Any fears?

[Ayden]

I have tocophobia, and have since I was a kid. Just. . . ick.

[Sephirah]

I have tocophobia, and have since I was a kid. Just. . . ick.

It's only a phobia if it's an irrational fear, hon.

Considering what you're dealing with, I don't think it's irrational at all, I think it's perfectly reasonable. *hug*

[Edge]

I also have this paralyzing fear that I'll wake up someday and my son won't. I guess its because when I was a kid I saw a documentary on SIDS, and the thought that my baby could just up and die on his own scares me to tears some nights. I get up and check on him at least once a night, just in case.

When my son was a baby, I constantly checked to see make sure he was still breathing. He got so still when he slept and no one knows what causes SIDS. It was anxiety provoking.

I'm afraid of drugs, yelling, powerlessness, being rejected, and confusion.

[Sasamu]

Wasps, spiders and things that look like the grudge.
Ah I remember when this freaking lady who reminded me of the grudge popped up on my screen and I wouldn't move from my seat for over two hours because I was terrified to make a sound. -_-

[Felix]

Wasps, spiders and things that look like the grudge.
Ah I remember when this freaking lady who reminded me of the grudge popped up on my screen and I wouldn't move from my seat for over two hours because I was terrified to make a sound. -_-

I had to look up the grudge. That is some scary stuff.

[Jamie D]

I had to look up the grudge. That is some scary stuff.

This?

[Cindy]

One way to clean the stairs I suppose.

As an aside. Why do people watch scary movies? I don't because they scare me. I don't like being scared.

[Sephirah]

As an aside. Why do people watch scary movies?

Fear increases levels of adrenaline. Some people thrive on this (adrenaline-junkies), and actively seek out scary or exhilarating situations which pump adrenaline through their system. It makes them feel alive, heightened senses etc. Not surprising since its main evolutionary purpose is to facilitate the "fight or flight" response when faced with very real danger.

[Felix]

This?

Yeah that. I don't watch movies really, but it looks like classically creepy ghost story stuff.

One way to clean the stairs I suppose.

As an aside. Why do people watch scary movies? I don't because they scare me. I don't like being scared.

What I've read is that depressives use them to feel something, anxious/phobic people use them for inoculation, inexperienced people use them for exploration of life and emotions, and thrill-seeking types watch them because they have stunted dopamine regulation abilities. That's just what I've read, though. I don't like to watch them either, usually.

[Cindy]

Fear increases levels of adrenaline. Some people thrive on this (adrenaline-junkies), and actively seek out scary or exhilarating situations which pump adrenaline through their system. It makes them feel alive, heightened senses etc. Not surprising since its main evolutionary purpose is to facilitate the "fight or flight" response when faced with very real danger.

I can see this in participating in adrenaline boosting events, but movies?

[Sephirah]

I can see this in participating in adrenaline boosting events, but movies?

I guess it depends how immersive an experience it is. If a movie is done well, it can be terrifying to folks because it either succeeds in making the viewer suspend awareness of their surroundings and put themselves in that situation, or believe that the content is actually real, such as movies like Paranormal Activity or The Blair Witch Project. They play on primal fears that a lot of people have, such as being afraid of the dark, claustrophobia, or that there's a monster in the closet. And even if the movies themselves aren't inherently scary, if an association is formed with a fear the individual themselves already has, that can often be enough.

[Jamie D]

I slept with the covers securely around my neck, until I was12  years old, just in case.

[Cindy]

Being a bit silly, but why don't they run away from the movie?
I have by the way I have walked out of a movie because I was too frightened to watch any more.

I know this is a bit silly but it is interesting.

Then again I did do rock climbing because of the adrenaline rush. I also loved free fighting karate for essentially the same reason, the rush. But watching a movie just seems odd. Nothing wrong in it. But like most things we or I don't understand I just want to ask the question.  I sometimes wonder if people put themselves into dangerous situations because of the adrenaline rush. I think guys do, I think woman (generally) don't. Not meant as  a sexist comment more of a difference between the sexes. I was thinking of dangerous social situations in this respect.

[Sasamu]

Thanks for that Jamie.... Her eyes are so freaky...

But this is creepier. It's the one that scared me. http://comic.naver.com/webtoon/detail.nhn?titleId=350217&no=31&weekday=tue
Don't read this if you hate horror. It's scary. Okay so... don't read it if you don't want to have nightmares!

[Cindy]

I slept with the covers securely around my neck, until I was12  years old, just in case.

And then met a calcium deficient vampire?

[Jamie D]

Being a bit silly, but why don't they run away from the movie?
I have by the way I have walked out of a movie because I was too frightened to watch any more.

I know this is a bit silly but it is interesting.

Then again I did do rock climbing because of the adrenaline rush. I also loved free fighting karate for essentially the same reason, the rush. But watching a movie just seems odd. Nothing wrong in it. But like most things we or I don't understand I just want to ask the question.  I sometimes wonder if people put themselves into dangerous situations because of the adrenaline rush. I think guys do, I think woman (generally) don't. Not meant as  a sexist comment more of a difference between the sexes. I was thinking of dangerous social situations in this respect.

When the 1979 scifi horror film Alien opened, I went to see it in a theater in Pasadena, CA.  The place was packed for the opening weekend matinee.

A couple of rows in front of me were several obnoxious young boys, aged circa 10-11.  They were loud and laughing, until the scene when the alien larva pops out of John Hurt's chest. One of the little boys was so frightened, he ran up the aisle screaming.

We all had a good laugh about that.

[Cindy]

Jamie,
I remember seeing the Exorcist at Uni, I looked at one time and the three boys I was with were all looking at the floor. It was one of the first times that I really loved being a girl, I asked my boyfriend to cuddle me and I told him I was frightened, he was so happy.

[Jamie D]

I had a problem with split pea soup for years afterward...

[Cindy]

It was the first kiss I had from a guy.

HORROR driven kisses.

Goddess I'm going  back in memories

I wonder what he is doing now?

[Jamie D]

It was the first kiss I had from a guy.

HORROR driven kisses.

Goddess I'm going  back in memories

I wonder what he is doing now?