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Saturday 6

1. What single thing were you most afraid of as a child?

The universe and everything in it. I really was a terrified child: everything scared me, from people to unusual (or very pungent) food, from loud noises to darkness, from rejection to aquarium fish, from changes in routine to perfectly round circles. I still fight some of these, but I'm very much aware of WHY I was the way I was, and I consciously work to overcome them. The only things on that list above that I'm still a little woo-woo about are (some) other people and perfect circles.

2. Do you feel like you’ve been able to overcome this fear or does it still bother you?

Oops, once again, I didn't read ahead. As I said, I'm working on them.

3. If you’re alone in the house on a "dark and stormy night," and there’s a scary movie on TV, are you likely to watch or avoid it?

I NEVER
EVER
EVERwatch scary movies.
Having said that, I rarely change my viewing habits based on being alone and "potentially easily frightened.' However, within the last couple of months, I have turned off several shows that were on about 10 or 11 p.m. that I was watching alone. They didn't scare me, particularly, but I could see bad dreams arising from them, and one actually made me feel like I was going to throw up from the stress and ickiness of it.

4. If you were to watch it, would it make you have any trouble at all in getting to sleep?

I'd probably get to sleep ok, but I'd have hideous dreams. I no longer have nightmares very often, just unsettling and upsetting ones.

5. Take the quiz: Do You Have the Fears of a Child or an Adult?

In between. It's possible the youth group-ers are causing me to react differently than I would if I wasn't around teenagers so much. ;-)

6. What is your biggest fear now that you’re an adult?

I've answered this question before with variations like "Failure" or "Being found out", but it all boils down to the fear of not acquitting myself well under duress and then having to live with that fact.