Scarlett's Biggest Fears
Everybody knows the more common fears. You know… heights. Spiders. Small or cramped spaces. Acrophobia, arachnophobia, claustrophobia. They're well known.
My fears, not so much. Contreltophobia. Autophobia. Possible Chiraptophobia. Demophobia.
Recognize them? Probably not… no need for you to know what they are, anyway. But, in my free time, when I'm alone, I look up fears. Phobias. I read over lists, I memorize them.
The fear of lists is pinaciphobia.
But I don't have all of these fears… that's nearly impossible. I am, however, quite terrified of many things.
Hypnophobia, to some extent. Actually, probably more of oneirophobia.
Hydrophobia. (You can figure that one out)
It'd be pretty ironic if I was phasmophobic. (Kinda...)
I'm not telling you why, or what it even means. Look it up if you want, but they'll be explained.
My name is Scarlett. And this is my journal.
And these are my biggest fears.
CONTRELTOPHOBIA
This one… comes from my childhood, my past. I'm only fourteen, I believe. Most of my fears come from my childhood. My contreltophobia comes from my father. Yeah. It can be upsetting. My adopted father isn't a happy camper, to say the least. He nearly killed my birth father.
I didn't let him.
Anyway… my birth father abused me, in multiple ways. It's what caused this fear; it makes me terrified of the people around me.
This fear is a part of my Chiraptophobia.
AUTOPHOBIA
Another caused by my past, my father. It's so hard when my adopted dad leaves for some business thing, it's so hard not to beg him to stay. I don't because I know that he will stay if I ask, and I can't have him miss work because of me.
That would just be…
Wrong.
Stupid.
I'd feel guilty.
So I deal with it, and Vlad never knows anything was wrong.
I hope.
CHIRAPTOPHOBIA (AND DEMOPHOBIA)
Ah… this one has really already been explained. My father. What he did to me. It's caused me to flinch if somebody brushes my shoulder.
With this I think the Demophobia is pretty clearly explained, too. If I'm scared of one person touching me… yeah. I think you can figure this one out.
HYPNOPHOBIA/ONEIROPHOBIA
Ah, yes… night time is always the worse for me. Closely related to Insomnia. Vlad has Insomnia and he tells me that my nights have to be worse than his.
I guess it's sort of true… with the nightmares I have. But, I don't really agree.
I don't inform him of my disagreement.
HYDROPHOBIA
Oh.. this.. doesn't have much of an explanation.I hate getting wet. Vlad gets mad at me (though, he quickly sobers up with sympathy) when I refuse to bathe. It's sorta funny. To me, until I am forced to get in. No longer as funny.
But I get so… well… pissy, when I am in water. Bitchy, I guess. That's what Leo says, but you can't trust the overbearing lion.
You'll learn who Leo is eventually.
THE IRONY OF PHASMOPHOBIA
Ah yes, this is where it truly gets weird. This is where we part, for now.
Why would it be ironic if I was phasmophobic?
Well… because I'm a natural-born halfa.
Because I am half ghost.
…
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CONTRELTOPHOBIA: the fear of sexual abuse
AUTOPHOBIA: the fear of isolation, or being alone
CHIRAPTOPHOBIA: the fear of being touched
DEMOPHOBIA: the fear of crowds
HYPNOPHOBIA: the fear of sleep
ONEIROPHOBIA: the fear of dreams
HYDROPHOBIA: the fear of water
PHASMOPHOBIA: the fear of ghosts
