Boo!
*laughs* That almost definitely didn't work.
Hello internet! So, today I'd like to talk to you about fears. Or more specifically,
what I am most afraid of in this universe
Yes, I'm publicly sharing my kryptonite with the internet
I'm aware that this may backfire for me one day. I'll put this out there...
I am afraid of the dark....
Just... pausing for laughter
Now why is a very good question that I still don't understand. I've been afraid of the dark for as long
as I can remember and to this day, when encountered by a dark hallway, my imagination starts racing
at the thought of what could be lurking behind the door.
'Do you know what, I don't need a drink. I'm fine. I'm fine.'
This is what I go through every night. I'll be the last person awake, and after brushing my teeth, I will have
to turn off all of the lights. Firstly close all curtains and blinds, in case a scary demon face pops up,
which is probably...just a tree.
I look at my route, stop and assess all possible locations for ambush, then keeping my back to the wall
at all times, cause when your back's against the wall nothing can grab you from behind, I stretch as far as
I can away from the light switch, and...*whimper-screams* Every single night.
So, the dark, I get it. It's the evolutionary fear of the unknown, of what could be lurking in the darkness
waiting to attack you because apparently we're all still living in caves, awaiting the inevitable death from the
prowling night bears. But here's the thing, as I've mentioned before in my videos, I'm not really
afraid of anything real, that could actually pose a danger to me. Heights. Flying. Burglars. Cannibals.
North Korean invasion. Do I lose sleep over any of those things? Not a bit.
But a tiny Asian girl wearing a white sheet...Now you got me panicking.
Yup. The only thing I fear in this universe is the supernatural, and that is really strange because
I am a very cynical person who definitely does not think that any of those things actually exist.
I do not believe in ghosts or demons, and yet, they are the things that I have nightmares about.
It's like my brain is in this constant battle between being rational and having an overactive imagination.
When a lot of people would wake up from a nightmare and go,
'Ah, oh I'm just in my normal bed, in the normal world. Everything's fine.'
I'm like...
'Ah, *panting* oh my God, what's that over there? It's a demon goat! Oh...it's a towel.'
I think maybe it's because deep down I know how I'd respond to a burglar, or even a rampaging werewolf,
in terms of my fight or flight response, but if there's some paranormal activity thing that can bend the rules
of reality just to be a dick...I'd be powerless to stop it.
You see what I'm getting at?
So I think I get that, but where did this fear come from? I mean they say that you either learn fears
from incidents that happen to you, like the time when I was 9 and I was sleeping on the top bunk of a bunkbed
and I was woken up by a giant spider crawling up my chest towards my neck. *screams*
Which, by the way, yes, was extremely traumatising. Or the fears are genetic to help protect us from the things
that threatened our ancestors.
So then why am I afraid of demons? *suspicious noise*
You know, maybe that's a stone I don't wanna unturn, if you catch my drift.
Actually, it was probably my grandma making me watch Fantasia as a baby. But I wanted to put this out there
as if you're afraid of something, analysing what the danger is, and where the fear came from, can help
you to overcome it. So your homework, which you could leave down in a comment, unless you don't comment
which is fine, is to write what your fear is, what actual danger, if any, is associated with it, why you think you
have this fear, and to see whether it is something you can control.
Which is all very well and good coming from me, but I kinda need to pee and I'm home alone at the moment
and I-I think the sun went down when I was filming this, so, uh...
That's okay, I can hold *laughs* forever...
*boom*
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Bye!
I'm so afraid that someone's gonna walk into this room while filming this! I hate being alone!
Literally so afraid. Okay, whatever, film the video. Let's go, Dan!
Hello internet. So, today I'd like to talk to you about fears *motorcycle noise* ...and rude motorcycles.