.....do you have any major ones. I know everyone is afraid of something. For example - I am claustrophobic, but I can deal with it, it doesn't overwelm me. Do you have a big fear, one that wakes you up shaking?
I have 2:
1) Something bad happens to my kids and there is nothing I can do about it or to prevent it.
2) and this is my big one. I am terrified of dying - not death in general, but my death specifically. I am good at dealing with other people's death - people actually find me strong and comforting in their time of mourning. But to even think about my death sends chills and nightmares through me. I mean I do believe in heaven, hell and pergatory. But I like where I am. What if I don't like where I end up? Is it going to hurt? Will I cease to exist - snuffed out as it were? What if they make a mistake and I'm not really dead and I get buried (I have this as a recurring nightmare)? There is so much about the idea of my death that just terrifies me that I have recurring nightmares that I wake up shaking from.
What are your fears (she asks as she tries to control her quaking from reliving her biggest fear).
I have 2:
1) Something bad happens to my kids and there is nothing I can do about it or to prevent it.
2) and this is my big one. I am terrified of dying - not death in general, but my death specifically. I am good at dealing with other people's death - people actually find me strong and comforting in their time of mourning. But to even think about my death sends chills and nightmares through me. I mean I do believe in heaven, hell and pergatory. But I like where I am. What if I don't like where I end up? Is it going to hurt? Will I cease to exist - snuffed out as it were? What if they make a mistake and I'm not really dead and I get buried (I have this as a recurring nightmare)? There is so much about the idea of my death that just terrifies me that I have recurring nightmares that I wake up shaking from.
What are your fears (she asks as she tries to control her quaking from reliving her biggest fear).