A List of My Most Recent Irrational Fears

28 Oct, 2026

1. What if spiders travelled in packs? (They don't.)
2. What if I went caving and got stuck all alone in a narrow tunnel? (I don't cave.)
3. What if I eat a beard hair and it wraps around my uvula and makes me choke? (My beard hair is less than an inch long.)
4. What if a pill goes down the wrong pipe and gets stuck? (Maybe not irrational? Though I'm seeing a "fear of choking" pattern here.)
5. What if I panic while driving on an interstate and there's nowhere to pull over?
6. What if I panic while driving on a bridge and there's nowhere to pull over?
7. What if I have congestive heart failure? (I have no symptoms.)
8. What if I have appendicitis? (I had gas.)