My Fear Story:

 I have a fear of geese. I did not realize this until moving to Bloomington. Sure I have seen them before but they were never around my house the way they are around my apartment here. While it may seem silly since the obvious answer is to just avoid them or go around them but they do follow you. I was sitting out one day outside my apartment in the summer reading a book and I was not paying attention to my surroundings. I was out there for probably 30 to 40 minutes when I decided to look up. Coming straight at me a heard of geese. While yes they were moving fairly slowly when they got close enough they stopped. After some time of what seemed like a showdown to make the next move they finally seemed like they were going to leave. Once they turned I started to pack up my lawn chair to go inside and the movement must have started them because next thing I know one of them is turned and hissing at me. I immediately stopped moving scared of what to do next. So I just stood there and once the flock was out of the area I slowly began to back up until I was far enough that I felt safe to run back to my door. They even make me nervous now when I am driving in my car because they will stop and hiss at it.

Revised My Fear Story:

One hot summer day in the middle of July, I had the day off from work. It was my first and only day off for the week so I wanted to do something relaxing. I decided that I wanted to go outside, tan, and enjoy the day. So I grab a book and a lawn chair to sit outside my apartment with by the pond. As I begin to read this book I am completely consumed by it and no longer aware of my surroundings. Thirty minutes go by and I am starting to get a little overheated. As I grab a sip of water I decide to glance up. Staring straight at me was a group of geese. They were just looking at me from about 15 feet away. I immediately froze and the showdown began. They were moving fairly slowly but they started to walk away. Once they started to walk away, I began packing up my lawn chair to go back inside. The movement startled them and now a geese began to hiss at me from only 10 feet away. I was immediately unsure what to do next. So I just stood there until the group began to move away again. Once the group was out of the area I began to slowly back up until I was far enough that I felt safe to run to my door. Once I made it to the door I finally felt safe. This is a new fear for me but now whenever I am outside I always make sure that there are not geese around. Although this is a fear that I have I recognize that the outside is there home and in their mind I was in their space so I will now be mindful of where I am at.