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Seni asked in Social SciencePsychology · 10 years ago

Something that triggers fear in me?

Growing up, I've met plenty of guys with long blonde hair. For some reason, sometimes this hasn't happened, but with some of these guys, I have this SERIOUS irrational fear.

When I saw Mall Cop, the dude with long blonde hair who was a bad guy (how embarrassing to admitXD) scared the CRAP out of me. Not like, ohhh noo, he's got a gun! Really terrified. I just woke up from a dream where a character with long blonde hair was trying to kill me, and I felt the EXACT same kind of fear (it feels sort of different than normal fear). I've had male friends with long blonde hair and haven't even thought of it before, but sometimes I'll see a stranger like that and suddenly I'm shaking. It's happened a lot, and not just after I saw big, bad, scary Mall Cop! (sarcasm)

Weird fear trigger? Something from when I was younger? I'll even take fear from a past life.:) So far, it's always been straight hair. Legolas doesn't scare me, thank goodness.=D

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  • 10 years ago
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    It may not be as irrational as you think. Perhaps you had a bad experience with a guy who had long blonde hair and then you repressed it. This would explain why you feel fear, but do not know why. The fact that it does not always bother you could be because not all guys with long blonde hair look the same. Maybe the ones that look like the person who caused you harm are the ones that cause fear? Then again, it could be something totally random.... but I'm leaning more towards a memory you repressed.

  • Anonymous
    10 years ago

    This is a little strange...Maybe it isn't the actual hairstyle you fear. Maybe it reminds you of something you fear? I cannot really tell you what is going on that triggered this fear of yours. Maybe if you thought about what causes it for a bit, you could figure it out. Allow me to elaborate...Maybe you can make a list of things that resemble this. A horse's mane? Is it possible that growing up you saw a horror movie with a character with this hairstyle that you only remember aspects of? Every little thing would help you out. Sorry that I cannot help much, good-luck!

    Source(s): My mentality
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