What is your biggest fear?
@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
United States
February 1, 2016 6:30am CST
The majority of us have something we are afraid of. Some things may be more serious than others. But fears do play a role in our lives. My biggest fear is being in a tornado.
Ever since moving to Tennessee 15 years ago the word tornado has put fear in me. Most times when they throw that word out nothing ever came of it. That is until the Spring of 2011 when we lived in Bradley County, Tennessee and we had a series of tornadoes starting in the morning and ending that night.
There were many deaths in our county as well as other areas surround us. Homes destroyed, homes mangled into twisted piles of nothingness. Lives lost, lives changed forever. The landscape still shows bare trees missing branches and leaves. We saw the damage the next day and when I close my eyes I still see it.
We were fine, our home and land showed no evidence of what happend just two miles away. But the fear is in me, I've seen what a tornado can do and it scares me.
What is your biggest fear?
Photo: pixabay.com/en/tornado-destruction-house-weather-618718/
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24 responses
@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
1 Feb 16
@Aslyum - I think that since I've not that far from 70 that I would have been in the beginning stages and since I seem to be functioning quite well mentally, I try not to think of that fear.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
1 Feb 16
@Marilynda1225 I don't think of that. Don't know if I should.
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@Marilynda1225 (79645)
• United States
1 Feb 16
@asylum the older we get the more this seems to be something we think about
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
1 Feb 16
Thank God the tornadoes are not regular. That day the system started out in mid-west and for the entire week before we were warned it wold get bad...and there were tornadoes from mid-west to TN and beyond. It was a weather pattern that will probably never happen again. Dementia is scary for sure.
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@Marilynda1225 (79645)
• United States
1 Feb 16
@jabouk getting dementia is also something I think about.
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@rosekiss (30380)
• Eugene, Oregon
1 Feb 16
I think my biggest fear would be losing my mind to Alzheimers. It happens a lot, and I sure don't want it happening to me. I don't want to have to depend on anyone, as I have been on my own for 8 years, and I would hate to get to the point, where I wouldn't be able to do what I do now, becasue of it. My mind is still sharp, and praise God, I hope it stays that way.
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@rosekiss (30380)
• Eugene, Oregon
1 Feb 16
@AbbyGreenhill You know, I think you are right. I never thought about that, as it sure does make sense. I intend to stay on here and do as much as I can, and hopefully, I will make payout every month.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
1 Feb 16
Keep writing here - things like this help keep the mind sharp.
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@pgiblett (6524)
• Canada
2 Feb 16
@AbbyGreenhill Yes I have and it scares me. The redeeming element in all of this is being under the care of one of the world's leading eye surgeons.
@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
2 Feb 16
You have had a close encounter and probably understand it better than us who never experienced that.
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@LadyDuck (457809)
• Switzerland
1 Feb 16
@AbbyGreenhill My same wish, I want something quick and without pain.
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@LadyDuck (457809)
• Switzerland
2 Feb 16
@AbbyGreenhill I know that my husband would not do this favor to me too, but here in Switzerland euthanasia is legal, I can make an arrangement.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
1 Feb 16
@LadyDuck I don't want to suffer, do me in with a bullet to the brain to put me out of my misery.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
1 Feb 16
I guess if you tell them right not, right this minutes, you will not have that fear.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
1 Feb 16
Two more natural disasters. We are also living on a fault line that they now say is larger than they originally thought.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
2 Feb 16
@marlina Then again I can fall and kill myself - something will get me eventually?!
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@Jessicalynnt (50525)
• Centralia, Missouri
1 Feb 16
my biggest fear is being homeless. We've been closer before and are working our way there again.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
1 Feb 16
Your luck will change very soon, you have to believer that.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
2 Feb 16
@Jessicalynnt Oh no....let's hope they get it taken care of.
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@Jessicalynnt (50525)
• Centralia, Missouri
2 Feb 16
@AbbyGreenhill trying too, he finally managed to catch his unemployment rep and she said his old company is fighting paying unemp. made up a bunch of stuff, he may or may not get paid at all......
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@just4him (305792)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
1 Feb 16
That is certainly something to be afraid of. My biggest fear is heights. I have a hard time just standing on a stool. Now I should put curbs in that as I'm just healed from a broken leg falling off a curb. So all said, I guess it would be the fear of falling.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
1 Feb 16
I guess you should be a little afraid of falling. I have to be careful since I got new bi-focals steps are not my friend..other than that I'm ok.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
1 Feb 16
@just4him This pair is a little stronger than my previous pair - I can't/wont' go up or down steps is there is no railing to hold onto.
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@just4him (305792)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
1 Feb 16
@AbbyGreenhill I remember the first time I had bifocals. I had the lined ones, in fact I need those kind, anyway I was always trying to step over the line only to find there was nothing to step over, it was my glasses. 
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@Deepizzaguy (94427)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
2 Feb 16
I have been through Hurricane Katrina in 2005 when my relatives left the city of Metairie to Franklinton to be with my other relatives. The lack of electric power and running water for a period of three days was enough to put some respect into the powers of Mother Nature when she gets angry.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
2 Feb 16
That was scary on TV so I can't even imagine being there and living thru it. My family had a motel many years ago on the gulf coast that was wiped out in a prior hurricane.
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@ramapo17 (30441)
• Melbourne, Florida
28 Sep 16
@Deepizzaguy I was also in a few hurricanes and lost power for almost a week. I was never afraid, we just had to have a plan when we knew the hurricane was coming and it was going to be bad. We had lots of blankets, bottled water and enough to eat and read. It was like going camping.
I always loved camping.
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@Deepizzaguy (94427)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
29 Sep 16
@ramapo17 Thank u for sharing your thoughts.
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@Daljinder (23231)
• Bangalore, India
2 Feb 16
I am afraid of the dark places and don't like to be alone at such places. My biggest fear is losing anyone close to me...
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
2 Feb 16
I don't like the dark, but I not afraid of it, afraid of the people who might be hiding in the dark.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
2 Feb 16
@Daljinder Things that go 'bump' in the night.
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@Daljinder (23231)
• Bangalore, India
2 Feb 16
@AbbyGreenhill So true.....and also the things that we can't see.....
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@Angel_15 (670)
• Manila, Philippines
1 Feb 16
That does sound scary. I've never seen a tornado in real life and I hope I never see one.
My biggest fear is being afraid and failing the people I love because of my fear. I don't think I'll be able to live with myself if something bad happens to people I love because I wasn't brave enough.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
2 Feb 16
You can't control everything in life.
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@everybodylovespizza (84)
• United States
2 Feb 16
it seems like my biggest fear pales in comparison to what many others are saying but my biggest fear is hands down clowns. they terrify me like nothing else
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
2 Feb 16
@everybodylovespizza Wow, I guess it is probably more common than I realize.
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@everybodylovespizza (84)
• United States
2 Feb 16
@AbbyGreenhill i don't know if this necessarily applies to clowns but i also don't like things that look human but aren't human (statues, ventriloquist dummies, dolls, masks) they don't terrify me the way clowns do but i have always found that things that look human but aren't to be extremely eerie and unsettling
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@everybodylovespizza (84)
• United States
2 Feb 16
@AbbyGreenhill nope just something that I've always been afraid of, even when I was little. I was the only two year hysterically crying and hiding at birthday parties when the clown came out
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@kaka135 (14916)
• Malaysia
2 Feb 16
That's really scary. Whenever I heard about these disasters, I feel it's so difficult for the people who stay nearby. We are blessed that we do not have such natural disasters in our country.
I think the biggest fear I have right now is losing my loved ones, especially my husband and my children. I don't think much about it too but just seize the time we are being together.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
2 Feb 16
You don't have natural disasters there? You are very lucky.
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@celticeagle (158876)
• Boise, Idaho
1 Feb 16
You were lucky. My biggest fear is the earthquake that is past due here. Could come at any time and experts say it will be a doozy. Also, that my kids will be left with a big mess after I go.
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@celticeagle (158876)
• Boise, Idaho
1 Feb 16
@AbbyGreenhill ...We are poor and do not have executors.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
1 Feb 16
After I go there will be a mess and it will be up to our executors to figure it all out.
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@anupamas2 (19)
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2 Feb 16
I fear dark confined places. Once I saw a movie. The hero was kept inside a box for a long time. I got suffocated watching it.
@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
2 Feb 16
I think that would be something for sure to be afraid of.
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@Marilynda1225 (79645)
• United States
1 Feb 16
Until recently the weather never bothered me. But with all the catastrophes coming from weather related conditions lately I'm feeling a bit unsettled when I see a storm coming. We've had tornado warnings here and it's pretty scary to think that our area could be hit with a tornado. This was something I never imagined being leery of a few years ago.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
1 Feb 16
I do think they are over the edge with all their dire predictions which they do to Cover Their Butts in many cases. I lived in Jersey most of my life and we never had a tornado warning, now they have them all the time.
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@ramapo17 (30441)
• Melbourne, Florida
28 Sep 16
@AbbyGreenhill I am with you. We got hurricanes in New Jersey but we always had enough time to prepare for them or leave the area. My kids still live in New Jersey and they have never had a tornado warning.
@fawkes62 (1276)
• United States
1 Feb 16
I don't know that I could pick one fear as being the biggest, but tornadoes scare me too. Last year we were unfortunate enough to be on the highway and interstate near tornadoes several times. We were fortunate that the tornadoes never came close, we didn't even see them, though we got the rain and hail that came with them.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
2 Feb 16
That would scare me so badly...I can't even image being on the road when they are close by.
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@fawkes62 (1276)
• United States
3 Feb 16
@AbbyGreenhill It was scary. Both times we didn't know there might be tornadoes in the area until we were there, so there wasn't much we could do to avoid it. Thankfully they weren't close enough to see, just lots of rain and hail.
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@monalica (113)
• New Delhi, India
2 Feb 16
Oh ,the biggest fear is the anger of nature ,it isof so many kind ,we can not imagine what the destruction is in our fate , GOD is almighty ,creater ,but when there is imbalancing on the earth ,it itself manage but themanagement is sometimes very big .our country has also suffered so much ,i understand it all .
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
2 Feb 16
Nature sure is something to respect and fear at the same time.
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