When I was 12, I Had an Irrational Fear of My Balls
Yes… “balls" as in testicles. True story!
"Take pride in your uniqueness, for it is a reflection of your purpose and beauty in this world. I like to think I am different, if that is the case."
— Zeraton.
Heads up! For those of you who are solely here for the TITLE and NOT for the LIFE-CHANGING other things I’m going to be talking about in this blog, I suggest you skip to the end to learn about that very strange childhood quirk.
Great! Now with that outta the way… we can begin!
After going on what was more than a decade of self-discovery, I have come to the conclusion that I am a rather strange fellow.
You see from the outside, I might appear as some comedic, careless free bum(which I am). However, the closer you get to know me, the more you realize just how fascinatingly strange I can truly be!
If I’m being honest, I don’t mind my oddities at all! In fact, I have come to embrace them. And it’s just like that short man from Game of thrones once said:
Never forget what you are, the rest of the world will not. Wear it like armor, and it can never be used to hurt you.
And so without further ado, I present to you my audacious oddities:
Oddity No.1: The 15 Times Exercise
Yes… I wanted to start off this list with something much more positive, because I assure you, it only gets weirder from here on after.
Okay, so continuing with the 15 times exercise…
I actually adapted this exercise from my late Uncle, and to be frank, it has helped me quite a lot over the years! All that is required for the exercise to work, is a pen, paper, and a few minutes of patience and optimism.
During the exercise, you are encouraged to write down anything you feel like(preferably a positive thing) on a piece of paper 15 times, before finally taking a deep breath and reading what you have written aloud.
Now the objective of this exercise is to enhance the power of attraction, manifestation, and optimism; whereby a sequence of repeated ideas, can transform into a physical manifestation in your life. After all, you DO attract what you say.
Personally, I find that the exercise works most for me when I write things like :
I am Happy!
or
Today is gonna be a good day!
Yes, I realized writing sentences like these, brings a lot more positivity and fruitfulness into my world. Oh, and in as much as some people may find this whole thing to be superstitious or just plain silly, I nonetheless believe still! And I do believe that there is — to a degree — a great source of power in repetition and attraction.
Oddity No.2: I sometimes communicate with stuffed animals.
So if you follow my blogs, you should definitely know those two fellas up there: Kenny the Tiger, and Little old Horsie.
Hmm... So there’s really no normal way of saying this, but uh... I basically steal the stuffed animals from my little cousin, dress ‘em up, and then have lunch together with them!
Also, I can hear them in my head. Like, we literally have conversations over lunch!
I mean just yesterday, we were debating over just why in the fucking hell is Trump tryna run for president again!
Oddity No.3 — Morning Wood
Okay, so for a long time, I always wondered why this often happens to me:
I wake up from sleep, get out of bed, clean up, go get my morning cup of coffee, and when I head to the patio for some morning sunshine — BOOM!!! Boner.
In reality, I always imagined this was a common thing for guys, you know, kinda like that good old fashion morning erection??.. But no! This was far more bizarre!
It took me a while, but I finally mustered up the courage to go on google and look it up myself! And the answer: Actirasty — sexual arousal to sunlight.
Finally.. what you’ve been waiting for!
Oddity No.4 — When I was 12, I had an irrational fear of my balls
So... when I was about 12 years old, I had a very unusual fear of my scrotum. Yup! So you can imagine how hard it must’ve been for me to use the bathroom ;)
LoL, straight-up zipping down to take a piss was utterly insufferable! Heck, I couldn’t even zip down to take a piss without me immediately screaming:
“Aaahhhhhhhhhh!!! Testicles!” in fear.
Honestly, it was so bad that my parents and I had to go see a therapist to correct the issue. At the end of the day, doc simply told us it was quite normal — just my absurd little 12-year-old self, trying to process puberty that’s all!
Okay, but fast forward a couple of years later, and my phobia would’ve gotten a lot more…interesting. For some reason, I had this overwhelming crazy fear of losing my testicles!
Ha, funny to think huh? But this was my newfound fear!
Ahh ... and every now and then, I would catch myself constantly searching underneath, attempting — begging — to see if all my balls were in place.
“One…. One…. one °_°…….. phew!There it is! Jeez, that was a close one!” I would often say to myself.
Ahh... I often remember that dreaded bike accident — the very one that started this phobia in the first place
So there I was, riding my bike with some friends when I suddenly made a wrong turn and accidentally hit my area hard on the handle of the bike.
Upon my screaming in pain, my friends quickly rushed to me:
Woa! You okay man?
My reply:
Yeah, yeah... I think so. I’m okay…
I was not. And it wasn’t until I finally got home and rushed to my bedroom, had I then began the search for my missing testicles…
Oh how I screamed, cried, and swore as I kept searching. How I begged that God in the sky — over and over — to help me….HELP ME FIND MY MISSING TESTICLE!
Don’t worry, I eventually found it. Learn the hard way though👀
I do appreciate you stopping by and taking the time to read this — means a lot honestly. And please, do take care of yourself.
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