I have so many fears that my family says I probably have a fearphobia.  Let's see: I'm afraid of spiders, snakes (remember I got bit twice this summer right before I joined VP), dogs, insects, bugs and strangers.  If they breathe or walk I am probably afraid of them.

I'm afraid of thunderstorms and any earthly natural disaster (tornadoes, hurricanes, earthquakes, etc.).  This is probably because my family was in a tornado when I was four or five years old.

As I got older I became afraid of heights.  I have a fear of being sedated because I have seen so many movies about women being raped while they were sedated

Psychologically I have a fear of being rejected or abandoned.  I also fear losing close friends and family thru death. Since I am still single I also have a fear of growing old alone or being at home by myself and something bad happening.

My Daddy used to say I was afraid of my own shadow.  Some fears encourage us to be more aware of our environment while others paralyze us mentally.  And making someone face their fears to overcome them doesn't work for me--that's too traumatic!