what are you really afraid of?

All of the above.

being made fun of is my biggie

That I have to explain why I'm 26, unmarried, no children, no college, no car, low-paying job. I'm a walking loser basically, I would rather just not have to explain it all.

E.:
Normally I think "it could be worse" is a dumb thing to say, but imagine this:
- you're married to someone you hate
- you have bratty kids that consume your life/finances
- you have giant student loans
- you're stuck commuting 2 hours a day in your car
- you are in a high paying job that you nevertheless hate.

I know what you mean though. Maybe I'm just trying to make us both feel better

Unintentionally making other people feel uncomfortable by my mere presence or my actions, which will cause them to perform actions that will then, make me feel unpleasant.

-Seeming too masculine.
-Coming off as a bore.
-Getting that "Ooookaaay...?" look that I seem to get.
-My childhood lisp kicking back in.
-People assuming I'm trying to hit on them.
-Mispronouncing words.
-Mispronouncing names. (I speak directly to people without using their names).
-Making other people uncomfortable by approaching them.

I'm afraid of not having anything to say to someone I have to talk to, or want to talk to, specifically a girl, which 99.9% of the time I don't, leading to people thinking I'm a psycho or complete weirdo.

I'm also afraid that people will find me boring, since I don't do much at all, leading to those people not wanting me around.

And if by chance I do get in good with someone, I fear going to a bar. How the hell do I order a beer when I walk up to a bar? I'm 22 and never walked up to a bar on my own. Having a waitress ask me what I want at my table doesn't bother me, but having to actually walk from my table and ask the bartender for a drink, it scares the $#%^ out of me.

For people to see me for who I really am and find me to be as pathetic as I know I am.

e. wrote:That I have to explain why I'm 26, unmarried, no children, no college, no car, low-paying job. I'm a walking loser basically, I would rather just not have to explain it all.

That's pretty much the same for me.

Among educated people I'm afraid of acting too rough/uneducated.
Among uneducated people I'm afraid of acting too clever/know-all.

Mostly I'm afraid of people finding something laughable about me (even if they don't express it, I think they do).