Except for the obvious ones such as dying or losing loved ones, what is your greatest fear? Mine is that someone more rich and powerful than me manages to create my fictional universe before me. And that they corrupt it with messages of greed and such. I think this fear might even trump death for me. The fear that in time, my work may be corrupted. My father always said that considering the number of people on our planet, any idea you have, a dozen others will also have. My deadline may not be me, but my mind clone.
Disappointing people who care and/or rely on me. I don't give a shit about failure. All my success in life can be attributed to past failures and not giving a shit about it. But to do something that would disappoint my wife, mom, or staff? Oh hell fuck no.
I have a fear of the dark, and things related to it. I sleep with two nightlights on, and some nights I've slept with all the lights on. I refuse to look out a window at night, and if I'm in a dark place that has mirrors and any amount of light showing the reflection, I won't look at the mirror. Sometimes it embarrasses me because I'm closer to 40 than I am 20, but it makes me crumple into shivers if I'm put into sudden darkness, or if I have to go through darkness by myself. I've gone camping by myself and will often place my tent away from the more populated campsites, but there's always a bit of light pollution to keep it from being the pitch black I've seen it can get.
Much the same, but as bad as being alone is, sometimes I worry that I will finally find someone who loves me and wants to be with me ... and it won't be enough.
That the monkeys will publish my stories before i do. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infinite_monkey_theorem
Yeah the chimps are planning on taking over. Or maybe that was a typo and should have been chumps. Either way it doesn't bode well.
Dick Cavett once said that he tried putting an infinite number of monkeys and an infinite number of typewriters in a room. No Shakespeare, but he got three copies of Valley of the Dolls.
Nutcrackers! I'm serious. Come holiday season, I'll turn them all around at my folks' house so they can't look at me. Snug, little shifty fuckers.
My greatest fear for now is that war is escalating in multiple regions. And I live in a potential danger zone. It's very safe here for now, but could get affected if WWIII starts somewhere.
I know it's stupid, but I can no longer watch the news. I now try to live every day as it comes. Just remember the lessons we learned from COVID re supplies etc. Try not to worry about what could happen because it's out of our control. The world is a crazy, power-hungry place, and there's nothing we can do to change it. I hope my French family still get to come and stay with us for half-term hols. Who knows, if the war escalates and travel is curtailed like it was during COVID it could be the last time we see them for a very long time. If the circus does turn into a World War, my biggest fear right now is that I will not see my family in the UK and France.
Hey, I'm new so only just saw this. Does it help to know I'm the same? I'm 37, have to have a light on and music playing overnight too. Plus, I have a teddy bear too. I'm not ashamed to admit it as a therapist actually told me to get a bear - or similar - to sleep with at night. It does help.
I've slept with the same teddy bear for 35 years. He was bigger than me at one point. Dream defenders and sleep warriors, they are.
Awww, that's sweet. And very true. My oldest teddy is 36 now, retired. I sleep with one a friend gave me in 2018 or 2019, she looks like a mermaid.
My biggest fear already came true, but I've survived it. I guess second is being diagnosed with dementia or Alzheimer's
