Being afraid (page 3)

poppers

About thunderstorms: when growing up sometimes my mother would pack up the "four little boys" in the car and take us to the top of a big hill nearby to watch the storm come in. We all grew up appreciating the forces of nature and none of were ever scared of storms.

AK - Jeff

I used to watch every political speech for the dreaded 'Peace and Security' announcement. Of course most of them mentioned something about Peace and Security since it was politically expedient to make such comments. So off I would go believing this might be the 'one'.

Of course now I think Peace and Security is a pretty good thing to have. I don't think it will cause anything but.... peace and security.

Jeff

ex-nj-jw

Speaking of storms, we are in the middle of one hell of a storm right now. Actually have a tornado warning out in my area!!

Good thing I'm not scared anymore, just wish the hubby was home. Storms are good for snuggling

nj

Hortensia

was afraid of loud noises - might be the start of Armageddon. I forgot about them preaching peace and security just before the end - that bothered me too. I had nightmares about dying at armageddon - never any about watching other people die at armageddon. The torture crap too, a little sadistic to dwell on it so much and a little masochistic to spend all that time talking about what kind of torture would be worst ("oooooh I hate rats, I just KNOW my torture is going to be rats!") Fucking sickos.

White Dove

I was deathly afraid of the dark, especially after studying with my mom about demons. It would always be in the evening and I would go to bed right after the study. Good timing, Mom!

nvr, you have a pm.

esw1966

I'm embarrassed... It seems every loud, low, rumble made me think, "could that be it????" Then I would think, "wow, what if that WAS"

I was always afraid when they would take about peace on the news

I remember Reagan talking at the U.N. I thought FOR SURE that was the beginning of things! I prayed so hard KNOWING that I wasn't good enough to live and begged for a way to be a survivor of Armageddon. I thought my goose was cooked! I even dragged my 'worldly' neighbor over and said this was IT!

I am so glad not to have to worry about that nowadays!!!

Sparkplug

If a politician said anything resembling "Peace and Security." JK

Oh boy, can I relate to that one.

I was so afraid of the dark and still am. I am not so sure if it was demon related, but I truly believed in demons back then. They really spooked me out.

I was afraid that when I passed by a church they would start tumbling. So I always watched out for that. I did not want to get hit by any of that.

I truly was afraid that one day at school someone would come in and put a gun to my head and I would have a choice to make. You know give up my faith or die. My schoolmates would turn on me and perhaps torture me. (Why not, they already were pretty cruel with the teasing seeing I was such a misfit always preaching at them and all?)

I was worried I would have to be in a concentration camp someday and end up having to deal with stripping in front of fellow witnesses and what was I going to do about my period and such like things. (Oh the horrors they put in my head.)

I stressed on things such as if I were to be tortured would I cave in and deny that I were a witless?

I was afraid the clothes we got at the garage sales and such may be demonized at times if I saw too many idols or things at the sale we were at.

Just stupid things really. I look back now and I think to myself how absolutely cruel it is what they put in our heads as kids.

freeme

So what were you afraid of? What made you think the "BIG A" was here? Or were you anxiously awaiting it?

i STILL think of armageddon when a thunderstorm begins. i still fear demons somehow.

its a non-rational fear, but i cant switch it off completely. even though i can live with that and its not very intense i sometimes get angry that my parents planted that seed into me which wont go away completely for the rest of my life :-(

Stealth453

Thunderstorms,and my father flipping his lid over stupid Joggieshit.

eclipse

freeme,

It takes a little time, but that fear does go away.

You have to let it go.

Replace fear with logic, facts and reason.

Fear is simply ignorance.

That is why religions use fear on their victims. Fear is an affective control tool.

If they can keep you ignorant and scared, they can make you think and believe anything.

Being afraid

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