Fears & Phobias: What's Yours?

 

Fears are common however they are not to be confused with phobias.  Fears tend to be an unsettling sense of real  danger but a phobia generally is an irrational aversion of something fairly rational or even non-existent. 

I don't think I have any phobias but I do have a fear of driving. I am proud to say I do drive. Albeit not a lot  but I do drive. I can't drive fast  on 8 lane highway or expressway but I can  drive alone  locally to get all the basic things that  are needed for our family. I can take my kids to school, activities, family dinners,  go the grocery store, mall etc and I justify not driving on the highway because I make up for it by doing all the local driving. That's fair, right??????????

THIS IS A LIE. :P

     I know it, trust me but the fear of highways is just far too much for my anxiety to handle! Highway driving  involves being more aggressive and not intimated nor distracted by what others are doing. Also, one must always  have very quick reflexes and problem solving skills as any given moment your car could be going at a high speed and you need to brake, change lanes in between small gaps or change your route. These types of things are my fears. I like slow and predictable!

Do you have a fear or phobia? If so, how have you gotten over it?

Post your stories/answers and any songs or memes that go with today's theme.....OR NOT. 

Peace & Love, GG.