Share your phobia if you have any. If not, make one up.
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About as close as I can get to a phobia. Picture by http://www.flickr.com/photos/jpockele
Dec 17, 2010 17:07 by faith -
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Snakes. Mayo.
Dec 17, 2010 16:15 by zoe -
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fear of teeth falling out, like really intensely afraid of this. fear of my hair being cut short against my will. fear of walking downhill/downstairs.
Dec 17, 2010 00:50 by breanna from iphone -
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Heights and a little claustrophobic. The bravest thing I ever did (as far as conquering my phobias) is crossing a wood and rope suspension bridge in Vancouver. I was shaking for an hour after I got done. http://www.findfamilyfun.com/lynncanyon.htm
Dec 16, 2010 20:00 by saxchik -
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When I was a kid, I had an irrational fear of getting sucked up by the vaccuum
Dec 16, 2010 19:56 by toyotaboy-
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My 3 year old nephew is obsessed with vacuums but afraid of them when they get turned on.
Dec 16, 2010 20:13 by shannonsfchef.
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I'm terrified of horses. I never had a bad experience, (I've never been near one) they're just big and have a mind of their own. I'm also afraid of birds and reptiles.
Dec 16, 2010 18:53 by hardrockhippie-
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I had a horse step on my foot, it was incredibly painful.
Dec 16, 2010 18:57 by shannonsfchef. -
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i'm not fond of them, having been around them growing up (my grandparents had a horse boarding business). they're big, their mouths are huge and they stink.
Dec 16, 2010 19:49 by jenaissance. -
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Horses (as long as they are tame) are just big dogs... Just very Big dogs, but they have the same cognitive awareness and are suspicious of strangers... If you mean to be their friend, give them a puff of your breath (seriously) blow into their nose, offer them your hand (to the side cuz they can't see you striaght on) and best to offer your open, flat hand with a treat (carrot, sugar cube, whatever) NOTE: do not try to feed a treat to a horse with your fingers, they might git crunched *aka: open, flat hand, with the treat in your palm* ... lol (not that you'll be needing this info any time soon!) ;D
Birds... awwww... u just never met the right one. I have owned parrots who people were afraid of because they'd never been around one who was nice. People have a responsibility to socialize their pets, parrots included... and I guarantee you, my kids would (have) and would bowl you over with their sweetness. Nothin' to be afraid of (except the occasional poop on yer shoulder because they want to claim you as their territory!) lol!!!
Lizards... a roommate of mine had one that was real friendly (but he was only about a foot long) and he liked to swat ya with his tail... so maybe he wasn't that friendly afterall... but he was cute and strangely had a personality! I was afraid of him but he was tiny... bigger ones, yes, I admit, I'd be intimidated!
*Hugs*
Jan 05, 2011 20:11 by superspaceangel.
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and this is the biggest one: anaisthanochronophobia - fear of not being able to perceive time. I HAVE to know what time it is constantly or I have a panic attack. I have clocks in every room, including the bathrooms, and always have my phone with me just for the clock. Funny thing is, I hate wearing a watch.
Dec 16, 2010 14:08 by jenaissance -
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Dec 16, 2010 13:54 by jenaissance-
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Yikes! That's a healthy one. Me too.
Dec 16, 2010 17:33 by stephie.
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The window or middle seat. Whenever I fly I have to sit in an aisle chair...
Dec 16, 2010 12:56 by jackcomrie-
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oh man, I forgot about planes. I need to be sedated.
Dec 16, 2010 13:38 by discomeg2. -
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@discomeg2: I am sure @thedigitalghost has some Etorphine
Dec 16, 2010 13:43 by jackcomrie. -
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me too, I'll even take the middle. just don't put me by the window, i do not want to see. especially during take off and landing
Dec 16, 2010 13:57 by jenaissance. -
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@jackcomrie: oh my! I didn't know what that was until now.
Dec 16, 2010 13:58 by discomeg2. -
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@jenaissance: I like looking out the window. I just hate being cramped into those little spaces.
Dec 16, 2010 14:00 by jackcomrie. -
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I like the window on the left side
Dec 16, 2010 14:22 by leah. -
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I'm not afraid of flying but I am afraid of crashing.
Dec 16, 2010 17:33 by stephie.
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I thought of another one: Due to an experience I had at the old Yankee Stadium, I no longer take escalators in large crowd situations such as you find at sports venues if I can help it. If I do have to get on, I leave an abnormal amount of space between me and the party ahead of me, because people have this tendency to just stop where they step off at the end of the ride while they ponder what direction to go next. This caused me to get half-crushed at Yankee Stadium. If it's just at the mall or some other public building, no problem.
Dec 16, 2010 12:24 by kellydna -
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I fear responsibility in a dramatic, gut-wrenching sort of way. I have some now, and it causes me no end of anxiety.
Dec 16, 2010 12:08 by nonlinear_time-
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I think I have a little of that, too!
Dec 16, 2010 12:20 by kellydna.
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I have claustrophobia and enochlophobia. I also do not like to walk along the edges of bodies of water as I have this odd rhythm disorder that causes me to sway with the motion of the water, it also causes to limp when I see other people limping. I never sit with my back to a door, and when in a crowded places, I always determine what three people I'll need to take out first if some ish goes down.
Dec 16, 2010 11:37 by thedigitalghost-
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my husband also has enochlophobia, so i do a lot of things with the kids by myself because he just can't handle it (fairs, parades, xmas shopping...) he also has social anxiety and doesn't like to talk to people he isn't already comfortable with, which puts a damper on our social life!
Dec 16, 2010 14:01 by jenaissance. -
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@jenaissance: It's a wonder the two of you ever got together!
Dec 16, 2010 14:23 by kellydna. -
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@kellydna I know! lol after 10 years I've gotten used to it and we've found ways around it. i just have my own social life, and i don't have to worry about a babysitter :P
Dec 16, 2010 14:35 by jenaissance.
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i dont like people eating around me, i can get in to a very bad mood if there is no TV or music or some other sound beside, so i try to avoid eating with people :_ i dont like my phobia, i am thinking of himnosis
Dec 16, 2010 10:52 by fercas_123-
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I have that one, too, but I always thought of it as a pet peeve rather than a phobia.
Dec 16, 2010 12:07 by nonlinear_time. -
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I don't like eating in front of people either. But I have body image issues.
Dec 16, 2010 13:40 by discomeg2.
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My weirdest one is walking in a crowded place and accidentally kicking someone's walking stick out from underneath them!
Dec 16, 2010 10:35 by leah -
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I don't like looking over the railing of a high bridge over a river. It just creeps me out. Particularly the Ford Bridge on 46th Street over the Mississippi River. (The bridge in the photo is the Hennepin Avenue Bridge downtown, but it's high, too, and it's still the Mississippi River.)
Dec 16, 2010 09:05 by kellydna-
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Same here.
Dec 16, 2010 11:38 by thedigitalghost. -
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me too! Man, I am afraid of everything.
Dec 16, 2010 13:58 by discomeg2.
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"The fear of getting stuck in a chimney is called santaclaustrophobia. I wrote that joke when I was eight, and it still holds up."- Conan O'Brien
Dec 16, 2010 07:51 by rragsbag -
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Losing my keys has turned me into always being afraid I don't have them. So to cope, I am constantly checking to make sure I have them, so much so that they are always in my hands and never make it to my purse.
Come to think of it, this probably started when I lost my keys for a car rental.
Dec 16, 2010 07:49 by shannonsfchef-
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I've locked my keys in my car 3 times, and I do the exact same thing.
Dec 16, 2010 18:56 by hardrockhippie. -
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I pat my pockets at least 3-4 times a day (phone, keys, wallet.. everything still in there?)
Dec 16, 2010 19:51 by toyotaboy.
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Spiders, heights, crowds, computer breaking, deep water. I'm also afraid of the dark. I'm 28. >.< The thing is I can trace most of these fears back to a traumatizing event. Except spiders. I have no idea why I've been terrified of them my whole life. It makes no sense like psychologically.
Dec 16, 2010 06:44 by discomeg2-
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Oh I could've made a list too! Most notably (after the other one below) though is the fear of crowds. Don't like having to walk into one, at all, even if I know who they are.
Dec 16, 2010 07:02 by stephie.
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I'm deathly afraid of nothingness. Space and the abyss and stuff like that really freaks me out. Astronaut is not a promising career for me...
Dec 16, 2010 04:56 by coconut -
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Dec 16, 2010 03:38 by stephie-
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same
Dec 16, 2010 06:43 by discomeg2. -
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that is interesting that it says it is innate. That's what I was thinking too. Cool. See my post, I've been wondering why I am afraid of them.
Dec 16, 2010 06:48 by discomeg2. -
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@discomeg2 - I'm also "offended" by them which sounds bizarre but that's how it feels. (and freaked of course, more afraid than offended)
Dec 16, 2010 07:01 by stephie.
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Public Speaking
“According to most studies, people's number one fear is public speaking. Number two is death. Death is number two. Does that sound right? This means to the average person, if you go to a funeral, you're better off in the casket than doing the eulogy.” - SeinfeldDec 16, 2010 03:00 by kreestar from iphone-
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Love Seinfeld! Everything I say comes back to "hey did you see that episode of Seinfeld where..."
Dec 16, 2010 07:47 by shannonsfchef.
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Sharp objects near eyes.. A clockwork orange was obviously not my favorite flick.
Dec 16, 2010 02:55 by forestchic-
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never saw the flick but my copy had very sharp edges... :-)
Dec 16, 2010 02:56 by scottibe. -
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I hate walking through clothes shops for thar very reason!
Dec 16, 2010 04:38 by leah. -
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I can relate. The object does not even have to get close to my eye before I can feel it.
Dec 16, 2010 11:39 by thedigitalghost.
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not too many phobias in my life but i do suffer from stupimurderphobia... i am very fearfull of going out and murdering stupid people
Dec 16, 2010 02:54 by scottibe-
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hahaha thats a good one
Dec 16, 2010 10:53 by fercas_123.
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