Irrational fears
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I can climb up ladders all day, it is the climbing down part that completely immobilizes me with FEAR!
I feel like at any given moment the entire ladder is going to give out and I am going to come crashing down. But the climb up does not bother me one bit.
I feel the same but I have a reason. The ladder collapsed as I was going down.0 -
No phobia is rational.
~nods~
That aside. I can not bring myself to swim in fresh water unless it's a pool. I used to as a kid. But I can't do it now.0 -
I've always been scared to death of falling down a flight of stairs with one of my kids in my arms.0
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Public speaking. Which is weird since I have presented over 80 continuing legal education seminar speeches, and handled over a dozen jury trials. Once I've gotten the first few sentences out, everything is fine. But till then, whew!0
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I am terrified of the lose of control I get when I am tickled. My husband thought I was joking when I told him to NEVER touch my armpit area or I will literally punch him. There are about two other people in my life who tested my DO NOT TICKLE ME policy and they also received a punch in various location.
Being tickled freaks me OUT! I hate that my reflexes on my face are to smile while it happens which makes me even more angry inside!!! I am smiling while screaming in sheer rage while squirming around helplessly until the person backs off or I am able to control myself enough to defend myself. Tickle me and you will have more than just a bruised arm. Grrr...0 -
Ok so last night my daughters and I were making Pillsbury biscuits (you know the ones from the can). I absolutely HATE opening those cans!!! Yes, I know how stupid this sounds but there is something about not know when it is going to *pop* that scares the crap out of me!
The funniest part is that my daughters, who I have been able to con into opening them the last few times, are freaked out by it too. It was quite a sight.
What irrational fears do you have? I need a good laugh this morning
My mom has the exact fear! She HATES the sound and will literally almost have an anxiety attack when she tries to open it, so she makes someone else do it. :laugh:
I have an irrational fear of bees, wasps and thunderstorms.0 -
And The Wizard of Oz. I decided to watch it again when I turned 18 on the basis that I was an adult and should really grow up. Sobbing. Withhin 10 minutes. Sobbing behind my duvet, wedged deep into the corner of my room.
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When I was 17 I couldnt watch it when my step mom would put it on for the kids. Im terrified of it.
Earwigs- I also share this fear with you, I had one crawl on my foot the other day, I wanted to puke lol.
The texture of cotton balls on teeth- Yes I know it just seems absolutely silly that someone would be doing that, but the sound and the texture, makes me shiver.
Open cupboards- I have OCD and cant stand it when a door or a cupboard is open . (I have a 4 year old little girl that used to play in them, I would walk around all day closing them).0 -
talking to girls, have a fear of doing it and imagine lots of horrible things and think they basically won't want to know me
Best advice I ever heard on this:
"you are ALREADY not sleeping with her. So really - how much worse can it get? DO IT."
I have 3 completely irrational fears:
- being abducted by aliens.
- shark attack
- the fear that when I'm driving and someone in front of me throws a cigarette out of their window that as I'm driving over it, my car will suddenly have a MASSIVE gas leak, which gets ignited by the cigarette, turning my car into a FIREBALL.
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Women.
Flying.
Not women flying. But...yeah...those two are my worst.
Yep, flying is another one of mine!0 -
Ok so last night my daughters and I were making Pillsbury biscuits (you know the ones from the can). I absolutely HATE opening those cans!!! Yes, I know how stupid this sounds but there is something about not know when it is going to *pop* that scares the crap out of me!
The funniest part is that my daughters, who I have been able to con into opening them the last few times, are freaked out by it too. It was quite a sight.
What irrational fears do you have? I need a good laugh this morning
I thought I was the only one terrified of biscuit cans! I can open them, but I close my eyes and I jump and shriek every time. I prefer to make my biscuits from scratch or using a mix to avoid the cans though..lol0 -
Balloons! I hate hate HATE them, I am terrified of them popping near me and will run away when I see a kid with one lol
Oh my gosh I totally feel you on this one too! My husband likes to *squeak* them (like run his hands accross and make that horrible sound). So that, along with the toast popping...and falling in the shower. Don't forget clowns...:noway:
Maybe I should just go back to bed :huh:0 -
I can't do the biscuit cans either. If I don't have one of my 3 kids there to open 'em for me, I get my husband. If he's not around, I will wrap them up in a towel and slowly open them -- or just say "To hell with it! I didn't need 'em anyway!!", LOL.
I don't like being around people who blow up balloons for fear of them popping.
Going under overpasses. I'm afraid the car driving over is gonna collapse the bridge and I'm gonna get crushed in my vehicle underneath it all. I hold my breath and say a small prayer every single time. :-D0 -
Lawn/garden gnomes. I hate them. Freakish things that have eyes that follow you everywhere you go. Sends shivers up my spine.
Totally irrational, but it never gets any better!
This is one of mine LOL I despise those little things *Shiver* yet my mom loves them and in her old house had them all over the yard hated going to visit. I also hate clowns!0 -
You know those big trucks on the road carrying logs...somehow I can't drive behind them because I think that if something happens and logs get loose or something, they will somehow go straight off the back of the truck into my windshield.. they wouldn't roll side to side or anything involving gravity.. no, they would somehow hurl themselves directly back into my window, thus killing me.
Yup, I'm a weirdo.
Actually that one isn't irrational. It's unlikely, but it does happen. A friend of ours lost her son a week after his 18th birthday this way.0 -
I am terrified of frogs! I was once trapped outside my house at 11:30 at night because there were 4 frogs sitting on my front doorstep. Luckily my neighbor came home and noticed me outside and shooed them away for me. My husband got a huge laugh about that since he was wondering why I was outside so long. :bigsmile:
This would be me!
But pretty much anything reptilian does it for me...snakes (especially), lizards of ALL kinds (should have seen me clinging to my husband while walking around Cancun last feb), frogs, etc. I can't even go into the Reptile house of a zoo!!0 -
Ok so last night my daughters and I were making Pillsbury biscuits (you know the ones from the can). I absolutely HATE opening those cans!!! Yes, I know how stupid this sounds but there is something about not know when it is going to *pop* that scares the crap out of me!
The funniest part is that my daughters, who I have been able to con into opening them the last few times, are freaked out by it too. It was quite a sight.
What irrational fears do you have? I need a good laugh this morning
This is hilarious. Married to my wife for 15 years, the woman has never opened one of these EVER. I am the crescent roll king of the house becuase she hates the POP. On the other hand, I will run screaming if we see a bee or any flying insect. Not sure why.
Open water. Looking out at the ocean, knowing it goes for 600 billion miles. Scares the *kitten* out of me. That scene in the remake of Poseidon Adventure where Richard Dreyfuss is looking over the horizon from the boat and starts to see the tidal wave coming....scariest scene in a movie EVER. I will let Jason and Freddie hook my nuts to a car battery and light me up in flames before watching that scene........0 -
Bugs. I'm not sure when it started but I'm terrified of them. And it has gotten worse over the years. I used to catch fireflies and butterflies and rolly pollies. Now even the thought of a bug, any kind, touching me freaks me out. I used to date this guy and he thought it would be funny to hand me a cricket one day. Needless to say we didn't date long after that.
Clowns also. Bridges, stairs...anything high up really.0 -
- the fear that when I'm driving and someone in front of me throws a cigarette out of their window that as I'm driving over it, my car will suddenly have a MASSIVE gas leak, which gets ignited by the cigarette, turning my car into a FIREBALL.
I have thought about this exact same thing while driving!!0 -
I cant cope with belly buttons!!! I dont wana see them or be near them, my partner n family think its great n show me theirs and poke them it turns me. My partner use to try touching mine till i hit him maybe a wee bit to hard with the tv remote one day lol i cant help it though i scream and cry like a baby just turns me lol
Also can climb up as high as you like but getting down is a no no lol0 -
I'd love to share with you... but last time I 'shared' over a blog. Someone posted a picture of it. ='( So I'll keep it to myself. I do have to tell you.. you aren't alone with those cans! I'm the one that gets stuck opening them most of the time =p
When I read this I decided to google it. . . crazy how many sites are dedicated to this!!!0 -
I hate the biscuit cans too! I also hate the idea and the act of balloons popping. I also have a fear of barnyard animals (chickens, horses, and pigs are the worst). Teeth freak me out too so I could never be a dental professional lol 0
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That someone will sneak into my house while my husband is out of town and kill me. I prop stuff up against my bedroom door so that I would hear them.0
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I too can not stand the *POP* from the cans! It's almost like a "it's going to blow my hand off" fear! I don't buy them, I buy the frozen bag kind. lol!
I'm mortified of power tools and anything combustible, aside from a lighter. No propane grills, fire extinguishers or contained anythings!0 -
Lawn/garden gnomes. I hate them. Freakish things that have eyes that follow you everywhere you go. Sends shivers up my spine.
Totally irrational, but it never gets any better!
This is one of mine LOL I despise those little things *Shiver* yet my mom loves them and in her old house had them all over the yard hated going to visit. I also hate clowns!
Same with my mother! If I visit she has to put them away. I just can't do it!0 -
Small boats.. Don't mind getting on ferries or big cruise ships, cause I think we have less chance of the sea overwhelming us and us sinking. Small boats - eh, no blinking way.. Terrified..
Also lift doors.. Think they are going to close on me and trap me so I am cut in half when the lift goes up.. - I know they can't close, but I always do a jump into the lift just in case.. I figure it didn't look so mad when I was a kid, jumping into the lift - but in my 40's it looks a tad silly.. But I still do it!! Lol...0 -
This is me. They have been increasing in a 50 mile radius of me but they're generally uncommon here. But still, the idea freaks me out.Tornadoes. There's been some within 50 miles of where I live... But I get freaked out when it's just a little rain storm. I start planning where and how I'm going to hide.. What I need to do first (get dogs, check; get cat, check; grab some water, check). It's terrible.0 -
This is not a fear so much as it grosses me out... beehives/wasp nests I hate looking at the holes.. YUCK.0
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Birds - actually anything that flies (flying insects, bats, etc). I feel like those things are unpredictable and might divebomb me at any given moment. (and before you ask, no I am not afraid of flightless birds).0
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The shower curtain CANNOT touch me. At all. My husband thought it would be funny to hug me through the curtain and I about lost it. Now he knows my fear and will not do that again.
ME TOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i hate touching it its disgusting it freaks me out so badly.0 -
I really hate being stuck in traffic on a bridge so that you feel the bridge shaking and swaying. I always worry it's just going to collapse.
(Yes, I know it needs to flex so it won't collapse, but it really puts me into a panic when i have to sit there bouncing around.)
This! I hate high bridges for that reason!0
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