It's a common theme for people on this site to post blogs describing tough times they are in, so I figured now'd be the time to get something off my chest.
Living in the Pacific Northwest of the United States, I don't experience thunderstorms that often, but when they do strike, I find it a terrifying experience. As of me typing this, it's late March, about a month and a half away from the peak of our thunderstorm season.
I've had astraphobia (the fear of thunder/lightning/thunderstorms) my whole life, however, when I was still in high school in 2012, I had my astraphobia spike after I realized that my best shelter didn't completely drown out the noise. After we had several close (i.e. less than 1 mile or 1.6 km) away from my home (closest being about 0.3 miles / 0.5 km) away in 2017 and again on St. Patrick's Day 2018, I've had it recur again. I've been obsessing over it and other (often irrelevant) things.
My attitude has been,
I know that there are others like me, and plenty of things to do in life, but I feel like I am trying to bite off more than I can chew, so-to-speak. Has anyone else tried to be too ambitious with life's goals and allowed their phobias to become involved? And what advice do you have, if any?
Living in the Pacific Northwest of the United States, I don't experience thunderstorms that often, but when they do strike, I find it a terrifying experience. As of me typing this, it's late March, about a month and a half away from the peak of our thunderstorm season.
I've had astraphobia (the fear of thunder/lightning/thunderstorms) my whole life, however, when I was still in high school in 2012, I had my astraphobia spike after I realized that my best shelter didn't completely drown out the noise. After we had several close (i.e. less than 1 mile or 1.6 km) away from my home (closest being about 0.3 miles / 0.5 km) away in 2017 and again on St. Patrick's Day 2018, I've had it recur again. I've been obsessing over it and other (often irrelevant) things.
My attitude has been,
It doesn't help that I can't drive, am currently unemployed, and that at least a couple of my family members may not have a lot of life left in them."How much time is left until the next one? Can I get <insert unimportant task here> done before the next one? Will an unforecasted storm strike? Is 'unforecasted' even a word?"
I know that there are others like me, and plenty of things to do in life, but I feel like I am trying to bite off more than I can chew, so-to-speak. Has anyone else tried to be too ambitious with life's goals and allowed their phobias to become involved? And what advice do you have, if any?
If there's a bug, YO! I'll report it!