2. The dark
3. Mirrors
4. Washrooms (The mirrors and the noise of the toilet freaks me out at night)
5. Ghosts
My fear for bugs is pretty severe that I can't simply look at a video or image of it. It terrifies me although I know a picture of a bug cannot harm me. This has me thinking, why am I so afraid of something that cannot harm me? Its the same way how a child is scared of the dark or the boogie man. We try to teach children that monsters are only imaginary creatures yet they are still afraid of these non-existent monsters. I guess society's perception of these fears affects how we interpret them as well. I remember as a child, I was never afraid of bugs. The fear developed when my older sister was panicking over a small fly which then established my fear towards it too. The same applies for children and the boogie man. Stories and television delivers a negative message that the boogie man is dangerous. That can be one reason to why children are afraid of monsters.
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