tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12047376.post2690064496665484457..comments2023-10-18T09:24:06.238-05:00Comments on Stefanie Says: Five things I probably don't need to worry about (but why should that ever stop me?)Stefaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10128238432671375399noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12047376.post-1139652752652001012007-05-23T23:13:00.000-05:002007-05-23T23:13:00.000-05:00Being mugged in Mexico and having to sell chicklet...Being mugged in Mexico and having to sell chicklets to get home.Sharka Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16160996170472914463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12047376.post-56598132406120610322007-05-23T21:13:00.000-05:002007-05-23T21:13:00.000-05:00TOG--I love that you read a story about chiropract...TOG--I love that you read a story about chiropractic nightmares and you thought of me. Also, as if land sharks weren't enough, now you have to be afraid of moving your head?? Man, life's getting tougher and tougher, isn't it?Stefaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10128238432671375399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12047376.post-39729065662645703452007-05-23T09:47:00.000-05:002007-05-23T09:47:00.000-05:00Ack! I have a new one. I was reading a magazine ...Ack! I have a new one. I was reading a magazine article last night about women who get bad chiropractic neck adjustments which tear arteries and then they have strokes and die. And while I would never go to a chiropractor, the article also quotes some doctor as saying that really any rapid neck movement can result in the same thing. So now I'm afraid to move my head. Please stand directly in front of me.The Other Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03829845523633726024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12047376.post-34546582171621895482007-05-22T15:26:00.000-05:002007-05-22T15:26:00.000-05:00Cupcake--My irrational(?) fear used to be that I'd...Cupcake--My irrational(?) fear used to be that I'd never fall in love. That's probably a far better thing to be afraid of than ghosts or injuries.<BR/><BR/>Simone--Mirrors at night! Agh! Actually, in my own house, they don't frighten me, but I know what you're talking about nonetheless.Stefaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10128238432671375399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12047376.post-72083256609793837952007-05-22T12:11:00.000-05:002007-05-22T12:11:00.000-05:00Hmmm I had some of my own but added some after rea...Hmmm I had some of my own but added some after reading the comments...<BR/><BR/>Mirrors at night - what is lurking in some other world<BR/>Serial killers<BR/>Dying young in general however it may be and leaving my child w/o me<BR/>Abduction of my child; abduction of meAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12047376.post-41030637791105741142007-05-22T11:14:00.000-05:002007-05-22T11:14:00.000-05:00I can deal with all the aforementioned, especially...I can deal with all the aforementioned, especially the abduction/plight of being a woman etc. because I am a martial artist (karate), however, my irrational fear is that I am going to marry the wrong person. I have no idea why.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12047376.post-27297056162061026542007-05-21T23:19:00.000-05:002007-05-21T23:19:00.000-05:00I'm just going to echo what Brandy said. I am both...I'm just going to echo what Brandy said. I am both comforted and terrified by all of your lists! (Thank you and no thanks, everyone!) :-)Stefaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10128238432671375399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12047376.post-61372917265626855332007-05-21T21:51:00.000-05:002007-05-21T21:51:00.000-05:00Um, I didn't realize everything I was afraid of un...Um, I didn't realize everything I was afraid of until I read the comments. Now I'm just going to say ... ditto.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12047376.post-27364967073259873402007-05-21T19:51:00.000-05:002007-05-21T19:51:00.000-05:00Serial killers.Plane crashes.Horrible burns.Car cr...Serial killers.<BR/>Plane crashes.<BR/>Horrible burns.<BR/>Car crashes. <BR/><BR/>Well, and pretty much all of the above. <BR/>it's a miracle I leave the house anymore.Whiskeymariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16680444919622976790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12047376.post-84233738394498003372007-05-21T19:00:00.000-05:002007-05-21T19:00:00.000-05:00I worry that my teeth fall out. :(It's silly, I kn...I worry that my teeth fall out. :(<BR/><BR/>It's silly, I know, but I'm really freaked out by the thought of losing my teeth.Twanna A. Hines | FUNKYBROWNCHICK.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17143083843846956425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12047376.post-91837355176847823482007-05-21T17:06:00.000-05:002007-05-21T17:06:00.000-05:00I keep thinking of things that scare me, but I can...I keep thinking of things that scare me, but I cannot publish them on the internet because then people would now how to scare/torture me. So I guess one of the things I am scared of is that if I admit my irrational fears, such fears will be used against me. Dang, I'm weirder than I thought.-R-https://www.blogger.com/profile/03106445268257079599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12047376.post-35669111330788526442007-05-21T15:36:00.000-05:002007-05-21T15:36:00.000-05:00The sad thing is that many of my irrational fears ...The sad thing is that many of my irrational fears are now rational fears. Terrorist attack, being gunned down in the workplace, identity theft, land shark. All of these things could happen.The Other Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03829845523633726024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12047376.post-84925638075921732962007-05-21T15:16:00.000-05:002007-05-21T15:16:00.000-05:00Being struck down by a sudden, unforeseen physical...Being struck down by a sudden, unforeseen physical malady (stroke, heart attack).<BR/><BR/>And when I'm swimming in the ocean, I don't want anything to go up my pee-pee.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12047376.post-73009125156725445552007-05-21T10:07:00.000-05:002007-05-21T10:07:00.000-05:00First really irrational fear:Sharks!--growing up i...First really irrational fear:<BR/><BR/>Sharks!--growing up in Land locked Ontario makes this kind of an insane fear, but when I was little I used to think "well maybe this one time a shark somehow swam all the way up river and into this lake" blech. But even now I am uneasy swimming in the ocean<BR/><BR/>The dark--perhaps I am still 6 years old at heart, but I have nights when I wake up and I am freaked out.<BR/><BR/>Plane crash--I think lots of people have this fear but I some times hyperventilate (quietly so no one hears me)during take off.Stargazerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06783419166213250943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12047376.post-62799396847354650722007-05-20T20:54:00.000-05:002007-05-20T20:54:00.000-05:00I really enjoy your blog...thanks for sharing!I'm ...I really enjoy your blog...thanks for sharing!<BR/><BR/>I'm afraid of explosions. Being in a car when it blows up...being in a building when it blows up... Don't ask me why. I have no idea!Chrissyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00742355156719489946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12047376.post-56878952509225171972007-05-20T17:07:00.000-05:002007-05-20T17:07:00.000-05:00Well, whatever my own irrational fears are, I can ...Well, whatever my own irrational fears are, I can now add yours to my list. Whee!Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10730026366995714619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12047376.post-54103621748744199602007-05-20T00:37:00.000-05:002007-05-20T00:37:00.000-05:00Oh, I have a bunch! That when I get hiccups, that'...Oh, I have a bunch! That when I get hiccups, that's it -- I'll have them until I die and People will feature me in a story; When there is ringing in my ears, it will never stop and I'll have tinnitus like William Shatner and slowly be driven insane by my affliction; That I'm getting meningitis when a headache spreads into my neck; That someone is hiding under my car just waiting to slash my achilles tendon, especially when it's dark out; That the second floor of any house is inhabited by evil sorts like ghosts, burglars and murderers (which made for some interesting nights when I actually owned a two-story home).<BR/><BR/>I'll stop there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12047376.post-78636030946952532792007-05-19T17:49:00.000-05:002007-05-19T17:49:00.000-05:00We've talked about it at work and everyone would r...We've talked about it at work and everyone would rather go deaf than blind. Except for me of course. No more music? I couldn't handle that. Even though I love to read, there are always books on tape or the wife can read to me.<BR/><BR/>I've seen my kids, but would hate to never hear their voice again. You can tell so much by how they sound. <BR/><BR/>Poke out the eyes, just don't touch my ears!Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14487101194971876699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12047376.post-25597306038383922842007-05-19T12:17:00.000-05:002007-05-19T12:17:00.000-05:00Yes, the whole "being thrown in jail for no reason...Yes, the whole "being thrown in jail for no reason whatsoever" one is definitely up there on my list. I'm also irrationally afraid of being abducted and/or tortured to death in my apartment, but I think this stems mostly from watching too much CourtTV. Or an overactive imagination.shelleycoughlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04356701520189971892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12047376.post-56703034449516292432007-05-19T07:36:00.000-05:002007-05-19T07:36:00.000-05:00I'm also completely afraid of going blind. Howeve...I'm also completely afraid of going blind. However, at work yesterday, while sitting next to my chews-with-his-mouth-open neighbor, I wanted nothing more than to be deaf for the rest of my life.<BR/><BR/>I'm really afraid of losing all my money and being homeless. Also, going to jail, despite the fact that I'm about as law abiding as they come.Noellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11567505547323976582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12047376.post-21632866302296048572007-05-18T16:59:00.000-05:002007-05-18T16:59:00.000-05:00I am always afraid of falling off balconies. In f...I am always afraid of falling off balconies. In fact, I leaned out of my office window on Wednesday to observe a brewing thunderstorm, and I got so freaked out that I had to scurry back inside!L Sasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09852624970958809824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12047376.post-4856946712677598532007-05-18T16:28:00.000-05:002007-05-18T16:28:00.000-05:00I'm with you on #1 and #3 (well, except I don't ha...I'm with you on #1 and #3 (well, except I don't have a basement, but maybe falling in the bathtub or something). I once had a dream that I had a stroke--it was very realistic and quite terrifying. I couldn't speak, and I couldn't feel one whole side of my body. Then I woke up...and I couldn't feel one whole side of my body. I was freaking out, and then realized that the cats/dogs had pinned me in so tightly (must have been a cold night) that I hadn't moved all night, and one side of my body was asleep. I got up and lurched around the house, shaking my arm and leg until the feeling came back. I'm still terrified of a real stroke, though.<BR/><BR/>#4 SHOULD be a rational fear for all women, from what I read. Apparently plenty of adult women have been abducted that way. Scary.<BR/><BR/>Another big fear for me is early onset Alzheimer's. What if dementia is lurking just. around. the. corner? Shudder.lizgwizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10907508137794025189noreply@blogger.com