Blogtober16 - What Am I Afraid Of?

Today is about facing fears, and discussing the things that make me anxious.

As someone who gets anxious often, there are a few things that scare me. Here is a little list of things that particularly frighten me:

1. Wasps

Ever since a distant memory of going on a beach with my Gran, and she got stung when opening a bottle of coke, I've been fearful. I even started to think if I got stung the fear might lessen, but no. It got so much worse. I've jumped infront of cars to avoid them! I know I'm stupid and being idiotic, but I've not got past the fear.

2. Bridges

My fear hasn't always been that bad. I've dealt with it, I just walk extra fast across them. However last June, I decided it would be a good idea to do an abseil off the Forth Rail Bridge. This is when it got worse. I had an anxiety attack coming to the top. Jumping off is usually the hard part. Walking up was where my anxiety hit. Walking over bridges has never been quite the same. I don't even like walking to the other side of train platforms. 

3. Escalators

This fear has only occured in the last few years. It was when my mum told me that her brother got his foot stuck in one of the cracks. I still use them, but I'm extra careful to get on and be nowhere near the cracks. Friends just laugh at me, but generally get scared they'll freeze or stop.

In the last year, I've also noticed a fear of birds. Mostly seagulls. This is due to a hilarious moment of Jodie vs seagull. Seagull wanted sandwich, stood on my head until I gave in and shouted, "Fine, just have it!" No more words than that. Aberdeen seagulls are scary. I can safely say since moving that the fear has lessened. Seagulls aren't as greedy or fat elsewhere!

I can't think of anything else, but I'm sure there is more! Hope you enjoyed my post. What are your fears? Can anyone relate to any of mine?