Spiders was on my list too.. The sea scares me! I hate going into it, even if I can touch the bottom.. It's the thought of all the creepy things that could be in the water with me :)

I blogged about my fear of the ocean today! I think so many of us share this same fear.

As for dreaming about your teeth falling out - been there, had that! I don't know why that dream happens to so many. I've had weirder body parts fall off in dreams...maybe I'll blog about it some time!

That last point - looking back at life, wishing you'd done more - I'm not yet 25, and I already feel like that -.-

My other half is scared of belly buttons, he doesn't run away from them or anything but freaks out if my hand stays too close to his belly button and can't stand to touch them. I'm pretty sure when he was a kid he poked himself too hard in the belly button and now he doesn't like them - my theory anyway. It's a great post and so much more than just a list. Oh and FYI dreaming of teeth falling out is supposed to reflect anxieties about the way you look.

I'm with you on the adventures part. I am afraid of weird things too. So it's ok.

OMG!! I have the losing my teeth dream too. I'm going to have to look that one up, because it's uber weird

I have big gaps between my front teeth and I've had a lot of cosmetic dentistry done to correct it. But sometimes the bonding chips and I have to have it fixed right away, and I constantly have to be super careful to try and avoid this! I can't eat apples unless they're cut up and I have to be careful on how I bite down, even on soft stuff. One time I got a chip from drinking out of a straw! So I totally feel your pain about being afraid of my teeth falling out, I have recurring nightmares about this all the time! PS found your blog through The Challenge, and it's lovely! :-)

I really hate spiders, I live in the UK so my thinking has been that they don't bite over here so its all good. But now I know you have been bitten before, I am increasing my distance from those 8 legged beasts!

I know other people that have been bitten by them too! September is the worst time for them and they seem to get bigger!

Thanks for the follow Salipa.
Have a good day

Rachel x

I too am afraid of spiders and losing my teeth! I have the same reoccurring dream!! Ew!

Isn't it wierd how there is quite a lot of us having the same recurring dream?

Yea, belly buttons aren't pretty. And fish heads, well,pretty unsightly so there is no need for anyone looking at them. And you have beautiful hair!
Cortne

Belly buttons ARE weird!

My boyfriend loves them...

i am afraid to lose my teeth too. and i am afraid to get older and regret not pursuing my life purpose

So many people have had the same fears plus a couple I hadn't heard before!

I used to be afraid of speaking in front of people, but come to find out the more you do it, the better you get at it. And you become more comfortable doing it! It's all about confidence :)

Someone told me that dreaming about your teeth falling out is because you said something that you can't take back. But I can't tell you how true that is…

xo
Alisha

Thanks for your thoughts Alisha, you are right about the confidence. I don't do a lot of public speaking but I'm sure if I did it more I would get better at it.

Have a good day
Rachel x

The "teeth falling out" dream is supposed to be an insecurity thing isn't it? Although I've had loads of those dreams and there's never any clue as to what I'm insecure about!

Spiders would be on my list too. If you could reason with them, or charge them rent I wouldn't mind. Like outside, that's there place and I wouldn't intrude on their web, but if they set up camp on my bookshelf, or over my bed then I have a problem with that. It's my personal space and spiders should respect that!

Also, I really don't like belly buttons either. As far as I'm concerned my belly button is my business and no one else's (maybe expect my mum, but I don't really want her touching it either!) I don't really want to see anyone else's if i can avoid it, although it's the touching that really gets me. If my partner touches anywhere near my tummy the reaction is automatic and it's not uncommon for him to get an automatic smack around the head. I think I can probably 1 up you on this point, as I have a terrible problem with certain bellies that I'll share because I feel like you've created an atmosphere of trust: I especially hate pregnant bellies... I know! I know! I am obviously ill or demented in some way! The miracle of birth and all that, your baby is a beautiful miracle, but your stretched out bizarrely shaped bump belly button isn't.... *hides behind sofa waiting for barrage of abuse*

I just found your blog today because of this "blog every day in may" thing (which I'd found out about this 25 days ago!) I don't know why, but I've found it fascinating learning about you even though I've never read your blog before! Sounds a bit creepy but I think it's because when people are honest about random stuff, you realise how much you have in common with the rest of the world, and you don't feel so alone.

Sarah