Several years ago, after a particularly stupid stunt that I can only claim insanity as a defense against, a friend asked me if I am afraid of anything.
Finally, after much thought and contemplation (and a little feeling of being left out since fear is so en vogue now). I have finally found my fear:
Cold or cold things- Frigophobia.
Cold: extreme, ice or frost- Cryophobia.
Cold- Cheimaphobia, Cheimatophobia, Psychrophobia or Psychropophobia.
I don't know which one is most accurate, but I packed my own blanket to go to Utah. I have wool socks, thermal socks, thermal shirts (yes, more than one), thermal pants (and no, I did not sneak those out of the lady's cart at Wal Mart, although I was tempted to), a coat, mittens- 3 pair, hand warmers, and a cap which I will never wear, but have it just in case.
Finally, a paranoia to call my own. Yay!
Monday, December 3, 2007
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Congratulations on your newly recognized paranoia (let's get together and form a new line of greeting cards)...you can now form your own support group and with any luck, you'll be able to find a 12-step meeting taking place 24/7 in your town...in fact, the story goes, if you know someone with one eye in the middle of their forehead, there is a 12-step meeting somewhere in the 'hood. Stay warm and blog often.
That "anonymous" is me...I plugged in my username and password but it still didn't recognize me...I have a new paranoia-it's fear of never being recognized...
I'm glad to hear that I am not the only one who fears the cold. I am convinced that someday it will be the method of my death. Since I am also a bit claustrophobic, I worry about suffocation as well. Wouldn't it be awful to fall into a frozen lake and suffer from both simultaneously?
Ooh. Death by drowning in a frozen lake. That would be horrible! OK, let's find out what fear that is...
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