im afraid of small spaces and anything where i am locked in like lifts or even a room. i dont know why this is but it really panics me when i feel trapped in anything

when i'm alone i am seriously afraid of the dark, like can't even move i'm scared so bad. But when i have someone with me it dosnt bother me at all (even if they are afraid of the dark)... it's the weirdest thing

I fell out of tree when I was a kid... ever since then, I am afraid of heights. Well, I am more afraid of the falling from a high place! I am working on it though... a can actually get to the 4th rung of a ladder now. :-) Little steps!

I'm afraid of hurting people and/or making them cry. I would hate for anyone to have to go through that anyways but having me be the cause makes it worse.

people are afriad of things because a life without fear it wouldn't last, a man who laughs at a lion is either ignorent, fearless, or insane, either way... he doesn't laugh long.

Spiders and clowns... Clowns.. because the fake smile..just ugh! Spiders.. because.. i dnt know!!

I'm afraid of people who try to be my friend way to fast

I am deathly afraid of RATS! Never knew it until a couple of years ago and had one in my bedroom wall for weeks. One day it got out and came straight at me. Shortly after that one was in my kitchen and I really lost it. A friend shot it in the head with a pellet and it was running straight at me and trying to climb up the office chair I was spinning around on. UGH!

Usually it is from past experiences or trauma,but sometimes it can be a disorder or a phobia with no particular reason. I am afraid of alot of things really,mostly other people,Authority figures mainly. Why? Because they can find out information on you that a normal person could not find.They can put things on your record that follow you the rest of your life.Some can even KILL you ,and get away with it.

I'm afraid of clowns. There's just something about them. I think it has something to do with that killer clowns movie. I watched it one night when I was like 8, mom told me not to, but I did anyways, they've scared me ever since. I'm afraid of thunderstorms. I don't know why. I hide in my closet if I hear anything on the radio about severe thunderstorms or tornados. Afraid of driving, my best friend died in a car accident when she was 18 and she was 5 months pregnant. If I drive long distances (over 10 miles) I get severe panic attacks and it feels like I can't breathe. I miss her.

Fear is a natural Human reaction to something that seems bad or painful to them. Sometimes the fear can be worse than the thing itself.

i am deathly afraid of public speaking. i taking speech right now and last night was the 1st night of class. looking over the syllabus - i was getting 2nd thoughts. i really do think this class will help me though. good thing there are only 20 people in the class. wish me luck

I'm afraid of large bodies of water. Being in them alone, that is. Google "Little Albert" for some interesting ideas of how a phobia forms.

Usually I wouldn't comment on my own question... But I really did like this question, and I have enjoyed reading all the answers provided by all you Baggers, so here are my fears; Addictions and not being able to overcome them... It is one of my greatest fears to this day... As some of you have probably read in some other posts, I have had a couple I have been dealing with here as of late.... If you haven't; http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/137067/379351 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/49334/298092 As of today (2-12-07) I have been sober for 26 days... That doesn't seem like a long time, but you have to start somewhere, and I am glad to be 26 days sober, than to have continued down the path I was on... Another would be Temptations... A lot of people in this world will steer you wrong, and tell you one thing when you know that what they say is 1 step (or more) in the wrong direction... Learn to say no when needed, and answer only when when you are sure that what it is you are doing is right... And if you are unsure, learn to wait until the right moment when you know temptation is clear... My mom always told me growing up, "Life is full of choices, choose well!" I never quite fully grasped the concept of that statement until 26 days ago... I have since been taking it one decision at a time, and learning not to get too ahead of myself... My last fear, Failure... I'm not talking failing a test or failing to completely stop at a stop sign... I mean to fail at life... To make enough wrong decisions that even if you start making right ones, failure is still be inevitable... I have come to that bridge lately, and found that unless I will the correct decisions, I will end up as I was before; alone, depressed, miserable and beaten... Life is what you make of it, and while they say you only live once, and to live life to fullest... Make sure that whatever life you choose to lead is as positive as you can make it, and as promising as you once dreamed... Sorry yo', I will get off my soapbox now, and I hope you guys actually got something from that...

I am affraid of water because I start seening things like in a movie . Everything I see is related to mythology . I really freak out . I can not even see a book about mythology that has big pictures of water. This has bather me since I was 12 . I would love to get rid off this fear

i hate spiders. i cant even kill them im so afraid of them. im scared that if i step on one it will go threw my shoe and bite me

Germs, spiders, hospitals, medicine, clowns, weeds, and many , many more, this is the short list:(