Challenge: “Fear of paper clips.”

While I am convinced that in any actual case of a person fearing paper clips it could easily be traced back to fear of death, it is extremely hard to link the two hypothetically… so cut me some slack.

Literal interpretation: Somehow I am afraid that paper clips are going to hurt me physically or make me vulnerable in some way.
Figurative interpretation: Paper clips are devices used to hold paper together. Figuratively speaking paper clips in my mind maybe hold together my whole life, if I use them a lot perhaps. In this way I am most likely afraid that paper clips will suddenly not do what I want them to do. That means they will throw my life into questions and chaos [in my mind]. (the in my mind stuff is very important since fears are all in your mind) So because now you are in chaos, you are vulnerable and thus at more of a risk of death.

(And I know I’m groping in a dark room but that’s what you gave me-a dark room, and you know I’m right so don’t be difficult!)