My mother had a fear of doctors - other than her daughter marrying one.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Like any mum, I fear some mysterious illness befalling my children.
My mother had a lot of phobias. She's pregnant with me and she was a very phobic person. So I was born into phobia, basically.
I think my mother was always worried about me when she was alive.
I was afraid of just about everything in this world, with the possible exception of my mother and I wasn't too sure about her.
I was terrified the first time that I had a big problem in my business. I was obviously terrified when they diagnosed me with cancer in 1994. I was terrified when my son used to drive too fast. But I do believe in the fact that fear is not an option, so I always try to face it and not be afraid.
Well, first of all, let me say that I might have made a tactical error in not going to a physician for 20 years. It was one of those phobias that really didn't pay off.
I think I definitely got scared by the second or third time a doctor told me I was dying.
Kids should feel afraid of 'Doctor Who.' All the adults I've talked to remember fondly being afraid when they were kids. That's part of the reason they remember it and love it. And if you're afraid in a controlled way, you sort of appreciate fear in some respect.
Both my parents were doctors, and my mother had her surgery in the house. There were six children.
My mother's father was a doctor, and she desperately wanted to be a doctor.