Do You Get Scared ?

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KingsX said:
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Do any of you singles sometimes get scared... either for a good reason or for no specific reason at all ??

As I grow older, I've been disappointed to discover I'm not as "brave" as I was when I was younger.

The irony is... when I was younger I had so much more responsibility [I was a single working mother]
with less security than I have now. Maybe I just didn't have the spare time to worry. When I was young
and a crisis happened, I would think to myself... I must be brave for my child so he feels secure.

Now that it's only me... there's no more reason to even pretend to be brave.
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My theory is that emotions are there to promote survival, to promote an apt reaction.
Fear is good if it causes you to act in a way to better survive.
 
I used to walk barefoot when i was a child and stepped on and killed huge rattlesnakes, but as I got older, I don't care for snakes, rodents or large spiders. Yes, I know it's illogical, but I am afraid of those things.
 
Gary, I killed the rattler,so he can't hurt you! I used to climb inside the caves in the hills by the river though, (The mighty Yellowstone) and when I saw,or heard there were snakes, I'd slowly back out. I was always barefoot as a kid.
I used to think my childhood was quite normal, but maybe it wasn't!
 
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I'm not scared in my apartment since I live in a relatively safe area and have great apartment managers and neighbors. However, the one thing I don't do now that I didn't give a second thought to in the past is drive around alone at night in areas with which I'm not familiar. I still hop in my car and travel around the country alone, but only drive during the daylight hours.
 
No, never. I live in a small town. Nothing here to get scared of even if you though. I have learned to "laugh" at some of the news. Caught the cable over 16 years ago so that helps. Plan to cancel my paper also.
 
Gaer said:
Gary, I killed the rattler,so he can't hurt you! I used to climb inside the caves in the hills by the river though, (The mighty Yellowstone) and when I saw,or heard there were snakes, I'd slowly back out. I was always barefoot as a kid.
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My wife was raised in Louisiana
She too went barefoot
Told me about all the snakes she ran into
Sorta scary bedtime stories for me

I'd run into moccasins ever once in awhile when in Houston
Ugly ugly snakes, they were
Seen some rattlers, but they were small
Don't have to be big to give me the creeps
It's just another reason I love my cabin property
No snakes
Snakes hate pumice
The 'soil' there is mostly pumice
15 mi due east of Crater Lake (MT Mazama)
 
What used to scare me, white hair behind the wheel of a car , truck or whatever. Absolute terror was seeing the top of the head , white haired looking between the dash and under the top of the steering wheel...
Now that I have the white hair, not so bad.... :devilish: :ROFLMAO:
 
Before I moved here two years ago I lived in the middle of the state forest with no neighbors you could see. We generated our own power so it was turned off at night. If I heard something outside I could not turn on an outside light. Kids came to party in the woods and I would hear them shooting guns and stuff and I was afraid they would hit the house with a bullet and get me or come up here and attack us. I was afraid to let my dog out because I did not want her to get shot either. During hunting season it was even worse there.

The other thing I am deathly afraid of is lightning. Nothing scares me more. People will tell me how much they love storms and will sit on their porches to watch it. My cousin's son as a teenager was sitting on a porch with others doing that and was killed by lightning striking him. I have seen too many stories in the news about it to not be afraid of it. I researched it to see if I was being silly, not a bit.

After moving here to a senior living apartment complex, I don't have to worry about either. If there is a lightning storm, most of the time I don't even realize it. My building is super insulated. My city is as safe as a city can be. I am a block from the police station. Our building is locked and has video cameras all over the place. But I do not leave my apartment after dark, not even to go downstairs to my storage area or the laundry room. One lady went out to the dumpster and when she opened it to throw her garbage bag in a guy jumped up and out and ran past her! Scared her big time! The biggest crime here seems to be car theft.
 
At one time grocery stores were open 24 hours. I would wake up and walk over to get groceries at 2 a.m.
No longer will I do that. I'm not scared I just know better now. Things like that are no longer enjoyable. The town I grew up in and what it is now is not recognizable. Drug gangs have moved into town.
 
For the most part no because I am way bolder and a little more aggressive than I used to be. Sometimes other people worry me a little like if I'm getting ready to leave the house and 3 men are at the curb with bikes talking and looking around. I will wait for them to disperse before I go out just for safety sake. For myself and right now I figure if they see me leave that makes my home more vulnerable. Just being aware of my surroundings more.
 
Butterfly said:
I react the same way to spiders, particularly large, fuzzy ones
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Now, spiders, I consider rather cute
Woke up to a backpacker at the top end of my covers one morn at the cabin
A somewhat face to face daybreak greeting
One look at me, looking at him, and his little front legs raised up, and (what I think were) his eyes got bigger
Then he skittered off
Gave me a chuckle
 
fmdog44 said:
It is pretty obvious people are now scared because of the soaring gun sales.
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I live alone. I do not go out after dark if I can possibly avoid it. Keep the doors locked and the alarm system on at night. I do have two dogs but they are little and the older one will sleep through a tornado and the younger one will bark but not bite so they are not much help. I have seriously considered getting a gun of some kind though I have never used one and probably couldn't hit the side of a barn. Might scare the bad people away. Growing up I don't remember seeing any kind of handgun or long gun in the house. Times have changed though.
 
Gary O' said:
Now, spiders, I consider rather cute
Woke up to a backpacker at the top end of my covers one morn at the cabin
A somewhat face to face daybreak greeting
One look at me, looking at him, and his little front legs raised up, and (what I think were) his eyes got bigger
Then he skittered off
Gave me a chuckle
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I would have probably either had a heart attack on the spot or just moved out and let the spider have the place.
 
J-Kat said:
I live alone. I do not go out after dark if I can possibly avoid it. Keep the doors locked and the alarm system on at night. I do have two dogs but they are little and the older one will sleep through a tornado and the younger one will bark but not bite so they are not much help. I have seriously considered getting a gun of some kind though I have never used one and probably couldn't hit the side of a barn. Might scare the bad people away. Growing up I don't remember seeing any kind of handgun or long gun in the house. Times have changed though.
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One of the biggest myths around is that learning to use a firearm for self defense is extremely complicated, very difficult & reserved for "experts." That myth persists in part because of "macho" men & some police officers who are trying to show that they are "special," "elite" & "highly skilled." It's all ego.
Hitting small targets at long ranges - as in target shooting is difficult. But that has nothing to do with self defense, which usually involves hitting a man-sized target at close distances. Most such confrontations happen at distances of 3-10 feet. Just about anyone can hit at that distance. And even if they're missing, the adversary won't be standing around, waiting.
I have instructed enough beginners to know.
 
No.. I have learned there is nothing to Fear but Fear itself. I have been through very difficult challenges times in my life, have had several family members pass away. The last family member was my sister...she died tragically on my birthday 11.23.19 I am 60 yrs young...the only med I am on his Muscle relaxers as needed.. I feel I have lived a pretty good life.. but some where deep in my Soul, I feel the best chapter is just beginning. That puts a BIG smile on my face. :ROFLMAO:
 

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