While in an episode a few years back, I did
develop an irrational fear of mice! Up until
that time rodents had never bothered me at all.
All of a sudden I couldn't cross a street for
fear that I might see a mouse. If I walked out
to my car I was afraid a mouse might be hiding
behind my tires. It was a really miserable
time. All of a sudden it just stopped as
quickly and mysteriously as it had begun. Mice
are no problem for me now.

I have a completely irrational fear of breaking 1 (or both, god forbid) femur. I won't go skiing, or do other sorts of sports that might put me at risk of this- and EVERY TIME I drive, I am aware that I might get into a wreck that will break my femur.

Strange, huh? It's not a BP-thing, not for me. It's just a Harriet-weirdo thing. :)

can be major manifestation of bp, in my experience...certainly pronounced in certain bp family members (& me when ill/ in that headspace)

grandmother, for example, lived in terror of 'wheels unwinding & flying off the car' (ending in catastrophe, naturally) for example...seismic level of anxiety about this! Not terribly rational, of course x

What I found with those fears is this. They are usually based in truth somewhere in our lives. But for some reason we dont confront them. Then the fear comes out side ways . And we get fear or panic attacks at weird times.
I was able to clear up my past and move into the future and not have those oafter I stopped doing things that made me scared. I went to work. Lived within my means. Didnt not hurt people with words or actions. I took responsibility for what I did and cleaned up the messes I made.
Life became so much better adn those fears left.
Matt

only recently I have learned where my fears come from and they are related to childhood abuse. so I dont know if it is part of bp

I have far too many to mention. I used to only have what I see a normal fears. Fear of flying, bridges, tunnels, cities.

Now I have fears of leaving the house sometimes or going places where I might run into people I don't like or just people in general.

I don't fear the dark or stuff like that. I live for the night. I don't go anywhere but outside. I guess I'm like a cat.

Flower

yes you're not alone.

For a long time there, I had a fear of falling asleep, in case I woke up blind.

When I was almost asleep, i'd jump up with a start and turn the lamp on to make sure I could still see.

Spiders . I totally shut down.Little ones big ones does not matter I just cannot deal with them.

OP, those sound some what rational.

i fear im worse then i think i am. i worry that im food for something. i worry that im a slave. i worry that people arent really there. i worry im the only one.

i dont see or hear things though, its all just thinking to much.

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I am afraid to fly and take ativan for it. I don't like to be in a car with someone who is not a careful driver. I don't like to drive at night but I do. I have glasses for night driving and it helps. I think it is just the way I am.