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I need a refresher from the elections. So, I want to know waht everyone's phobia is so I don't have to think about the elections.

And please, no "stupid people in large groups". :rolleyes: That would mean you're afraid of the US government.

My phobia is lightning. I hate lightning. I even hate suspicious-looking clouds. I was watching "Day After Tomorrow" and got freaked out mainly because of all the lightning. Two months ago in marchign band a storm was coming up and I started hyperventilating and has to go inside. I wasn't even afraid of storms until I was seven (which is when I moved to a very storm-prone area). My fear intensified when lightning sturck very close to my house a year or two ago and scared the living bajeezus outta me (and messed up all the phone lines and the internet). Back in May lightning hit my neighbor's house (I didn't see the house get hit but I saw the flames afterwards :eek:) and this summer after band lightning hit VERY close to my house, set the smoke alarm off and totally killed this little thermometer thing. So, I have justifications. :(

What are your phobias?

Spiders.
And large group of stupid people.

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geese, ducks, pigeons, crickets, small groups of smart people, large groups of stupid people, pit bulls (local ones only), and that guy at the 7-11 who keeps asking me if I have seen indecent proposal......creepy.

But I am afraid of the US government.

For a more relevant example of stupid people, how about the folks who made that movie. Why does Jake Gyllenhaal take off his gloves to climb the steel ladder when it's -50° outside?

And why do they burn the books while ignoring all that lovely wooden funiture downstairs?

my phobia's blood.
Yep, I really don't like blood.

Those acursed flying insects.

Or, I could answer the question...

I'm afraid of other people. People behave unpredictably, and having to interact with them in a way where I won't know what they'll do causes me a lot of anxiety.

I need a day to recover from an impromptu meeting at work, so frightening it is.

Lightning. It's so stupid, and I try so hard not to be scared by it, but I can't help it.

Lightning. It's so stupid, and I try so hard not to be scared by it, but I can't help it.

Me too! Lightning, and mimes. Mimes really creep me out. And being buried alive.

I don't like spiders, though I'm not sure it comes up to a phobia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phobia). ("A phobia (from the Greek φόβος "fear"), is a strong, persistent fear of situations, objects, activities, or persons. The main symptom of this disorder is the excessive, unreasonable desire to avoid the feared subject. When the fear is beyond one's control, or if the fear is interfering with daily life, then a diagnosis under one of the anxiety disorders can be made.")

I do get the creeps when large groups of perhaps not really stupid people with musical instruments passes by marching in step. :p

spiders, definitely. and heights a bit but i enjoy challenging that one. horror movies always badly freak me out, especially anything supernatural. not zombie movies though, they're just funny.

I'm afraid of heights. Don't like spiders either or poisonous snakes.

I love lightnings. My favorite weather is a serious thunderstorm where all hell seems to break loose.

I've been terrified by ants all my life, don't know why. Spiders too, but not quite so much.

What are your phobias?
Heights. as long as I don't think about how High up I am, I'm fine.

I can become acclimated to heights, but at first they frighten me. Being alone for the rest of my life. And pancakes ;)

I'm most afraid of people, although I'm starting to overcome it. I used to get nauseous whenever I was around people, but I saw a psychiatrist and eventually started to feel better.

I'm also terrified that someone might have romantic feelings for me someday. That's scary.

Also, I'm afraid of dogs and elevators sort of scare me, although not so much anymore.

I do get the creeps when large groups of perhaps not really stupid people with musical instruments passes by marching in step. :p

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Oh, now, Pancake, I was pulling your leg. Actually, my Lady was in marching band and we're both great fans. ;)

I need a refresher from the elections. So, I want to know waht everyone's phobia is so I don't have to think about the elections.

And please, no "stupid people in large groups". :rolleyes: That would mean you're afraid of the US government.

My phobia is lightning. I hate lightning. I even hate suspicious-looking clouds. I was watching "Day After Tomorrow" and got freaked out mainly because of all the lightning. Two months ago in marchign band a storm was coming up and I started hyperventilating and has to go inside. I wasn't even afraid of storms until I was seven (which is when I moved to a very storm-prone area). My fear intensified when lightning sturck very close to my house a year or two ago and scared the living bajeezus outta me (and messed up all the phone lines and the internet). Back in May lightning hit my neighbor's house (I didn't see the house get hit but I saw the flames afterwards :eek:) and this summer after band lightning hit VERY close to my house, set the smoke alarm off and totally killed this little thermometer thing. So, I have justifications. :(

What are your phobias?

Phobophobia. Fear of fears. :p

Phobophobia. Fear of fears. :p

LOL
Denial. A river of fears. ;)

And pancakes ;)
Muah ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D

Fear of static electricity, needles, and heights(unless there is something solid and connected to the earth with at least a 15 ft diameter, beneath me)

Oh, now, Pancake, I was pulling your leg. Actually, my Lady was in marching band and we're both great fans. ;)

I was pulling your leg too. Though I'm not looking forward to marching my first parade on Saturday, or the holiday parade next month.

I was pulling your leg too. Though I'm not looking forward to marching my first parade on Saturday, or the holiday parade next month.

Well, better this time of year than wearing the delightful uniform on the 4th of July.

the European union.

Arachnophobia mainly, but also a slight fear of public speaking. I can get somewhat agoraphobic at times.

the European union.

Didn't I say not to post anything to the effect of "large groups of stupid people"?

;)

I recently woke up to a giant cockroach on my stomach. That freaked me out more than anything I've ever or felt. I hate cockroaches with a passion, and am currently involved in a long, almost seventeen year old war against them. I've killed way more of them than they have of me, but I'm sure they would kill me if they could. If I notice one within like 10 feet of me, my blood pressure and my heart rate will skyrocket, and I will start forming an immediate retreat strategy as well as a long term attack strategy which will hopefully kill it. I have around 15 cockroach traps scattered around my room. I've only seen two flying cockroaches, and have managed to escape both times with my health, for which I'm grateful.

Besides that, not much.

I fear:
cars/autombiles in general
fish hooks-agkistrophobia
medium heights(30 or 50 ft up to about 100 to 200)
somehting else...i forget...

I was afraid of umbrellas for a long time. I had an umbrella as a kid that would snap shut really quickly and try to eat my fingers.

Now I'm afraid of being bitten by spiders. Not arachnophobia, because I like them when I know where they are, but when the startle me, I freak out. Can't put a glove on in the barn without checking for spiders. :(

IWhat are your phobias?

I have two morbid fears -- and I freak out for each one, and one thing that just makes my skin crawl.

(1) I'm not afraid of heights, but I'm afraid of climbing. Being up there doesn't bother me, but getting there scares the bejeezes out of me.
(2) Big trucks next to me while I'm driving also scare the crap out of me. I just know they're going to change lanes into me (again), and I have to get ahead of them or behind them as fast as I can.

Meat served on the bone is creepy. Take the plate away and bring it back without meat, even if I know it is the same meat, and I'm just fine with it. I can't eat wings, ribs, steak, or even fish or duck without my skin crawling. when I see the bone.

I have two morbid fears -- and I freak out for each one, and one thing that just makes my skin crawl.

(1) I'm not afraid of heights, but I'm afraid of climbing. Being up there doesn't bother me, but getting there scares the bejeezes out of me.
(2) Big trucks next to me while I'm driving also scare the crap out of me. I just know they're going to change lanes into me (again), and I have to get ahead of them or behind them as fast as I can.

Meat served on the bone is creepy. Take the plate away and bring it back without meat, even if I know it is the same meat, and I'm just fine with it. I can't eat wings, ribs, steak, or even fish or duck without my skin crawling. when I see the bone.

Some things aren't phobias, but common sense ;) Good on yer!

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Clowns I fucking hate clowns they have scared me my whole life.

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This is a "phobia" thread, not a "paranoia" thread :eek:

As I said somewhere else (not here I think):

If a swarm of bees chased me off a cliff into a vast expanse of water. I would have had a heart attack halfway there.

Bees, Heights and Large Bodies of Water. They deserve to be capitalized.

This is a "phobia" thread, not a "paranoia" thread :eek:

Oh no your after me too.:eek:

Oh no your after me too.:eek:

And I'm a Grammar N***!
It's "you're" not "your" ;)

Clowns I fucking hate clowns they have scared me my whole life.

I have three friends who are terrified of clowns. I bought one a pillow that says, "Can't sleep the clowns will eat me..." over and over. I sheltered the second one from a clown making animal balloons by Krispy Kreme. The third, well I watched IT with her.

I don't understand the clown phobia or why it's so prevalent, but I certainly respect that it is a serious and intense phobia for many.

Spiders.

And large groups of stupid people.

But mainly spiders.



And why do they burn the books while ignoring all that lovely wooden funiture downstairs? Excellent question, sir!

Well, I'm agoraphobic. But that seems to be a common fact amongst people here. I also have a great fear of anything that is at all poisonous. Poison scares me not because it will kill me, but because it will kill me painfully and slowly. Even animals which may not be poisonous but are even at all related to a poisonous animal scare me. Even animals who's poison only irritates still scare me. Heights scare me even more. That's primarily because once you start falling, you can't exactly stop. Not to mention you'll be concious through the whole god damned thing. Well, those last two are common, reasonable fears. Phobias are supposed to be unusual fears. So I guess my agoraphobia is definetly an "unusual" fear. Now I have to cause unrestrained horror to the two idiots sitting across from me. (I'm on a library computer.)

I'm scared of your brain.

And I'm a Grammar N***!
It's "you're" not "your" ;)
You are so smart thank you for your contribution to humanity;)

I have three friends who are terrified of clowns. I bought one a pillow that says, "Can't sleep the clowns will eat me..." over and over. I sheltered the second one from a clown making animal balloons by Krispy Kreme. The third, well I watched IT with her.

I don't understand the clown phobia or why it's so prevalent, but I certainly respect that it is a serious and intense phobia for many.

They are just ugly and evil looking, I hate them.

I almost drowned in white water once. Rushing water scares me now.

Threads about Phobias.

*Runs away after posting and cries.*

Falling out of the sky.

Not heights....falling out of the sky.

The gays and the blacks.:eek:

polystyrene

Bees. Wasps. Anything that looks like a bee or a wasp.

I'm very arachnophobic (I'm the only person I know who has ever been in therapy for a phobia when they were 12).

It's not quite a phobia (I tend to consider a phobia to be more "intense" than a run-of-the-mill fear), but I'm also afraid of heights (or falling from them. I don't mind being high up, as long as I don't have to fall/drop/walk off a cliff). And I get a little uncomfortable in large crowds.

Loud noises, heights and water. Not heights or water, only when they're together.

I LOVELightning. Nothing like nature's light show. Love storms.

I'm afraid of heights. And vacumn cleaners. One attacked me when I was a child. Twice.

Spiders scare the fuck out of me... strangely I do like them in principle but looking at them makes my brain crawl out of my skull...

Homophobia I must admit. Gay men is pretty self explanatory. But lesbians give me an inferiority complex.

dead bodies. or parts of them. I picnic in cemetaries and I have no problem whatsoever with ghosts or the *concept* of death, but an actual corpse freaks me out severely. oh, and dark water. I read a clip from "jaws" when I was about 5, that ends with bits of flesh floating on the surface of the water. I've never been able to swim in dark water...even in a swimming pool, since. and old children's toys. like, a room with old-fashioned tin-soldiers, ponies, whatever else, covered in dust...freaks me out. *Shrug*

Heights, I am scared shiteless of heights.

This makes getting to and from Japan interesting at times, yes.

Heights, I am scared shiteless of heights.

This makes getting to and from Japan interesting at times, yes.

take a cruise! that would be great fun, I think. just don't go on anything they call "unsinkable"....<_<
>_>

Hypodermic needles (not pins&such, just hypodermic needles)
Bread/Fruit mold (I like bleu cheese and Gorgonzola, though)
Anything I can fall off of (planes are fine, ladders are not)
Constraints (not small spaces, just the thought of not being able to move freely. straightjackets are not good, even if you put me in an open field. buried alive is out of the question.)


I have a feeling that the first one is because whenever I went in for the shots, the doctors always either lied ("this won't hurt" :rolleyes: or just didn't answer my question "what does this one do?")

I was the dentist's worst nightmare until he retired and the new guy started telling me exactly what he was doing.




I suppose my worst nightmare would be hanging from the roof of a building in a straightjacket while someone injects me with a syringe full of mold.

take a cruise! that would be great fun, I think. just don't go on anything they call "unsinkable"....<_<
>_>
I would be glad to if it didn't take a number of weeks to get from point A to point B. I don't have THAT much vacation time!

And I'm not worried about a repeat of that disaster, the Pacific routes usually don't have a lot of ice bergs. ;)

In Soviet Russia, large groups of stupid people fear you. Because in Soviet Russia, you have AK-47 and terrible aim.

I hate spiders. And wind nights discomfort me - I have to check that everything on my balcony won't be carried away or damaged.
My worst death-nightmares concern drowning (risked a couple of times).

Needles - hypodermic, drips, sewing, pins anything like that. I had to get a jag last week to replace a small filling i've had since i was 14 and i had to take temazepan to ease my nerve, however, i still went rigid and i've been suffering from a severe muscle spasm in my shoulder for a week now. - but there was no hysteria which is a good thing. my nerves aren't shot to shit, just my shoulder.

tubes that go into the body - again drips, but also the ones that enter the nose and mouth and go down, your, oh, dear, throat. yikes.

and people walking about with knifes. what if they fall and stab me accidentally? this phobia is mostly occuring in the kitchen.

I don't think I really have any phobias.

I dislike large groups of stupid people intensely, but I don't exactly fear them. :p

Well, I'm agoraphobic. But that seems to be a common fact amongst people here.

I don't think so. Agoraphobia is a crippling fear that means one cannot leave the house or function in society at all without suffering severe panic attacks. It's seperate from social anxiety, which is probably fairly common around here (and which I have to some degree - it doesn't really manifest as a "phobia", though. Merely an unwillingness to interact in certain situations.)

I ain't afraid of heights but i am of falling.
Well it isn't really a fear, just a general dislike.

Acrophobia
Entomophobia
Lyssaphobia
Mysophobia
Pyrophobia

Those are my main phobias.

Centipedes could disappear from the face of the earth, and I think we'd all be better off for it.

So as far as life on the planet goes, you have two legs, four legs, six legs, eight legs, okay fine, then why the sudden jump to a bajillion freaky legs moving like waves running across the floor, up the wall onto the countertop and over your roommate's toothbrush. You can't even step on them to kill them; they're 2 dimensional or something. Oh, I'm sure they do something good like eat some small microscopic parasite that would otherwise take over the world, and I'm sure someone here knows one personally, and they're a perfectly lovely creature and all, but frankly, they disgust me and really gotta go.

I don't like crowds. People I don't mind, but crowds bug the hell out of me. I hate shopping because there are too many people.

Centipedes could disappear from the face of the earth, and I think we'd all be better off for it.

Centipedes literally make my skin crawl. I hate the fuckers with a passion. Their extinction should be pursued with revolutionary zeal.

It's seperate from social anxiety, which is probably fairly common around here (and which I have to some degree - it doesn't really manifest as a "phobia", though. Merely an unwillingness to interact in certain situations.)
Unwillingness or inability.

Maybe that warrants its own thread...

Naziphobia

Didn't I say not to post anything to the effect of "large groups of stupid people"?

;)

but it is not. the EU is a large group of evil communist pig-dogs.

David Caruso.



He's just so orange and doughy.

Spiders.
Injections, blood tests, all kind of liquid in or out of my body through a needle.
Tornadoes. Never saw one but I can't stand seeing them on TV or a photograph.

Now that I think of it, I don`t think I have any phobias.

If anything, perhaps a mild case of agorophobia. But it`s not that I`m afraid or nervous around people. I just dislike most people in general.

I like spiders. They eat bugs.
I like lightning. They`re nature`s fireworks.
I like confining spaces. They keep out people.

I hated the film `The Day After Tomorrow` it was plauged with scientific inaccuracies. Here are just a few off the top of my head.

If a pack of wolves were feasting on the contents of a ship`s galley, they would not waste their energy in trying to chase after people.

The `Ultra-cool` air in the upper atmosphere is also incredibly thin. As it descended to sea-level atmospheric pressure, it would compress, and in effect, get warmer.

Also, air is an excellent insulator. You could stick your hand in a 500 degree celsius oven for 10 seconds , and not get burned. Touch the metal rack however and you`d sear almost instantly. The rate at which things froze in this movie was ludicrous.

I could go on, but I`ve wasted enough time on this film already.

I have three fears which could be considered phobic in magnitude:

1. Needles. I haven't been able to get blood drawn in years, because even on vast amounts of Valium, I still have panic attacks when the needle gets near me. It's really unfortunate.

2. Making phone calls. It sounds silly, but something about initiating phone contact really frightens me. I'm perfectly happy to talk on the phone, or to initiate contact elsewhere, but I can't actually make calls to anyone outside of my immediate family without panicking.

3. Drowning - or, in effect, "water covering my face." I came very close to drowning when I was a small child, and have been frightened of it ever since. I can deal perfectly well with swimming and such as long as my face is above water, but I can't stick my head under at all without freaking out.