I looked up fears. Found…
12 basic fears:
Rejection, Abandonment,
Failure, Success,
Being Lied To, Being Hurt (emotionally or physically),
Being Intimidated, Being Exposed,
Being Humiliated, Responsibility,
The Unknown, and Death.
What am I afraid of?
Rattlesnakes, bees, cat bites, cougars,
narcissists, bullies, violence, yelling.
Hornets. Anger. Vulnerability.
Health issues: a ruined knee, ruined sinuses,
ridiculous allergies.
Root canals gone to bone infections, fixed now,
goes with metal allergies, and mercury poisoning.
Being set up. Intimidation. Misogynists.
Running out of money. Getting really cold.
Running out of food. Not having a place to live.
Car accidents. Being blind-sided.
Threats. Domineering, browbeating.
Pressuring, coercion, harassment.
Tormenting, tyranny, persecution.
oppression, steamrollering.
Machine guns. No choice.
Humiliation, forced compliance.
Injury, harm.
Condescending, rude, sarcastic,
disrespectful, patronizing, degrading behavior.
Terror. Threats. Edicts.
Derogatory comments, assault,
being overpowered, physical assault.
Not having a choice.
Slurs about being female, racial slurs, sexism.
Confrontation, use of force, power over.
Bullying, a climate of fear,
emotional blackmail.
Fear mongering, gaslighting, guilt trips,
psychological abuse, psychological trauma,
shock, threats.
Malignant or hostile threats,
menacing. STALKING.
Perpetrators. Domestic violence.
And reckless endangerment.
Moved away from most of that (brought the fears with me though)
and attracted that, until I didn’t.
Until I learned about Boundaries,
a NO, having a voice,
and saying what I think.
Quite different now!
(AUTHOR’S NOTE: This was from a prompt about "The Scent of Fear")
Lena L