Weekly Prompt #15: What is your biggest fear?
Hello everyone, I hope you are all being easy on yourself this week.
Last week we discussed: How do you ensure a good night's sleep despite the anxiety? Thank you to all who participated and shared their thoughts for discussion. I enjoyed them. I hope you all did too. If you didn't share yours, please share them here and I look forward to reading and discussing them with you.
This week's prompt: What is your biggest fear? Describe it in as much detail as possible. What triggers this fear? How does it make you feel?
This week I want us to reflect and explore this topic that can help us understand and deal with our biggest fears. Let's get started and all thoughts are welcomed!
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@ASilentObserver spider is my biggest fear omg
@honestEyes9608 I am sorry to hear that. It sounds like spiders are really frightening for you. What makes them so scary?
@ASilentObserver their limbs are most scary to me
@honestEyes9608 It sounds like spider limbs are quite unsettling for you. I am sorry to hear that Eyes. We are all here with you
@ASilentObserver that feels good to hear 😊
@ASilentObserver my biggest fear is either losing control of my mind/thoughts (scares the crap out of me) or the passing of time (more of a dread)
@hardworkingHuman4356 I hear you Human and thank you for opening up. Those fears sound difficult to cope with. Losing control of one's thoughts or the passing of time are things beyond our control, which can understandably feel frightening. What thoughts or feelings come up for you when dealing with those fears?
@ASilentObserver
Ummmm. Losing a friend.
Losing a friend hurts no matter how and definitely if its your fault. It just causes loneliness and it hurts self esteem
My biggest fear is losing the people around me.
@SleepyPersonForever That's understandable to feel afraid of losing loved ones. You must care deeply for the people in your life. How does thinking about that affect you?
I always worry I do or say something stupid om accident and that they will not want to be around me anymore.
two brothers got a illness in the family , they are close to me so much, I'm afraid they might get ill, because an illness run in their family
@unicorm It sounds like you're feeling worried and concerned for your brothers' health. Having an illness run in the family can be frightening. You clearly care deeply about their well-being. What worries you the most about their health at this time?
My biggest fear is that i will lose my imagination. My only coping mechanism from anxiety is that i stop thinking i am me and imagine i am someone at hogwarts/ at camp half blood etc. Yes they have more worrisome issues like daeth and injury but that makes me feel better that those worries are valid as my own worries seem trivial and invalid compared to others, but i still do feel extremely anxious about them. Sometimes it gers so bad that i start having a panic attack but then i imagine i am hermione or Lily evans and it simply gets better.
@easyCake5619 Thank you for sharing and opening up about it, Cake. Imagining yourself in magical worlds sounds like an enjoyable way to help ease your anxiety. You seem self-aware that your concerns, while real to you, can appear small to others. Just because worries don't look the same on the outside doesn't mean they feel any less overwhelming from within. I'm glad you've found ways to help calm your mind and center yourself. How does escaping to Hogwarts or Camp Half Blood make you feel in those difficult moments?
@ASilentObserver
ive got a few,
1. Myself: I’m scared I’ll do something stupid and irreversible or that I will never stop self harming.
2. Adele, cupcakes and dolphins: they always trigger flashbacks so yeah
I think I fear so much the death of my closest loved ones. I also am uncomfortable with the certainty of my own future demise. Death is inevitable but why is it still so foreign, unimaginable, and painful? I fear the memories fading, the grief, and just feeling a permanent loss in my life. I cherish all of my favorite people who are still here and try to tell them frequently that I love them 💚
@spicyavocado3788 Thank you for sharing your thoughts and feelings. It's understandable that the inevitability of death, as well as the potential loss of loved ones, can stir up difficult emotions like fear, grief, and discomfort. What kinds of things do you find most helpful for coping with those thoughts and feelings?
I'm afraid that I keep justifying myself every time I make this mistake. and I repeated this mistake several times. I can't learn from it> now I'm looking at it maybe I was doing the right thing all the time and it is not a mistake. I can't repeat it again. But, I 'm doing it again
@unicorm It sounds like you're struggling with self-forgiveness after repeatedly making a mistake. Reflecting on one's actions can be difficult. What thoughts or feelings arise as you reflect on this situation?
@ASilentObserver
worried, I feel so worried when I keep repeating this mistake. As I shouldn't of done that.
@unicorm It sounds like you're feeling quite worried about repeating a mistake. That sense of worry can be difficult to manage. But please know, we never know what effort will turn out to be a mistake. At the same time, making an attempt is also needed, otherwise, we wouldn't be able to know what will work for us or not. So, seems like mistakes are more like a learning process which allow you to know what might not work for you and you will able to attempt better next time. What do you think about this?
@ASilentObserver as long as I learn of it, it will be part of learning process. thank you