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The Fear Game
The Fear Game
Okay, so this is kind of like the "One Lie Game" that I made, but this is to give a bit more variety. Like the last game, it helps us all get to know each other a bit better, but this time focusing on fears. Sometimes to get over our fears, we need to talk about them and know that is what we fear.
So basically, create a list of ten fears, with 9 fears that you actually fear, and only one that is a false fear. So the pattern is swapped from the last game. Then we can talk about our fears if they are guessed, too. If you are guessed, you can make another list if you wish. Have fun, and here is mine!
My Fear List:
1. Open spaces
2. Darkness
3. Spiders
4. Low ceilings
5. Cats
6. Suffocation
7. Decision making
8. Lightning
9. Water
10. Talking on the phone
Nine of these are real (among my hundreds of fears) and only one is false. Good luck! And remember, after the false one is discovered in any list, feel free to talk about the real fears, it really does help.
submitted by Ashlee G., age 16, The Future
(April 27, 2017 - 2:26 pm)
(April 27, 2017 - 2:26 pm)
Hmmm, is it 5, big dogs? Everything on there seems pretty scary to me, haha.
And nope, I actually am afraid of roller coasters. I revealed the lie in a reply to my original post.
(April 29, 2017 - 12:32 pm)
Nope, 8 is really one of my fears! I share your #8 as a fear, too!
Hmm I'm going to guess....5...or maybe 10 for you.
(May 1, 2017 - 12:52 pm)
1. Doctors
2. Pitch darkness
3. Bugs
4. Tight spaces (I mean like really tight)
5. Getting stuck in an elevator
6. Going blind
7. Messing up in my ballet recital on Sunday
8. Having a crush
9. My pets getting hurt
10. Things coming out of my closet
(April 28, 2017 - 12:14 pm)
Ooooh! I share #s 5. 6. and 8. on your list Leeli!
(April 30, 2017 - 8:09 pm)
Oops!! I actually meant #5. 6. and 9! XD!!! Sorry. I've actually had a crush before.
(May 1, 2017 - 12:54 pm)
1: Spiders
2: Small spaces
3: Empty spaces
4: Things collapsing
5: Tiny balls of fluff or string
6: Electric pencil sharpeners
7: Falling
8: Being in charge
9: Eyes in the dark
10: Makeing decisions
(April 28, 2017 - 1:39 pm)
Is it 1?
(May 1, 2017 - 12:55 pm)
No. I have an extreme case of arachnophobia (I'm not sure if I spelled that right) that has gotten to the point that I run screaming front the room if I see a little black dot on the wall. (About 92% of those dots turned out to be flys.)
(May 1, 2017 - 6:52 pm)
Hmmm what about 4?
(May 3, 2017 - 1:11 pm)
Nope. That one's hard to explain, but I can say it's things under me collapsing, not on top of me.
(May 5, 2017 - 8:24 pm)
@Ashlee G.
Nope, it's not 4. I actually think that that might be the strongest one for me on this list. On here I don't feel that shy, since you guys can't really speak to me. But I find taht recently I've been almost making a thread or comment, then just stop and decide not to. This fear is a big thing in real life, though it has gotten better since I joined theater and was around people a lot. I used to be SUPER shy, but now I'm just shy and awkward around certain people. Whenever I talk to someone I really admire, or like, or just want to know better, my shy side comes out, and there's a little voice in the back of my head going "but if you say this they might think of you in a negative way, and then you'll never become friends with them, or get to know them better!" This is happening in particulr with this one girl at theater, whom I look up to SO MUCH. I used to know her pretty well, then it started fading away. We barely ever see each other or talk, and all I want is for her and I to become friends again, but that's a different story. Thank you though for saying that I'm outgoing, that really made my day!
@Savvy
Not seven or two! I am afraid of really big dogs that I don't know; I think that they might bite me or tackle me.
And not tornadoes either. A long time ago one passed our house TWO BLOCKS AWAY. A tree in our yard fell over, but nothing big happened, except for the addition of a new fear for me.
@Leafmist
Not darkness. I'm still scared something will pop out from being the corner. Mainly a variety of villains from books and movies, from the Wicked Witch to Voldemort. And if I'm outside, then it'll be wolves, big dogs (see above), just a man, or literally anything that can run fast.
(April 28, 2017 - 2:07 pm)
I can entirely relate with public speaking! Consider this: I once - and still am to a point - a little girl who when someone would try to say hi and sit next to me, I would panic, turn red, and get up and frantically walk away. Social anxiety at its finest... Nowadays I can handle a bit, I mean, I do competitions in FBLA and stuff, but it isn't perfect. I cannot go to a dance without being on the edge of the circle unless someone shoves me in. I cannot speak in front of a crowd to run for ASB Secretary without getting a cracked voice and sweaty palms. All I can see, even without looking at the crowd of fewer than 40 kids is eyes, so many judgmental eyes. I was wrong, but alas, that is how my mind processes it all. So yeah, I entirely understand the struggle, that has to be one of my biggest problems too. Although now I think it is less of a fear and more of an anxiety. But no, you are welcome!
Also, with what you said to Leafmist, I too am terrified of the dark and what lies in it. Along with "darkness" as a metaphorical term, like evil and impurity in the world. That is... my second biggest fear, I think. The dark/darkness. But oh, it is a struggle I think we all faced at some point in our lives. For some of us, that struggle sticks around. It just means we are more alert and observant about what our world really is and the dangers within.
(April 28, 2017 - 9:11 pm)
Ok, here goes:
My fear list:
Being alone outside in the dark
Loved one dying
Criticism/Made fun of
Talking on the phone
Public School
"This is Halloween" song: (Tim Burtons's Nightmare before Christmas)
Oompa Loompas
Shots/Vaccines
Spiders
Standing for what I believe in
(April 28, 2017 - 6:06 pm)
Hmm I'm going to guess talking on the phone... I still find that one hard to believe, it is really easy for me. I'm sorry if this really is a fear of yours!
(May 1, 2017 - 12:57 pm)
1. Heights
2. Spiders
3. Not being able to fall asleep when it's very late at night and I know I have to get up when my alarm goes off at 6:00
4. Public speaking
5. Snakes
6. Swallowing pills
7. Wasps
8. Very steep escalators
9. Pincher bugs (which I thinks are actually called earwigs)
10. Surfing on big waves
(April 28, 2017 - 6:20 pm)