Like if you’re afraid a convenience store will be robbed but you go there every day. Or you’re afraid of sidewalk cracks but walk everywhere.
Other drivers. For god sakes. I live in the Washington DC/Baltimore MD area and while driving around here has always been a lot like Death Race 2000, it has gotten absolutely insane since covid.
Traffic signs are clearly just suggestions, people have no issues just blocking the thruways in parking lots. At least once a week I will just barely miss being in a fender bender.
I’m constantly afraid that I’ll get fired. Not for anything in particular, just that it’ll happen randomly and without notice… which has happened to me several times over the last decade or so. I hate living in an ‘at will’ state.
That people are only pretending to be nice to me but are secretly mad at me behind my back.
I went through an incident where the people I thought were my closest friends, weren’t, and it fucked me up pretty bad.
Sorry.
That someone is mad at me and I don’t even know I’ve wronged them.
Disappointing others.
I’m agoraphobic. It’s practically impossible living your life without leaving your house though.
Even taking out the trash or checking my mailbox can be an ordeal. I’d much rather have a regular phobia, like spiders, snakes, clowns, or something easier to avoid.
The two most dangerous hours a day are going to and from work. I’m just one screwed up human away from death every day. Chances are there are a lot of them that are screwed up.
I speak about half an hour before I think. I’ve fucked up more times than I care to count doing this.
My most common are also my greatest.
Fear of death of my parents.
The risk of harm to my kids.
The risk of harm to my kids.
Most common fear by far.
That I am going to lose my fucking mind. I have untreated psychiatric issues so it’s not only possible but at some point probable. Every day feels like a roll of the dice but I white knuckle through.
Getting attacked by a crazy druggie.
I dont care how much it costs I just need a political party to come up with a solution for this shit. I’m down for any solution at this point.
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Hang in there, pal! I hope you can find something that helps
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I always assume that other people have no control over their vehicle and that they will eventually kill me, especially when I’m on foot and someone backs up or drives slowly towards me. Very irrational fear but I do not trust people in tanks.
I’m a manager for a pest control branch. Mine is someone calling out. Particularly on a Monday. Seriously. That and the sales guys texting me that they all of a sudden decided to go to a different area without telling me beforehand and I have no one near there. Both of these happen all the time but are beyond my control.
Those are just work ones.
For everyday things, I have this crazy tradition that sometimes I procrastinate going somewhere because I have to leave at exactly the right time to avoid a car accident or something like that. Almost like I have convinced myself that the reason I wait a few minutes before walking out the door is because I am waiting for what I perceive to be the perfect time so that the one crazy person driving out there will have either gotten past where I’m going or I will somehow avoid them. I hope that makes sense.
