That's heavy but relatable. I used to think being alone was the worst thing until I realized sometimes it's the people who stick around that can hurt you more
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LostMyKeyboardMar 30, 2026
+1
It's the hedgehog dilemma. When you're alone for so long you miss companionship. But being too close to another hedgehog can hurt you due to their spikes, so you move further away. The cycle repeats.
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reddit_recluseMar 30, 2026
+1
I had this before my break up. Now 9 months later I prefer being alone. Nobody telling you what to do. Nobody you have to impress. Just yourself and peace.
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solarcrux78Mar 30, 2026
+3
With MY sense of direction, I'm most afraid of getting lost in a place without my phone or data to help navigate me out.
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Brief-Conflict6297Mar 30, 2026
+3
Heights
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cherryblossom149Mar 30, 2026
+2
Being stuck inside an elevator forever
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TurnipMean2485Mar 30, 2026
+1
Oh god this sounds like a nightmare, esp for people with claustrophobia.
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Compassionty27Mar 30, 2026
+2
Probably like a lot of people - sitting down after work with my pants half-off, realizing I'm alone, and that if I died right this second, I wouldn't be found for a month or two, once the neighbors couldn't stand the smell from my apartment anymore.
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Important_Cod_5700Mar 30, 2026
+2
Fear of rats
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BiverRanksMar 30, 2026
+2
I have long covid. My biggest fear is that it’s not going to go away.
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Positive_Union_5813Mar 30, 2026
+2
being left alone by my family and friends, i could not take that
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Obvious-Willow1527Mar 30, 2026
+2
losing my loved ones
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Impressive_East_3084Mar 30, 2026
+2
Marriage
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Jazzlike_Ideal_7076Mar 30, 2026
+1
my biggest fear is definitely losing the people i care about, like that would legit tear me apart. also heights, can’t even look down from a tall building without freaking out.
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Successful-Lab-7184Mar 30, 2026
+1
A fear of making mistakes
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I_am_sharnistarMar 30, 2026
+1
Losing the people I care about
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Furry_BlairxMar 30, 2026
+1
My biggest fear is living a life that feels wasted, spending years stuck in routines without really growing or doing what matters to me. It’s more about regret than anything else.
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obi_won_jabroniMar 30, 2026
+1
Losing my dog which I know is going to happen eventually so my biggest fear will happen. Sucks.
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EducatorMental6279Mar 30, 2026
+1
death
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PutSomeTapeOnItMar 30, 2026
+1
Losing all my friends and family. Just the thought of having no one gives me a heavy feeling in my chest.
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soggy_waffle88Mar 30, 2026
+1
Losing myself
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NekomimieeMar 30, 2026
+1
Losing my family.
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Equivalent_Fall_4362Mar 30, 2026
+1
That love is not enough
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KinglycoleMar 30, 2026
+1
Abandonment. I never show it but I rely on others to regulate my emotions.
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DapperAd5384Mar 30, 2026
+1
Going to Hell is my biggest fear
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cairaaa33Mar 30, 2026
+1
getting kidnapped
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Content_Attitude8042Mar 30, 2026
+1
Fear of losing everything
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bambamslammer22Mar 30, 2026
+1
The freak accident. Something bad happening that is totally unpredictable and has like a one in a million chance of happening, but somehow still does.
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purestsnowMar 30, 2026
+1
Driving down a lonely, dark 2 lane highway and getting shot in the face by the driver coming the opposite way 🤷. Irrational. But there it is.
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here_for_the_tea1Mar 30, 2026
+1
Something happening to my kids. Or dying and leaving them behind
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DecentYesterday6092Mar 30, 2026
+1
Not my biggest fear or anything, I'd just like a chance before I get much older. LOL! I'm a 51 year old man and I've an interest in performing in the adult film industry. I know my roles would be limited. I'm perfectly ok with that. I'm in Los Angeles. Maybe something will present itself.
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AcanthisittaBulky133Mar 30, 2026
+1
The heart can just cease at any moment with no warning. We don't know what comes after.
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FrosteecatMar 30, 2026
+1
Full awareness.
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Lebowski_420Mar 30, 2026
+1
Losing people you love, mostly family members and/or close friends.
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Legal_BeatsMar 30, 2026
+1
Losing my sharpest memories or my cognitive health as I get older is a pretty deep one for me. There is something really unsettling about the idea of being physically present but mentally "somewhere else.
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SuccuOntologyMar 30, 2026
+1
Fear of losing my mind completely, fear my parents dying, fear of losing my bf
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Careful-Mixture9644Mar 30, 2026
+1
My biggest fear is getting stuck in a rut and not actually living my own life. Like, just going through the motions every day without trying anything new or chasing anything that actually excites me.
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ParfaitQuick8426Mar 30, 2026
+1
Mods lol
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ddpgirlMar 30, 2026
+1
Snakes!
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CommonSmall1951Mar 30, 2026
+1
Fear of losing myself trying to be what their want me to be
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Longjumping-Yam-2639Mar 30, 2026
+1
Being alive?
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Possible-Sink7786Mar 30, 2026
+1
Everyday I fear losing my girlfriend, soon to be wife.
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Miserable-Impact-708Mar 30, 2026
+1
Spiders
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justmyname1234Mar 30, 2026
+1
Having a pen or pencil stabbed through my hand and stuck.
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Additional-Till-6326Mar 30, 2026
+1
Oddly specific
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Additional-Till-6326Mar 30, 2026
+1
Wasps
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GTaucerMar 30, 2026
+1
Artificial superintelligence.
It may or may not arise before the current AI bubble bursts, but if not that just delays the inevitable. Sooner or later, somebody will build it.
From there, there are only two possible outcomes: it remains under human control, or it does not.
If it does, then a tool powerful enough to confer world domination on those who control it will be in the hands of a small number of billionaire techbros. They'll have absolute power, and it will corrupt them absolutely, and the rest of humanity will be at their mercy, probably forever. We won't get a star trek future; we'll get a galactic technofascist empire that lasts until the heat death of the universe.
And that's the best possible outcome.
A much worse (and much more likely) scenario is that it will not remain under human control. It's impossible to predict what it will "want," but it doesn't really matter; it will be able to maximize its goals by controlling as much matter and energy as possible. It will find more efficient uses for the resources that sustain us, and we will go extinct. After taking over the planet, it will take over the solar system, then the galaxy, then the reachable portion of the universe, extinguishing all life and all hope of future life as it spreads.
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BagMountain2239Mar 30, 2026
+1
Wasting my time on things that don’t matter and realizing too late I missed what really does
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AChosenFouledMar 30, 2026
+1
Going to hell. Thirsting for eternity.
Going to heaven. Never having a private moment. Scheduled daily singing. No chain smoking. Losing identity and freedom.
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