Things that scare me
Here are my top three....
Number one in my list is going to the dentist. I have always hated going to the dentist because nothing good has ever happened to me in a dentist office. I mean there are needles, pain, blood, gagging and an occasional throwing up episode and I just can’t get past that sound of the drill. I know I am a grown man and shouldn’t be afraid of it but I am. By the way, I have an appointment this afternoon and am dreading it. I am claustrophobic too and I always feel like I am going to choke with all that stuff in my mouth. When I was young, my dentist was named Dr. Fang. The name alone says it all.
Number two on my list is spiders. There is something scary about a spider. I think they were created by the devil just to scare me. Once when I was very young, I got a big banana spider on my face and to this day I nave nightmares about it. They just look creepy to me and then there is that anticipation of the bite when they get on you.
Number three for me is heights but not just being high. I am afraid of being high and on the edge of something. I can climb to the top of the stack where I work and that doesn’t bother me but let me get on my roof and up to the edge and I get chills. I guess it is the falling that I am really afraid of. You know, the thought of knowing that it is going to hurt when I hit the ground.
The weird thing is I am not afraid of dying I just don’t’ want a lot of pain to go along with it. It is somewhere way down on my list of umpleasent things but way down there.
I associate those three things with pain and I just don’t like it. Any suggestions?
Three hours until my appointment. I am feeling nauseous. Does anyone have a Valium?
Number one in my list is going to the dentist. I have always hated going to the dentist because nothing good has ever happened to me in a dentist office. I mean there are needles, pain, blood, gagging and an occasional throwing up episode and I just can’t get past that sound of the drill. I know I am a grown man and shouldn’t be afraid of it but I am. By the way, I have an appointment this afternoon and am dreading it. I am claustrophobic too and I always feel like I am going to choke with all that stuff in my mouth. When I was young, my dentist was named Dr. Fang. The name alone says it all.
Number two on my list is spiders. There is something scary about a spider. I think they were created by the devil just to scare me. Once when I was very young, I got a big banana spider on my face and to this day I nave nightmares about it. They just look creepy to me and then there is that anticipation of the bite when they get on you.
Number three for me is heights but not just being high. I am afraid of being high and on the edge of something. I can climb to the top of the stack where I work and that doesn’t bother me but let me get on my roof and up to the edge and I get chills. I guess it is the falling that I am really afraid of. You know, the thought of knowing that it is going to hurt when I hit the ground.
The weird thing is I am not afraid of dying I just don’t’ want a lot of pain to go along with it. It is somewhere way down on my list of umpleasent things but way down there.
I associate those three things with pain and I just don’t like it. Any suggestions?
Three hours until my appointment. I am feeling nauseous. Does anyone have a Valium?
Comments
I use to hate the dentist. In fact I told this one I would rather have a baby then come to see him, and he said, but look at it this way, a baby you have pain for the next 18 years at least, a tooth a couple of hours. Guess he was right. But I also only have eight of my own teeth left, so I don't have to see a dentist too often except for a cleaning.
Spiders, little ones don't bother me, but those big old hairy ones do, and I will hit, squash or what ever is necessary, unless they are outside and not bothering me. Anything inside is fair game.
Not too found of heights myself, when we went to the Biltmore House, I didn't even want to step out onto the balcony, it looked like it was just hanging in space.
Spiders were once a problem too but as long as they stay away from my bed room, and specifically my bed, we can cohabit peacefully. However I would have a tough time living where there are ones that bite :)
The underlying basis of any fear, in the end, points towards pain which no human likes. Understanding the thought process, and memory, helps a great deal in eliminating a lot of pain.
Spiders don't bother me...but I hate snakes.
Heights I'm OK with to a point. Like the step ladder is OK>
Fun Post Greg...love coming here for a smile or two.
nope not me
and what is a bannana spider? it sounds scary
not going up in a hot air balloon either!
thanks for sharing.
Praise Him! Kim
I hope your dentist appointment went well, and that you were able to get fixed what needed to be fixed, or at the very least, painlessly cleaned what needed to be cleaned.
Funny you mention banana spiders . . . I didn't even know they existed until earlier this month, when my hub and I tried to go for a hike on a Florida trail. You can read about it in my November archives -- I believe the post is titled "Outdoor Explorers."
Anyway, now that I know what a banana spider is, I can totally appreciate the TERROR you must have felt to have one on your FACE!!!! Oh my gosh, I think my heart would have literally stopped if that had been me. I'm sorry that happened to you. :(