Panic attack

[smokingboot]

...up most of the night with a fear of possible melanoma recurrence. Why?

When I slept, I dreamt a long and complex dream with a backdrop of many voices discussing something. Two nights I've dreamt this. I can't remember the details, just so many voices.

Suppose it comes back? not the dream, the other thing...

Well, there really is only one answer in that case; bollocks to it. Others have suffered far more than me, life is short and it should be very sweet. The point* is to fill it with whatever makes you happy. I don't know where this fear came from, but I can tell where it's leading; Wanderlust falls upon me again. I want to travel.


*According to me, and of course, I know everything.

Comments

[scary-lady.livejournal.com]

Sweetie, your dream could be about any number of things that are not melanoma related.

They checked you, the results were clear, and you are fine.

[smokingboot.livejournal.com]

*hugs*

Thank you. I know everything's OK, don't quite understand where the fear came from.

Better now :-)

[ephraim.livejournal.com]

That's one of the strange things about fear... it's largely irrational. Once fear becomes rational it ceases to be fear and becomes justifiable concern. It sounds like you have none of the latter and plenty of the former.

Doesn't help much knowing that, i know (I am the man with a fear of moths! I mean, a moth, what can it actually do? Unless it's Mothra, in which case it can destroy Tokyo).

In defense of Mothra

[smokingboot.livejournal.com]

He's so pretty. Why would he destroy Tokyo anyway? What's his motivation?

[yapman.livejournal.com]

You know, we cured maddave of precisely that fear, by nothing more than regular application of moths while drunk at LRP events.

Reasonable rates offered ...

I may well regret asking this...

[smokingboot.livejournal.com]

how do you apply moths?

Re: I may well regret asking this...

[yapman.livejournal.com]

Usually by trapping the moth in a small space in close proximity to the victimperson to be cured. Or somewhat more effectively, by restraining the phobic and using a bag arrangement.

Putting them inside things they're about to pick up and/or open is also effective. Sleeping bags are also useful and have an entertaining delay effect best appreciated from another building.

[ephraim.livejournal.com]

Aha... but maddave is a victim, whereas i have sharp knives and know exactly where to insert the pointy ends.

Anyone trying to "apply" moths anywhere near me is gonna get hurt.