Chris and Fear -

[Fuzzy Wuzzy]

Most people have a natural fear of something. Some people have paranoias because of certain events that caused them. However, Chris seems to have a lot of fear for everything. In this case, its fear of dealing with adult life. Fear of being rejected. Fear of boyfriends (noviophobia which he made up). And even fear of finding a job which takes away his precious time from vidya and his Love Quest. Oh and here's where it gets interesting. The toy hoarding that Chris engages in. Could that be his way of coping his fears from dealing with reality? Some people like me think that there's a fine line in the differences between fear and pussying out of things. Fear is one someone is genuinely afraid of like spiders whereas pussying out is not taking the challenge in life that improves oneself. Is Chris very afraid or is he just a pussy? Discuss.

 

[Foulmouth]

He's a big fat smelly unwashed lazy fearfull pussy.

 

[QI 541]

Sometimes it's fear, sometimes he's a pussy, and sometimes he just doesn't have any incentive.

Adult life? He doesn't feel shame from acting like a manchild or being completely dependent, and people were willing to pamper him for most of his life, so he has no incentive to grow up.

Rejection - He might actually have some kind of social anxiety that makes him afraid of being humiliated when a girl rejects him. Oddly, he doesn't seem to be concerned about all the other things he does to humiliate himself.

Boyfriends - This is Chris confusing something he dislikes with fear. He's worried that the girl he's asking out might have a boyfriend because that's clearly the only reason a girl wouldn't jump at the chance to sleep with him.

Finding a job - He clearly doesn't need one to buy all the frivolous shit he wants, so he has no incentive.

 

[CatParty]

Chris is just a pussy.


Oh and he fears bathing.

 

[TrippinKahlua]

Fear is what crippled him at the start of his love quest. Thats why he created crap like Noviophobia and "Infinitely High-Boyfriend Factor."

He wanted something to fear because even though he wanted Sex, he wanted it handed on a silver platter despite his cowardice towards girls.

He perhaps felt that way because of graduation. What happened there would've shattered anyone's confidence.

 

[BillRiley]

Well, social anxiety is pretty common in autistic people, for reasons it would be too boring to go into here. But I guess what's at root here is the origins of Chris-C­han's "Love Quest." He spells it out pretty clearly in the updated version of "Story of my Current Days."

For days to weeks to months to years, I Felt So Lonesome and Incomplete. But I didn't STOP! In the name of Love, and the fact that there had to be a Boyfriend-Free Girl out there, somewhere, for me to get to know, grow a strong companionship with and make into a Sweetheart from the Ground-Up, so in later years, after the inevitability of my parents leaving me, I WON'T BE ALONE. And I can eventually realize my dream of being a good husband, and father of a pretty girl named Crystal.
~14 August 2006

So it appears that the original motivation was fear of being without a caretaker after his parents are gone. I think "Novophobia" and "The Infinitely High Boyfriend Factor" and such like came afterwards, as rationalizations for why his Love Quest was failing so miserably. The whole "God-Called Daughter Crystal" think appears to be an afterthought, brought on by his belief in the prophetic nature of his dreams.

 

[He Sets Me On Fire]

Chris seemed to have a fear of being alone after the death of his parents for quite some time, I'm talking as early as 21-23 years old. To be honest, that was one of the most insightful revelations that Chris has ever had - that his parent's inevitable death would mean he'd have no one to cling to. It's a fear that has apparently not lessened in the ensuing years:

I am alone at the moment. My mother is getting a sleep-napia for her snoring at M.J.H. It just dawned on me that THIS is what it is like if it WAS just me... It really IS lonely, and it is hell to me.I understand financially, I just could not survive alone for long, and my daddy was right on that. WOULD it Kill any woman to approach me in public and offer her hand in friendship with a Long and True Relationship with me?!! If my mom had not found my dad. and HE was lonely and old too HE would not have lived TWO WEEKS from that faithful day in Maddy's Pub. I certainly would Not last long either. Is my fathers missed fate my fate to be? - Chris, 2012/4/23, Facebook

Okay, so, what makes no sense to me is Chris's enthusiasm of years ago. Being perpetually alone was a possibility that he knew he faced (admittedly his convictions may have been informed heavily by his inability to understand what being alone forever meant), and yet, he felt he was "bound" to meet the girl of his dreams in a mall or library somewhere. Was it just his sense of entitlement trumping his fear?

 

[CalmMyTits]

I think he has a bit of genuine fear, such as being afraid of the trolls because of certain events like Bluespike, but I say that him being afraid is five percent real fear, and 95 percent being a pussy. So much in his life could improve if he'd stop being a pussy.

 

[CatParty]

HSMOF is right about the fear of being alone when death comes knocking. as i remember, the day bob died, he immediately updated his dating profiles.

 

[Foulmouth]

I think he has a bit of genuine fear, such as being afraid of the trolls because of certain events like Bluespike, but I say that him being afraid is five percent real fear, and 95 percent being a pussy. So much in his life could improve if he'd stop being a pussy.

Which is funny because he thinks life will improve if he gets some pussy.

 

[Alec Benson Leary]

WOULD it Kill any woman to approach me in public and offer her hand in friendship with a Long and True Relationship with me?!!

"Jeez, I am absolutely convinced I need a sweetheart to survive, yet I will do absolutely nothing to improve my chances of getting one. WOULD it Kill any woman to just come be with me and take care of me, and all she has to sacrifice is her chance at being with a man who actually wants to make her happy too?!!"

Chris is indeed terrified of what will happen to him after he's gone, and he's right to be (though as usual, his reasoning is ass-backwards). But I've never seen another person who is so terrified of a thing happening, yet simultaneously doesn't even care to find out what he can or can't do about it.

That's the fucked up thing. Never mind what you and I know his limits to be. Chris has never even explored his limits. He doesn't know he can't fix this or that because he's tried and failed, he's just assuming because that's quicker and lets him get back to his vidya.

 

[Christ-Chan]

as i remember, the day bob died, he immediately updated his dating profiles.

I think that's an unfair conclusion to jump to. Yes, he made a note about sweetheart "qualifications" on that day, but isn't it likely that he did it before he knew Bob died and it was just unfortunate timing?

 

[Ryan Rash]

I do think Chris feels fear on a regular basis. Specifically, fear of the outside world, where anyone (and therefore, everyone) can be a troll out to make him look like an ass on the internet. This sets off a vicious cycle: Chris goes out into the world to, say, do some grocery shopping, someone inconveniences him (likely unintentionally), they are with DA TWOLLS, and he retreats further into his self-imposed isolation.

 

[asperhes]

Okay, so, what makes no sense to me is Chris's enthusiasm of years ago. Being perpetually alone was a possibility that he knew he faced (admittedly his convictions may have been informed heavily by his inability to understand what being alone forever meant), and yet, he felt he was "bound" to meet the girl of his dreams in a mall or library somewhere. Was it just his sense of entitlement trumping his fear?

IT WAS PROMISED! GodJesus had given him an iron-clad guarantee that a wife and daughter would soon fall into his lap. Furthermore, cartoons always have happy endings in which the beautiful girl takes pity on the sad-sack intolerable loser. I think he got a lot of positive encouragement from teachers in high school to follow his dreams. On top of that, Borb's mistreatment had provided him with an ego the size of Kansas, giving him the sense of entitlement you mention.

Since then, he has clearly lost his faith in God. I really don't think he believes in prophetic dreams anymore, since their source is an obvious troll.

 

[Tubular Monkey]

as i remember, the day bob died, he immediately updated his dating profiles.

I think that's an unfair conclusion to jump to. Yes, he made a note about sweetheart "qualifications" on that day, but isn't it likely that he did it before he knew Bob died and it was just unfortunate timing?

Yeah, his dad was only near death, so, you know, it's cool. Sores from bug bites, swollen feet, can barely talk... I WANNA SWEETHEART FROM DA GROUND UP!

 

[Some JERK]

Well he was raised by a hoarder. Hoarding is a symptom of a deep fear of loss resulting in an inability to assign appropriate value to things/situations. It kind of makes sense that Chris would have a grand amount of inappropriate/exaggerated fear, since he has no ability or motivation to figure anything out for himself.

 

[Marvin]

Since then, he has clearly lost his faith in God. I really don't think he believes in prophetic dreams anymore, since their source is an obvious troll.

He doesn't cite supernatural things like god or his prophetic dreams as being from trolls. They're just being mean or something. I think he'd still want to hold on to the possibility of those things, in case he ever wants to cite them as evidence of something he wants to believe in.

 

[Alec Benson Leary]

Okay, so, what makes no sense to me is Chris's enthusiasm of years ago. Being perpetually alone was a possibility that he knew he faced (admittedly his convictions may have been informed heavily by his inability to understand what being alone forever meant), and yet, he felt he was "bound" to meet the girl of his dreams in a mall or library somewhere. Was it just his sense of entitlement trumping his fear?

Well, it's easy for him to talk big. He long told himself, "someday I'll have my sweetheart". But Chris's whole worldview is built on a giant slew of "somedays". Giving thought to how he would get from A to B? That is the part he's scared of. So he told himself he was putting in his share of the work by coming up with the someday fantasy, it was the universe's job to meet him the rest of the way.

Since then, he has clearly lost his faith in God. I really don't think he believes in prophetic dreams anymore, since their source is an obvious troll.

He doesn't cite supernatural things like god or his prophetic dreams as being from trolls. They're just being mean or something. I think he'd still want to hold on to the possibility of those things, in case he ever wants to cite them as evidence of something he wants to believe in.

Like most higher-level mammals, Chris understands the rudimentary concept of hedging his bets.

 

[CatParty]

Yeah, his dad was only near death, so, you know, it's cool. Sores from bug bites, swollen feet, can barely talk... I WANNA SWEETHEART FROM DA GROUND UP!

Didn't he fully believe his father was going to recover and live for a few more years?

death told him 2015 in one of his dreams. IT WAS BASICALLY PROMISED

 

[Alec Benson Leary]

He seems to believe that he tried. Sonichu was his try at becoming financially independent; the Attraction Sign and online sweethearts were his tries at getting in a relationship.

He tried in the same way as get-rich-quick schemers "try". He's always believed himself to be above the concept of menial work, in his mind that's for the little people.

It's like watching someone who's tried in the past to catch crabs with a fishing pole. He was always told "don't use a fishing pole, that's not going to work for you. Try..." but ignored that and did what he believed was best anyway. After finally giving up with the fishing pole, he's gone back home to sulk and demand that the crabs he wants come up out of the ocean and to his door for him. Even though he's now in danger of starving to death, and has been told to at least go get a loaf of bread from Wal-Mart or something so he won't end up dying, he's still adamant that he needs the crabs to come to him.

Very well put. Also, whenever Chris thinks of an idea, any alternatives are soo bleak and heart-wrenching to him that he'd rather (so he would melodramatically say) die than try what the little normal people have to try every day.

Go ask a woman out? No, that's so hard and awful that only the peasants have to do that. I'm special! My attraction sign should be working! Never mind that it has produced literally zero results in over a decade, it is supposed to work!

death told him 2015 in one of his dreams. IT WAS BASICALLY PROMISED

Yeah, I don't think he had/has quite managed to understand that mythical beings with mythical power over life and death aren't that real.

Of course they're real. And Chris alone gets to talk to them! That's how above everyone else he is, didn't you know? If Death's prophecy didn't come true, it must be because the trolls murdered Bob with their mystical dark energy.