Fears

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• Bathtubs
His father would dunk his head under the water and keep him under until he was unconscious as punishment whenever he got dirty or played in the mud.
• Dirt
• Mud
• Mud puddles
His fear of dirt, mud, and mud puddles is easy to guess based on his fear of bathtubs and the explanation given above. His father couldn't stand it and hated being given more work to do, so he got severely punished for getting dirty.
• Hands
He flinches when someone raises their hand for fear of getting hit. Obviously, it's because he would get hit by his dad a lot.
• Feet
He got kicked a lot as well, so he avoids people's feet.
• Pillows
• Beds
• Sheets
He is afraid of pillows, beds, and sheets, as his father nearly suffocated him more than once using those exact objects. Plus he was once beaten with a pillow and rat tailed with the sheets.
• Men
     He typically has a fear of men, considering that he was abused by his father.
• Talking
     He is often afraid to talk to people. In fact, he only speaks when spoken to. He's afraid he'll be punished if he speaks without being spoken to, as his father punished him when he spoke without first being spoken to.
• Voicing his feelings or opinions
     He's afraid of voicing how he feels or his opinions because, the last time he did, his father told him he was a disrespectful monster, so he cut out his tongue.
• Getting sick
He has a fear of getting a cold, allergies, or getting sick because whenever he would get sick, his father told him it was his own fault and worked him hard anyways. He would hit the boy for vomiting or for his legs buckling.
• Vomiting
As mentioned above, he got hit for vomiting, so he has more than just a normal fear of vomiting.
• Telling someone he has to use the restroom while away from home or when busy
     He never speaks up about having to pee or anything while he's away from home or busy. His father would call him a useless, pathetic wimp for not being able to hold it, so would then force him to until they either got home or until he wet himself.
• Wetting himself
     Whenever he would wet himself, his father punished him because big kids didn't do that. Only babies did.
• Knives
Because of his quick healing abilities, his father would stab him with a knife when he was angry enough. He'd keep stabbing if Karim made a peep.
• Guns
     He is honestly afraid of guns, and that's because he's been shot. That time it was not by his father, but it was definitely an unpleasant experience for him and enough to traumatize the already traumatized boy.

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