What phobia do you have?

RainHoward

Stupid people scare me.

NocturnalGirl

Cibophobia (fear of food)

Serenstar75

I fear fire the most, and losing those I love as I've lost so many people. The first one, they think it might be so irrationally strong because I was 3 years old and saw my mom electrocuted by a power line outside. She was smoking etc (she's fine, some nerve damage and the most amazing woman ever.) I don't remember the event, but ever since I had nightmares about fire. I couldn't cook for a long time as I was afraid of the stove. Gas stoves would especially freak me out and I'll only cook on electric. The smell of gas makes me feel horribly tense as if the place will blow in moments.

I remember TONS of things from age 1-3, but not that event. Ages 1-5 I have a lot of vivid memories, the strongest of any memories I have.

RainbowPride06

So, I don't now the exact names of the phobias.

But I have extreme fears of :

- Needles (only IV and intramuscular needles)
- Death / dying
- Abandonment / loneliness
- Weird noises (specifically air planes flying overhead or trains)

DaysFlyBy

I'm terrified of heights & large bodies of water especially if the water is not crystal clear (oceans, lakes, rivers etc) I don't know if I'm more afraid of drowning or not being able to see WTF is down there ::shudder::. There's this clear skywalk-type thing, I think is in Chicago, anyway you're way the **** up there and you're walking and you can see everything below, like you're walking on air. I can't even look at PICTURES of that **** with out my heart slamming and my palms sweating, lol.

ETA it blows my mind when ppl see pictures of an ocean sunset, or palm trees and lounge chairs on the beach or pics from the deck of a cruise ship and they OOOH & AHHH over it like it's the most relaxing, gorgeous thing they've ever seen...when all I see is an unpredictable beast with the power to swallow you whole at any moment lol. Even the sound of ocean waves lapping the shore makes me nervous lol.

ToneItUp87

Gephyrophobia.
Muniphobia.
Claustrophobia.

I also have a fear of being in cars in general.

I'm all kinds of fudged up.

Gephyrophobia omg i didnt know it had a name.. i just thought i was f*cked up!! I think i have found my twin!

Sad that there's someone out there like me LOL

marketdimlylit

I have a fear of waves (the ocean)
Being in a crowd.
Spiders and mosquitos.

NYChick84

I suffer greatly from stultophobia.

ChrisStoney

I suffer greatly from stultophobia.

is that spelled right?

Tony_Brewski

Whats the phobia for dealing with stupid people? And carny folk, they have small hands.

Marla64

I have stupidthreadophobia.

:noway:

Tony_Brewski

I have stupidthreadophobia.

:noway:

And this too.

cookn_mama

EEEUUUUWWWW!!! I don't know what kind of creepy crawling bug that is, but gross. My fear is of water: flooded land, roads, bridges. and also CHICKENS or anything with feathers. Only good chicken is dead and fried for dinner!!!

NYChick84

I suffer greatly from stultophobia.

is that spelled right?

I googled it...I guess so...lol "Stultophobia is not in the English dictionary, however stulto means stupid in latin so hence the term stultophobia" lol

Tori_356

i have certain scenarios (situational) i dont like being in, while driving. for example, i get anxiety/nervous in traffic jams, driving in storms and driving on OVERPASSES over the freeway. i WILL NOT. get on a freeway. I still drive, I have to, so I can go to work and stuff....i just struggle and normally just talk to people on the phone (i know thats bad) when i get in these situational things that i have no way around. it helps distract and calm me down.

EndlessSacrifice

I'm severely afraid of wide, open spaces.

californiagirl2012

Claustrophobia

But those bug pictures are freaking me out.. I bet I have all of the bug phobias.

ashlinmarie

I have Athazagoraphobia, Arachnophobia, Chlostro and Clesiophobia (they're pretty similar), Coulrophobia, and Basiphobia.

Though my favorite phobia (which I do not have) is hippopotomonstrosousquipediliaphobia. xD

Meggles63

I'm claustrophobic. Have to have a window open and the door cracked in order to sleep at night.

FelicityEliza36

Mine is Phasmophobia.

A lot of people talk about living on their own and being afraid of burglers, murders, etc.

Im afraid of whats under my bed, in my closet, or watching me from beyond.

strawberrygashes

Claustrophobia
Social phobia (not as bad as it used to be)

And I'm petrified of huge objects like wind turbines or big inflatable objects (don't laugh) like the huge balloon things you get at carnivals. No idea if there's a name for this one.

TheNewReen

1. Spheksophobia- fear of wasps & yellow jackets. I'm TERRIFIED. I'm 31 and never been stung but both parents are severely allergic.. and seeing a reaction as a kid was enough to spawn this fear! I've had several anxiety attacks over these lil creatures! I don't let this keep from spending ALOT of time outside, but I will run & scream like a banshee if confronted with one ;P

2. Ichthyophobia- Fear of fish (it's not so much of a OMG I think they're gonna hurt me phobia.. but they gross/creep me out THAT bad.) AND it's worse when it's fresh water fish. *gag*

3. Cockroaches- no idea of any technical term. (this is also like the fish phobia)

cutiepieinchi

Acrophobia-fear of heights
Its so bad that I cant even watch people jump from heights on buildings. Its more of the open space fear, im ok on planes if I take or drink something beforehand..lol.

TropicalFlowerz

I hate birds.....when I was 12 I babysat some kids ,..their parents let this big 'ol bird free in the house,they said it was friendly,..(..still have scars on my wrist from bites,....) i punched in the head,and ran....so,yeah, i pretty much hate birds.

dinoskycm

I now have trypophobia. Thank you. :P

I know!! I was like WTF is THAT?! I didn't realize it was photoshopped, but my god, my skin crawled!!! Some of the other hole pictures dont bother me, but that picture was GROSS! I think its the fact that it was on the body that freaked me out! I just wanted to pop out those little seeds or whatever the hell they were! SO GROSS!!!!!

dinoskycm

Okay, these are my main fears!

Emetophobia -- The fear of vomiting. For me, I freak out when I see anyone else vomit. If I throw up, it's not a big deal. But, I have to have an escape, and I will usually close my eyes and cover my ears and find the nearest exit. I have severe panic attacks, my blood pressure goes up, and I can't breathe until I get away from it. That is the result of a traumatic experience in 2nd grade. lol Long story, but it legit freaks me out! Definitely my most severe fear!!

I also have a fear of seeing blood come out of my body, like during blood work. I literally have to look away and if I see it, I get all dizzy and feel like I'm going to faint.

I can't sleep with my bedroom door open. It has to be closed, and if it's locked, even better. There is something about looking through the door opening in the dark and seeing the dark abyss of the hallway that freaks me out, and I have to close my door. I don't feel safe unless it's closed.

Now, I feel like i have trypophobia, but it's only if its weird holes in the human body. That seems to be the only one that REALLY bothers me.

I also HATE HATE HATE porcelain dolls!! I went to visit an all girl, private college once to take a tour, and they took us down this corridor that had red carpet and red walls, and down the corridor was tons of porcelain dolls! They each had a year displayed in front of them, and already freaked out, I asked about the years, and the tour guide said that each year, the seniors of the fashion design program would get together and design an outfit for the doll, and they would then display the doll in the cases. There were dolls from the late 1800's, and every single one of them was staring at me! FREAKY! I'm jussayin.

zaithyr

Arachnophobia
fear of falling
fear of stairs (tied in with the fear of falling kinda)
fear of flying insects
fear of being late getting places
fear of food-borne illness

jennaofthejungle

I don't have phobias so much as I have irrational fears. My latest is that I am freaked out about having my mouth taped shut by a kidnapper or someone violating me while I have a stuffy nose and accidentally dying. Have you ever tried breathing through your nose when it's stuffed up, it's impossible. How crappy would that be for someone who had no intentions of killing you to unwittingly suffocate you. I know it's demented. But I did finally get over my irrational fear of getting locked in a car trunk. I'm also freaked out about slipping in the shower and choking (I live alone so those are valid concerns LOL) These fears don't by any means consume my life but I think about them ...

Happy Friday!!

OMG! I thought I was the only one, lol! I have HORRIBLE sinus problems, have all my life, am totally nose-spray dependent and I always freak myself out by thinking of this. I would completely suffocate if I was ever kidnapped.

chubbygirl253

I hate anything flying around my head. bees, flies, moths, bugs, even pretty butterflies. I always think they're gonna get in my hair or ears. We went to the science center in the spring and everyone was so jazzed to go in the butterfy garden where they land all over you even your face. um no thank you. I stayed on the other side of the glass. Who wants a flying bug on their face? I don't care if it is pretty.

Also hate:
spiders
snakes
rats

ChaseAlder

I don't have any fears that are irrational. All the things I'm afraid of (muddy water, scary creatures, failure, loneliness) are very normal fears.

Now, on the other hand, I have a quirk that stands out. If I'm walking down a sidewalk and I have to pass an awning, I either have to go completely underneath it or completely around it. Somewhere in my childhood imagination, I got the idea that if an awning fell on me and I was halfway under, the edge of it would slice me right down the middle. Now it makes my skin crawl to walk with my head lined up with the edge of the awning.