Top 10 Things That Frighten Me the Most

Here are the top ten things that frighten me the most, from the least frightening to the most frightening. And by frightening, I mean the kind of things that I’m scared of encountering in my life. Things that will instantly make my heart race. So I’m not including ways I could die, like drowning, burning, nor death itself. Anyway, here they are:

10. Public Speaking

Now this is only at number ten because it doesn’t frighten me that much, but it does frighten me enough to get on this list. It also depends on how confident I am in what I’m talking about. If I don’t know what I’m going to say then I am very nervous up there. But if I have practiced my speech enough it really isn’t that bad. The moments leading up to it are though.

9. The dark

I know, I look like a child for admitting that, but at least I did. And I’m not THAT afraid of the dark. However, what gets me is when it’s dark, you just don’t know what is in front of you (or behind you for that matter). Something could be right in front of you, and you don’t know it! Just the mystery of what you can’t see is what really frightens me, and that’s why it is #9.

8. Loud Noises

This item is pretty general. It includes a lot of things: balloons popping, gunshots, loud firecrackers, bombs, those party favors that make loud popping noises, a loud power saw, and more. The main reason why they scare me is that I usually don’t expect them to happen, especially with balloons. If one of those items is about to make its loud noise, I frantically cover both of my ears and wait. Loud noises and I do not mix.

7. Large insects

My girlfriend Amanda can attest to this. This also is pretty general and includes: Beetles, moths (yes, moths), caterpillars, centipedes, millipedes. I can’t stand it when one of them is near me (or heaven forbid, TOUCHING me). Smaller insects like ants, flies, mosquitoes, and ladybugs don’t scare me at all. Unless there’s like a hundred of them.

6. Dinosaurs/Godzilla

I know what you’re thinking. They don’t exist. Well they do in movies, so that counts. I watched Jurassic Park and its sequel, The Lost World, at a young age. I watched Godzilla when I was not much older. And the reason they even make this list is because I have had nightmares about them. Usually I am running from them. And of course, my biggest fear would be being eaten alive by a dinosaur such as a Tyrannosaurus Rex. Godzilla scares me because of its size. When it walks and you can hear those thudding noises, that’s what scares me.

5. Heights

No surprise here as almost everyone is afraid of heights to some degree. Mine happens to be just a little bit more than normal. If I walk across a high bridge I get a little scared. I am afraid of jumping off high places (I used to be afraid of jumping off my monkey bars). I really don’t have to explain too much here. The fear of falling that distance and the resulting impact combines to make one of the world’s biggest shared fears among people.

4. Marine Life

This topic is the third to be pretty general, and it includes sharks, certain kinds of fish, whales (because of their size), jellyfish, crabs, and other things. It’s why if you are ever with me and we are on the shore of an ocean, I might be a little skittish. Even seaweed a little bit. It’s so slimy! And crabs…. Just with the way they crawl. *Shudders*

3. Large spiders

There is a huge difference between small spiders and large spiders for me. Small spiders I might even let crawl on me (ok maybe not, but you get the idea). Large spiders? Heck no! The scariest of them for me of course would be tarantulas. They are so huge for spiders and so…. Freakishly furry…. And they don’t even technically have a face. I’ve never touched a tarantula in my life as far as I can remember, and I don’t plan on it ever.

2. Snakes

This gets the #2 spot, not because of an experience I’ve had with a snake (the only experiences I’ve had are with the ones in zoos and garden snakes), but because of the snake movies I’ve seen. The movies I’m referring to are Anaconda and Snakes on a Plane. In Anaconda, you have this freakishly large snake which consumes humans with ease. In Snakes on a Plane, you have a bunch of poisonous snakes that come out of NOWHERE and bite people. And of course, there was one large python which ate a man. Without those two movies, I really wouldn't be afraid at all, but I am. Keep me away from snakes! And the next thing on this list.

1. Bees

I’ve had this fear for quite some time. Not my whole life, though. When I was about three, my parents witnessed me PETTING a bumblebee while it was on a dandelion. So obviously I didn’t have the fear then. But slowly as I grew up I acquired a fear for them. There weren’t really any incidents—I’ve never been stung before. But I’ve had a few times where a bee has landed on me, and where a bee has buzzed RIGHT BY my ear. Their buzzing noise is what really gets me. And the fact that they can sting.

Of course, it depends on the bee too. If a bumblebee is flying near me, I’m very aware of it, but I’m not too afraid of it. If a wasp or yellow jacket is flying ANYWHERE near me, I freak out and run. I really can’t explain. They are the thing that frightens me the most.