Don’t you just hate it that just as you’re about to go to the toilet a queue forms. And it's the same when you're in the toilet. Just as you sit down, and start to doze off someone knocks really loudly or shouts at you from the outside. Whoever invented the toilet seat was a right legend, but I'll not go into that for now. Anyway, so there I was just getting out of my room heading towards the toilet when my brother ran in, turned on the light, SCREAMED so loud and high pitched-ly and ran out faster than he ran in (except this time he was half naked). Normally he likes to annoy me and goes to the toilet when he sees I’m about to answer nature’s call. But today it was different. It’s very rare for him to spend less than 5 minutes in there when he knows I want to go in.
“What happened to you?” I asked quite amused by the whole thing.
“There’s a HUGE spider in there,” he replied in between his constant screaming.
I rolled my eyes and laughed. Out of the four of us, I’m the only one who’s not afraid of spiders or any other insect for that matter. If a fly, moth, spider, or anything which doesn’t resemble a human or anything that is not big and furry enough to be a domestic pet enters the house, the other 3 tear the whole house down with their screams.
Personally I quite like spiders. A teeny weeny one helped me get an A* in my biology GCSE exam. It’s another story which I think I’ll leave for now. (If you remember, feel free to remind me and I’ll tell you that too!).
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Everyone has their own fears and phobias. There’s more phobias then you could possibly imagine. Just think of it this way, there’s a phobia for pretty much anything and everything. For example there’s bogyphobia (no that’s not a fear of bogey’s but it’s close) which when coupled with achluophobia may lead to fromclinophobia. There are some phobias which can seriously affect a person’s day to day life. For example some people suffer from withchronophobia or hypnophobia or logophobia or hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia. The list is endless. (No I’m not going to explain what each one means. justgoogleit.com).
I remember just before we started 6th form, we were all taken out on an activity day to help us get to know our form members better and partake in various team activities. For each activity points were awarded for how well we completed it and how much time we used. There was one challenge that involved climbing up a ladder to a small platform approximately 10 metres up a tree from which we had to jump and touch a ball that was suspended some distance away in the middle. No-one was volunteering to do it. So I mustered up some courage and decided I’d give it a go. What’s the worst that could happen? Let me tell you something here, I’m shit scared of heights. But I still love to stand on high places and look down just so I can have that weird feeling in my stomach. Just as I reached the top and stood on the platform did I realise just how high off the ground I was. It was then that my fear kicked in and I questioned why the hell my balls had grown suddenly for me to volunteer. The fastening heart-beat, the sweating, you know the classical symptoms all followed.
Whenever fear tries to over take me or helplessness tries to stop me from doing anything I have a certain ‘ritual’ to focus and overcome those feelings. I close my eyes and give fear 5 seconds to do what it wants. That’s all. Then I recite durood-shareef and think of someone close like a family member or a dear friend and dedicate what I am about to do to them. It melts away the darkest of my fears. After that nothing can stop me…
How do you deal with your fears and what do you do when you are in a situation where quick action is needed but your body just freezes?
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14 September 2010 at 18:02
few! I dont have those phobias you have mentioned but definately acrophobia and slight arachnophobia.
yh u won't be scared of insects but your future wife will be lol
I dont have a specific "ritual" as such but I just recite whatever comes to mind- e.g. 1st kalma or 4 quls
p.s. tell that story of the spider - it sounds funny
14 September 2010 at 18:56
Haha! I know ive said this like many many times, but youre little brother is well funny, bless him! :D
Okies, back to the topic,this is really interesting!
Im not really sure what i do because i always thought i would scream the house down if i saw a rat anywhere but when i did walk upon one on one monday morning, i didnt scream or yell or do anything for that matter. I just looked at it, shrugged and walked past. && it was dead and covered in blood.
I sometimes tell myself to just snap out of it, like i talk to myself in my head and that tends to work along with praying. Praying helps tonnes.
PS: Do share the spider story ;]
PPS: Youve got a toilet label? more toilet related posts?
14 September 2010 at 20:30
@ Anonymous: Haha! I sure hope she isn't. I already am on bug cleaning duty as it is. Imagine if the wife comes to bring me foood, like I dunno tea (not that I'm particularly fond of it, and not that you can technically call it food) and happens to see a fly. The catastrophe! Maybe I should have wooden flooring.
I shall tell that spider story sooon insha'Allah.
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@ Smiley: He can be a joker at times, and at other times he really makes me want to wet myself. -_-.
Maybe it was dead that you didn't freak out. If it was scampering about the place do you think your reaction would have been any different?
I think you've already heard this spider story, but don't worry I'll add it to my list of things to do!
Well I don't yet have any toilet related posts but if you really want me to explain just why I think toilet seats are so awesome, I'll do that tooo =P.
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15 September 2010 at 11:55
Haha, your younger brother is really funny. lol.
Well, talking about fear, I have acrophobia, a serious one. And I don't know if I'd ever be able to help it, I just avoid going on heights :(
15 September 2010 at 12:50
@ Nostalgic: You haven't heard half his stories yet ;). Yes I understand, fear has it's own degrees and some people may be frightened to a greater extent by something compared to others. If you find there's something you're particularly scared-blue-in-the-face-by, there's no point torturing yourself, you can just avoid it.
17 September 2010 at 12:13
how can u Like spiders??????
am not scared of them (thak God for that).. but i cannot stand them. I just have to kill them! Bugs bug me.. alot Oo
i think what am really scared of are sharp objects :s stupid, right?
17 September 2010 at 15:45
@ Sidrah: Thank you for passing by. The reason I like spiders is another story for another day ;).
As for the fear, no, I wouldn't call it stupid, I'd call it personal. Everyone has a different fear that scares them, which may not scare anyone else.
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15 July 2011 at 16:56
LOL Ok big spiders freak me out! But even I wouldn't run away screaming!!
The only time ive screamed is when someone has threatened to throw one on me.... then boy did I scream!!
19 August 2011 at 22:36
Love love looooove this :D
The song, the toilet humour, the bit about your balls growing, the whole bit :D
But I'm super scared / hate insects. And I scream like a little girl when I'm near one. But I am a girl so I suppose its not too bad :)
I'm reaaaaally scared of heights .. like even more than insects I guess. Like I'll cry .. thats how scared I am. But last time I went to Canada, went up the CN Tower, there's this bit where the floor is glass and you can see down .. its well scary. But after a while, I just stood on top and conquered my fear :D it was awesome, but I'm never doing it again LOL