Crucifixes Scare Me

Why don’t they scare you?

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Among the stupid things I believed in when I was a child, I went through a phase where I thought I was a vampire or demonically possessed.

That’s because I have Staurophobia — a fear of crucifixes. It’s a phobia I carry to this day.

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