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Spent the night bouncing between panicking and crying thanks to all the fireworks. Even all the videos on my TL are enough to get the heart racing. This phobia has taken on a life of its own, it’s not even about the explosion—or anything tangible—anymore.
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It’s a lot less extreme than it used to be. I no longer shriek and sob and rock back and forth screaming about them being too low. I no longer fear another explosion. It’s evolved into a frustrating phobia. Irrational fear.