimer.livejournal.com]

Exactly. Needs to be more science-y, less vague-y.

[dr-tectonic.livejournal.com]

Agreed.

Although some people will argue for XML, for maximum usability and interoperability I think we should store this data in a plain-text columnar format with entries for type of fear (healthy respect / irrational heebie-jeebies / disgust & loathing) as well as intensity and reliability of response and a flag for whether it's also terrifying in the abstract as well as in actuality. I can get started on a metadata standard if somebody will send a mockup datafile to base it on...

Oh, wait. That's probably too science-y, huh?

[annlarimer.livejournal.com]

Will there be Venn diagrams?

[dr-tectonic.livejournal.com]

I dunno. We might hit science overload.

[annlarimer.livejournal.com]

IMPOSSIBLE!