Spiders. Death. Heights. Clowns. Germs.

Everything I listed above is a type of fear. We all have them. Some are “normal” while others aren’t. I think my fear falls in the “weird” group. What am I afraid of?

I have a unrational fear of sunken/half sunken ships/boats. I’m not sure why since I have no problem with being on a boat. I’ve been on bass boats, tug boats, paddle boats but for whatever reason I get creeped out at the sight of something like what you see in the picture above. I think it might go back to when I saw JAWS for the first time and that head popped out of the sunken boat. I think part of it has to do with the fact that even if there isn’t a body in it, I still think there is. That’s just creepy. There’s a pier down near the house where my mom grew up and not too far from it is a rotting and half sunken boat. I hate it. I really do think if someone took me to the place in that picture I’d freak out and not be able to go.

I know if I was a diver I’d never go and check out a ship wreck. I think they’re awesome to read about and learn about but you’d never watch me swimming around one. Anything could be lurking around and waiting to swim up on you. Like a head waiting to pop out of a window.

I also don’t like to be able to see what’s in the ocean/river/body of water when I’m swimming. I don’t need to see little fish swimming around my feet. I always think they’re going to nibble on me or something. I have no problem with pools though or say swimming in the water off ocean city that even someone with X-ray vision couldn’t see through. Don’t get me wrong though, I think clear water is beautiful, like the water I saw while in Playa Del Carmen, I just get freaked out by being able to see everything that’s down there. Seriously, once I was out fishing with my dad when I was little and I swear I thought I saw a dead cow underwater. Seriously. Obviously it was just the way the light was reflecting off the rocks and the bottom but still. I was convinced I saw a dead cow.

I think I better stop now before you guys start to think I’m really crazy. In case you’re wondering what brought this up it was an episode of Criminal Minds. The Unsub (bad guy) was killing people using their fears and it got me thinking about mine. Anyway, do any of you have a fear you think is a little out there or odd?