fear

[Countess Anya of the North Parish]

What are most people afraid of? and why?
What are you afraid of and why? did if effect you in any way in thinking what people are afraid of?

[Reluctant Republican]

I think I’m afraid of death the most. It’s not as bad as it was in past years, but I still fear if this is it and then I‘m just, nothing after this. That’s really depressing to think about, and sends me out into all this existential angst I won’t bother going into at this time. But this is why I strive to live the best life I can, take a few risks, and see what happens.

My other fears involves getting old, which I dread. I’ve seen age and what it does to people, and I hope that does not happen to me. I’d rather die at my peak rather then face a slow decline, but of course I say that now, when it’s still a few years away. In a few years, I might be more reluctant, pardon the pun.

I fear going nuts and over the edge too, but I'm pretty lucid and stable now, so I'm feeling pretty good on that front today, ha.

[Countess Anya of the North Parish]

Yeah old age can do horrible things to people. I lived with my grandfather...... and saw him die it was horrible. That also is why I know so many old people.

[??????????]

I'm afraid of dying some horrific death in which I know I'm going to die. I hope I go peacefully in my sleep.

[Countess Anya of the North Parish]

I'm afraid of dying some horrific death in which I know I'm going to die. I hope I go peacefully in my sleep.

Do you want to be young or old when you die?

[??????????]

I'm afraid of dying some horrific death in which I know I'm going to die. I hope I go peacefully in my sleep.

Do you want to be young or old when you die?

Old preferably, but of course I have no say in the matter.

[Countess Anya of the North Parish]

I'm afraid of dying some horrific death in which I know I'm going to die. I hope I go peacefully in my sleep.

Do you want to be young or old when you die?

Old preferably, but of course I have no say in the matter.

well you would in certain situations.

[© tweed]

the knowledge that I will be dead relatively soon freaks me out from time to time.

[Countess Anya of the North Parish]

why?

[© tweed]

why?

because, subjectively, the world only exists from my perspective.  the idea that I will be gone yet everything else will carry on without a skipped step spooks me a little bit.  it makes me realize how irrelevant I am.

[Countess Anya of the North Parish]

why?

because, subjectively, the world only exists from my perspective.  the idea that I will be gone yet everything else will carry on without a skipped step spooks me a little bit.  it makes me realize how irrelevant I am.

 think of it this way, you are the one who passes down knowledge and brings new ways to think of problems and ideas. I would rather die if I could pass that stuff down then affect  no one.

[Boris]

that tomorrow will yield the exact same thing as today. Which it almost certainly will, so I'm not sure I why I fear it. Perhaps "dread' is a better term.

[Countess Anya of the North Parish]

that tomorrow will yield the exact same thing as today. Which it almost certainly will, so I'm not sure I why I fear it. Perhaps "dread' is a better term.

Probably.

[© tweed]

that tomorrow will yield the exact same thing as today. Which it almost certainly will, so I'm not sure I why I fear it. Perhaps "dread' is a better term.

nah, the Cubs will win tomorrow.

[dead0man]

As a 30something with kids, I constantly worry about dying before my kids are grown or having something bad happen to them.  Past that, I don't worry about much.

[Boris]

that tomorrow will yield the exact same thing as today. Which it almost certainly will, so I'm not sure I why I fear it. Perhaps "dread' is a better term.

nah, the Cubs will win tomorrow.

they'd better. they're basically the only thing I have left.

[Countess Anya of the North Parish]

I guess my greatest fear is not being loved. But that won't happen since I am me. I read in a paper that statistics show that people are more afraid of getting old then dieing. I think that is true for the most part.

[Associate Justice PiT]

     I'm afraid of dying without having raised children. It's very likely that that will happen though.

[John Dibble]

I suppose my greatest fear is just not finding someone to spend my life with. I'm not terrified mind you, but I don't want to be alone in my later years.

[7,052,770]

I suppose my greatest fear is just not finding someone to spend my life with. I'm not terrified mind you, but I don't want to be alone in my later years.

I can definitely relate to this one.  It's frustrating that the only girls around here who are as straight-laced as I am are hardcore religious nuts.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

On a very personal (selfish? Is that a better word? I mean, most of my fears tend to concern other people) basis? I resigned myself a long time ago to both a lifetime of pain and the likelyhood of then dying of cancer at a relatively early age. So the "normal" fears don't really have that chilly horror to them that they might do... I think that it would have to be something of a slightly lower order. These days I seem to find the very real possibility that I'll have to walk with a stick before I'm thirty "scarier" than death. I'm not quite sure what that says about me, or what I believe.

[JSojourner]

My greatest fear is easy.  Losing my daughter.  I can't even fathom it.

And the irony is, I didn't want kids at all.

[J. J.]

Water, floating, drowning.

I'd prefer a quick and painless death, but I've known enough people who linger.

[Torie]

I am afraid of continuing to live past my time with a degraded brain. I plan to avoid that.

[Countess Anya of the North Parish]

I am afraid of continuing to live past my time with a degraded brain. I plan to avoid that.

How do you plan to do that?