Flying Unicorn

This one has not changed for me since I think I was a little girl .. I have two and equally make me shiver .. I am terrified of death and dying . I hate surprises and the unknown ... so anytime now God you can tell me what its like .. I woudl be cool with that .. I am really really scared to die . Next, I am afraid of growing old alone. Even at the age of 10, I has these nightmares of being alone .. and it scares me ... so go ahead and send Mr. Marloboro Man my way .

Oh Alda death is a good one.

for me once I had children it was that something bad would happen to one of them...now that I am a nana...it goes for them as well. I guess its a motherly instinct and you just always worry about them.

Frank .. no fear is good .. lol ...

You know Shona .. I do not worry about the child ... but I have to say this - if something was to happen to him ... bury me beside him .. I would not survive it .. nor do I want to ...

This is a difficult one.....but I too worry about death and dying...I want to see my son grow into the man I know he can be and I'm frightened that I won't be around to see it.

My biggest fear is coming and I will have to face it and just pray that I will have the strength to get thru it with my sanity intact, it is losing my parents. Aside from that, the thought of losing my dh scares the hell out of me.

It seems death has become our shared fear. My sister's husband died a few months ago and she ended up moving in with her son. She was scared to be alone. Since then, I have worried what would happen to me if my husband was to pass away before me. I too am terrified of being alone. I could handle the days fine, I could handle the actual being alone fine...but..I am terrified of being alone at night. If I am alone I hear all these weird noises that I never seem to hear when John is here lol..I guess I am a big chicken.

My greatest fears are the loss of my husband or children....

My biggest fear is losing one of my children or my grandson. I would not survive it. I see children who go missing, die, etc...everyday on the news and I don't know how people get thru it...and I don't want to ever know that feeling. I am always scared and ever watchful over them...this world can be quite scary for kids..

My biggest fear is losing my DH, one of my children or grand child. I couldn't live if something happened to them. I also do not want to die until I get to see the wonderful women I know my gds would be.

I think we all share the fear of something happening to our loved ones....after my horrible first marriage then finding Jon, he helped me become the person I am by showing me all that I can be and accepting me as I am. I would not be whole without him,....how do you survive with only half a heart? We lost a baby due to miscarriage and I didn't know how I would keep going, I can not imagine how I would ever survive....they are the reason I get up in the morning and the reason I am. to not have them would not being able to breathe. I am truly afraid of cancer.....not dying, I am not scared to die, I don't want to but I am not scared of the life after, but the pain and suffering of cancer scares the hell out of me. I have a family history of it, i used to smoke (quit 10 years ago) and when I had my hysterectomy they found precancerous cells. I don't want to suffer and I don't want my children to see me suffer.

I think the fear of losing loved ones is big ... part of life ... which I hate the most .... but I guess there are life lessons to be learnt in love and being selfless ....

I have learned to live each moment as if it were my last. To focus on the now to enjoy those who are around me and a part of my life. Having many losses in my life since the age of 5 - death is no longer a fear but a part of life.

Now this is a crazy fear but it is the fear of being unsuccessful in life. What is I die without having accomplished all I was suppose to while here.

Mine is soooo loosing my children or worse watching something bad happen to them.. When I was carring both of them I had reoccuring nightmares about going off a bridgein a car and not being able to save them.. That scares the hell out of me!!! I don't care about myself but my kids and husband and mom and dad.. I couldn't stand it!! Just shoot me and get it over with!!

It is funny, when I was younger, my biggest fear was losing my parents. Especially my Dad, he was so sick so much of my life that it was a realilty. He had a bad heart and after my Mom left, he was my sole support really. I have battled other sickness my whole life as well, and he really was an example to me, he kept fighting and so I did. I honestly think losing them helped me survive the fear and realize it is nothing to fear. Now my fear is to lose a limb to diabetes, it terrifies me. Even saying it out loud terrifies me. I have survived so many things, cancer, brain surgery how can I be so scared of this? It is crazy I know.

My mom has teh same fear Amy...her parents were diabetic and it was before they know what tehy know now and both of them lost their legs to it. She worries taht it will happen to her now. But the medical world has changed so much and everyone is so much smarter about handling their diabeties that i try and reassure her as much as I can

My biggest fear right now is that my multiple sclerosis won't stay the mild version it is right now and that I won't be able to be the mom I want to be for my girls. Right now we do lots of activities together and I am able to be there for them... I dread the though of losing the ability to walk or drive, my independence... I need to be better about not overdoing it, and better about what I eat so I can be healthy and well for them for a long time to come.

Hugs Cathi ..... Keep taking care of you honey .....

Cathi my friend, I know you now, and can see what an awesome Mom you are. I do not believe that anything could get in the way of your determination to be the kind of Mom you desire and strive to be. I so relate to the fear you have, but you are a strong and amazing woman. I am living the loss of my independence, and it took a long time to realize that my life was not over, it was just different. You will find your way to that much sooner then I did because of your strength which is derived from the love for your kids and Dave. love you honey a nd I pray for your MS to stay mild. ((hugs))

Amy, that is so true..
my biggest fear for children in a car accident or a fire. Whenever I hear a siren and they are not with me I have to call them. My oldest will text back, "sirens again?". I have no fear of death for myself..I believe that comes from my faith..hey, Heaven's all right by me.
I dread the reality that my sweet niece Vivien will probably not live past 40 and pray that a cure for CF will be found!
The only thing I fear for myself is my mind...will I succomb to Alzheimers like so many in my family? I know there are so many things I lose track of now..as we all do in our hectic lives..but sometimes I wonder:"Is this the start?" I have an uncle who was a police officer in his 40s when diagnosed, in addition to my elderly relatives. I work with with dementia patients daily and see the ravages the disease leaves on its victims and their families. That's why I scrap-so they can bring me my books when my memory fails and that I will have left my words and feelings of love for them when I go..

Ahh Tracey I am so sorry honey .... I am to date fortunate that no one I know has had Alzheimer and I think that disease is close or worse than cancer ... Forgetting your loved ones and your memories and the love that ahs been shared throught the years ... sorry but that is hell on earth ... I could not imagine .... I shiver at the thought ...

Ahhh these are all biggies. I am with DramaMama in that my faith sees me throught most things and I no longer have a fear of death because of it. I have faith to pray for most things, including healing, so I pray for you Cathio, that the MS will completely go in Jesus name. Hugs from Carole

How special Carol .... I think the ones that are not scared of death are the lucky ones .. I really do have faith and I know I will be rocking in heaven .... just need a clue to what happens up there .....