posted on October 2, 2000 09:30:37 PM new
No offense, but forced goofiness is sad in its own way.
Have y'all seen the bridge that runs between Denmark and Sweden? Makes that Chesapeake Bay Bridge look like a log over a creek. Just seeing that bridge made me break out in a cold sweat. Yow.
posted on October 2, 2000 09:40:26 PM new
Actually Shadowcat, Im having fun making fun of my own self. Dont know whats with me tonight, but I feel purty good. Cant make things change, but I can laugh at me, and thats all Im doin'.
Are you afraid of bridges? I used to be so scared to drive over one when I was a teen. Was afraid of walking on piers too...all those cracks between the boards, ya know?
posted on October 3, 2000 06:52:39 AM new
When our guys were little and we were anywhere near a cliff (overlooking the ocean) I'd be a nervous reck....always afraid they'd slip and fall. So maybe I have a fear of falling? Don't think I have a fear of heights, though, as when in an airplane, elevator or any enclosed structure, I'm fine.
{{{{Maui}}}} You wear your heart on your sleeve. You put your feelings and thoughts out there for all to see. Few are as open and sharing (publicly) as you. I admire that ability in you. Your posts make me feel your pain, joy, sadness, and vulnerability. Do what makes you happy....life's too short.
posted on October 3, 2000 06:53:36 AM new
Definitely a needle phobia, just thinking about it makes me squirm. And novacaine shots from the dentist are the worst of the lot.
A suggestion for those who have dental-phobia and needle-phobias.... pick a dentist that will give you nitrous oxide.
As soon as I get in that chair for any work I want the gas. It significantly reduces my needle anxiety.
posted on October 3, 2000 09:19:47 AM new
my two phobias: headlice and bats. my girlchild has brought home three cases of headlice and the last one was a DOOZY. i thought i was an old pro at getting rid of unwanted critters, but this last batch took three months--yes, you read that right!-- to get rid of. the doctor said they're getting immune to everything. we tried a new shampoo, and i highly recommend it to you: ovid. it stunk like evil on fire, but it worked the first time we used it.
we have an old house in a well established neighborhood with many old growth trees. bat city! we have had a total of four over the last three years. this last one, my husband threw two bath towels over it and took it outside. note to self: never use the pink bathtowels again. mice aren't bad--they don't fly in your hair and make creepy noises and swoop at ya.
posted on October 3, 2000 04:30:29 PM new
I thought I was phobia-free until last week when I watched a documentary on some prehistoric burial caves in which the spelunkers were squeeeeeezing through these little spots. It looked like a documentary on the digestive system - you know, they send that little bitty camera down through your intestines? - Yuck. And of course (a) one guy got STUCK and (b) the archaeolgists doing the examining jammed too many people into the tiny space and they started to pass out from lack of fresh air. I have never had a case of the heebies like I got from watching that damned program. Just writing about it now is making my heart pound and my hands tingle.
I guess if we decide to insulate the underside of the house, it's going to be Val who squeezes into the crawl space...
posted on October 3, 2000 04:35:44 PM new
HCQ...I didnt see the show, but I know the feeling of claminess and fear just thinking of those people who go wandering around in tiny, dark, skinny caves! OMG...talk about hyperventilating just watching it! Or those shows where they have divers in Mexico going into deep seacaves and have to have a rope to hang on to just to find their way out? Nope, not gonna do it..nuh uh. Scares me just watching THEM do it.
. Dont know whats with me tonight, but I feel purty good. Cant make things change, but I can laugh at me, and thats all Im doin'. 
uh huh. that's what i thought!