22 Oct 2025 5:03 am
Hi everyone! I hope you’re all well. Today is Wednesday, and it’s time for another post in the Wednesday Weekly Blogging Challenge hosted by Long and Short Reviews. If you’d like to participate in the challenge yourself, you can find the list of topics for 2025 here. If you’re interested in reading other people’s responses to this week’s topic, you can do so here.
In general, there are so many things that scare me. I’ve had crippling anxiety for years and years, leading to agoraphobia. My brain is such a weird mix of fears and anxieties that often, I wake up wishing I was someone else…
But I digress.
I used to be scared of the dark, but I actually find it rather comforting now. As a kid, I believed in ghosts and such. I don’t anymore—though I do enjoy watching paranormal documentaries in the dark because I like that subtle spine tingle I get. It’s all fun, really.
I’m scared of losing the people I love. I’ve lost so many already over the years that the fear of losing anyone else can be intense.
On a related note, I fear cancer intensely. Various types have been rife in my family, with both my parents dying of lung cancer seven months apart—my dad in October 2008 and my mum in May 2009. The anxiety and worry that I might one day also pass away from the same disease has kept me awake on many a night.
On a smaller scale, I’m terrified of spiders and insects. I’m a scaredy-cat when it comes to anything that scurries or skitters. When I first lived alone many years ago, I was sitting on my bedroom floor watching TV when I felt a tickle on my arm. I looked down, and a cockroach was sitting there. I made noises I didn’t know a human could make!
I am getting a little better with spiders, though. I no longer need to wake my husband up to go spider hunting; I catch and release them myself now. I know logically, they’re more scared of me than I am of them, but I can’t help it.
I would say that in reading this back, I’ve come to the realisation that I’m a wimp—however, I am very self-aware and have known that about myself for many years! It’s a part of me, I guess, although I do actively try to step toward my anxieties and fears in the hope of one day overcoming them all. So, there’s that.
Well, that’s it for post 43. I’m interested to learn about what scares all of you!
Anyway, thank you, as ever, for taking the time to read my words. I really appreciate you!
Until next time,
George
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You’re definitely not a wimp, George. A lot of your list scares me, too.
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By lydiaschoch on 22 Oct 2025 at 12:12 pm
Thanks, Lydia! 😊😊😊
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By georgelthomas on 22 Oct 2025 at 12:33 pm
Not even close to being a wimp!
I was terrified of spiders and then I was asked to take care of someone’s pet spider. I now do the catch and release, too. 💚
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By Rebecca Trotter on 22 Oct 2025 at 4:03 pm
Nothing wrong with these fears, George. Loss is very challenging to deal with. I’m with you on the spiders and insects. Thanks for sharing and for visiting my blog last week.
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By Cheryl C. Malandrinos on 27 Oct 2025 at 1:39 am
Thanks, Cheryl! 😊
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By georgelthomas on 27 Oct 2025 at 4:36 pm