light hearted crazy sharing

So I was thinking, maybe we could use a break from our anxieties to laugh a little. To me it seems sometimes that anxiety is the, epitome of crazy. And when I have a breath of non-anxious air I realize how outrageous and funny done if my fears and worries are. Here's some of mine, feel free to share sore if you'd like.

if I'm out, I'm afraid of accidentally kissing someone. And by accidentally, I mean I'm out with my friend, then I drop her off, forget she's not my exand that I'm notin any form or romantic relationship, and I accidentally go in for a goodnight kiss. I don't have an interest in kissing her, but I'm afraid I'll forget and do it accidentally. Or I'm at work eng talking to an coworker, I'm afraid I'll accidentally kiss him/her. Sometimes it happens with people I don't know. I'm at a movie and on the other side of me is someone I don't know. What if I kiss them!!

I'm afraid of not flushing the toilet. If I got to the washroom to just check the mirror or something, I check under the lid. Just in case I went without realizing you know. If I do go to the washroom, I get up, flush, check, wash hands, flush. And it will continue if I do anything else while I'm in there. Then, when the next person usesthe washroom after me, I tense remembering that I might have forgotten to flush.

I'm afraid of crab dip. I have no idea how or why. Never been a big seafood person so it want until a work potluck one day that I discovered this. I put a few chips on my plate, then spooned some dip to go with it. A minute later I hear someone mention it's crab dip. I flipped it! Suddenly felt nauseous and nervous and wanted to cry. I'm afraid of other drivers suddenly matrix-ing and trying to drive me off the road. I do have a gold reason for this fear but not the fact that I actually imagine them sloping from good happy drivers to bad ones that are out to get me specifically. There's a bridge they're doing constructionOn by my house. The temporary median islower then normal. There's construction vehicles in the middle. And yet if I drive in the lane closest to the middle I'm afraid I'll fall through. Because you know, construction vehicles are able to levitate.

Silent_tsol, just stopping in to say that this is lovely. There's so much to be gained from finding humour in a situation without laughing at oneself. And also I now have a deeply pleasant image of a levitating construction vehicle. So thank you.

thanks for this. It really helped me lighten up.

I have some humor in my latest post here in this board. I do watch too many soaps. lol

I am scared of elevators because on General Hospital, I saw someone being trapped in an elevator.

I am scared of surgery (or a loved one being in surgery) because of the drama on tv I watched about "complications" and "she's in a coma" and "is she okay?"

thanks again.

Maybe my roommate will be okay.

I am "awfulizing" again.

billi

that kissing one, I kinda do that! all of a sudden you realize - oopsie!

oh billi - I think unless you're an actor WORKING on a soap opera, you're probably safe - that's how they fire them! or how actors take vacation or maternity leave. I miss As The World Turns. I feel like now Katie will never be happy.

Awfulizing, I'm actually pretty good at that.

I worry about getting off an elevator because maybe someone will be standing there ready and waiting to shoot me. I think anxious silent believes she's ex-mafia our something the way she finds situations that are suddenly dangerous.

Oh I also worry that there could be a fire in my house while in sleeping. I'm about one anxiety attack away from giving my cats fire drills because I worry I won't be able to finds and save them oh did I mention that this started because I decided that if I don't wear socks to bed is have to evacuate barefoot -I live in Canada there are some months this could par as a problem. I don't know why I don't need shoes, surly is there's snow out is want now than socks. But if I wear socks the fire fear is just gone.

When I'm driving somewhere and see a plane I worry that it is going to come down and hit my car... And one time I was driving home from a long trip next to a field where a plane was flying low and the plane came straight towards my car. Luckily it flew up at the last moment.

I like this thread, thanks for starting it!

omg everytime I put on socks and shoes I remember Archie Bunker arguing with his son-in-law about do you put on both socks first, or sock-shoe, sock-shoe? Cos if there's a fire RIGHT in the MIDDLE of you getting dressed, do you want to be out in the snow in just socks, or hopping around on one shoe?

I *hate it* when an airplane is flying low right over me.

I am sure it's going to fall on me! lol

B.

Some folks sleep in the buff, not me. Shorts, Shirt, Socks. What if the house catches on fire. No quick excape if your in the buff. My P.J. 's are frightfull enough but not as scary as nothing.

I don't like to use straws that are not in a protective paper wrapper. Ever watched a little kid pick up straw after straw and blow threw them and put them back. YUCK.

When I go to the bathroom in a public place I roll the first layer of Toilet Paper off. You know, someone's hand touched the T.P. or spray from the potty got on it. ICK.

I get the toilet thing, St, I do the exact same thing-sometimes I'll check twice just to make sure everything is flushed and in order!
I completely get grossed out by the cows in the Chick Fila commercials. I envision them as hamburger patties.
Any flying animal freaks me out, and, no, I didn't see the movie Birds.
I try to avoid salad bars and buffets for the same reason Big Mama doesn't like straws. I love kids, but I can't stand to see them around exposed food!
If I ever see hair anywhere near my food, even my own, I gag and can't eat another bite.
I have others, but some fall under pretty gross, so I'll stay away from those!
Bluemountains

I'm afraid that I'm going to stand up in public and something is going to be on my butt I don't know why. It's very random. I'm also terrified of sending messages to the wrong person, or calling someone by a name that isn't theirs

I have a phobia of fish. T1 knows about the phobia. T2 has a mounted fish hanging up on his wall. Not looking forward to THAT discussion.

I have a phobia of the Statue of Liberty.

I had a panic attack at the Stratosphere after riding the elevator up to the top. I couldn't look out the window. I was crying. However, I went outside and RODE THE ROLLER COASTER that went around the top.

Anxiety is so stupid when you really think about it.