Irrational Fears
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I won't go in the sea because of fish lol
Yes, fish and...whatever else lives there.
Humans don't belong in that realm.
Also I'm afraid of cutting my feet on stuff people have dumped in to water (glass, metal)
And the thought of "buried at sea" - dead bodies, human and animal, are in the water0 -
seltzermint555 wrote: »I have a fear of snakes lurking in my garage even though this has never happened to me before. I live in the center of town and have seen 1 snake in my neighborhood in 6 years, blocks from me and it had been run over on the street, but I always think there are going to be snakes and won't go in the garage in my bare feet. I'll barely go out there in sandals.
P.S. it's a very clean, organized, attached garage. Nearly pristine. But still.
Samesies. My snake fear isn't entirely irrational, because I'm in Texas and all of the snakes do live here, but still. I'm kind of ridiculous.
I can't even deal with pictures of snakes without getting heart palpitations. When my daughter was little, she had a book with a different animal on each page, putting its baby animal to sleep. I glued the "snake" pages together so I wouldn't ever accidentally turn to that page to see that dang Mama snake putting her baby snake to bed.
I have a recurring nightmare in which I am driving my car and there's a snake IN the car with me and for whatever reason, I can't stop the car, so I have to keep on driving while the snake gets closer and closer to me. Maybe I'm on the freeway, or the HOV lane, or my brakes aren't working, or I'm in a scary neighborhood late at night...4 -
Avocado_Angel wrote: »Spiders or any insect with that kinda shape it just sends chills down my spine.
Taking a shower and I think I hear something, is it someone who has broken in and will kill me while I'm washing my hair?
Feeling a bit under the weather, how long have I got left? Is it terminal? Oh no I'm going to die!!
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Dogs. I know there are a lot of dog lovers here, and I used to be one, too. But my next door neighbor had a vicious dog for several years. I kept telling him how scared I was, and he kept not believing or not caring. I used to carry a metal pole in my car and park sideways right in front of the door in the front yard to get in and out of my house. The dog was put down after it bit two people, one of whom was a 7-year old girl who had to have three surgeries and still limps. He got a felony, a $10,000 fine, lost his job, and was sued by the girls dad. And I am way more scared of dogs than is realistic.3
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I hate walking across metal drainage grates in parking lots because I have a fear that things are going to fly out of my pockets and drop inside.4
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seltzermint555 wrote: »SabotageinStilettos wrote: »
Oh same...I will only swim in pools, period. Snake fear strikes again I guess.
Dude. Pools are not safe. Snakes love pools - they'll get into the debris trap and then when someone jumps in and the water starts moving, that little *kitten* will swim out into the pool with you. I refuse to get into the pool until someone has checked the trap for snakes. And that someone CANNOT be me.1 -
SabotageinStilettos wrote: »Pretty self explanatory, what are your irrational fears?
I have always being afraid to lick an envelope for fear that somehow I would papercut my eye ball. Until self adhesive envelopes became a thing, I would only ever tape an envelope closed.
Peel and seal envelopes are a thing already0 -
I have a fear of causing a fire. I get stressed out thinking about using an appliance (oven, stove, kettle, hair dryer, flat iron, dryer) anything that creates heat basically, and then having to leave the house.
I always check the stove/oven in the morning even tho I haven't used it (I know it's stupid) and if I use a hair appliance in the morning before work I bring it with me0 -
A snake in the toilet. Sometimes I fear that there's a snake that might bite me on the @$$ when I sit down.
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LittleLionHeart1 wrote: »A snake in the toilet. Sometimes I fear that there's a snake that might bite me on the @$$ when I sit down.
This has never occurred to me as a legit thing that could happen. And now I'll think about it every time I sit on the toilet. Thanks for that.2 -
RomaineCalm wrote: »LittleLionHeart1 wrote: »A snake in the toilet. Sometimes I fear that there's a snake that might bite me on the @$$ when I sit down.
This has never occurred to me as a legit thing that could happen. And now I'll think about it every time I sit on the toilet. Thanks for that.
Your welcome. It's never happened to me before. And hopefully it will never happen to me.
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I fear that people I care about will all of a sudden decide they hate me, even tho I haven't done anything that should alter our relationship2
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RunHardBeStrong wrote: »Spiders
And every time I put Dora in reverse I am scared to death that I will see someone standing in my back up camera screen, with a knife and a mask waiting to kill me. Every damn time.
For April Fool's Day, my daughter printed out a pic of the Exorcist chick and taped it to my husband's back up camera screen. Unfortunately it was a windy day and it didn't work out too well, but we had fun taping it up and trying to hide it when my husband came walking around the car.
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RunHardBeStrong wrote: »Spiders
And every time I put Dora in reverse I am scared to death that I will see someone standing in my back up camera screen, with a knife and a mask waiting to kill me. Every damn time.
For April Fool's Day, my daughter printed out a pic of the Exorcist chick and taped it to my husband's back up camera screen. Unfortunately it was a windy day and it didn't work out too well, but we had fun taping it up and trying to hide it when my husband came walking around the car. I would have had a heart attack. 0 -
I cannot bear to watch people filmed underwater without some sort of breathing apparatus.0
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rats...just thinking about them makes me feel they're crawling up my legs0
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That all those pics I shouldn't have sent are posted on a questionable website somewhere...5
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Eating at a restaurant with nobody else in it2
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JeepHair77 wrote: »seltzermint555 wrote: »SabotageinStilettos wrote: »
Oh same...I will only swim in pools, period. Snake fear strikes again I guess.
Dude. Pools are not safe. Snakes love pools - they'll get into the debris trap and then when someone jumps in and the water starts moving, that little *kitten* will swim out into the pool with you. I refuse to get into the pool until someone has checked the trap for snakes. And that someone CANNOT be me.
That reminds me of the urban legend of someone jumping off a dock and landing in a water moccasin nest.0 -
SabotageinStilettos wrote: »I also cannot bare to watch anyone just linger at the top of any staircase. One slight misstep and bam, you’re going to die.
My co-worker just fell from the top of the stairs. She missed the very first step going down. Thankfully, she did not break anything, but was bruised pretty bad.0 -
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SabotageinStilettos wrote: »RunHardBeStrong wrote: »That all those pics I shouldn't have sent are posted on a questionable website somewhere...
Oh they are my friend.
I never show my face so you must recognize them from your personal collection.0 -
Death. Especially more after the Final Destination movies came out. So many young ones around me have passed, and it has had a major impact on me.0
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