Irrational Fears

['Hamas' Jenkins]

I finished up an application for a grant this morning. As part of the process, I needed to include all transcripts from all institutions I attended. Even though I know what my GPA was, before I opened my copies of the transcripts an irrational fear plagued me. "What if someone changed a grade? What if there was a misprint on my degree?"

Every semester before I would open grades I'd have the same fear and I'd have to psych myself up the way someone does before a set on the bench before opening them.

I also hate clowns and want to kill every clown I see.

What are your most bizarre/irrational fears?

Oh, and before someone gets it in post #2:

First Round QB/Chiefs

[Mr_Tomahawk]

Ants.

There are too many to keep track of...

F**K it, I'm outtahere.

[Steron]

Ghosts, even though I don't believe in them.

The Burger King. He's just creepy.

[Buehler445]

We load our sprayer on a truck and haul it, chemical, and water around the county. I'm ALWAYS worried shit is going to fall off even though I tied it all down.

I've even stopped a mile down the road and checked everything more often than I'd care to admit.

[ThaVirus]

Originally Posted by Buehler445

We load our sprayer on a truck and haul it, chemical, and water around the county. I'm ALWAYS worried shit is going to fall off even though I tied it all down.

I've even stopped a mile down the road and checked everything more often than I'd care to admit.

I get anxious about things like this, particularly with locking the door to my house and turning off the stove. If I cook something and know I'll be leaving my house a short time later, I'll always be sure to triple and quadruple check to make sure I've turned the stove off before I leave.

Also, I think from the fact that doing things like locking your door become so automatic over time, I often can't remember if I've done it when I leave the house. For this, I've irrationally spent loads of time wondering if I completed the action or not. I used to be REALLY bad about this, but lately I've learned that the fear is pretty irrational and have been able to get over it after the first passing thought...

On a bit of a different note, I have a pretty irrational, well, I can't call it fear, but I am very hesitant to swim in murky water. That hesitation mainly comes from crocodiles and sharks. I still swim in the ocean and love doing so, but the thought is always in my mind.

[demonhero]

NK females with guns.

[Ceej]

I feel like I always leave my door unlocked.

Doing that, and coming home to nothing always freaks me out.

I've headed home (Wichita) gotten on the highway, thought about potentially leaving my door unlocked and came back to check.

Pretty sad really.

[bevischief]

Originally Posted by CJizzles

I feel like I always leave my door unlocked.

Doing that, and coming home to nothing always freaks me out.

I've headed home (Wichita) gotten on the highway, thought about potentially leaving my door unlocked and came back to check.

Pretty sad really.

I leave my door unlocked because my dog would eat you if you were dumb enough to open it after he barked at you. He warned you.

[Ceej]

Originally Posted by bevischief

I leave my door unlocked because my dog would eat you if you were dumb enough to open it after he barked at you. He warned you.

A shitzu huh?

[Sorter]

Originally Posted by CJizzles

I feel like I always leave my door unlocked.

Doing that, and coming home to nothing always freaks me out.

I've headed home (Wichita) gotten on the highway, thought about potentially leaving my door unlocked and came back to check.

Pretty sad really.

This.

[bevischief]

Originally Posted by Ponderception

This.

That's why I have a very loud dog. If you heard Murphy you would shoot first and run. That's what I would do if I heard him.

[DaneMcCloud]

Originally Posted by CJizzles

I feel like I always leave my door unlocked.

Doing that, and coming home to nothing always freaks me out.

I've headed home (Wichita) gotten on the highway, thought about potentially leaving my door unlocked and came back to check.

Pretty sad really.

Originally Posted by Ponderception

This.

I have a simple solution for you both:

Every time you leave the house and lock the door, say "Locked" out loud. Don't say it to "yourself", in your mind, but out loud.

By doing so, you transfer the action of locking the door while thinking about other things to the gesture of speaking. You'll never question whether or not you've locked your home again.

[Sorter]

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

I have a simple solution for you both:

Every time you leave the house and lock the door, say "Locked" out loud. Don't say it to "yourself", in your mind, but out loud.

By doing so, you transfer the action of locking the door while thinking about other things to the gesture of speaking. You'll never question whether or not you've locked your home again.

Will do.

[ghak99]

Originally Posted by Buehler445

We load our sprayer on a truck and haul it, chemical, and water around the county. I'm ALWAYS worried shit is going to fall off even though I tied it all down.

I've even stopped a mile down the road and checked everything more often than I'd care to admit.

I do this too.

Dad is the screw it, it'll ride type while I'm constantly seeing if I can see the chains in the mirror or just stopping and making sure I tied it down good after checking to make sure I tied it down good twice before we left.

[Dayze]

snakes.