Writer’s Workshop: U Never Would have Guessed It
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Fire and me have never been good friends. I have always had this phobia of this medium of heat and light since young. I’m not sure when it started or if I actually got too close to a flame once that brought this fear on. It’s all hazy when I try to recall what brought along this phobia. I guess it is just one of the things that you have a nagging fear of or a sickly feeling about it which never seems to go away.
Given the chance to light a torch or use a torchlight I would certainly choose the torchlight without hesitation. I would rather fiddle with putting batteries in a torchlight then to strike a match to start a fire. I remember how I hated the practical biology and chemistry lesson especially when it required lighting up a Bunsen burner to carry out the experiment.
My lab partner and the other fellow classmates only take a few matches to get the Bunsen burner flame going. Back then I easily use up a whole box of matches trying my best to light the flame. If I was doing pair work I would certainly try my best to get my partner to tackle the flame while I handle the other parts of the experiment.
Seeing the flicker of the flame at the end of the matchstick sends shivers down my spine. It still haunts me but not as bad as before. It is something which I have learned to overcome over since I decided to enter the kitchen to cook for the family. With repeated exposure the fear starts to lessen a bit. Day by day I grew braver and now am unfazed when ask to use matches to light candles on a birthday cake. Nowadays I deal with fire almost on a daily basis as I have to cook for the family.
What is one of your fears?
Have you faced it yet?
April 10, 2013 @ 7:52 pm
Not yet! that would be heights! Really! I’m really afraid of heights! 🙁 I hope someone would be there beside be if I do it or else I might have just passed out.
April 10, 2013 @ 10:14 pm
I’m afraid of drowning, It scares me every time I’m on the beach hahaha I should learn to face my fear and learn how to swim, but haven’t done it yet:(
April 11, 2013 @ 8:56 am
I used to have so many fears – now I guess it’s my husband’s driving when he’s also occupied with his cell phone!
April 11, 2013 @ 8:56 am
I haven’t used a match for a long time.
April 11, 2013 @ 9:54 am
I don’t know if it’s fear, but I cannot light a match properly. I think I have a fear of being not able to breathe. Even having a gauze over my face while having a facial scares me.
April 11, 2013 @ 10:40 am
I couldn’t light a match by myself until college. I totally understand!
April 11, 2013 @ 10:45 am
I also fear heights. I am not sure when can I overcome it 🙁
Mommy Maye
April 11, 2013 @ 12:30 pm
i’m afraid of heights, i easily get dizzy
April 11, 2013 @ 1:00 pm
I have a fear of heights, which I only face when I have too. I know I will be ok, however I still feel dizzy and anxious.
April 11, 2013 @ 1:53 pm
Fire is a good thing to be leary of. I am not sure scared though. Burns hurt.
I am afraid of being in an elevator with an attractive lady who is taller than I am.
If one gets in I will get off at the next floor.
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April 11, 2013 @ 5:51 pm
I was always afraid of water and could not swim….wondered if something had happened when I was little to make me that way
Did not learn to swim / float / hada….until early twenties in my sister’s backyard pool.
April 11, 2013 @ 8:12 pm
One of my fears is suffocating, and no, not physically but mentally was the worst thing, such as in a relationship suffocating!
April 12, 2013 @ 2:44 am
mice! i despise them…
April 12, 2013 @ 3:01 am
Fire should always be respected. I guess my fear is snakes and spiders , big ones not little money ones
April 12, 2013 @ 5:53 am
My fear is being in the same area with a little mouse, and yes I have lived with it in my house for about eight hours before it was excavated. Have a wonderful weekend.
April 12, 2013 @ 6:48 am
Congratulations for conquering your fear!
April 12, 2013 @ 8:21 am
It was wonderful how you have dealt with and are conquering your fear. As a child I grew up with an abusive father, then later married an abusive mate. When a man starts yelling in anger my insides churn. I try to get away as soon as possible.
April 15, 2013 @ 10:27 am
Wow that is so interesting! I’m glad you are braver now and not paralyzed by such a fear anymore.
My fear: dying and not making it to heaven.
I’ve been round and round on this story, but I guess it all comes down to faith right.
April 19, 2013 @ 2:50 am
I’m not a fan of matches or fires either.
I do what I need to do but I’m still uncomfortable.
Now…let’s not talk about tight places, though. That is beyond uncomfortable for me!
Yikes!
Thanks for a unique link for the letter ‘U’.
I’m glad you faced your fears down!
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