<The crowd cheers and dozens upon dozens of flowers are thrown to SFC's feet>
Very inspirational SFC!! Thank you for being so willing to share yourself in this way... sometimes that's harder than sharing your body. You never cease to blow my mind, with words or images, drawn or sketched. Now just keep standing on that soapbox so I can gaze a little longer... :D

Wow, thanks, Aqua... I decided when I overcame my own phobia that it was important to talk about it when the opportunity arose, because one of the worst parts of the experience was the feeling that I was completely alone in what I was feeling. Didn't even have a name for the fear for years... Knowing that there were other people out there with the same feelings was one of the things that helped me get beyond the terror.

And now, to make this even more of a saccharine Hallmark moment, I just want to say that all of you people here at Pixies' have helped me to come out of my shell in ways that you can't even begin to imagine --- and I'm not just talking about stripping off my clothing, although that's part of it. So I want to thank each and every one of you for being the funny, warm, and supportive people you are!

Group-grope for everyone!!!

--- sweetstuff

I'm always ready for a Pixies group-grope!! :D :D

Kimmer22---I have a friend;who owns two(2)all night(7-11 type)
stores.One is right near an interstate highway exit.For a while;he
was having trouble with people;coming in drunk;and hassling&
robbing his night staff.I have a concealed weapons permit and
offered to fill in a few nights until his problems were over.He said;
"Thanks for the offer;but I know you!You'll get pissed off and
someone will get hurt!It's only money.I'd rather they got the money and no one got hurt.That's why I have insurance."It would
be better if more people thought that way.It wouldn't have been my way of handling it;but it makes more sense.I must be getting
older.My macho thinking is being replaced by rational thoughts.
Irish

being traped or buried alive big fear things like the sept 11
i can not watch scares the shit out of me have a deep
resect for the emegancy servaces ho dea with every day

My phobia - acrophobia, fear of heights... can't get up on the roof, a problem when I needed to reshingle the mini-barn (only 8 ft off the ground, but may as well been 8000 ft) had to have a bud come over to finish the job, cleaning the gutters wears me out cuz I lock my knees to keep from shaking, and let's not even talk about glass elevators & those atrium lobbies.... who's the friggin' sadisitic bastard architect that came up with THAT?!?

I have a few I am so scared of clowns it isn't funny and the seconed is having a car fall off the hoist onto me one day some jack ass started lowering a car on me and since then I always keep one eye on the controls and the last is clausterphobia(sp?) when I was a kid my mother put me in a laundry hamper and then sat on the lid so I couldn't get out and I guess it stuck

CLOWNS SCARE THE SHITE OUT OF ME. Even the lil clown on yahoo makes me shiver...........................*cries*

Spiders of course...something about all those legs. I don't care if they are the size of a pencil eraser either and some of 'em are furry little devils and some hop..oh it's just freaky.

Also long bridges that are over water. All I can think about when I'm on one is the bridge collapsing and my car going into the water and dying. I try to avoid them at all costs.

I knew you were my people........I have never been surrounded by so many wonderful clown haters in my life. I had felt so alone...<sniff sniff>

Sharni~ I am sooooooo with you on the green slimy stuff. If I see vegetation of any kind in the water, then I am a beach bunny only that day! Blech!!!!

I am reading about deep fears and phobias.

Phobias are intense irrational fears which are able to be

dealt with only with help.

Deep fears primarily expressions of real concerns.

My spider and height phobias are common, but also my fear of

water in which I cannot see the bottom or any distance into the

water . Sure there's a claustrophobia aspect to this.

I am in the fear of heights group...but I also fear that one day I'll end up in a town with no women :D

Legend, that's not phobia, that's Tasmania.