I need some help getting over my fear?
When I was 11, I went to Orlandos Universal Studios theme park. When there, my dad and I saw the whole thing they did on Twister. Seince then whenever I hear about even a Tornado Watch in my area, I freak out. I can’t eat, I can’t have a straigh coversation, I have to use the restroom alot, and I can’t focus on anything else.
I live in Wisconsin (Yay Badgers….) and on 8-8-09 (the day I’m posing) we’ve been issued a Tornado Watch. I’m absoulutely petrified now, and I’m really hungry but because of the watch I can’t eat. It lasts untill 10 tonight, I know the NTL weather service usualy dropps the watch before its time of expiriation.
I’m not scared of anything else about storms. I love lightning, hail is awesome as long as my cruddy wal-mart bike is in the garage, and I find the sound and sight of rain relaxing (though it usually makes me have to use the restroom after a while.) I can also watch Tornadoes on TV and be so excited by them. It’s just when theres a threat of them being real that scares me.
I hate this fear! It’s immature, almost completly irrational, and overal annoying!!! But the thing is, I don’t know how to get rid of it! I’ve put up with it for the last four years (So I’m 15, gonna be 16 on the 22nd on this month), and I don’t want to be afraid anymore! I need to know what I can do to get rid of my fear! (Preferably something that dosen’t involve me being outside when a tornado hits, that life threatening lol)
ANY advice is good, and please don’t laugh at me, these things truely scare the be-jesus out of me. (And please be nice. I’m not gonna pick your answer if you call me an immature little kid…)
For the record: I have looked at every book in my High-Shcool and Public Library (Not to mention 3 2-page reports on Tornadoes) I know exactly what condions they need to form, I know exactly how, where and why too. I’m just scared that one will destroy my house. And I kinda like my house.
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3 comments
TiredOfFemaleTechsOnMaleExams on November 7, 2009 at 9:24 am
FEAR= False Evidence Appearing Real, thought tornados are definatly real, if you still do what i assume ur parents trained you to do ( hide in a safe location) the fear is just a defect of the fight or flight response, i have it to on some things and im much older than you. you are not immature, ur actually more mature than most adults i know you admit you have a fear and trying to learn how to deal with it. that is very mature. Try to figure out what part of it is actually bothering you and try to rationalize it away. The bathroom part is normal ur body is trying to prepare the flight . (get rid of it now so u dont have to do it later during the actual storm event— as ur probably worrying that if it does hit u wouldnt have a place to actually go later)
scartissue on November 7, 2009 at 9:24 am
It’s cool, I am petrified of mold. I cry when I see mold.
-Just know what to do if there was an actual tornado! Have a hideout place ready with a flash light, water, and anything else you might need.
-Know it is most likely the tornado will blow right over without causing damage, but if it’s real severe, it’s normal to be a tad bit nervous. Just be safe, keep away from windows, and you should be ok.
-Think of the stories you’ll tell when your older if you have a tornado.
YorkBigFoot on November 7, 2009 at 9:24 am
Hmm that’s a tough one I had a look around and found some information on fears in general but not much about Lilapsophobia (fear of tornado’s and hurricanes) most of the sites I looked at said about confronting fears like the one below.
http://www.wikihow.com/Overcome-Fear (you can look at this site if you wish it may help)
One option you may try is to go over the situation that you have experienced in your head and try and pick positives from it or to try and bring something positive into that memory. Try and rationalize the event. The media blow every story they cover out of proportion including weather reports.
Here is another site you may wish to veiw
http://phobias.about.com/od/phobiaslist/a/lilapsophobia.htm?rd=1
Some one in yahoo answers coverd this previous here is the link. It has some good info and i am not going to steal the guys who answerd’s thunder:
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080725171200AAjaafI