i have the same fear! i think i had mentioned this in another post but i cant remember. but i used to love storms, id sit for hours watching them, but now i hate them. not too long ago we had a storm here and the lights went out and there was a huge flash of lightning really close to us. i started panicking* and crying whiles my mom tried to get me to stop shaking. after it was all over with i laughed about it a bit, dont know why but it helped calm me down a bit. the next day we went outback and had seen that the flash of lightning from the night before had hit the tree right next to our house. i also tend to watch the weather channel 'ALOT' when it storms (even if its just raining) but i think that the reason why i am a bit more jumpy than before is cause the past few years there have been more severe weather where i live than ever before, so thats another reason why i get scared.
well, i hope for the best for you and hope you can overcome your fear. if you'd like you can PM me anytime, since we have the same kind of fear oh and sorry if my post was a bit long, i tend to write alot for some reason [8)]