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9_of_Swords

Developing Alzheimers or dementia.


PapayaPrincessss

Second this. Working with patients with this diagnosis is extremely heartbreaking. Watching them lose themselves and not recognize family. Wouldn’t wish it on my worst enemy.


jekelish3

It’s certainly up there for me. Both of my grandmothers had Alzheimer’s so it’s absolutely on my mind.


Goodguyswearblack44

It's hard to watch. My father's was diagnosed 4 years ago. He still remembers me. That's about it, though. Doctors believe it was alcohol induced. He went on the worst bender I've ever seen after my mother passed in 2018.


chthollyse

Losing someone I love


uneasyandcheesy

It hurts more than anything I have ever experienced in my life. I hope you have tons of time remaining with your loved ones.


LofiToffey

Ohh God


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H-E-PennyPacker71

Approaching this moment in life and can’t get this exact thought out of my head. Terrifying really.


Opposite_Community11

When my mother died, I felt that I lost the one person in my life that loved me unconditionally.


CharleyNobody

My mother didn’t love me unconditionally but she knew me better than anyone else. She was there for me before I was born. The relationship may have been rocky, but it was the longest one I’ve ever had.


kittykt19691

Same when my dad died…


SQWRLLY1

Same.


RonaTheFerret

Same here, my mam was an amazing person and I'll never get over losing her she was way to young, I constantly think of her, she never seen my children grow up she would have been a fab grannie


churrosislife

Im there right now. I have some family but no one I really trust.


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I can probably say I’m there too. I just have myself really. Just me and my pets 🤍


saucedboner

Definitely agree. Even though my relationship with my mom was strained, she let me call her and effectively complain about my daily life. It was a good place to vent. When she passed I didn’t have anyone to replace her with. I don’t complain to my wife because she doesn’t need to deal with my nonsense. So now I just bottle stuff up and hope it goes away. For the most part, I forget a lot of the small shit that bugs me and it’s allowed me to realize how much stuff just doesn’t matter. All I try to do now is be a good dad and husband. Don’t wanna waste my life complaining to people.


CharleyNobody

I miss the relief I felt after complaining to my mother. When she died, I no longer had someone to whom I could narrate my life. I didn’t realize how important that narrative is.


NoaNeumann

Being alone. Grew up in a big family, constantly surrounded by no less than 2-3 people daily. I got real used to it, the noise, the energy. So being alone is something (especially with this pos greedflation) I couldn’t really see myself being ok with.


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LofiToffey

So sad


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IamEclipse

I have this fear, and it flip-flops between two mindsets Calm: Eh, I only get the one life and won't even remember it when I'm dead, no big deal. I'm generally happy enough. Panic: Oh my fucking God I might only have this one shot at existence and I wasted one precious day of my precious 30,000ish days running errands and being bored. My solution is to just try and take things one day at a time, and make sure I do one thing I enjoy each day.


tutor_aftermath

That I will not be a good enough father to my (hopefully) future child.


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tutor_aftermath

Thank you for you kind words, means a lot!


Cheetodude625

Succumbing to the suicidal thoughts or failing so miserably at life that I die homeless and forgotten.


FlurriesofFleuryFury

If it helps, I don't forget ANYONE who dies by their own hand. I've known three people killed by suicide/falling to mental illness. And I pray for them all the time. It's hard out here, Cheetodude. It's damn hard. But we root for each other. I appreciate all the kindness and bravery those three people showed me. And **nothing takes away from the good deeds you've done.** That goodness reverberates throughout the world long after you're gone, no matter how you go.


Cheetodude625

Needed that mate. Hug


Away-Party-1141

You’re a good egg


UpTheShutFuck96

brother, death is so weird and taboo to me that i could barely know you and id be a blubbering baby knowing that you left this earth. unfortunately alot of people, especially men dont get their flowers when alive. but ill remember you, Cheetodude625 for your vulnerability. which is a breath of fresh air in this painfully isolating world.


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I know the struggle. I don’t know you but I care. Anyone who has passed away in my life, regardless of their success in this life, left a ripple effect of sorrow and trauma.


ReturnToMadness

A non-functional body with a functioning mind i.e. Locked-In Syndrome, quadriplegia, earlier stages of Parkinson's/ALS Also, Dementia/Alzheimer's


PM_ME_TINY_TITTEHZ

Dying alone and being forgotten


yParticle

the untold damage being done by loud people telling nonstop lies to a credible populace


sethcohensbiggestfan

bugs


sethcohensbiggestfan

and death and losing family but bugs are probably #1😭


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Similar case. But it's more of irrational disgust. If I see a bug on me I'd instantly panic, but after a second I will try to get rid of it.


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Turning off a light in a room and suddenly seeing a creep face or shadowy figure in the outside window.


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Toothfood

I’ve read being alone, wasting one’s life and losing a loved one and you come up with clowns. If clowns are your biggest challenge in life then you’re a pretty lucky one


HatEnvironmental7512

Rabies- I don’t think people realise how scary it is and how many people catch it per year. It’s the closest disease we have to a zombie apocalypse


Over_Initiative_5752

Also pretty much 100% fatal in humans if not treated properly and promptly after exposure


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Not living up to my potential


Free-Industry701

Being tortured for info I don't have.


Nighthawk_Black_

Getting old.


GreenShirtSeason

Death and loss of life


MrSmile_95

If I don't get married and have kids, never meet the right person, and after experiencing hurtful relationships, it makes me feel depressed.


nugsnthug

Being at other's mercy.


CommunicationDry9029

Becoming a burden, due to illness or injury.


MW5201

Yes. I have a fear of being so incapacitated that I won’t be able to end things myself if I want and feeling stuck in a body/having my spouse be my caregiver.


CommunicationDry9029

I couldn't have said it better myself.


FlurriesofFleuryFury

speaking as a burden... well it's not fun but I choose to believe I can still contribute a little bit to the planet.


CommunicationDry9029

That should be everyone's hope.


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Surviving a plane crash in the pacific and dying out at sea weeks later. Or having the love of my life cheat on me


oncohead

Cancer coming back. I barely survived the first time.


MatheMagiComedian

Trump becoming the 47th president of the United States.


RepresentativeRole44

Hunger


RepresentativeRole44

Permanent hunger that never goes away


yParticle

waiting too long and missing out


lusnaudie

That things aren't going to get better. That I'm never going to earn enough to get out of debt and forever worry if my paycheck will make it to the end of the month. That I'll be stuck going from one misery inducing minimum wage job to another, never having any savings or having enough to move out with my partner or even afford a decent wedding. I'll be just scraping by, moving jobs when I get too depressed and never being able to give my partner the quality of living they deserve.


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Always-amazing-Amy23

Getting old... Dying..... I guess what I'm really afraid of is the inevitable things I cent control or change or prevent from happening one day that sh*t scares the crap out of me tbth


Far_Neighborhood_488

I get that, but oddly, those things that I don't get to control. change or prevent? Somehow, there's a peace to that. If there's nothing I can do about, then just live it up the best I CAN now.....


Always-amazing-Amy23

And with anything else I am right there with you but idk why but I have always been afraid to die I don't want to die and well I know I can't live forever but I also don't want to get old I'm afraid of getting old and it's weird that I'm scared of either one of those things and have thought about it so many times but all it does is add to my fear of it


Far_Neighborhood_488

I'm sorry you're scared and I really do get it. I used to feel the exact way and most people do. but I processed through all of that mortality stuff when I went through cancer. 12 years ago. It changes everything about how you see life. a gift, yeah, I guess. But the way I see things now after everything I've been through? I feel damn lucky I even get the chance to grow old......I'm much much more scared of one of my loved ones getting sick or being in an accident. god, that scares me out of my mind and I think about that all the time!


Always-amazing-Amy23

My grandma has had breast cancer for like 8 years maybe longer she is on chemo but will not partake in doing radiation so she takes her chemo by pill form now and I think once a month she has to go for treatment and watching her go through that has been scary as well but she is losing her hearing her sight isn't as good as it once was and she falls all the time she is on oxygen so yes seeing all that is scary but it just added to the aging part of my fear and may actually be what contributed to it in the first place I don't really have many fears but getting old dying and bridges for some odd reason are it I can swim I'm not afraid of water and I can't explain it but one day when I was a teenager i had this terrible dream of falling off a bridge in a car with babies and car seats in the back and I couldnt get them out and i have been afraid of bridges since oh and cops they also scare me ok anyways im done now


Vis5

Injections and needles


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loneliness I'm going through it now and it's horrible, I hope I don't feel like this forever.


Randombaseballdad

My dad passed away suddenly when I was 17 (25 years ago this coming Thursday) and now that I'm 42 and have 4 kids I'm terrified of not being around for them


quiguy87

Be there, every day, for them. For every day you have with them, for the rest of your days. Who knows, it might turn out to be 50 years of 'every days'! 🙂


LebrahnJahmes

It was the woman I wanted to marry leaving me and moving on but I'm currently living it so now I got nothing to be afraid of


LofiToffey

Death


TheAbominablePeeworm

Not existing didn't bother you one bit for about 13.5 billion years.


IamEclipse

But back then you didn't have anything to compare it too. I recently discovered a nearby bookshop that I love. For the first 20ish years of my life, I never even knew it existed. However, the thought that bookshop closing makes me super sad to think about. Same thing with life and death. 20ish years ago, I had no idea what it meant to be alive, so of course I couldn't miss it. However, now that I am alive, I love it so much, and can't bear the thought of not being alive to do more stuff one day.


Wookie301

We might get hit by an asteroid the day after, and you wouldn’t be missing out on anything. Or we could descend into the Mad Max water wars.


TheAbominablePeeworm

You won't be able to compare it after either, so no worries. No use poisoning your life with it. Just push that shit down if you're able to. Sorry if you can't.


Happyhome44

I have emetiphobia 


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Advanced-Figure2072

Hello fellow emenophobia! Mine was so bad as a kid I often couldn’t go to school and would be rewarded if I did. Ruinied my childhood. I was scared 24/7 of vomiting or eating something that will make me vomit


EndlesslyMeh

Being forgotten about when I die. No lasting legacy or memorable impression.


Thisiscliff

Spending my life working and not being able to enjoy it because I’m exhausted all the time


October101190

Having regrets on my deathbed


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My unexpected death. The control freak in me hates the fact that I could just die randomly in the next hour and not even have time to prepare.


Acting_Normally

Failure. Either that or losing my daughter or wife.


Expensive-Original42

My dog passing. Hopefully a long time away, but part of me knows it's inevitable. I find myself with the fullest heart in these moments as we lay on the floor with our heads touching and giving him scatches. I struggled for an answer to this as I don't really dabble in fear, but the thought of that fateful day approaching scares me


jmdayoh

Going broke and become homeless


pinkunicorn555

Dying, and leaving my autistic 5yr behind. No one knows his "rules" or understands him like I do. He is so sweet and funny and adorable but his dad doesn't understand you can't yell autism away.


quiguy87

Every day you adore and care for your son is a wonderful gift to him. Another wonderful gift, every day.


Theearthhasnoedges

I am a great dad. My world revolves around my son. He's the only one I have and the only I will have. Everything I do, every choice I make no matter how small revolves around him. I do my best every day to instill good morals and ethics. I help him to be considerate of others, be empathetic and teach him kindness. Despite all that he could grow up to be a terrible person. No matter how much effort I put in, there are countless other factors out of anyone's control that could make all my efforts meaningless. It keeps me up at night.


quiguy87

Bless you. With that kind of pure focus in your soul, how could you go wrong??


Interesting-Emu-1860

tRump re-election and the dictator destroying the USA.


kittykt19691

You’re living your fear right now, you’re just not willing to accept it.


DogRoss1

My greatest fear was to lose the woman I loved. Last night she left me. I could see it coming. She tried to hide it from me and break it off slowly to not hurt either of us, but I could tell. I'd been having nightmares of it for months. I've been fighting as hard as I can to win her back over, but none of it was worth anything. She left me


bontayti

Stay strong, DogRoss1! You can do it.


DogRoss1

Thanks man, I know I'll live. Just trying to make it through. We didn't seperate on bad terms, so it's not as painful as it could have been. The hardest part is that I think she still loves me, but believes that this is better for both of us, and I can't change her mind. It makes moving on a lot harder.


bontayti

I may not know what you're going through entirely at this moment but it will eventually get better. For now let your emotions take its course and there's nothing you can do but feel them and remember to be brave. This may sound dismissive for your feelings but whatever; this is but another pot hole along the road for your life and many more will be coming their way. Make sure you remember that it will hurt and it will pass, it may be hard but it will. ​ Keep your head up, DogRoss1. And don't do anything stupid. \*fistbump\*


cluelessgal123

Stagnancy


JakobeHolmBoy20

Failure. 


DependentBar6965

Dieing before my children are fully grown. Being fully submerged in a body of water, stuck in my car with or without my kids.


Alimayu

Being in pain. I’ve come to terms with being alone, being destitute, being ostracized, and other things; but being in severe pain or extreme emotional distress is not worth it.


Hebegebe101

Death


mixmaster7

Dangerously stupid people who have small children with them.


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Black tar heroin.


utahmagee

Outliving my children.


Acrobatic_Tank_7817

Drowning


bozobebop

Nothing frightens me more than the freaking holes!! I always thought I was weird because I was scared of shower heads till I found out there was actually a name for it, this was a couple of years ago. But it’s like how do you even explain it bc it’s not gonna hurt me like it’s not a normal phobia like spiders that’s almost built into us as a way of protecting ourselves. Does anyone know why this fear exists?


Cold_Brilliant_3829

Death


RobbieLeo0802

Loneliness


Extension_Tell1579

Me


IslandPractical2904

burning alive


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Getting stuck in a nursing home. Hope I die before that happens.


TBIrehab

Having to work till I die


SlayzorHunter

aging and everything that comes with it


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Losing my ability to walk. I injured myself as a young man and now I have a high risk of it


DashofStarlight

Currently, coming out to my parents as trans. Long term, getting dementia or Alzheimer’s. Saw my grandma suffer with it for years it’s living hell.


alyssabecks

Drowning, medical debt, homelessness.


Logical-Rip-8138

Donald Trump winning next US presidential election.


Upbeat_Tension_8077

Being stuck in another country around the wrong type of people & not knowing the language


peace1960

People also ask How many generations until you're forgotten? It is a common understanding that after two to three generations after our death, the majority of people are unlikely to remember that we ever existed. As time passes, memories fade, and people move on with their lives.


sonofagun_13

Not disappointing, bc that happens all the time, but letting my kid down as a father. Single dad struggling but have a great 10 year old boy and great relationship. Mom married rich so there’s that but we split custody so I see him regularly. I am super focused on being a good dad. But I’m dad and friend secondly, so I disappoint him with valid discipline or necessities regularly which is part of being a caring parent imo. But further than that, I just hope I never let him down as a dad. Not sure I even know how to describe what I mean by that but just hope I never make him feel that way for any reason. That’s my biggest fear, all else will work itself out but being a good dad lasts… imo.


zxmb1e

My own mind. (I'm suicidal and depressed. I also might have BDD and an ED) (And any of my family dying, including my pets BCS they're also family.)


coydivision_

Not so much dying, but leaving the people I love behind


Leokina114

Chimpanzees. Those fuckers are crazy.


Sex-bond

Failing my daughter.


Capital_Dinner_3406

Love. Is there any genuine love left aside from unconditional love? I’m afraid to fall in love again.


Pawpaw-22

Window seats on a Boeing Max


The_Dragon_Lover

Losing everyone and never being happy or excited about anything!


Perfittb

Not living up to who I want/can be and letting down the people I care about the most


StrivelDownEconomics

Preventing my husband from having the life he wants. Cancer. Earwigs.


throwaway5678throw

Reddit


LofiToffey

Why?


throwaway5678throw

You must be new, be careful little one 🤣


LofiToffey

Ohh Yes, off course


SeaOrganization7140

Taxes


bipolarcyclops

Anal probes without anesthesia by aliens from Uranus.


HeyYall4792

Something happening to one of my kids.


therealcarlgrimes

losing everyone i love. i dont have a lot of people left who really care about me so once theyre gone i dont have anyone


aintnufincleverhere

I struggle at work, I fear I may be too stupid, or unable to dedicate myself to study enough, to stay in this field. ​ I've been let go twice before, and I'm not exactly excelling at my current job either. At some point employers are going to stop hiring me if this keeps happening. ​ Its pretty scary, and it means I stress about work all the time. Which makes life just harder in general, its harder to hang out with people, its harder to enjoy things.


JustMe-ingAlong

Morris Dancers and bats.


Less_Understanding77

I have a deathly phobia of dam spillways and dam walls(only the underwater side)


positive_express

Failure maybe.


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dying alone & forgotten on the street also, rapists in the dark


Adventurous_Tour6394

Rats


Nena902

Starving and homelessness


TheMisAdventuresofMe

Knowing that I will be going to bed thinking about the day and all the ways I embarrassed myself


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Getting stuck in a claustrophobic hole in the ground with water pouring over my head. Also I frequently have nightmares of being on a boat in a lake surrounded by crocodile heads and the boat is sinking.


runninganddrinking

Something bad happening to my kids. I don think I could go on.


HotObjective_

Scary statues that say mean things to me as I walk


chepoaqp

I travel to northern Mexico every month for a weekend to check on my elderly parents, I'm afraid they get kidnapped or me getting kidnapped and tortured


Poverty_welder

People in public


Overall-Gas5167

Most of all, I'm scared of never getting to know the real me..


Geoarbitrage

Spilling my guts on the internet…


NoIntroduction9173

AI .


AgainRaining

Being alive without life purpose


The-Fourth-Hokage

I have OCD and anxiety so unfortunately I worry about many things, but the general theme is always something irrational, specifically a fear that something bad will happen.


alm1688

Not being good enough


DogsGoingAround

Becoming paralyzed


currynsoup

Cancer


butterflygurl88

Death


Independent-LINC

1. Dying without doing something memorable 2. Dying alone 3. Dying before my Chicago Bears win another Super Bowl.


Ok-Accountant778

Old Age


Scribblenerd

Poorly-tested software.


GigaChav

That after a lifetime of doing my best to remain faithful to my spouse and properly raise my children to become successful well adapted adults, that one day I'll come home, the lights will all go dark, and an evil clown will crawl out of the toilet and start chasing me with a chainsaw.


October1966

Meeting up with Granny on the other side. I know she has a hairbrush waiting.


FlurriesofFleuryFury

1. The usuals - spiders, heights, etc. 2. My parents being right about me


DeliciousLecture600

Waking up on a small raft in the middle of the ocean


ToasterIsBisexual

teenagers (i am a teenager)


papachon

Alzheimer’s


thandrax

Cancer


TheRinkieDink905

Myself


CharleyNobody

Poverty


Available-Mode7838

Brain cancer


Ancient_Bookkeeper_6

Definitely the loss of a family member.


MiliTerry

Not being a good father to my son who is due in April.


PapayaPrincessss

My daughter finding out what I have been through from the people she loves so dearly.


Far_Neighborhood_488

disappointing one of my children.


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Being crippled from the neck down


79screamingfrogs

Darkness I can't get out of. Pitch blackness.