Blog Challenge Day 6: What are you afraid of?

Top Ten...in no particular order:

Wolves.
When I was little, I used to have nightmares about being chased by wolves.  Why?  I have no idea.  But it was a recurring nightmare that I always believed might come true...despite the fact that there were no wolves in the city of Dallas that I was aware of.

Clowns.
I don't know what it is, but I can't stand them...they creep me out.  Jerrod and I went to a comedy show awhile back, and there was a guy dressed as a clown who sang.  Terrified me to no end.

Being alone.
Not in the "I need someone in my life or its not complete" sense, but rather the "without another human being's presence" sense.  When I babysat in high school, I used to have panic attacks once the kids went to bed until their parents came home, and had to be as far away from windows as possible.  I can live on my own now just fine, because I'm in an apartment complex...but if I had a house to myself, I would freak.

Scary Movies/TV Shows.
I can't watch them.  At all.  They give me nightmares for weeks.  I tried to go see "What Lies Beneath" in a theatre once, and left ten minutes into the movie.  Couldn't do it.

Failure.
I'm afraid of letting others down.  And myself down.  And not completing a task up to standards.

Heights.
Which is shocking, because my dad had a plane and I've flown since I was a baby.  I just cope with the fear by sleeping the ENTIRE trip.  And, I will ride roller coasters...but I still get a knot in my stomach every time I get on one.

Elevators.
Goes hand in hand with my fear of heights.  If given the option, I will take the stairs.  I don't care how many there are.  Especially glass ones.

Crowds.
Yep, I am claustrophobic.  I need room to move as I please, and always have an escape route when there are lots of people around me.

Spiders.
I hate them.  And pretty much any other creepy crawly thing.  And snakes.  I got bit by a spider once.  Found it, killed it, and took it with me to the urgent care clinic, so they could look it up and see what kind of spider bite they were dealing with.  It got worse before it got better, and I had half a dozen sharpie lines drawn on my leg like an elevation map or something.

Public speaking.
I'm a teacher, so you would think I should be comfortable speaking in front of others.  Wrong.  I am comfortable speaking in front of children, but when you put me in front of my peers, I completely clam up.  I'm the same way when it comes to singing in front of others, which is also strange, due to my love of karaoke.  But I turn into a big nervous wreck, and shake pretty much the entire song.