Fear. What a concept. We don't choose what we're afraid of, and a lot of us have carried the same fears around with us for our entire lives. I'm no different, and sure there are things in this world that I do not enjoy seeing or experiencing, but I don't look at those as fears, I simply look at them as things that aren't suitable for me. Therefore, I'm not afraid of anything, but there are definitely things I try my absolute best to avoid on a daily basis. Here are three every day inconveniences that if faced with, can throw me for quite a whirl:
1. Spiders
This one is really just too obvious. People that love spiders are people that I will never have any sort of relationship with for as long as I live. In my mind, if you love spiders for whatever reason, you are a certified psychopath one hundred percent of the time. It just doesn't make any sense to me. How could you enjoy the presence of such a creature? If I saw one in my car I don't think I'd hesitate in pulling over and burning the entire vehicle to the ground. I will gladly buy a new car if it means less one spider on this earth. The things have got to go.
2. Heights
This is something that I think most everybody associates with anxiety. We've all had that feeling when your forty or fifty stories up and you begin to feel like your legs are straight up disappearing and that no matter what you do, you feel like your going to fall through the floor. Maybe that feelings a little more amplified for some than others, but at least for me, I can't stand out on a balcony for more than 30 seconds without feeling like the entire building is going to collapse and plummet me straight into the ground. Even just sitting on a ledge that's 20 feet removed from the ground, I can't help but feel like I'm going to lose my balance (even though I'm sitting down) and break both of my legs. It's truly an awful feeling, and even worse when you can't enjoy a stunning view because of it.
3. The Grinch Who Stole Christmas
Yeah, you read that right. I can't stand the big bad Grinch who stole Christmas. Ever since I was a wee lad I've had to leave the room every time that stupid live-action film came on. Jim Carey is one of my favorite comedians ever, but the second he turns into that green hair ball I absolutely lose it. We went to Disneyland once as a family when I was like nine or ten years old, and they had this guy playing the Grinch who absolutely killed it as his job because I actually felt like I was about to be his dinner. I vaguely remember taking a family picture with the thing and sprinting out of there mid flash because I couldn't stand being so close to such a terrifying creature.
So yeah, that's about it. Like I said, I'm not scared of anything. In fact, I'm the manliest man I know, so it would go against me being as macho as macho gets if I were scared of anything, which is why I'm not. These are just three things that I have not and will not ever condone being in the same vicinity as under any circumstances. Thanks for reading.
