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What is your one worst fear?

Alzheimer's disease, or memory-diseases in general. Cancer used to be a major fear for me, but I have come to terms with it. Major social problems causes anxiety too.

I don't feel like I'm overwhelmed by fear of dying. I've never believed in afterlife, but I don't want to sure - Being sure isn't my kind of thing :D. I try to keep an open mind...U never know.. at least I know I don't know..:rolleyes: I must say that the whole idea of any kind of afterlife seems harrowing, even creepy to me. Simply non-existing is by far the best choice for me when I'm gone. So I guess I'm afraid of ghosts as well (I don't mean to sound sarcastic).
 
My number one fear is ending up alone. This doesn't refer to my love life; it's just a general fear. I don't want to be without friends and loved ones. Number two is dementia. Worst way to go.
 
My number one fear is ending up alone. This doesn't refer to my love life; it's just a general fear. I don't want to be without friends and loved ones. Number two is dementia. Worst way to go.
I totally agree, also my two fears.
 
Living too long-I've lived a full life and am ready to go home to the Pine trees and wilderness. I played a lot of sports & worked in construction to get a college degree. The body eventually breaks down and though I'm still relatively healthy & young, I'd prefer to die before I become too enfeebled to enjoy life.
 
My number 1 fear will always be death but I think just behind that would be some sort of accident in which I lose my genitals (Sounds ridiculous, I'm sure, but let's just say that it doesn't take a lot of testicle related mishaps to make a man fear for the safety of his most sensitive and vulnerable appendages).

The genital fear is also what makes the Futurama episode "Spanish Fry" very unsettling for me at certain parts. I'd be tempted to just skip it during rewatches of the series but then my watchthrough wouldn't feel complete.
 
My number 1 fear will always be death but I think just behind that would be some sort of accident in which I lose my genitals (Sounds ridiculous, I'm sure, but let's just say that it doesn't take a lot of testicle related mishaps to make a man fear for the safety of his most sensitive and vulnerable appendages).

The genital fear is also what makes the Futurama episode "Spanish Fry" very unsettling for me at certain parts. I'd be tempted to just skip it during rewatches of the series but then my watchthrough wouldn't feel complete.
I sure am glad I don't have to worry about that. However, it does make me cross my arms a little bit tighter across the "booby" section. Remember that Bobbitt guy? Part of him landed somewhere out in a field. I guess his name says it all.
 
I sure am glad I don't have to worry about that. However, it does make me cross my arms a little bit tighter across the "booby" section. Remember that Bobbitt guy? Part of him landed somewhere out in a field. I guess his name says it all.

Oh God, yes I do remember it. :eek: I mean, from what I recall they DID manage to re-attach it but nonetheless it's still horrifying. That said, he went on to star in couple of adult movies that had titles based on what happened to him ("Bobbit Uncut" and "John Wayne Bobbit's Frankenpenis") so I guess the silver lining is at least it still...ahem "Works", if you get me.
 
I think I spend too much time alone.

I fear to have my private space invaded. For example, I have a washroom in my bedroom, I think you call that "ensuite" in english. Then I had 2 friends that visited me, one of them was in the common bathroom, I was downstairs in my kitchen and I suddenly hear my other friend yelling "Marc, I'm going in your bedroom to brush my teeth!" ...

Instant irrational panic mode. I have nothing to hide in my personal washroom ... all my important or personal stuff aren't on display ... but just the feeling of having someone invading my private space ... :( ... not good. It's like if she was gonna find something incriminating and she would use it to laugh at me.

Not sure what I told her at that point to prevent her to go, but it worked ... she didn't go, but she probably thought i was rude or something ... and I felt like sh*t.

Outside that, fear of ending up alone(I'm getting there) and dementia are also on top of my list.
 
Some of these are pretty awful fears I hadn't even thought of!

Death as well for me, and the death of anyone I care about a lot. No one close to me has died (yet) and I dread that inevitability in the future.

Also car accidents, since they're so awful yet such a very realistic possibility for anyone. I still get nightmares about a minor accident I was involved in 9 months ago, in which my boyfriend suffered permanent neck injury. It's a scary feeling that no matter how brilliant a driver you are, someone can still cause you serious, permanent harm or even kill you. It makes me physically ill driving past a car injury site, because it could just as likely have been you or someone you know in there.

Cheerful subjects! ;)
 
If by worst fear you mean something I'm likely to have to do that has me crippled with fear, I would say It's either giving speeches/presentations, for reasons I'm too tired to fully explain right now, or being asked to hold a baby/have a little kid sit on my knee, because I'm afraid I might drop them or they might fall off and get hurt. Or with a baby I'm also afraid they might pee/poop/puke on me. Or just start crying very loudly. That REALLY hurts. It doesn't just hurt my ears, it hurts my brain :(

If by worst fear you mean the thing that would be the most devastating if it happened. I'm torn between losing an arm so I can't play any of the musical instruments I currently play any more, or going deaf so I just can't hear and appreciate music anymore. I think being deaf would be worse - With one arm I could still listen to and compose music.
 
Hmm, I've given this some thought off and on over the years. I have a fear of spiders, small, tight spaces, the kinds of things most people fear. As for the one thing that terrifies me, I'd venture to say dementia. Losing control of my faculties and not knowing who I am, where I'm at, or who's looking after me or my things is terrifying. With the exception of a few half cousins, I have absolutely no family. It terrifies me as to what will become of me if I develop some form of dementia. My mother took all my possessions once many years ago, so I have a constant fear about that happening again. That's probably why my house is like a fortress. I've taken measures (legal documents) to ensure my things are secured and a "trusted friend" can make decisions for me, but it still terrifies me all the same.
Dementia scares me too. I try to keep my mind as active as I can, in an attempt to avoid it.
 
Same here. That's why I try to read regularly and do crossword puzzles. When I was 12, my maternal grandmother had seven strokes in a six-month period. I was her caregiver since my mother had to work. After about the third stroke, she developed severe dementia. I've never forgotten how she acted, what she said, and the affect it had on me as a boy. I've also performed visitations and worship services at nursing homes, so I've see Alzheimer's victims in the various stages of the disease. I can adapt to most things, but how does one adapt when one doesn't know who they are or where they're at?
Aww...it's a terrible thing to not only have, but see in your loved ones. I've worked with patients with dementia before, so I've seen it up close. It's a very sad, confusing, and terrifying state for those who suffer from it.
 
Aww...it's a terrible thing to not only have, but see in your loved ones. I've worked with patients with dementia before, so I've seen it up close. It's a very sad, confusing, and terrifying state for those who suffer from it.

That was my case in having to take care of my mother full-time in her last four years of life. It's bad on both ends...for the person with it and the person having to care for them. A slow and steady downward progression. Heartbreaking to see someone you love fall apart mentally and physically.

My mother's worst fear? Being put into a home for old people. It terrified her, having had to make the same arrangement for my grandfather.
 
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Worst fear is being accused, arrested, convicted, sentenced for something I didn't do. Happens all the time in this world. Wouldn't matter if it was later overturned and I was freed, I'd be forever blacklisted and treated like the criminal I never was. If that happens to be my destiny then just kill me now. Please. One of the reasons I would prefer to live away from people, is to reduce the chance of this happening.
 

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