delphipsmith | Day 4 of meme - We have nothing to fear but fear itself.

Day 1 - Ten random facts about yourself
Day 2 - Nine things you do everyday
Day 3 - Eight things that annoy you
Day 4 - Seven fears/phobias
Day 5 - Six songs that you’re addicted to
Day 6 - Five things you can’t live without
Day 7 - Four memories you won’t forget
Day 8 - Three words you can’t go a day without
Day 9 - Two things you wish you could do
Day 10 - One person you can trust

Interesting question. Let's start with the big ones first, the ones that give me occasional nightmares:

1) Flying. I have been on airplane exactly once since 1993 (well, twice -- it was a round trip) and had to ask my doc for drugs to get through it. *shudder*

2) Suffering any kind of mental deterioration/deficiency (e.g. Alzheimer's, schizophrenia, etc.). The thought of not being in control of my own mind terrifies me.

3) Losing a loved one (e.g., my parents, Mr Psmith) in a traumatic/sudden way. I am (marginally, at least) ok with the idea that they will eventually grow old and die, but the thought that they might be in an accident or get murdered or otherwise suddenly taken from me is pretty scary.

4) Being helpless. I'm not the sort of person that has to be in control of an entire situation, but I damn well want to be in control of myself and able to act if the situation warrants it. I want to go down fighting.

Now the smaller ones, the ones that I dread but not to the degree that they stalk my dreams:

5) Letting someone down who was relying on me.
6) Somebody breaking into my house while I'm there.
7) Walking through a spiderweb. I do this silly frantic jumping-about dance whilst screaming like I'm being murdered. I've been told it's really quite amusing.