Alethophobia: Fear of Telling
Why am I afraid11 total reviews
Comment from Dawn Munro
"My husband declared I would never compete in a triathlon again, while I insisted that ironing was the problem, not the triathlon. " Hahahaha!
"Besides ironing, I would like to add zuigerphobia to my list of off-limit activities: the fear of vacuum cleaners, but to date, I still vacuum, and I still iron." -- yer killin' me! HAHAHAHA!!!
"When I was twelve, my grandfather molested me while my parents watched television in the next room. Apparently, this also happened when I was five or six years old (according to his other victims, my sisters), but I don't remember. We didn't tell." -- I am so sorry! Suddenly I feel foolish for laughing at your keen sense of humour earlier... But this story is incredible writing, IMHO!
Dear heavens!!!!!! "At age sixteen, while swimming in our pond, ..."
"There is a cost to telling the truth. I tell if I must, but to this day, I am still afraid." -- My friend, here's some truth for YOU -- my last six this week.
Now go and win this contest!
reply by the author on 25-Jan-2025
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"My husband declared I would never compete in a triathlon again, while I insisted that ironing was the problem, not the triathlon. " Hahahaha!
"Besides ironing, I would like to add zuigerphobia to my list of off-limit activities: the fear of vacuum cleaners, but to date, I still vacuum, and I still iron." -- yer killin' me! HAHAHAHA!!!
"When I was twelve, my grandfather molested me while my parents watched television in the next room. Apparently, this also happened when I was five or six years old (according to his other victims, my sisters), but I don't remember. We didn't tell." -- I am so sorry! Suddenly I feel foolish for laughing at your keen sense of humour earlier... But this story is incredible writing, IMHO!
Dear heavens!!!!!! "At age sixteen, while swimming in our pond, ..."
"There is a cost to telling the truth. I tell if I must, but to this day, I am still afraid." -- My friend, here's some truth for YOU -- my last six this week.
Now go and win this contest!
Comment Written 25-Jan-2025
reply by the author on 25-Jan-2025
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Thank you, Dawn. You reached my heart with your comments. I'm so blessed. Thank you.
Patricia
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You are very welcome.
Comment from Cecilia A Heiskary
This is a great story. I think I would have been more afraid of your friend then telling the truth. Sometimes people don't want to hear the truth and feel the need to discredit you. The world is made up of strange people.
Keep telling the truth and don't be afraid.
Well done and good luck in the contest.
Cecilia
reply by the author on 23-Jan-2025
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This is a great story. I think I would have been more afraid of your friend then telling the truth. Sometimes people don't want to hear the truth and feel the need to discredit you. The world is made up of strange people.
Keep telling the truth and don't be afraid.
Well done and good luck in the contest.
Cecilia
Comment Written 23-Jan-2025
reply by the author on 23-Jan-2025
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Thank you Cecilia. I appreciate your reading and your comments.
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You're welcome
Comment from Dolly'sPoems
This is an interesting subject you are writing about here as we all have some kind of phobia. My daughter has problems making decisions, even whether to go to the theatre or not! The fear of telling the truth and exposing someone's bad behaviour is probably because of the consequences of such an action which can be a little unpredictable. This young boy learned that he cannot behave like this and what you did was a good thing as he learned a lesson that probably changed his entire life after that, so don't feel upset about it. We have to report on bad behaviour as ignoring it is even worse. I enjoyed your delightful post, love Dolly x x x
reply by the author on 22-Jan-2025
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This is an interesting subject you are writing about here as we all have some kind of phobia. My daughter has problems making decisions, even whether to go to the theatre or not! The fear of telling the truth and exposing someone's bad behaviour is probably because of the consequences of such an action which can be a little unpredictable. This young boy learned that he cannot behave like this and what you did was a good thing as he learned a lesson that probably changed his entire life after that, so don't feel upset about it. We have to report on bad behaviour as ignoring it is even worse. I enjoyed your delightful post, love Dolly x x x
Comment Written 22-Jan-2025
reply by the author on 22-Jan-2025
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Thank you, Dolly. I appreciate your wisdom.
Comment from LJbutterfly
Based on your research, it seems there is a phobia for everything. You gave a clear description of all the traumatic events in your life that helps the reader understand the origins of your fear.
In the book, and later movie, "I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings," the story is told of a young girl who was molested. She knew she shouldn't tell, so she stopped speaking all together, for years.
The delivery of your story is organized, straight forward, delivers a message, and flows smoothly. Best wishes in the contest.
reply by the author on 21-Jan-2025
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Based on your research, it seems there is a phobia for everything. You gave a clear description of all the traumatic events in your life that helps the reader understand the origins of your fear.
In the book, and later movie, "I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings," the story is told of a young girl who was molested. She knew she shouldn't tell, so she stopped speaking all together, for years.
The delivery of your story is organized, straight forward, delivers a message, and flows smoothly. Best wishes in the contest.
Comment Written 21-Jan-2025
reply by the author on 21-Jan-2025
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Thank you, LJButterfly. I appreciate your feedback and book reference.
Patricia
Comment from Marilyn Hamilton
An excellent entry for the My Worst Fear Writing Contest. there is definitely a high cost to telling the truth which is why we try to get by telling only as much truth as we can get away with and still leave our life rolling along as usual. But once you get used to telling the truth no matter what the outcome might be, you will not have it any other way. Good luck in the contest.
reply by the author on 21-Jan-2025
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An excellent entry for the My Worst Fear Writing Contest. there is definitely a high cost to telling the truth which is why we try to get by telling only as much truth as we can get away with and still leave our life rolling along as usual. But once you get used to telling the truth no matter what the outcome might be, you will not have it any other way. Good luck in the contest.
Comment Written 21-Jan-2025
reply by the author on 21-Jan-2025
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Thank you, Marilyn, for reading and your advice. I appreciate your feedback.
Patricia
Comment from Tom Horonzy
Wow. This post has me thinking... what is it you do for a living. Psychiatrist? Psychologist? Confessor?
I also thought our first President,,, George Washington who by the way is/was a mentor for me as I cannot tell a lie, save for the one I just told.
I sought my dictionary for Alethophobia - couldn't find it. Did you spell it right?
reply by the author on 21-Jan-2025
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Wow. This post has me thinking... what is it you do for a living. Psychiatrist? Psychologist? Confessor?
I also thought our first President,,, George Washington who by the way is/was a mentor for me as I cannot tell a lie, save for the one I just told.
I sought my dictionary for Alethophobia - couldn't find it. Did you spell it right?
Comment Written 21-Jan-2025
reply by the author on 21-Jan-2025
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Hi Tom,
Thank you for reading and commenting. At the end of my post there is a link for Alethophobia from Wiktionary.org.
Patricia
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My bachelor's degree is in psychology, but I didn't enter the psychology field of work. I am currently retired and attending SNHU for my master's degree in creative writing.
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Wiktionary??? Where else would a misspelled word be than in a dictionary that is spelled wrongly???
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Just joking.
Comment from Begin Again
Wow! I hope telling the story doesn't mess with your mind anymore than the original event already has. All the phobias (which most I can't pronounce or even tell you about) were interesting to learn about but your story set me on edge. To tell the truth.... it's like teetering on the very edge of a cliff wondering which way your thoughts will lean and what the consequences will be and you have no control. Mind blowing!
miles, Carol
reply by the author on 20-Jan-2025
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Wow! I hope telling the story doesn't mess with your mind anymore than the original event already has. All the phobias (which most I can't pronounce or even tell you about) were interesting to learn about but your story set me on edge. To tell the truth.... it's like teetering on the very edge of a cliff wondering which way your thoughts will lean and what the consequences will be and you have no control. Mind blowing!
miles, Carol
Comment Written 20-Jan-2025
reply by the author on 20-Jan-2025
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Thank you, Carol. I appreciate your reading and thoughtful response.
Comment from Michael Ludwinder
You made me think about the cost of truth-telling. I loved how you included personal experiences into your writing. The way you blended real fears with specific moments from your life made your writing feel real. I can really sense the weight of your reflections and the inner struggle you've carried with you. Keep up the amazing work!
reply by the author on 20-Jan-2025
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You made me think about the cost of truth-telling. I loved how you included personal experiences into your writing. The way you blended real fears with specific moments from your life made your writing feel real. I can really sense the weight of your reflections and the inner struggle you've carried with you. Keep up the amazing work!
Comment Written 20-Jan-2025
reply by the author on 20-Jan-2025
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Thank you, Michael. I appreciate you stopping by and leaving feedback.
Patricia
Comment from Iza Deleanu
Thank you, I never knew this world: "Catagelophobia: fear of being ridiculed;" now I learn something new. Thank you for sharing and good luck with your writings.
reply by the author on 19-Jan-2025
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Thank you, I never knew this world: "Catagelophobia: fear of being ridiculed;" now I learn something new. Thank you for sharing and good luck with your writings.
Comment Written 19-Jan-2025
reply by the author on 19-Jan-2025
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Thank you, Iza.
Comment from royowen
Thank you for this, I consider myself reasonably articulate, but some of those phobias you listed in your initial list of such were unpronounceable, the sounded like a town in a Welsh town, heh heh. Yes truth is an interesting one, but I don't think if someone is ugly you tell them so, or publicly ridiculing them, which violates the law of respect, mmmh difficult, thanks for sharing, well done, blessings Roy
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reply by the author on 19-Jan-2025
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Thank you for this, I consider myself reasonably articulate, but some of those phobias you listed in your initial list of such were unpronounceable, the sounded like a town in a Welsh town, heh heh. Yes truth is an interesting one, but I don't think if someone is ugly you tell them so, or publicly ridiculing them, which violates the law of respect, mmmh difficult, thanks for sharing, well done, blessings Roy
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Comment Written 19-Jan-2025
reply by the author on 19-Jan-2025
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Roy, I couldn't pronounce them either. Thanks for reading and commenting.
Patricia
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Well done
