- undergoing a nervous breakdown in college, thereby putting my studious aspirations on hold and suffering from wounded self-esteem
- losing my parents and succumbing to crippling grief
- losing anyone in my family, really
- perpetual loneliness or friendlessness
- failing a class
- death or injury in a car accident
- vomiting
- perhaps the most unpleasant bodily sensation
- separation from my family that I'm powerless to bridge
- rejection by my peers (again)
- immersion in water during a thunderstorm
- nearby lightning strikes
- passing big trucks on the highway
- never sharing in a romantic relationship
- developing a disease, like diabetes
- amputations of any sort
- rape
- death of my future husband
- death of my future child
- needles (medicinal)
- bee stings
- solitude at night during a raging thunderstorm
- or just hearing a distant rumble, for that matter
- childbirth
- weight gain that can't be lost
- the absence of hand sanitizer in a public place abounding with germs
- confinement to a stall in a public restroom
- peeping toms
- my beloved dog running away
- railings or banisters that overlook drops
jan 4 2011 ∞
oct 9 2011 +