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What Scares You?
zombiegirl
beating the drum of the lifelessin a dry wasteland Veteran
I am curious about the scariest thing to you personally... be it something you saw in a movie, experienced in real life, or just have irrational phobias about.
I was in Chicago last weekend and apparently met a fan of mine that I had never knew I had. We were talking about horror movies and whatnot and I showed him a picture of my most recent zombie costume and he flipped his shit, said he had seen pictures of my costume off a mutual facebook friend's page, and demanded that I do the makeup/costuming for his life's mission of creating the scariest short film ever. Exciting.
So, I love to be scared. I love watching scary movies, but they hardly ever ACTUALLY scare me, which is disappointing. When I was younger, my friends and I would break into abandoned "haunted" houses and even an abandoned "haunted" insane asylum. Around Halloween, I love to go to those "haunted" houses that are full of actors who are paid to scare you. I usually end up laughing the whole way through because, for some reason, it's fun to be scared in a safe situation.
So, I'm thinking about the scariest things I can think of...
In the Exorcist, the demons in the shadows always creeped me out. I love in movies when there's messed up stuff in the background that they never acknowledge. For some reason, the fact that they don't even reference them scares me.
I think the 'unknown' is always scarier than the 'known'. Thus the reason that the dark is so terrifying. In a lot of movies, the suspense and scare factor is minimal once the creature is actually known.
Seeing an eye through a hole. Just an eye. Watching.
The scariest place I've ever been was in the underground tunnel of the abandoned insane asylum we broke into. Pitch black. Lots of debris and paint peeling... lots of random sounds... plus, there's always the possibility of encountering animals or crazy homeless people.
I was in Chicago last weekend and apparently met a fan of mine that I had never knew I had. We were talking about horror movies and whatnot and I showed him a picture of my most recent zombie costume and he flipped his shit, said he had seen pictures of my costume off a mutual facebook friend's page, and demanded that I do the makeup/costuming for his life's mission of creating the scariest short film ever. Exciting.
So, I love to be scared. I love watching scary movies, but they hardly ever ACTUALLY scare me, which is disappointing. When I was younger, my friends and I would break into abandoned "haunted" houses and even an abandoned "haunted" insane asylum. Around Halloween, I love to go to those "haunted" houses that are full of actors who are paid to scare you. I usually end up laughing the whole way through because, for some reason, it's fun to be scared in a safe situation.
So, I'm thinking about the scariest things I can think of...
In the Exorcist, the demons in the shadows always creeped me out. I love in movies when there's messed up stuff in the background that they never acknowledge. For some reason, the fact that they don't even reference them scares me.
I think the 'unknown' is always scarier than the 'known'. Thus the reason that the dark is so terrifying. In a lot of movies, the suspense and scare factor is minimal once the creature is actually known.
Seeing an eye through a hole. Just an eye. Watching.
The scariest place I've ever been was in the underground tunnel of the abandoned insane asylum we broke into. Pitch black. Lots of debris and paint peeling... lots of random sounds... plus, there's always the possibility of encountering animals or crazy homeless people.
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I also think fear is largely simply not knowing, which could quite nicely move on to the fact of impermance and the fact that life is incertain. If you cultivate this teaching, then far begins to dismantal. Thanks for this post, I know see why many highly aclaimed monk and nuns do not fear things.
Deep water also scares the crap out of me. I am a terrible swimmer, but I freak out when I try to practice swimming because I feel like I'm gonna drown.
Heights also really scare me. When I went up the CN Tower w/ my gf, she wanted to stand on the glass floor. I was so goddamn scared I felt my heart beating in my throat, my knees were literally shaking, and I almost felt like I was going to cry.
It sounds funny/lame when I say it, but I was so absolutely terrified.
Here's a really specific, odd phobia I have: rusty, sharp things near my neck/wrists/ankles. I can just imagine being cut by it and getting all sorts of nasty shit in my blood while bleeding profusely.
I'm pretty scared of needles too, but I'm overcoming that - i actually donated blood for the first time a couple of weeks ago!
It was a terrifying encounter that he described like something was trying to pull him into the darkness. He fought it and yelled till his partner turned on the light. It was only then that the struggle ended and the entity disappeared. So it's stories like that, that make me prefer to keep on a candle or night light to see my surroundings as needed.
It's the same reason I prefer to sit with the door in view or my back against the wall at restaurants. I just feel I can keep my self and those with me safer that way.
Shit sucks man, I hate going through it.
OH! but on a serious note? How will I take care of and support the family that I start? that thought paralyzes me. It is an honest and true sense of fear that is not as easy to overcome.
Also you words speak to me and they say that you would make a good parent. Nothing enforced on them, let me be their own person and mature, but of course show them a way to live life free of stupidity and danger that can be avoided in a skillful manner.
Fear creeps in when its allowed in - in this way, I dont attach to fear but rather observe it arising - its linked to so many things from walking down a dark alley to starting a risky venture.
I love watching horror movies alone in the dark - take the rollercoaster ride of being prey without the consequences - movies that have seriously freaked me out include the shining, japanese ring and grudge, texas chainsaw original, nightmare on elm street original, exorcist 1, Omen 1, poltergeist 1...
Okay another suth park clip, PLEASE WATCH!!!
I agree with that notion... or at any rate, it can scare the crap out of me.
*shivers*
such as sky diving, extreme survival and probably thinking of joining a dojo to learn how to defend myself...i am also squimish about blood but i have a desire to go to school for nursing...
well see.
The exorcist scared me too, it was the atmosphere that got me.
Something scary to try is night hiking in a group all in one line and the only person allowed to have their flashlight on is the person in front. He/she would have to communicate to everyone what to watch out for. Did that in a middle school camping trip, it was pretty scary.
What really scares me in real life is how rich and powerful people like corporation leaders and politicians blatantly tell lies and get away with it. It's scary that even with their amount of power, they still don't take responsibility for anything. Now that's scary.
I like watching horror movies in the dark as well. Actually, playing the original Silent Hill game for the PS2 in the dark... alone... was probably one of my scariest memories as well. That game scared the crap out of me. The movie didn't really translate it quite as well as I had hoped.
I actually have a lot of irrational fears. The only things I cannot watch in movies are people being stuck with needles or throats/wrists being slit. It makes me physically ill. I also cannot get an IV or have blood drawn or I will throw up.
Heights scare me too, @Invincible_Summer So I understand. Vertigo... I think for me, I have this irrational fear that I will trip or throw myself off or something. Standing close to an edge gives me this very strange sensation of instability.
@Mountains Certain doctors scare me too! I recently went to the doctor (first time with this man) for something and he didn't even give me an exam, just straight up gave me a referral to a surgeon and then rushed out of the room before I could really question it. It pissed me off because I had the same conversation with the nurse who made the appointment and they could have easily told me that he wasn't the right doctor if they felt that way. But you know... it's all about the money. He even asked me, "Should I do a blood test or anything? Do you need anything else checked out?" which seemed suspiciously like, "So, anything else I can bill your insurance for?" Blargh.
A.) You can survive it
B.) Some chicks will still dig you
and
C.) It's gonna happen, so get over it
PS: It even happens to Republicans. Look (if you dare) at Newt Gingrich. Now look who he's married to (this time).
Haha I guess you assumed I was a dude?
Clowns.
Horror movies + clowns? Don't even think about it.
"His wife looks like a pickled Thai boy."
Whatever that means.
> Mirrors. Mirrors scare me. They terrify me.
> Going insane. The idea of going mad drives me... crazy.
> The spare room in my house as a child. I had nightmares about that room my entire life. There is nothing particularly creepy about the room, but it still scared me.
> Being alone in the silent darkness.
> This idea: Every night aliens come in my room and abduct me, and I feel the horrible pain of it all and I am terrified, but they erase my memory and put me back in room... just to do it the next night.
> This idea: This reality isn't real and one day I will wake up in another reality - or somebody else will wake up and I will cease to exist.
> Dolls. Dolls were scary as a child. Not so much anymore. Well... I haven't spent time alone with a doll in recent years, so I don't know.
> Seeing a face/eyes in the darkness or in a window.
> Seeing a dead family member (as a ghost)... or anyone that's dead.
> Republicans.
..better young than never. It's not that bad, I've been there. So has @zombiegirl and @dandelion. A few others. If you survive it, and many do, you come away with a fresh perspective and even become a little more insightful.
Go a little crazy! It's wonderful!
Thankfully we age slowly and are given time to ease into it.
@Bekenze I think you've given me some new things to fear, haha. But actually, I have trouble looking outside my window at night. Always have. Too afraid there might be a face there.
The idea of possession also scares me. Although I am pretty positive it's not real... it's a horrible thing to believe could be possible...
I think many have questioned their sanity at some point in their life. There is an old saying that psychiatrists say...."If you question your sanity, you are sane. The insane don't realize they are insane and so never question it".
Although it is inevitable, dieting and leaving my wide behind, and the idea that one day, in future rebirths, we will not be together again. (even if we don't know it)