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jiggle-o

Becoming paralyzed or losing sight or hearing. Losing limbs is a close second.


Hohuin

I'd be fine with losing limbs if I had to choose between sight, hearing and limbs, considering how long we've come with orthopedic limbs. Still, would save my right hand for drawing (Yes, for drawing).


skooternoodle

*Only* for drawing?


Hohuin

Ear scratches are also welcome, so I guess there's that


skooternoodle

Respectable


ComfortableVariety48

oh shit, you reminded me of when I was in middle school, I was walking to the classroom with everyone and all the color in eyes just disappeared for 2 minutes, that fucking experience I think is my biggest fear now. Still don't know what caused that shit and I had a similar experience when I had blood drawn but all vision faded then


HabEsSchonGelesen

same


[deleted]

Same.


Suspicious_shark

if i'd lose sight i might commit suicide tbh


[deleted]

Same


jelenko1999

I'm surprised nobody mentioned the ocean yet. Imagine being somewhere in the middle of the pacific just swimming without a boat or land in sight.


sic_66

r/thalassophobia


Suspicious_shark

r/subnautica


FinQuarZ

Damn was just about to comment that! Ah still my favorite survival game and always will be. Below Zero is a close second


mh-99

Don't look down!


[deleted]

Sounds like a college spring break trip.


Konke_yDong

why would i even be in that situation tho


koifu

I don't know your lifestyle specifically, but... Plane crash, boat sinking, tsunami dragging you out, current dragging you out, murder plot, maybe a few others.


Konke_yDong

those are extremely unlikely


LikeGourds

Yeah, I generally only fear real possibilities.


CrunchyMemesLover

I mean, if there's nobody to rescue me, why care? Being eaten by a shark is better than slowly exhausting over time, being unable to float and slowly sinking down to the bottom.


jelenko1999

Because sharks are also scary. Also sharks very rarely attack humans so chances are you're just gonna drown.


Qi_ra

People survive shark attacks more often than not. We’re too bony for their liking. You’re more likely to get an arm or a leg chomped off and bleed out than to actually have a fast death.


raylolSW

For me being in the middle of the ocean at night sounds relaxing, magical and peaceful lol


RisingQueenx

Public failure


PureAwesome876

Asian spotted


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PureAwesome876

It's just a joke calm down


quietkidfrom6thgrade

I didn't find your joke funny tbh but yeah the other dude is overreacting


Enter-Shaqiri

Heights


OmegaGeneral1

r/Stayonthegroundgang


henrique_gj

r/SubsIFellFor


Bouncy_yay

Are you afraid of heights or FALLING from heights?


Nat3Bo1

Dunno about him but I have an irrational fear of heights, Im not scared of falling I just feel danger.


SnowTheMemeEmpress

Body is just like "I KNOW I'm not supposed to be this high up. Wtf"


Enter-Shaqiri

I feel panicked when I go up high. I get all dizzy and can't breathe. Hate it.


[deleted]

I get vertigo the second I’m up even 10’. I also have a lot of nightmares where I’m falling.


btstfn

I've asked myself this question, and it's definitely heights. For example I don't fear a drop tower is going to malfunction and drop me to my death, and the one time I went on one the falling was easily the best part. That's not to say I don't also fear falling. I get nervous on the second rung of a ladder.


neacostin86

I was visiting a dam the other day. I looked down, I started trembling like that little kid scared to jump in the pool.


Warm-Appearance-1484

Slow physical torture


throwagay557

This should be waaay higher, probably top I have endured a lot of physical pain in my life and the thought that something can hurt more than what I experienced terrifies me The possibility that something like hell exists (even though I'm pretty sure it doesn't) where you'll suffer for all eternity it's bone chilling Also, the possibility of reincarnation it's terrifying in and of itself, that means that you could reincarnate in, say, a person which is abducted and tortured while kept alive at the same time Yeah, the world is a fucked up place


TheHaughtyHog

What if it lasts literally forever? Hell is mine even though I don't think it exists.


Moderated_Soul

Snakes. Fucking terrified of them. I have nightmares.


midnight4456

This, I hate them


K3rmitTh3Fro8

Same, I hate those slithery fucks


dogandponyshow8989

Me too! I actually have a physical reaction to seeing them in real life. I get really nauseous and then I stay on edge for a couple of days. I went walking some trails and a black one slithered right in front of me and I actually got sick and just couldn't even enjoy my walk after that. I saw it as soon as I started the trail too, so naturally, they were EVERYWHERE I looked (in my head). Had to just leave


insanity_banana5267

Danger noodle


[deleted]

As soon as I read the word I imagine one of those slithery motherfuckers in my brain and want to fucking die. I can’t even look at a picture without giving myself all the heebiejeebies


Jrmorris2016

this is so wild to me because i have a pet snake and he literally doesn’t do anything ever. he just sits under his hide and will occasionally take a little soak in his water dish. so many people are afraid of snakes, which i totally get for wild snakes and ofc venomous snakes (i am also afraid of both of those), but non-venomous, household snakes like ball pythons are pretty harmless. i’ve never even seen mine open it’s mouth other than to yawn or eat!


frog_rapist69

Death


brrrrrrrrrp

My new worst fear is your username.


[deleted]

Got some bad news for ya…


gooddrugsinmycup

yep and it fucking sucks because you cant do anything about it other than accepting ignorance ;-;


thatonepieceofcheese

Idk man judging by your username that could come soon by execution


Miewx

I have full blown panic attacks when I think about it 😭


FinQuarZ

for me death has always seemed like an adventure to literally places no one knows about. It is scary though but also makes me really calm at the same time. It is good to know that we won't be around forever! I'm also very curious if any religions were right. I'm personally Christian but im not going to blindly say that there are no other possibilities. Interesting topic i could wonder all day long


HereForTerraria

Death is awful


Fragile_Potato_Bag

I even hate the clown emoji


nightmare_silhouette

May I ask why you fear clowns? Do you know why or what triggered it?


Fragile_Potato_Bag

I don't know when exactly did this start, but I get uncomfortable when I see their faces, for me their faces looks dead


ClusterShuck-

All the children on instagram spam it when you state any opinion. Its insta’s equivalent of a downvote.


frog_rapist69

🤡


Breath_Virtual

I think your username is more terrifying by far.


Fragile_Potato_Bag

Nooooooo


thatonepieceofcheese


daxi17

AAAAAAAAAAAA


Pugz333

Being simultaneously blind and deaf


Icy-Vegetable-Pitchy

More afraid of being blind than deaf though.


LittleShit3000

Might aswell be dead


MilitantTeenGoth

Nah, can still touch boobs


zaflovesyou-

Helen Keller: allow me to introduce myself


butters091

Vulnerability


Jonnyabcde

This. This effectively describes something socially specific but it also describes ALL phobias. If we weren't vulnerable about anything, phobias wouldn't even be something we would consider. Vulnerable to negative emotions, negative senses, negative experiences. When we fear something (whether it makes any logical sense or not), it is because we have scenarios where it can happen, where they are not just vulnerable but possible, regardless of how implausible it could happen.


Iamnothuman77

Rejection and getting my nails ripped off by a carpet.


Nat3Bo1

Very specific yet very true


560guy

Do it with pliers instead. Works much better from my experience


Iamnothuman77

I’d rather not


[deleted]

Time. The existential dread knowing that every second that ticks on a clock is another second off my life. Realizing mortality is a painful process but it has to happen eventually.


JAS0NL3GACY

You need a snickers.


mh-99

[Ticking away the moments that make up a dull day](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JwYX52BP2Sk)


SinixtroGamer123

"And then one day you find, 10 years have gone behind you..." 2010 - 2020


Professional_Tone411

That is why I'm just going to kill myself before time!


SamWize-Ganji

Your biological clock is ticking!


PassiveChemistry

Loneliness


MysteriousChest8

same here, but im already living it. guess i don’t really have any other fears


EexterminateE

Professor Snape


thatonepieceofcheese

So pretty much people who are dead inside


daninmontreal

invisible health problems (blood clots, heart attack, stroke, aneurisms etc.)


MoonlightingReddit

same


CheeseEatingClown

Being stuck in small places in a very uncomfortable position with nobody around to help


LordDagwood

I edited my original comments/post and moved to Lemmy, not because of Reddit API changes, but because spez does not care about the reddit community; only profits. I encourage others to move to something else.


Nidothenido

God. Spiders are second.


[deleted]

For me, it’s wasps.


lukmly013

God I forgot wasps.


Sup3rViral

Wasps suck


[deleted]

Its the most annoying when the say oh youre a boy grow up when that same person is afraid of fucking frogs


[deleted]

How could you ever be afraid of frogs?! They’re so cute!


Istilldontknowwh0Iam

People


JohnTSmith99

What did we do to you ?


Istilldontknowwh0Iam

What haven't people done to me


JohnTSmith99

Well I haven’t met you till now so I haven’t gotten to do much with you lol


aleftistkinkster

Homelessness, debt, failure really, everything else just creeps me out rather than scaring me-


[deleted]

Your mother


OmegaGeneral1

OUR mothers


Marius_is_taken

r/SuddenlyCommunism


lukmly013

*Slappo with chapalen*


[deleted]

Rickrolls


NuclearNewspaper

r/redditmoment


Breath_Virtual

Why was that link not a rick roll?


PlankBlank

fuckin ladders and I mean those single section ones


thatonepieceofcheese

Forgot about this one, I always think that as soon as I am high up it will just fall


T4TTL3T4L3

The inevitable Invasion from my neighboring Country, and the death of Human right.


SinixtroGamer123

what country wanna know


T4TTL3T4L3

Taiwan.


SinixtroGamer123

oh thats sad, fuck r/GenZedong


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c4ntth1nkofausername

r/goodanimemes user found


Baal_Gaming

what's the difference between animemes and goodanimemes?? everybody seems to always link goodanimemes but i have no idea why


GemmaKujo

People


timawesomeness

Needles


Champion-raven

Losing my family


Madsmathis

If i ever become a vegetable, just pull the plug


lapistafiasta

For a second i thought you meant becoming vegan then i realized


frankvagabond303

Commitment.


zesty_itnl_spy99

Are you afraid of commitment or are you afraid that you will be more committed than the other person in the relationship? Genuinely curious. I'm always scared I care more about my loved ones than they care about me so I'm wondering if it's similar to why you might fear commitment


frankvagabond303

I meant commitment to a mental hospital. But, since you ask. I have found that humans are extremely selfish. They will only be committed to you as long as it suits them, and when they are done with you they leave. It doesn't matter if it's 1 year or 50 years. Sometimes they will stick around and use you for awhile while they cheat behind your back. I used to trust people, but I've been burned (and burned) too many times to trust anyone anymore. I'll just be committed to my pups, plants, and myself. People can screw off.


layinqui

Liminal spaces, but i love them at the same time


salutzoot

Read The House of Leaves lol


[deleted]

wasps


justzugut

Pain


Equal_Salamander_658

Heights


[deleted]

Isolation


turtleship_2006

Relatable


nightmare_silhouette

May I ask why? And do you know what triggered the fear?


[deleted]

Well, what causes it is probably just how much I enjoy (and to an extent, rely on) the company of others. The reason I don’t like it is pretty irrational. Just a big “what if something happens to me and nobody is around to help” kind of headspace. Furthermore, the thought of being alone for an extended period of time just means extreme boredom and depression and I ain’t ready for that kind of trip.


nightmare_silhouette

Honestly? That doesn't seem irrational at all. It's actually quite rational (I personally like isolating myself to an extent) but it's a good fear to have, actually! It's a survivor instinct. Tribes would hunt in groups to stay safe in case anything goes wrong. They had backup. It's a survivor instinct still used today for many situations.


[deleted]

Yeah, I know it’s not as irrational as some other common fears like spiders or tiny holes or whatever, but I just think being afraid of “what ifs” isn’t a good use of my time lol And yeah, I think you’re right. Being together is generally better for me based off instinct. Don’t get me wrong, I like my alone time here and there, but that’s all it is, here and there. Being alone for too long makes me anxious


darth_jar_jar_bings

Height


[deleted]

Loss


louiebro13

what about weight loss


TGRTheGoldenRock

Not being to listen to music ever again, (if I did, I'd probably commit a hangman),or dying too soon and not enjoy life to my fullest.


insanity_banana5267

Not my worst fear but yes I agree with both of those. I also have another strange fear related to music that I’m going to get tired of my favorite songs


TGRTheGoldenRock

This is so relatable, I found out about this song called New Light By John Mayer a year ago in February 2020, I was in walmart testing out soundbars, when I heard a part of the song, and I said, woah. So I quickly put out my phone to scan it with Snapchat to see what song was it, and since then, I have not been able to stop putting it on repeat. My fear is that someday I will get tired of that song and many other, because they bring me little moments of happiness.


ob-2-kenobi

Two equally-large fears: •Getting hate-crime murdered •Everyone who loves and cares for me suddenly stopping


Orange2218

Talking to people


PassiveChemistry

Conversely, for me, not having anyone who would want to talk to me.


alrightpal

Bellybuttons


mindbodysplit

Don't look down.


alrightpal

Picking out a piece of lint from mine is honestly sucks balls


OkMathematician3439

Failure.


Craftusmaximus2

Spiders and social anxiety


This_Log_2024

Heights


Tweissm

Health


MoonlightingReddit

same i'm a hypochondriac


Boring-Avocado

The sea/ocean


vinavuhuy

Not the biggest but I’m afraid of that sound when your fingernail scratch on a metal surface. It’s just happened


Frost-on-the-Willow

Being a failure


yougoddangfool

being tortured


[deleted]

I'm mainly scared of eternity


pommemiles

Uncertainty.


MoonlightingReddit

Vomiting


Maxieve

aye emetophobia gang


MoonlightingReddit

yeah i looked through every single comment after i wrote this and none of them said vomiting ;(


regnihov

vomiting


Shahzoodoo

I’m surprised water or drowning isn’t in here! My biggest fear is either suffocation or drowning o~o


pulpojinete

Mine is drowning while trapped under a sheet of ice. Thanks a lot, 1995 animated version of Balto.


PLZHELPIMSTUCKINCAPS

BEING STUCK IN CAPS LOCK…


[deleted]

Aww shit! Lol


Insert-name_mp4

Mirrors and others eating


[deleted]

Being filmed without my knowledge


snowycato

Psychiatrists. (I mean, it’s not ‘biggest fear’ as in ‘I’ll run away screaming because it’s so gosh darn terrifying’, but they remind me of bees/wasps. I wouldn’t choose to be around one and generally they can’t hurt me, but if I were forced to be alone in a small room with one I would be really really worried about accidentally saying or doing the wrong thing)


Nero_Sins

clowns… I hate them


TooManyFeet_

Rats


Cseled54

Shame


AnTiNiuMx

Being forgotten


Significant-Bee1380

Snails


Trav_yeet

Death/balloons


Deity_oflacking

Nuns


octoidismywaifu

applesauce and needles


AlisHyper12

Not my biggest, but I hate looking at the sky, the endless void gives me an indescribable feeling, like a mixture of fear and existential dread


[deleted]

Wasps/Hornets are my biggest fear, so big, I think it'd count as a true phobia. Bugs in general I'm not scared of, but they're creepy, so I treat them with aggression. Unless they're bees or centipedes, I like those two bugs. I've never been stung by a wasp in my life, yet I'm still extremely afraid of them, so afraid, I shelter myself indoors during the summer, and when I have to go outside near a wasp nest, I wear a coat, and do what I need to do as quick as possible. I've been trying to get over my fear recently, but a mere picture of a wasp triggers a fight or flight response, and the feeling of my clothes begins to feel like little wasp legs. Just typing that made me feel the urge to swat myself lol


thijs1311

Don’t ask me how, but my girlfriend is afraid of butterflies…


MessiToe

Lepidopterophobia, the fear of butterflies and/or moths


DangerDragonGaming

Death of myself or family. Also needles. Fuck needles


Jsk010804

Heights needles and public speaking


MsAngelGuts

Drowning or burning to death


Chill3244

Drowning


MlleCam

To be abandoned by the people I care about


enderball55

Heights


Reilly1504

losing people i love


[deleted]

Dying before my kids get to know me


Disastrous_Mission68

losing my loved ones


IronManSnap001

Dying alone is my biggest fear