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someguyfromcanada  ·  3430 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: What is your irrational fear?

I have had a recurring dream since I was about 12. My friends and I used to have contests where we would be on the swing set and go as high as we could and then jump as far as we could. In my dream right before I hit the ground I would realize I had gone too far and would be severely injured when I hit the ground. I would bolt upright in my sleep.

It took many variations but would be the same theme throughout the years. Always jumping. Always about to severely hurt myself. Could be skis, snowboards, parachute, anything. It suddenly ended when I graduated from grad school but I will never forget the fear that I had.

I have never hurt myself from a jump. Makes no sense but to my unconscious self it does.