Monday, December 3, 2007

I Fear!

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!

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

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.

The Katzbox said...

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...

Roberta said...

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?

frizzlefry said...

Ooh. Death by drowning in a frozen lake. That would be horrible! OK, let's find out what fear that is...