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the henna lady
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the henna lady
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Posted:
I danced with my snake in a show on Sat night (last week) and ran into a bunch of people with (what to them is) an irrational fear of snakes.
For performance stuff in the past I have had to figure out what my irrational fears are, and defeat some of them.
I was terrified of microphones, for example. I treated them as if they would bite me.
What are your irrational fears?
I danced with my snake in a show on Sat night (last week) and ran into a bunch of people with (what to them is) an irrational fear of snakes.
For performance stuff in the past I have had to figure out what my irrational fears are, and defeat some of them.
I was terrified of microphones, for example. I treated them as if they would bite me.
What are your irrational fears?
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Posted:
i'm totally with you on that one
also.... doing my driving test!
Written by: starpoi
don't get me started on those freaky ventriloquist dummies
*runs off in fear*
i'm totally with you on that one
also.... doing my driving test!
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Posted:
i used to be afraid of heights, until i started jumping up/over/off things then i sorta got over it
other than that i have a major fear of being forgotten
does that mean i'm not allowed to bring my fireworks down for Fal4?
i used to be afraid of heights, until i started jumping up/over/off things then i sorta got over it
other than that i have a major fear of being forgotten
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Fireworks.
does that mean i'm not allowed to bring my fireworks down for Fal4?
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Posted:
heights was never a serious problem, as long as there was some barrier between me and the edge... dont have it any more...
otherwise... no real irrational fears
heights was never a serious problem, as long as there was some barrier between me and the edge... dont have it any more...
otherwise... no real irrational fears
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Pooh-Bah
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Posted:
how can you not like dogs, they're soooo lovely
it's cats that you want to be scared of with their horrid scratchy sharp claws and the way they creep up on you then...POUNCE....horrid horrid
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dogs. i'm not much of a dog peron. they're too egar to bite and lick
how can you not like dogs, they're soooo lovely
it's cats that you want to be scared of with their horrid scratchy sharp claws and the way they creep up on you then...POUNCE....horrid horrid
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Posted:
Stickers? I have never heard of that one before.
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Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh but the worst is STICKERS i hate them esp when there peeling off Ahhhhhhhhhh I cry and throw up. There EVIL..............................................................
Stickers? I have never heard of that one before.
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Posted:
yes... but we're working through that one, aren't we stoo?
for me 'tis invertebrates.... well largely jellyfish and leeches... but i'm not sure that's entirely irrational, one sucks your blood and the other stings, what's not scary about that?!?!?
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Personally the only thing that I fear are Morris Dancers - there's something very unsettling about them.
yes... but we're working through that one, aren't we stoo?
for me 'tis invertebrates.... well largely jellyfish and leeches... but i'm not sure that's entirely irrational, one sucks your blood and the other stings, what's not scary about that?!?!?
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Posted:
i have a friend who is terrified of crustaceans....i think that's pretty wierd!!
I don't know if i fear morris dancers or just hate them...its the bells..jingle jangle jingle jangle jingle jangle jingle jangle jingle jangle jingle jangle jingle jangle jingle jangle jingle jangle jingle jangle jingle jangle jingle jangle jingle jangle jingle jangle jingle jangle....see, it's annoying!
i have a friend who is terrified of crustaceans....i think that's pretty wierd!!
I don't know if i fear morris dancers or just hate them...its the bells..jingle jangle jingle jangle jingle jangle jingle jangle jingle jangle jingle jangle jingle jangle jingle jangle jingle jangle jingle jangle jingle jangle jingle jangle jingle jangle jingle jangle jingle jangle....see, it's annoying!
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Posted:
I like morris dancers.
Sorry.
I like morris dancers.
Sorry.
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Posted:
Although...
There is one other thing I am afeared of...
I thought they had gone.
Left me alone.
I had forgotten.
But they are back! And It's all your fault Gelfling!!
SKEKSIS!--- NOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!
Although...
There is one other thing I am afeared of...
I thought they had gone.
Left me alone.
I had forgotten.
But they are back! And It's all your fault Gelfling!!
SKEKSIS!--- NOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!
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Carpal \'Tunnel
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Posted:
i dont like spiders but tis not a strong fear :P
i dont like spiders but tis not a strong fear :P
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Posted:
Stickers nooooooooooooooooooooooooooo 
Stickers nooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
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Posted:
I'm afraid of too many things...
walking alone in dark parking lots (mom was carjacked..)
Roller Coasters... well more because I get sick
Heights (i'm 5"1')
Snakes (6th grade bad experience)
-RG
I'm afraid of too many things...
walking alone in dark parking lots (mom was carjacked..)
Roller Coasters... well more because I get sick
Heights (i'm 5"1')
Snakes (6th grade bad experience)
-RG
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Spiders...most definintely spiders...blech horrible creepy little eight legged hairy things....blech!!!!
I can't even look at those tiny little mo ney spiders without freaking out.
Spiders...most definintely spiders...blech horrible creepy little eight legged hairy things....blech!!!!
I can't even look at those tiny little mo ney spiders without freaking out.
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Posted:
Don't have an issue with spiders actually, I'm happy to play with them and let me run over me. Tickles really.
But for me, the biggie is the open ocean. I'm a fairly strong swimmer, I snorkel, scuba dive, fish etc., so I'm completely cool with the water, but just out in the open ocean (say, 10km off or more) and swimming, when you look down and know there's at least 2-3km of water under you, I get a touch nervous. It also hits me when I go night diving - you roll off the boat and land in a completely black, gravityless environment. You have to turn on your torch to figure out whether you're upside down or not, it is one of the most unsettling experiences.
Don't have an issue with spiders actually, I'm happy to play with them and let me run over me. Tickles really.
But for me, the biggie is the open ocean. I'm a fairly strong swimmer, I snorkel, scuba dive, fish etc., so I'm completely cool with the water, but just out in the open ocean (say, 10km off or more) and swimming, when you look down and know there's at least 2-3km of water under you, I get a touch nervous. It also hits me when I go night diving - you roll off the boat and land in a completely black, gravityless environment. You have to turn on your torch to figure out whether you're upside down or not, it is one of the most unsettling experiences.
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Posted:
I once dated a girl who was freaked out my bunnies...I am weary of dogs,coz one almost bit my eye out when i was a wee pup of 2 years~but i have owned dogs and ill pet them once i get to know them a lil better.
Actually my dad told me that after the dog bite incident, we went to a wedding and there was a big dog,i went up to it and hugged it and i still had stiches in my eye.So i think i concoured most of that fear.
I once dated a girl who was freaked out my bunnies...I am weary of dogs,coz one almost bit my eye out when i was a wee pup of 2 years~but i have owned dogs and ill pet them once i get to know them a lil better.
Actually my dad told me that after the dog bite incident, we went to a wedding and there was a big dog,i went up to it and hugged it and i still had stiches in my eye.So i think i concoured most of that fear.
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Posted:
I like snakes...I can even milk snakes (and no that isn't extracting milk like you take milk from a cow and yes I have had someone ask me if that is what it means)
I like snakes...I can even milk snakes (and no that isn't extracting milk like you take milk from a cow and yes I have had someone ask me if that is what it means)
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Just saw some photos of morris dancers for the first time in my life and I must say I am scared too....
https://omicron.uk.com/php/gallery2/main.php?g2_view=core:ShowItem&g2_itemId=5404
Just saw some photos of morris dancers for the first time in my life and I must say I am scared too....
https://omicron.uk.com/php/gallery2/main.php?g2_view=core:ShowItem&g2_itemId=5404
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old hand
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Posted:
Morris dancers are not scary!
Even if they did have some kinda sinister purpose, you'd always know they were coming with all those jingly bells!
Santa Claus is sooo scarier than morris dancers, but even he would have a hard time sneaking up behind you on a dark night. Still...
Morris dancers are not scary!
Even if they did have some kinda sinister purpose, you'd always know they were coming with all those jingly bells!
Santa Claus is sooo scarier than morris dancers, but even he would have a hard time sneaking up behind you on a dark night. Still...
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Posted:
Think about this. Satan is an anagram of santa.....
[/conspiracy]
Think about this. Satan is an anagram of santa.....
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Posted:
hmm have to agree on that absoloute silence thing... also when your swimming, and you look down and its compleatly black.
oh yes yes yes i remeber now... radioactivity!!!!!!!!!!! freaky as hell!!!!
also falling - im not in particually afraid of heights, just the falling bit. now i think of it, i could write alot here. two dimensional people!!! has anyone seen "Who framed roger rabbit?" like the guy in that. and also having no arms or legs. strange.
but anyway, ive allways thought that there should be a name for someone who is freaked out by blow up santas, there has to be someone! i dont, but i can see how you could be scared by them....
hmm have to agree on that absoloute silence thing... also when your swimming, and you look down and its compleatly black.
oh yes yes yes i remeber now... radioactivity!!!!!!!!!!! freaky as hell!!!!
also falling - im not in particually afraid of heights, just the falling bit. now i think of it, i could write alot here. two dimensional people!!! has anyone seen "Who framed roger rabbit?" like the guy in that. and also having no arms or legs. strange.
but anyway, ive allways thought that there should be a name for someone who is freaked out by blow up santas, there has to be someone! i dont, but i can see how you could be scared by them....
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Posted:
Please don't i'll hide in my tent and
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i used to be afraid of heights, until i started jumping up/over/off things then i sorta got over it
other than that i have a major fear of being forgottenWritten by: Gayle......!
Fireworks.
does that mean i'm not allowed to bring my fireworks down for Fal4?
Please don't i'll hide in my tent and Gayle.....!
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Posted:
ok then, i pwomise not to bring them
ok then, i pwomise not to bring them
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Posted:
nah... they're not scary at all, trust me i am the offspring of one of them, which means i have largely spent my entire life in and out of pubs (their natural habitats), and on coaches (small enclosed spaces) with them, i have also encountered a fair few different species.... and i've turned out perfickly normal
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Just saw some photos of morris dancers for the first time in my life and I must say I am scared too....
https://omicron.uk.com/php/gallery2/main.php?g2_view=core:ShowItem&g2_itemId=5404
nah... they're not scary at all, trust me i am the offspring of one of them, which means i have largely spent my entire life in and out of pubs (their natural habitats), and on coaches (small enclosed spaces) with them, i have also encountered a fair few different species.... and i've turned out perfickly normal
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being blind, that is like the scariest thing
being blind, that is like the scariest thing
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Posted:
Is anyone else here scared of themselves sometimes?
Is anyone else here scared of themselves sometimes?
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Posted:
im scared of the avon lady shes a proper freak you'll turn to stone if u look in her eyes!!! plus she looks like a freaky lady with loads of cats and she looks like she eats catfood!!!!!!
im scared of the avon lady shes a proper freak you'll turn to stone if u look in her eyes!!! plus she looks like a freaky lady with loads of cats and she looks like she eats catfood!!!!!!
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Location: The countryside, Australia
Posted:
Has anyone ever had that feeling where you just have to run away from a room in your house?
Like you sense something and it frightens you that you run away to another room?
I hope it's not just me. It's like a evil presence...you jsut sense something and it makes you feel yucky and tingly and you have to run away from it?
Has anyone ever had that feeling where you just have to run away from a room in your house?
Like you sense something and it frightens you that you run away to another room?
I hope it's not just me. It's like a evil presence...you jsut sense something and it makes you feel yucky and tingly and you have to run away from it?
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I had that in one of my friends houses'.
Found out later a guy had hung himself in the room I had problems going in.
I used to walk into the room and get the uncontrollable urge to cry...so I used to avoid that room.
I had that in one of my friends houses'.
Found out later a guy had hung himself in the room I had problems going in.
I used to walk into the room and get the uncontrollable urge to cry...so I used to avoid that room.
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Posted:
That's weird. Maybe my house is haunted...but it's always different rooms at night time when you're a bit more on edge.
I know that it doesn't just happen to me because my friend was talking about it the other day.
That's weird. Maybe my house is haunted...but it's always different rooms at night time when you're a bit more on edge.
I know that it doesn't just happen to me because my friend was talking about it the other day.
.All things are beautiful if we take the time to look.
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You might want to do some research see if any previous owners died there....
You might want to do some research see if any previous owners died there....
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