"irrational" fears

AggieLu

Clowns. Ugh.

Marley112586

Clowns are not an irrational fear. It is only natural to at LEAST be leary of someone that chooses to dress up like a clown and walk around in public like that. Also, Im deathly afraid of being inside something in water. Boat, anything. My husband used to try to scare me by child locking all the doors and windows and start driving into the lake. Needless to say he doesnt do that anymore.

lulu9663

I'm deathly afraid of driving over water. When I was little, my parents thought it was funny to say "Hold your feet up, or you'll drown..." when driving over a bridge. I'll drive over it now, but I try to be in the inside lane so I don't see the water.

Also afraid of snakes. My dad had a friend with a snake when I was little. He went down in the basement to feed it one day, and it dropped from the rafters and strangled him to death.

rocki21

Everyone makes fun of my two fears. One is a fear of going through pregnancy or even getting pregnant so everything i can do basically i do, do to make sure that doesn't happen. And the second fear is marriage which might happen. My boyfriend and I who have been dating for six years talk about it every once in a while and he jokes around about having someone put me in a cage and pull me down the isle funny thing is that might have to be done... or else my plan is just to one day be like lets get married and go to las vegas or something.

I would rather face anything else other then these fears although the marriage one like i said i might over come .... some day.

WanderingMe

Tornadoes...I have nightmares about them ALL the time. Im always trying to hide under my mattress or bed to keep from being sucked in. The worst part is that I'm originally from Seattle (no tornadoes ever) and my husband and I got stationed in a place where they do have them. I dont like taking naps because I am scared I will miss the alarms, and be sleeping when one hits.

JesiDM

Farm fowl.

Chickens, geese, ducks, etc. Why are they so effing angry all the time? I am terrified of being chased by one of the sadistic feathered freaks then I trip and they peck my face off. :embarassed:

I know the feeling. I was attacked by a rooster once. He jumped on me and started scratching me like crazy!!

And I have many fears.. I'm afraid of the dark because I dont know whats there, I'm afraid of heights and when i'm on tall buildings I always think they are gonna fall through..Just a couple of mine.

uberrach

Frogs & the Illuminati lol

ironanimal

Two things. Firstly;

Crane Flies. Ick. Major ick. Freak me the f**k out.

and Failure. I hate feeling like I haven't done something absolutely perfectly, whether it be buying presents or presenting an idea at work, or even upsetting someone unintentionally.

Jenny_MSW

Since there was a comment about therapists, and I am one, just wanted to chime in.... If someone is seeking therapeutic services to address a fear, telling the client that their fear is irrational and/or not addressing it would not be part of any evidence-based or best practice intervention.

That being said.... I used to be afraid of clowns too, but I used therapy techniques (mainly gradual exposure and cognitive) to get over it. I'll never like clowns though lol.

thomassd1969

slugs! really the only thing that freaks me out! I can hold spiders, mice, watch clowns and even be in elevators and caves but if I see a slug I freak out like a crazy person!

kbeckley11

When I was a kid, I was terrified that there were people looking in my windows at night intent on killing me. I would lay there perfectly still and breathe as little as possible so that when they looked, they would think I was already dead.

Also, whenever a large ship or large wave is shown in a movie, I get scared. Small boats next to large ships is very scary also.

lolators

mice....RATS!...and POSSUMS!!!

Saruman_w

Only fear I would probably consider irrational would maybe be ants? I can deal with a few of them but if they're hundreds of them every I get really stressed out. I think it has something to do with a bad childhood experience with 'em.

Oh yea! That reminds me of a strange fear I had as a kid... but thankfully I don't anymore. I used to be afraid of anything to do with the brain. The word, the look, anything. Not sure why... must've been something temporary

realrayne10

The Burger King....the way he leers at you with that un-moving face. Scary. I have a similar feeling towards Constantine Maroulis except he is not as scary and I would gladly punch him in the face if presented the opportunity again.

saragato

Since there was a comment about therapists, and I am one, just wanted to chime in.... If someone is seeking therapeutic services to address a fear, telling the client that their fear is irrational and/or not addressing it would not be part of any evidence-based or best practice intervention.

That being said.... I used to be afraid of clowns too, but I used therapy techniques (mainly gradual exposure and cognitive) to get over it. I'll never like clowns though lol.

And that would be why none of them are my therapists anymore. Well, that and a couple actually broke more major code.

I'm with you on the clowns-they are creepy looking! and birds of all kinds- the beady eyes, long claws (shudder )and Im always thinking they are going to poop on me LOL

I can top you all with the weirdest I bet- I have a fear of toilets overflowing. Especially in public restrooms. I have to have the door open and be on my way out to flush so I dont get trapped in there with an overflowing toilet! Feel free to laugh, Im crazy I have embraced my inner crazy and am OK with it

I had a job where my first day just as my shift was ending I used the restroom which no one told me was off limits due to the toilet being broken. When I flushed, the water geysered up on to me... with my waste. It's a horrible feeling, so be afraid all you wish!

SONIA820

I won't sleep naked because of an "irrational" fear of someone driving into my house in the middle of the night. I don't want to have to take the time to get dressed before rushing outside if that happens.

And if you knew how many motor vehicle to stationary object accidents happened on my corner, you wouldn't think it was an irrational fear.

In our house we call that "Firefighter ready" as in I will be ready if my house burns down and I won't be the one wrapped in some wierd towel so the world can't see my lady bits and pieces! NOT IRRATIONAL!

shady1987dre

I have a fear of Monkeys throwing poop at me!

Lolli1986

I had an 'irrational' fear of a rogue tornado appearing in our tornado-free area... I have many rogue-tornado nightmares each year, and have since i was a kid.

Turns out it was not irrational at all, because a rogue tornado HIT MY HOUSE just 2 days ago!

SONIA820

For me, it's spiders and in general flying bugs...UGH...JUNE BUGS are the worst!!! They swarm and dive and I have had them stuck in my middle of my back length hair....gives me the creeps just thinking about it....

amv1023

I won't sleep naked because of an "irrational" fear of someone driving into my house in the middle of the night. I don't want to have to take the time to get dressed before rushing outside if that happens.

And if you knew how many motor vehicle to stationary object accidents happened on my corner, you wouldn't think it was an irrational fear.

I am the same way, except I am afraid the house with start on fire and I will have to run outside naked. Or that I will die in my sleep and be found naked. My house is also on a corner and people run the stop sign all the time...now I will be afraid that they will crash into my house!

Kdingo

Water. Ocean, Lake.... We are not supposed to go into water. No gills...No fins.... We are just waiting to be eaten by sharks or gators or crocs...(BTW I'm from FL and all of that is totally possible!)

kanonxbou47

Im afraid of clowns, and rabies, because of Stephen king.
And jungles in Mexico, Scott smith.

And getting fat, cause what if I get fat.

raevynn

I can top you all with the weirdest I bet- I have a fear of toilets overflowing. Especially in public restrooms. I have to have the door open and be on my way out to flush so I dont get trapped in there with an overflowing toilet! Feel free to laugh, Im crazy I have embraced my inner crazy and am OK with it

*Raises hand* I'll race you out of the stall!

Actually, I'm nearly over this now... but then, I'm over frickin' 50 now, and I have been afraid of this since I was a toddler.

I do keep an eye on the toliet, though, when it flushes, just to make sure.

k121777

I have an irrational fear of being in my office and having someone come in with a shot gun and start shooting. I have hiding places all picked out and ready in my office. (I keep one cabinet empty in case I need to hide) I even have a large boulder/rock on my desk for the purpose of smashing out my window for a quick escape. I'm constantly looking out my window or down my hallway waiting for this to happen.

jocelyn_martin

I am 30 years old and slightly freaked out by clowns. It all started when I was little and I sneaked into the living room to watch TV while my mom was asleep. I ended up watching Alien Killer Clowns from Outer Space (I think that's what it's called) and I've never been the same. That same summer we went to the circus and clowns were coming up into the audience to pull some kids to go ride on this long train they had. I went nuts. I just can't understand why any adult person would want to put in crazy make up and clothing and hang out with children.

AnneH1977

The dark. Every noise is something out to get me. I was stalked when I was younger and it still haunts me. There's always someone in the yard or in the house, in my head...its wicked awful. I hate it.
Makes it very hard to get any sleep ever. Especially since that phobic part of the brain also tell me I must protect the children from the bad person outside.
Sigh...is hell.

SchollinJ

haha, my fears are completely irrational- frogs, feet, and oompa loompas (my not irrational fear, disappointing people)

jocelyn_martin

I love this!!! Me too!!!

Phoenix1401

Toilets
long story...message me if you're curious.

TooFatToFit

Someone today told me that some of my fears were irrational. I replied that to me they are completely rational.:ohwell:

Whether they're irrational or not, they are real, and shouldn't be ridiculed! Maybe I misinterpreted but it sounds like that someone was minimizing them...not fair.

My irrational fear, and I'll admit it's irrational, is of vomit. It's called emetophobia and though I had it as long as I can remember, it really crippled my life for a few years. I didn't figure out all those horrible physical symptoms were actually anxiety and panic until I was in my 30's though. 3 years ago, the phobia was ruining my life and I did Cognitive Behaviour Therapy. The therapist told me on my first day she was going to try and bring my daily anxiety level from a 10+ to a 3, and I played along with her but I just knew there was no way I could ever get that much better. Today, I'd rate my daily anxiety level (emetophobia specific) as a 1. Life is SO much better.

I know it's not as easy to get therapy everywhere as it is in Canada because I didn't have to pay and that might be an obstacle for others, but I am a big advocate of getting the help you need and getting on with life....of not letting something treatable make things so much harder than they have to be and taking all the fun out of it.