[quote]Ct. Rockula wrote:
I fear congers.
The longest species of eel.[/quote]
The conger is one FUCK of an eel!!
Look at this elongated son of a bitch!!
I was going to list my fears as “mediocrity”, “stagnation”, “not adhering to Cardinal virtues” and all that type of self-aggrandizing bullshit, but running into a conger is now #1 on my list.
Fear of imprisonment & tight spaces (other than veejay jay)
DB - want to go for a ride in a fast car?
[quote]Loudog75 wrote:
Fear of imprisonment & tight spaces (other than veejay jay)
DB - want to go for a ride in a fast car?[/quote]
Only if I can drive! Funny thing is, I LOVE to go fast in pretty much anything, especially mountain bikes and cars. I just don’t like going along for the ride unless I’m the one behind the wheel.
[quote]DBCooper wrote:
I fear being labeled a pathetic sycophant who constantly latches onto everything that Count Rockula says. I also fear losing my “following” that I apparently have on this site, which probably amounts to no one other than me, my ego, my ego’s ego and my bloated sense of hubris.[/quote]
I follow you. You just can’t see me because I have a tree in my hat.
I fear something happening to my children. I think that’s a pretty standard top fear for parents.
[quote]Edevus wrote:
[quote]Hallowed wrote:
Number one fear: Disfigurement
True.[/quote]
Include amputations there and it’s mine too.
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See, disfigurement is scarier to me than dismemberment. I would so rather lose a limb than have my face burned and scarred.
Aaah fuck so scary!!!
I can kind of tie the to the OP in that this fear has a lot to do with vanity, fear of being unattractive, ordinary, plain…
Which ties into why I work hard in the gym and the kitchen.
O god I so deep!
I’ve never been a big fan of Universal’s advertising, I mean you read that “hardcore” all-go, no-quit thing and you wonder if it’s written by a man or woman with some sort of terrible problem that’s holding them down yet they are persevering but no, it’s about a guy exercising his biceps.
I know this is T-Nation and all, but I think those kind of ads are silly.
Been to prison (did almost 4 years and got stabbed 5 times), been homeless (mom’s 4th husband kicked me out when I was 16), been in high speed accidents with other people driving (I have a horseshoe up my ass, I was the only one who walked away), had my face burned (Had a 3000A switch blow up in my face - I was blind for a day and half, that was scary. I healed up well - all that you can see is a little bald spot in my beard where the hair never grew back), been disfigured (had a pipe wrench dropped on my face from 25’ - put my nose where my cheek should be. Three surgeries later, a bit of plastic and cadaver tissue and I’m once again the handsome guy you all know and luv)…
Most of what you all fear is very survivable. I don’t really fear anything regarding myself. If it doesn’t kill me, it will only make me stronger. Believe me, that’s a very true statement if you approach said situation NOT from a victim mentality.
Gotta agree with Ouroboro, though - once you throw children into the equation, you get a whole new set of very real fears/phobias. Knowing what I know about the world, I’m a total “papa bear” when it comes to my kids. God help the person who hurts my children.
[quote]angry chicken wrote:
Been to prison (did almost 4 years and got stabbed 5 times), been homeless (mom’s 4th husband kicked me out when I was 16), been in high speed accidents with other people driving (I have a horseshoe up my ass, I was the only one who walked away), had my face burned (Had a 3000A switch blow up in my face - I was blind for a day and half, that was scary. I healed up well - all that you can see is a little bald spot in my beard where the hair never grew back), been disfigured (had a pipe wrench dropped on my face from 25’ - put my nose where my cheek should be. Three surgeries later, a bit of plastic and cadaver tissue and I’m once again the handsome guy you all know and luv)…
Most of what you all fear is very survivable. I don’t really fear anything regarding myself. If it doesn’t kill me, it will only make me stronger. Believe me, that’s a very true statement if you approach said situation NOT from a victim mentality.
Gotta agree with Ouroboro, though - once you throw children into the equation, you get a whole new set of very real fears/phobias. Knowing what I know about the world, I’m a total “papa bear” when it comes to my kids. God help the person who hurts my children.[/quote]
Well, now that children have entered the equation there is a much more tangible fear I have about them.
I don’t have children, yet. But I fear that I’ll end up with a daughter. You see, I’ve been a REALLY wild person most of my life and I’ve always been attracted to women who are like that as well. So my fear is that I’ll end up with a daughter who is as wild and out of control as I was when I was younger, especially in my late teens to mid 20’s. I’m also a recovering alcoholic/addict, so I fear that if I have a daughter she’ll also end up this way.
The fear stems from how I would be as a father in this situation. I don’t know how I’d react to any of this and I suppose one of fears, perhaps the greatest one, is that I’ll end up pushing my daughter away somehow. I know for sure I probably won’t be crazy about any of her boyfriends and I’ll probably end up being outlandishly over-protective. I guess I really just fear ending up having a daughter who turns out to be one of those typical “daddy issue” chicks who get into all sorts of shit despite coming from a pretty normal home.
I don’t have the same fears about having a son. My fear stems mostly from the way I would react if anyone ever hurt my daughter and the fallout that could occur. I don’t worry about my son being hurt in this manner because I guess I don’t view men as being inherently vulnerable in the manner that I view young women.
What it really boils down to is I’m afraid if I have a daughter she’ll end up being attracted to the type of guy that I was for a long time.
[quote]DBCooper wrote:
[quote]angry chicken wrote:
Been to prison (did almost 4 years and got stabbed 5 times), been homeless (mom’s 4th husband kicked me out when I was 16), been in high speed accidents with other people driving (I have a horseshoe up my ass, I was the only one who walked away), had my face burned (Had a 3000A switch blow up in my face - I was blind for a day and half, that was scary. I healed up well - all that you can see is a little bald spot in my beard where the hair never grew back), been disfigured (had a pipe wrench dropped on my face from 25’ - put my nose where my cheek should be. Three surgeries later, a bit of plastic and cadaver tissue and I’m once again the handsome guy you all know and luv)…
Most of what you all fear is very survivable. I don’t really fear anything regarding myself. If it doesn’t kill me, it will only make me stronger. Believe me, that’s a very true statement if you approach said situation NOT from a victim mentality.
Gotta agree with Ouroboro, though - once you throw children into the equation, you get a whole new set of very real fears/phobias. Knowing what I know about the world, I’m a total “papa bear” when it comes to my kids. God help the person who hurts my children.[/quote]
Well, now that children have entered the equation there is a much more tangible fear I have about them.
I don’t have children, yet. But I fear that I’ll end up with a daughter. You see, I’ve been a REALLY wild person most of my life and I’ve always been attracted to women who are like that as well. So my fear is that I’ll end up with a daughter who is as wild and out of control as I was when I was younger, especially in my late teens to mid 20’s. I’m also a recovering alcoholic/addict, so I fear that if I have a daughter she’ll also end up this way.
The fear stems from how I would be as a father in this situation. I don’t know how I’d react to any of this and I suppose one of fears, perhaps the greatest one, is that I’ll end up pushing my daughter away somehow. I know for sure I probably won’t be crazy about any of her boyfriends and I’ll probably end up being outlandishly over-protective. I guess I really just fear ending up having a daughter who turns out to be one of those typical “daddy issue” chicks who get into all sorts of shit despite coming from a pretty normal home.
I don’t have the same fears about having a son. My fear stems mostly from the way I would react if anyone ever hurt my daughter and the fallout that could occur. I don’t worry about my son being hurt in this manner because I guess I don’t view men as being inherently vulnerable in the manner that I view young women.
What it really boils down to is I’m afraid if I have a daughter she’ll end up being attracted to the type of guy that I was for a long time.[/quote]
I feel ya. I count my lucky stars that I have boys - I only have TWO dicks to worry about! LOL
I would totally be “that dad” if I had daughters!
[quote]Hallowed wrote:
[quote]Edevus wrote:
[quote]Hallowed wrote:
Number one fear: Disfigurement
True.[/quote]
Include amputations there and it’s mine too.
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See, disfigurement is scarier to me than dismemberment. I would so rather lose a limb than have my face burned and scarred.
Aaah fuck so scary!!!
I can kind of tie the to the OP in that this fear has a lot to do with vanity, fear of being unattractive, ordinary, plain…
Which ties into why I work hard in the gym and the kitchen.
O god I so deep![/quote]
If I ever get my face burned, I’m turning into a vigilante, for sure.
Darkman style.
If i ever get my face burned, i hope it just ends like a sexy scar.
[quote]Nards wrote:
I’ve never been a big fan of Universal’s advertising, I mean you read that “hardcore” all-go, no-quit thing and you wonder if it’s written by a man or woman with some sort of terrible problem that’s holding them down yet they are persevering but no, it’s about a guy exercising his biceps.
I know this is T-Nation and all, but I think those kind of ads are silly.[/quote]
X2
It reminds me of assholes on reality game shows and such. You know the guy or girl that starts spewing crap just before it’s their turn on the next challenge or whatever.
My fear is deep dark water. As long as the water is clear and not too deep I’m good. If it’s dirty(even shallow) and I can’t see the bottom no fucking way,…unless I’m drunk. The first time I went water skiing my buddies were amazed at how long I stayed up on the skiis. By the time I fell off I was exausted. Reason: I was terrified of going in the water. I was swimming for the boat before I stopped tumbling in the air lol.
[quote]bond james bond wrote:
My fear is deep dark water. As long as the water is clear and not too deep I’m good. If it’s dirty(even shallow) and I can’t see the bottom no fucking way,…unless I’m drunk. The first time I went water skiing my buddies were amazed at how long I stayed up on the skiis. By the time I fell off I was exausted. Reason: I was terrified of going in the water. I was swimming for the boat before I stopped tumbling in the air lol.
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Same here. I was surprised I could fly fish in a tube with my legs hanging in the water tho. I once had to piss so bad I kicked my way to shore and when I started to see the bottom along with the logs and plants I was gripping my tube so hard I was surprised I didn’t pop it. I don’t think I kicked so hard in my life to shore.
I keep telling myself it’s cause I seen Jaws and can’t think of any other reason that I fear open water. Even when I tell myself there are no sharks in BC lakes lol.
I also have a fear of looseing the ability to walk or my hands/arms.
I fear ending up like most of my family - self- and outwardly-destructive, without drive, ambition or human value.
I fear boredom - very few things besides business have ever been hard for me.
I fear feeding my ego - because so much has come easily, I fear avoiding what doesn’t, leaving me poor monetarily and spiritually, thinking of what might have been.
I fear waking up needing a wheelchair and an external lung - on the good days, my back lets me function like a human being. On bad days, I spend all day trying to get my chest to let my lungs expand.
I fear cancer - it’s been the only thing aside from the Inquisition (or dirty cops) that have been able to kill any man in my bloodline for over 300 years.
I fear tomorrow may never come - I have a date with that bitch, and I plan to fuck her tits off.
I also fear the shitty, shitty poetry I wrote in high school will see the light of day.
[quote]angry chicken wrote:
[quote]DBCooper wrote:
[quote]angry chicken wrote:
Been to prison (did almost 4 years and got stabbed 5 times), been homeless (mom’s 4th husband kicked me out when I was 16), been in high speed accidents with other people driving (I have a horseshoe up my ass, I was the only one who walked away), had my face burned (Had a 3000A switch blow up in my face - I was blind for a day and half, that was scary. I healed up well - all that you can see is a little bald spot in my beard where the hair never grew back), been disfigured (had a pipe wrench dropped on my face from 25’ - put my nose where my cheek should be. Three surgeries later, a bit of plastic and cadaver tissue and I’m once again the handsome guy you all know and luv)…
Most of what you all fear is very survivable. I don’t really fear anything regarding myself. If it doesn’t kill me, it will only make me stronger. Believe me, that’s a very true statement if you approach said situation NOT from a victim mentality.
Gotta agree with Ouroboro, though - once you throw children into the equation, you get a whole new set of very real fears/phobias. Knowing what I know about the world, I’m a total “papa bear” when it comes to my kids. God help the person who hurts my children.[/quote]
Well, now that children have entered the equation there is a much more tangible fear I have about them.
I don’t have children, yet. But I fear that I’ll end up with a daughter. You see, I’ve been a REALLY wild person most of my life and I’ve always been attracted to women who are like that as well. So my fear is that I’ll end up with a daughter who is as wild and out of control as I was when I was younger, especially in my late teens to mid 20’s. I’m also a recovering alcoholic/addict, so I fear that if I have a daughter she’ll also end up this way.
The fear stems from how I would be as a father in this situation. I don’t know how I’d react to any of this and I suppose one of fears, perhaps the greatest one, is that I’ll end up pushing my daughter away somehow. I know for sure I probably won’t be crazy about any of her boyfriends and I’ll probably end up being outlandishly over-protective. I guess I really just fear ending up having a daughter who turns out to be one of those typical “daddy issue” chicks who get into all sorts of shit despite coming from a pretty normal home.
I don’t have the same fears about having a son. My fear stems mostly from the way I would react if anyone ever hurt my daughter and the fallout that could occur. I don’t worry about my son being hurt in this manner because I guess I don’t view men as being inherently vulnerable in the manner that I view young women.
What it really boils down to is I’m afraid if I have a daughter she’ll end up being attracted to the type of guy that I was for a long time.[/quote]
I feel ya. I count my lucky stars that I have boys - I only have TWO dicks to worry about! LOL
I would totally be “that dad” if I had daughters!
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Would you change the way you date/interact with women and the type of women you date if you had daughters instead of sons?
Just curious.
My fear?..that one day I might become normal.
[quote]angry chicken wrote:
Been to prison (did almost 4 years and got stabbed 5 times), been homeless (mom’s 4th husband kicked me out when I was 16), been in high speed accidents with other people driving (I have a horseshoe up my ass, I was the only one who walked away), had my face burned (Had a 3000A switch blow up in my face - I was blind for a day and half, that was scary. I healed up well - all that you can see is a little bald spot in my beard where the hair never grew back), been disfigured (had a pipe wrench dropped on my face from 25’ - put my nose where my cheek should be. Three surgeries later, a bit of plastic and cadaver tissue and I’m once again the handsome guy you all know and luv)…
Most of what you all fear is very survivable. I don’t really fear anything regarding myself. If it doesn’t kill me, it will only make me stronger. Believe me, that’s a very true statement if you approach said situation NOT from a victim mentality.
Gotta agree with Ouroboro, though - once you throw children into the equation, you get a whole new set of very real fears/phobias. Knowing what I know about the world, I’m a total “papa bear” when it comes to my kids. God help the person who hurts my children.[/quote]
I am not talking about fixable fisfigurement. I am talking about permanent disfigurement.
I’m not living my life with no face I’m talking freddy krougwr burns… no nose… shit like that.
And besides, I’m not saying you’re not tough AC you’re tough as shit and i ve got no argument there, BUT what you’re doing in your post is applying rational and logical comparisson. Not all fears are rational it doesn’t mean they don’t still drive us and affect us.
Also, I’m sure fear regarding your children is intense… but I don’t have children so it can’t be applied to me.
[quote]Vash wrote:
I fear ending up like most of my family - self- and outwardly-destructive, without drive, ambition or human value.
I fear boredom - very few things besides business have ever been hard for me.
I fear feeding my ego - because so much has come easily, I fear avoiding what doesn’t, leaving me poor monetarily and spiritually, thinking of what might have been.
I fear waking up needing a wheelchair and an external lung - on the good days, my back lets me function like a human being. On bad days, I spend all day trying to get my chest to let my lungs expand.
I fear cancer - it’s been the only thing aside from the Inquisition (or dirty cops) that have been able to kill any man in my bloodline for over 300 years.
I fear tomorrow may never come - I have a date with that bitch, and I plan to fuck her tits off.
I also fear the shitty, shitty poetry I wrote in high school will see the light of day.[/quote]
This is awesome. It makes me suspect the “shitty, shitty” poetry you wrote in high school wasn’t that shitty…
I don’t fear dismemberment, as I work with amputees everyday, and I see the technology that is out there. If you’re a transtibial amputee, you can pretty much live a completely normal life. Even transfemoral, heck, I know a bilateral transfemoral patient who runs marathons. The only ones I fear are hip disarticulations or hemipelvectomies…here you don’t have a great moment arm to generate force and you’re pretty limited for ambulation.
I fear going to prison. The thought of being confined and ruled by CO’s is one I cannot handle. Being tall, nordic-looking, muscular but not intimidating looking and from a semi-affluent, well-educated background, I figure I’d be a prime candidate for rape.
I fear being eternally cognizant in my coffin. This would be hell for me.
I fear not achieving my potential, and hanging out in a dive bar with a bunch of guys who eat chicken wings and curse their perpetual “bum luck” for putting them into their situation. I fear getting drunk enough to ask a bunch of college kids “Do…do you think yer BETTER than me??” and have them truthfully be able to answer “why yes. Yes, I do”
I fear my career. I’m good at what I do, but I put on a daily show. I’m a writer masquerading as a scientist, and people are buying the disguise - for now.
I fear going down a path of perpetually increasing apathy about physical fitness. I fear getting visceral fat around my organs and the health problems doing so would bring. I want people to look at me when I’m 50 and say “Look at the rhomboids on that 50 year old rich, successful fucker. I want him to go concentric and eccentric on my 24 year old vagina” (When I say “people” here, I’m talking about actual human females)
I fear dying alone.
I fear not living up to the expectations of my parents. They are high expectations, and my parents are old. I don’t have much time left.
I was a complete nerd growing up. I’ve gotten the shit beaten out of me more times than I can count. I have literally had my head flushed down the toilet (a “swirlie” around lunch time somehow instills you with vigor and pep for the rest of the day). I was never good at any sports. I fear that I won’t be able to act as a proper role model if I ever have a son.
I fear that Rush will never be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Even if you hate them, you’ve got to acknowledge that they belong in there.
I fear poisonous shit in the ocean. Snorkeling off Tahiti, a tide almost washed me in to a poisonous cone shell. It had its stinging appendage out and everything. Had I been 2 inches closer, our Tahitian guide said I would have been dead in 15 minutes as there was no antidote in sight.
I have this silly, irrational fear of speaking in public. My mouth gets dry, my chest tightens up, I feel like I have to piss when I don’t, want to throw up, become dizzy, lose all train of thought, get blurred vision, and sweat profusely for hours prior to doing it.
Much respect to angry chicken for putting forward an adult response to the question.
For those whose greatest fear is harm to themselves, they are too inwardly focused; even if you don’t have kids, there must be someone, preferably more than one, other than yourself that matters so much that you would fear something bad happening to them above even yourself.
For those who fear mediocrity, there is a high probability that you are mediocre; but I guess self-deception is easy when one is so insular and egotistical.
My greatest fear is that my wife and or son die before I do.
