Ok. It's funny. The thing that got me here is the very thing I'm afraid of. Lyssophobia it's called. I always hated it when people used the word phobia as a synonym for fear. But it's not, you know. Phobias are much, much deeper. _Everything_ scared me. I was afraid that certain colors would set me off. Or a book? What if a book pushed me over the edge? Something that someone said? If a simple sentance proved too much for my mind? Eventually I couldn't go outside. Anything I saw, anything might do it, might ruin me. This worked, for a while. I stayed inside. Nothing could hurt me then, no outside variables. Then I remembered: cabin fever. That harms people who are inside for too long. That did it. Now I wake up every morning, eat breakfast, go on a quiet walk through the garden. I enjoy myself now. Because you can't be afraid that something will happen if it already happened. Because, didn't you know? Lyssophobia is the fear of going mad. And now I live in the asylum. 2007-10-09T22:39:22Z http://ficlets.com/feed/story/10632 <p>hard to be afraid of something that&#8217;s already happened.</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/10632?basename=16701 2007-10-09T22:39:22Z Mask By The Moon http://ficlets.com/authors/mbtm <p>yay for insanity! the asylum is quite nice! (being facetious! in other words&#8230; jk!)</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/10632?basename=16324 2007-10-07T04:03:01Z Yeah Write! http://ficlets.com/authors/yeahwrite <p>Positively brilliant! It shows you not to be afraid of living.</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/10632?basename=15834 2007-10-03T21:06:28Z Laine the Grey http://ficlets.com/authors/lainegrey <p>I very much liked how you explained what the narrator was thinking as you went along. Lyssophobia&#8230;now <em>that</em> would be terrible. It <em>would</em> drive you to your very darkest fear anyway.</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/10632?basename=15812 2007-10-03T20:34:25Z Stovohobo http://ficlets.com/authors/stovohobo <p>oo, nicely done =]</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/10632?basename=15549 2007-10-02T16:27:20Z One Time, One Chance http://ficlets.com/authors/one_chance <p>A nice story of coming to terms with illness, maybe? A pleasant read and well done.</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/10632?basename=15525 2007-10-02T13:59:47Z THX 0477 http://ficlets.com/authors/thx_0477 <p>We may have a winner!</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/10632?basename=15492 2007-10-02T05:04:03Z SKermitgorf http://ficlets.com/authors/kermitgorf <p>I found this really moving</p> <p>And there is a real truth to the separated descriptions you used</p> <p>It was just really&#8230;.lovely</p> <p>The ending was absolutely perfect and I loved how you didnt dwell to much on it</p> <p>OH gosh now im gushing lol<br />and yeah!!! I&#8217;m a tag!!</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/10632?basename=15483 2007-10-02T03:03:01Z artistsrunwild http://ficlets.com/authors/artistsrunwild