movingforward
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Post by movingforward on May 21, 2013 14:00:48 GMT -5
Why, why, why, would you post that spider picture when I purposely didn't open it in order to avoid it
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imawino
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Post by imawino on May 21, 2013 14:04:11 GMT -5
Dementia. I am terrified of getting old and losing my faculties and being dependent on someone else for care. TERRIFIED!
Other than that: f'ing clowns, getting fat, something bad happening to my pets, any bugs or spiders that are large and/or furry.
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thyme4change
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Post by thyme4change on May 21, 2013 14:13:29 GMT -5
Dementia and Alzheimers is a fear of mine. I wouldn't mind so much being unable to figure out who I am, or needing care - but I know there is a great deal of anxiety, anger and depression related. So, I know I will likely be unhappy, and I am very likely to take that out on those around me. And I'm already pretty mean, so I have a pretty good shot at upsetting people who love me. It just sounds like a lose-lose situation.
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imawino
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Post by imawino on May 21, 2013 14:19:56 GMT -5
Dementia and Alzheimers is a fear of mine. I wouldn't mind so much being unable to figure out who I am, or needing care - but I know there is a great deal of anxiety, anger and depression related. So, I know I will likely be unhappy, and I am very likely to take that out on those around me. And I'm already pretty mean, so I have a pretty good shot at upsetting people who love me. It just sounds like a lose-lose situation. Yup. I'm not terribly nice on a good day, I can't imagine what I would be like if I was confused, scared and frustrated on a regular basis. I watched one of my grandmothers struggle with Alzheimers and it was not pretty. She would get very angry and nasty with people - and everyone tells me I'm a lot like her. Eeks. The upside is I don't have kids to watch me suffer, and my family does not tend toward longevity. Ugh. Is that really my upside?? Fuck me.
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Post by Gardening Grandma on May 21, 2013 14:29:22 GMT -5
Dementia and Alzheimers is a fear of mine. I wouldn't mind so much being unable to figure out who I am, or needing care - but I know there is a great deal of anxiety, anger and depression related. So, I know I will likely be unhappy, and I am very likely to take that out on those around me. And I'm already pretty mean, so I have a pretty good shot at upsetting people who love me. It just sounds like a lose-lose situation. Yeah. My mother's Alzheimers progressed in stages. In the early stages, she was able to hide it - or make excuses. As she got more confused, she got angry and would make accusations. Like the time she hid her purse under the bedcovers and accused the neighbor of stealing it. Some of her accusations were hurtful considering that my sister and I were doing everything we could to help her stay independent as long as possible. But we always knew it was the disease. After the illness progressed to the point when she couldn't remember our names, she became much more compliant - and much easier to deal with.
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mollyanna58
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Post by mollyanna58 on May 21, 2013 14:37:37 GMT -5
The thought of eternal afterlife scares me. I'm hoping I die and then just end.
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Sum Dum Gai
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Post by Sum Dum Gai on May 21, 2013 14:48:36 GMT -5
Worried you'll be taking the down elevator, or just scared of the idea of eternity.
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Bob Ross
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Post by Bob Ross on May 21, 2013 14:56:25 GMT -5
I'm afraid that Jebus is real and of the fire-breathing mecha variety. Because if so, man oh man am I in trouble.
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Post by Deleted on May 21, 2013 15:11:01 GMT -5
I usually try to just walk through my fears. But I'm about to pull the plug on this trip... Vacas should be fun, not make you want to .... Sigh. I'm such a bitch for complaining about getting to take the kids cross country for three weeks.
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Bob Ross
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Post by Bob Ross on May 21, 2013 16:06:01 GMT -5
Sigh. I'm such a bitch for complaining about getting to take the kids cross country for three weeks. The best way to take the kids cross country is via Fed Ex.
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Virgil Showlion
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Post by Virgil Showlion on May 21, 2013 16:31:42 GMT -5
My dad said the exact same thing on all counts (he did a jump over Hawaii last year). He also said that it's so loud and windy on the way down that your senses are shot to heck. Did you give Loop the obligatory video of your face flapping in the wind? As for my greatest fear... Spiders bother me a bit, but only if I suspect they'll bite me. I wouldn't have a problem holding a spider if I knew it wasn't going to bite. I can't really think of anything exceptional that I'm afraid of. Perhaps I'm fortunate in that respect.
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Post by Deleted on May 21, 2013 17:11:40 GMT -5
Worried you'll be taking the down elevator, or just scared of the idea of eternity. Life goes on from hearts of our loved one we left behind.
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NoNamePerson
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Post by NoNamePerson on May 21, 2013 17:24:09 GMT -5
I am deathly afraid of spiders. Then I am deathly afraid that I will turn on my computer to find that the internet has been turned off by some strange power worldwide and it is no longer
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mollyanna58
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Post by mollyanna58 on May 21, 2013 17:35:44 GMT -5
Worried you'll be taking the down elevator, or just scared of the idea of eternity. Eternity. I'm not worried about going the wrong way.
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Sum Dum Gai
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Post by Sum Dum Gai on May 21, 2013 17:48:54 GMT -5
Dude, I'm way too YM to pay extra for a 30 second video. That and I'm an unemployed leech on society right now so I don't have any extra cash.
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Ava
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Post by Ava on May 21, 2013 17:54:17 GMT -5
Mmmmh; I would have to say my own death, my mother's death, my brother's death. Being alone and unable to care for myself in my old age. Catching a horrible illness or disease.
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Tired Tess
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Post by Tired Tess on May 21, 2013 18:13:13 GMT -5
Honestly, I don't know where to start
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Post by GRG a/k/a goldenrulegirl on May 21, 2013 20:36:33 GMT -5
I can't "voice" my fears. I'm afraid that some sort of bad karma or bad juju will make them come true.
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Post by Deleted on May 22, 2013 9:09:47 GMT -5
Worried you'll be taking the down elevator, or just scared of the idea of eternity. Eternity. Hell isn't scary: all my friends will be there!
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thyme4change
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Post by thyme4change on May 22, 2013 9:58:52 GMT -5
With Margaritas!
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Post by midjd on May 22, 2013 10:17:12 GMT -5
I have a new one, related to what many of you have posted about dementia and Alzheimers.
On Monday evening a 10yo was approached by a man in a neighborhood near our high school - the man asked for directions and offered the child money. The child ran home and told his mother, who called the police (and put out a widely-shared warning on Facebook).
Today the police announced that they located this man, who was in his mid-eighties and suffering from dementia. He was lost and trying to find his way home.
If I ever reach the point where my confusion causes me to create pain/fear in others, especially children, I'd want to end it (or someone to end it for me).
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Post by midjd on May 24, 2013 12:36:02 GMT -5
That's more of a certainty. I'll have to change my own name to MidgetJD in a few years.
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Post by mmhmm on May 24, 2013 12:45:48 GMT -5
Yours is a huntsman spider, milee. They're not poisonous but will bite if put on the defensive and it's a painful bite.
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