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Fun topic and welcome back DKD.....

I'm very afraid of heights, however, put me on a plane and I'd go anywhere, I even want to ride in a helicopter some day, and once in a while I entertain the thought of sky-diving, then on that one I come to my senses

I was practically raised on boats, but I do not EVER want to go on a cruise.

and I get really really nervous going over bridges, I have certain routines for certain bridges, and yet...........all those bridges to Key West didn't bother me one little bit

I think that's it for now.

mommar wrote:Fun topic and welcome back DKD.....

I'm very afraid of heights, however, put me on a plane and I'd go anywhere, I even want to ride in a helicopter some day, and once in a while I entertain the thought of sky-diving, then on that one I come to my senses

I was practically raised on boats, but I do not EVER want to go on a cruise.

and I get really really nervous going over bridges, I have certain routines for certain bridges, and yet...........all those bridges to Key West didn't bother me one little bit

I think that's it for now.

hey Mo!
What is it about cruises that gets you all weird?

I fear my own self destruction.

Afternoon Golfer wrote:I fear my own self destruction.

Like, Spontaneous Human Combustion? Or in a not-so-literal sense?

LIBuffettFan wrote:I was on a dive boat that sank 15 miles south of Daytona Beach about 10 years ago, thank god we were all divers, we drifted hanging onto each other and a cooler that floated off the deck for a a few hours before being fished out by the Coast Guard, I guess if you have a fear like you have this would have really freaked you out.

Did you get hit by a rogue wave ???

DonnaKayDunbar wrote:

mommar wrote:Fun topic and welcome back DKD.....

I'm very afraid of heights, however, put me on a plane and I'd go anywhere, I even want to ride in a helicopter some day, and once in a while I entertain the thought of sky-diving, then on that one I come to my senses

I was practically raised on boats, but I do not EVER want to go on a cruise.

and I get really really nervous going over bridges, I have certain routines for certain bridges, and yet...........all those bridges to Key West didn't bother me one little bit

I think that's it for now.

hey Mo!
What is it about cruises that gets you all weird?

Being sooooooooooooooooo far away from land, and the size of some of the waves yet put me on a plane, let me crash in the middle of the ocean, and hey......I'm ok with that

LIBuffettFan wrote:I was on a dive boat that sank 15 miles south of Daytona Beach about 10 years ago, thank god we were all divers, we drifted hanging onto each other and a cooler that floated off the deck for a a few hours before being fished out by the Coast Guard, I guess if you have a fear like you have this would have really freaked you out.

Did you get hit by a rogue wave ???

mommar wrote:

DonnaKayDunbar wrote:

mommar wrote:Fun topic and welcome back DKD.....

I'm very afraid of heights, however, put me on a plane and I'd go anywhere, I even want to ride in a helicopter some day, and once in a while I entertain the thought of sky-diving, then on that one I come to my senses

I was practically raised on boats, but I do not EVER want to go on a cruise.

and I get really really nervous going over bridges, I have certain routines for certain bridges, and yet...........all those bridges to Key West didn't bother me one little bit

I think that's it for now.

hey Mo!
What is it about cruises that gets you all weird?

Being sooooooooooooooooo far away from land, and the size of some of the waves yet put me on a plane, let me crash in the middle of the ocean, and hey......I'm ok with that

I'd rather you didn't crash into the middle of anything! I'm quite fond of you!

DonnaKayDunbar wrote:

Hockey Mon wrote:I fear:

1. Not getting Buffett tickets.
2. Getting Buffett tickets but running out of beer at the tailgate.
3. Getting Buffett tickets, not running out of beer at the tailgate but being drunk for the show.

I believe in confronting my fears so I try to take #3 head-on every year. It usually works out okay.

Thanks for being so super serious!

Maybe my fear is being too serious....

I've been trying to think of the distinction between what I fear and what I dislike doing. For example, I dislike public speaking. Do I fear it? If I had to do it I would but I'm not going to go volunteer for it. A toastmaster class would probably help that. Hospitals is another one. Pre-kids, most of my hospital experiences have been going to see grandparents/family members/friends die. I don't fear them per sea, I don't like going.

parrotheadbabe wrote:

LIBuffettFan wrote:I was on a dive boat that sank 15 miles south of Daytona Beach about 10 years ago, thank god we were all divers, we drifted hanging onto each other and a cooler that floated off the deck for a a few hours before being fished out by the Coast Guard, I guess if you have a fear like you have this would have really freaked you out.

Did you get hit by a rogue wave ???

Noooo...lol, but think about it out there a drift and along comes a rogue way when your already in the water...ack!!!

LIBuffettFan wrote:

parrotheadbabe wrote:

LIBuffettFan wrote:I was on a dive boat that sank 15 miles south of Daytona Beach about 10 years ago, thank god we were all divers, we drifted hanging onto each other and a cooler that floated off the deck for a a few hours before being fished out by the Coast Guard, I guess if you have a fear like you have this would have really freaked you out.

Did you get hit by a rogue wave ???

Noooo...lol, but think about it out there a drift and along comes a rogue way when your already in the water...ack!!!

I think i would rather have it while i am already in the water. Seems like there would be less injury, you just ride it in to shore and your saved

My fears........Flock's Parrot p***! Germs and Dying alone.

I believe many of our fears are about control. We're not really afraid of the particular substance as much as that it represents a loss of control on our part for that point in time when we're around it.

I am not afraid.

tikitatas wrote:I am not afraid.

That scares me.

buffettbride wrote:

tikitatas wrote:I am not afraid.

That scares me.

What the hey . . . I'm old. I'm Buddhist. It is what it is. LOL

DonnaKayDunbar wrote:

FunkHouse9 wrote:I'm really afraid of heights. It can really make life difficult once in a while.

How high of heights? What is your tolerance? Can you be in a high rise building and be comfortable? I had a former boss who wouldn't get on a step ladder because she was TERRIFIED of heights.

It all depends on the environment and my experience with where I am. I can build up a tolerance/confidence to certain spots if I am around them enough. Most staircases where you can see between the steps like at a mall pose a problem. Looking out above a 10th floor window of a building is bad and being 3 stories up in a glass elevator scares me. Roller coasters don't bother me sometimes except for the slow climb to the top since I'm moving very fast. I also can't look up when I'm in a room with a high ceiling such as a cathedral or or if I'm at the base of a tall building, I can't look up at the top. My worst was on a hanging bridge in Costa Rica. I was in a position where I didn't have much of a choice but to cross it. I got dizzy and started having a hard time breathing half way across and almost passed out on the bridge.

Even just watching a video like this makes me VERY uncomfortable.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pomxzqhv ... re=related

Not sure this is a rational or irrational one, but I fear my children dying.
I know, I know, it's a horrific fear... and just verbalizing it fills me with anxiety, but that's the BIG ONE for me.

I'm pretty claustrophobic, and I'm ascared of heights, too. And poisonous critters.

Snakes and heights