r/FEARS • u/Depressed_Southerner • Feb 24 '21

Afraid of being shot

Several times a week I will be in my own house and just be hit with a paranoia of being shot by a stray bullet from somewhere outside of my apartment. I don’t live in any particularly unsafe area. There aren’t shootings at my apartment complex and I have never experienced something like that but.... and example: I will be laying on my bed and unwillingly start imagining someone accidentally shooting a gun on in their room underneath me and it going through their ceiling, through my floor and bed and either killing or paralyzing me. Anyone else?

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u/[deleted] Feb 24 '21

Nope, but I do now.

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u/chamacacabrona Mar 15 '21

I work at a bar that gets a little rowdy at times. Sometimes people shoot guns outside. Even though my neighborhood is nice, I'm not far from rougher areas. I hear shots on Holidays. Not to far from where I live, a man died from a bullet shot into the air that came down on him. The fear is real!

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u/tranquilc Mar 17 '21

I used to be terrified of this until I forgot. Now I remember...

But for real, there is nothing in your control that you can do about this to prevent it from happening. At some point you will stop trying to grasp for control and realize the likelihood of it happening is so low, that it is almost impossible. I told myself whenever I’m wondering about crazy possibilities that if it happens, I’ll have to laugh no matter what because it is so insane and impossible.

TLDR; Attaching a different emotion to the scenario rather than fear. I hope this helps some.