Tag: fear

SKETCHBOOK 84 – FEAR

AN ILLUSTRATION AND A FIRST It was a new "Provocative" question from Fandango. I was looking for a picture that showed fear. Everywhere I looked, it was someone else's work. Drawings, photographs, posters. None of them seemed any better than my own photographs which sadly didn't have anything showing fear. But the drawings were not … Continue reading SKETCHBOOK 84 – FEAR

PHOBIAS AND FEARS

Fandango’s Provocative Question #172 The nature of a phobia is its irrationality. I theorize if you developed the fear over time, you probably had a reason. It might not be a sensible reason, but it didn't come out of nowhere. Something happened that triggered that response. I suppose it's still a phobia if any encounter with … Continue reading PHOBIAS AND FEARS

STUPIDITY REARS ITS UGLY HEAD – RICH PASCHALL

The View From Here, by Rich Paschall Living Fearlessly You have probably seen plenty of examples of this. There are those who need a haircut no matter what the risk. Some must have a party, no matter what stay at home orders have been issued. Others absolutely have to go to the beach, even if … Continue reading STUPIDITY REARS ITS UGLY HEAD – RICH PASCHALL

FEARLESS – Marilyn Armstrong

Just as pain warns our bodies that something is wrong, fear warns our brains to be cautious. Excessive or unreasoning fear can cripple us, make us unable to do anything at all. Phobias can eliminate some activities entirely. If you are terrified of heights, sky-diving and mountain climbing are likely to be non-starters. If you … Continue reading FEARLESS – Marilyn Armstrong

DAMN, I’M TIRED OF BEING RIGHT ALL THE TIME – BY TOM CURLEY

OK, this is becoming a series. I've been having a problem coming up with posts lately because every time I want to write a post about what's going on in the news I realize I already wrote about it a year ago. Or two years ago. It happened again today. Bob Woodward's book "Fear" is … Continue reading DAMN, I’M TIRED OF BEING RIGHT ALL THE TIME – BY TOM CURLEY

FEAR OF SLEEPING, FEAR OF DREAMS – Marilyn Armstrong

FOWC with Fandango — Fear I thought maybe that buying a new mattress would help at least by lowering the level of a backache which wakes me up every couple of hours. A Yesterday, we got the new mattress. It's a honey. Soft enough, yet with an underlying firmness that probably means it will be … Continue reading FEAR OF SLEEPING, FEAR OF DREAMS – Marilyn Armstrong

BEING AFRAID OF BEING AFRAID

Being afraid of fear itself ... and worse yet, being afraid of being afraid of fear itself. I could go on and on but I won't and aren't you glad? I just discovered that Wikipedia, my favorite source, lists phobophobia as a fear of phobias — the fear of fear itself. I made it up on the spur … Continue reading BEING AFRAID OF BEING AFRAID

TERRIFYING NEWS OF THE DAY

My greatest fear is what I hear and see in the news. The headlines terrify me.  Even the right-wing New York Daily News thinks Trump and Palin are stupid. Trust me that I pretty much never agree with anything in the Daily News. But this time, we are on the same (front) page. I cribbed the picture from DC Montreal's post … Continue reading TERRIFYING NEWS OF THE DAY

ANYTHING BUT SPIDERS

I'm afraid of spiders. Not because they are dangerous, though some are. Not because they are poisonous. I'm afraid of spiders because they make my skin crawl. They scare me half to death and it doesn't have to be a particularly malevolent member of the species. Under the right circumstance -- like when I'm sleeping … Continue reading ANYTHING BUT SPIDERS

NO BUNGEE JUMPING THIS WEEK, THANKS

Fearless Fantasies - How would your life be different if you were incapable of feeling fear? Would your life be better or worse than it is now? If I could not feel fear, I'd most likely be dead of doing something stupid and dangerous. Just as pain warns our bodies that something is wrong, fear warns … Continue reading NO BUNGEE JUMPING THIS WEEK, THANKS