snipers are everywhere! …right?

‘wanted’ did nothing to help me get over my fear of snipers.

i can’t remember when i first became paranoid about snipers, but at one point in my childhood i wanted to be a sniper, so maybe that’s the root of it all; imagining being a sniper, and thinking like a sniper, makes one realize how vulnerable one is.

i will say, i’m less anxious about them now than a few years ago. i no longer feel vaguely uneasy in rooms with large/lots of windows, and can go for days without eyeing nearby rooftops. but still - no more than 2 months ago i asked an ex-boyfriend if he could think of any phobias i might have (no idea why i was asking after this information, but i couldn’t think of what my ‘greatest fear’ might be), and he immediately answered, “snipers.”