I have a completely paralyzing and probably, one day, fatal fear of doctors, hospitals, needles, blood and even conversation about medical things. This includes pharmacies, nurses, people in scrubs, TV shows about surgery and the like.

This will catch up with me, I'm sure.

~Crickets/grasshoppers
~Death of my son
~Echos
~Skateboards

Certain attics and basements - heights - cars - being ignored - being taken to task for something I didn't do - face-hugging aliens - stuck elevators - collapsing snowbanks - heart attack, stroke - anaphylactic shock - dentists, death, doctors - swingers - adult Harry Potter fans - fans of adult Harry Potter fanfic

that a child or an animal will be hurt and there will be nothing I can do to stop it.

walking over gratings in the sidewalk - i think i will fall through

being laughed at in a ridicule way

I can't write a list like this.
I am truly afraid to list it all.

bridges
sharp, pointy things pointing at my eyes
the freezer in my parents' basement
and other things that don't spring to mind until I'm confronted with them.

I think Ya'll have covered the list for me on this one. I agree with all of them!

I had a phobia about spiral staircases (I was left alone in a famous tower as a small child). Two years ago with my Spouse's help and for my children I climbed a 360' open spiral staircase to the top of a lighthouse. I did not have a heart attack. I did not die of fear even though it felt like I would. Don't know if I'm cured, but it felt good to conquer my biggest fear.

Hammocks.

dentists
poverty
metal bridges
the sound of footsteps behind me when I'm alone
spiders
confrontations with angry people
screwing up

I need a clarification of what exactly you mean by "fear".

Do you mean, for example, "I am afraid of snakes (whether or not they are deadly)" or "I am afraid of deadly snakes"?

I am not afraid of snakes, but I live where lethal snakes are common, so I will jump away from any unknown snake...see my badly-worded question?

'Lena

i am deathly afraid of shark attacks when i swim in fresh water land locked lakes. i blame steven spielburg.

I'm with you on the death and cancer fears. I also agree on the walking over grates thing that may-be mentioned. I never walk on those.

Ooo! I have to do my own list!

And i'm with you on #12!!!

-getting things wrong particularly in the realm of friendships.
-not knowing why other people are feeling annoyed in case it's my fault.
I am so sad:(

also afraid to even complete a list. But a biggie for me is losing another loved one, especially husband, child, mom and dad. I feel like I would not be able to go on.

Damn, you are scaring me!

This makes me realize that anything can be scary if you present it right. With the right music and the right camera angle, a toaster can scare the shit out of me.

I've always wondered why some people are more prone to being afraid of things that are not a direct actual threat to life and limb. Are we just more imaginative? Or wimpier?

I share some of your fears but here goes:

Being chased
Rape and Murder - including death
Snakes, spiders and crocodile's - when I kill a spider I always imagine it's entire family coming back for revenge
Certain children - the ones I don't have authority over
Tornado's, tsunami's and lightning - I always dream about these
I h.a.t.e. open closets at night, when I'm trying to sleep
Guns
Wall sockets
Creepy Crawly, or Barracuda (or whatever the brand name) - the thingy that cleans your pool..

#12. The dolls eyes that open and close.

You have no idea.

Oh wait. You do.

Things I'm afraid of:
* SMALL barking dogs
* the cellar at my grandma's with the open-back stairs - due to seeing The Boogens at age 10
* any dark basement when I'm in the house alone
* horror films
* surgery
* cutting or sewing through a finger
* electrocution
* horses
* falling from a ladder
* being punished for weakness
* being emotionally vulnerable (feels like weakness) ;-(

Definitely dentists and
crunchy bugs when they land on me or skitter too close.

Once you list them, they seem funny. And then not.

~ vertigo
~ squeezing between two huge boulders and getting stuck
~ succumbing to that niggling thought and actually driving off the edge of the cliff
~ plastic bags flying up of their own accord and smothering my child
~ leeches and ticks - anything live that would want to burrow into my skin, actually.
~ maddness - and not regular ol' madness, either, but that extra scoop that sends your mind spinning like a pinwheel, forever lost
~ a sea monster coming up out of the pool drain and pulling at my ankles

George W. Bush.

Open closets while I sleep! Aaah! I thought I was the only one! Hee, poor Starcat, that's twice he's had to cope with this one now.

- Spiders or any other leggy creature that skitters
- Celebrities with bad teeth
- Large ocean waves
- Grown ups who refuse to eat vegetables
- Death
- Dead bodies
- WWF fans
- Airplane turbulence