Talk:Igniterroremophobia/@comment-107.11.27.175-20170919234208

I've had this phobia for as long as I can remember. I'm a junior now, but I have definitely learned self-control. It's the anticipation that gets to me. The second it's announced, I start fidgetting and such, but I attempt to calm myself down. If it helps for anyone, I try to tell myself that the moment will only happen once, and then it's over. However, I have faked illnesses multiple days to skip the drills, and mentally calender the days to try to predict the day it will happen. I've often found myself counting down to the end of the year not by the days or weeks left, but fire drills left.