Also I live in the spider capital of the world 
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Heights and the dark. Heights I get woozy standing on a chair, unfortunately I have to do a lot of maintenance that involves ladders so I've just gotten really good at being afraid and keeping going. Tried to break myself of it, did giant drops/VR falls/exposure etc. Nope, stools still make the floor yawn away and adrenaline spike but it turns out if you just sit with terror for a while it becomes boring and less distracting.
I've been attacked a few times at night, that shit is scary ok. Also sometimes there might be spooky monsters alright? I'm 35 and I still can't shake the dumb fear of spooky monsters if I wake at night from a nightmare. I carry an extremely bright torch because I'm enough of an adult about heights so dark can just fuck right off. Science beats spooky monsters that are definitely maybe there 🫣
This is what heroes do. Meanwhile I’m like “big spider better run away”
Heights can't come at ya though, so it's a bit different.
I always say this to my friend who is deathly afraid of sharks. Like a shark isn’t gonna just flop into your living room
Yeah, you'd have to give them fart powered legs to make them scary.
Lmaoooo
the living room fills with water and a shark comes after you like your ll cool j in deep blue sea, duuh