This is part two of an inadvertent series I’m titling “Apparently Recently Discovered Self-Esteem-Related Fears You Didn’t Know Were Actually a Thing So That’s Fun”. Fear of Hearing Your Voice is something you don’t really notice until you do things like yell while within a cavernous cave and hear the echo or become a celebrity […]
You know what’s great about the Internet? Besides cat memes, Things I Fear, and the fact it has the answer to every question you didn’t even know you had, of course. The Internet has this uncanny ability to diagnose both simple and even the most complex medical conditions with just a few clicks. What you
Whether it’s walking up or down them, stairs are responsible for more swearing, grunting, and passive aggressive muttering than all of the sports games you’ve placed wagers on, all of those horrible bosses that you’ve encountered, and all of the oddly specific blog posts you’ve read combined. Having a Fear of Stairs largely stems from
It’s so great when the Things I Fear Community writes posts so I don’t have to! In all seriousness though, thank you for this great submission! If you have an idea for a future post or have too much time on your hands and can write your own, please do! There are so many ways
Before we dive into this The Invisible Man Movie Review, it’s important to note that this could have just as easily been an entire post about Fear of Gaslighting. People love a good post about a colloquialism which, without understanding context, essentially means nothing on its own or gets taken literally. Gaslighting basically refers to
Fear of Disclaimers can come in many forms. This Fear can often appear suddenly and when you least suspect it. You might be hearing or reading about why adopting a dog can be a great idea. Dogs have fur, they are cute, they clean up after themselves and can learn cool tricks to impress your
Okay, so first of all, you know how some movies claim to be “found footage”? Or how some movies are basically just reenactments of something that happened in real life? This movie barely counts as that criteria. This one is equal parts based entirely on a true event but also barely accurate. Did people get
Fear of Accidentally Seeing Your Reflection is more common than you might think. However, this post was originally going to be about Fear of Mirrors. Many a horror movie has a scene where a protagonist notices something horrific in the mirror. Whether it be an axe-wielding murderer behind them, a bad hair day, or some
Fear of a Parallel Universe. Things I Fear knows this one is going to be difficult to write about. Of course, in another world, this is a very easy topic to write about. But in another, other world, this topic doesn’t even exist at all. Parallel Universes essentially refer to life happening at the same
The topic Fear of Space can be confusing so let’s simplify it. Space can be defined in two ways. In one instance, it refers to having available room to complete various activities or store items you purchased on a whim but have no practical use for. In the other definition, space refers to the undiscovered