Irrational/Random/Funny Fears?

RhineDHP
RhineDHP Posts: 1,025 Member
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So for the first time this year its hot enough that I have to turn on my overhead fan to cool off my room. I pulled the string and for some reason it was on the highest setting possible, and I was like....NOPE. *switch to lowest setting possible*

I have this really random fear that if the fan is on the fastest setting it will spin itself off and come crashing down and chop off my head.

I know this is (for the most part) logically impossible, I don't even know why I think this will happen. Something on a tad more serious note, a person I knew passed away a couple years ago, and when we went to her viewing I was told to go up and put a flower on her. When I went up there I immediately and without warning had this irrational and highly inappropriate fear that she was gonna reach out and grab me and kill me. Again this is logically impossible, and I don't even know why I thought that.


So my question is, does anyone else have a really random fear that even they are not sure of, in terms of the cause or source?

PS: I honestly don't know why people are afraid of clowns. Even after seeing IT.
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  • 1223345
    1223345 Posts: 1,386 Member
    i am terribly afraid of clowns. I also am afraid of the ceiling fan crashing down on me. It's just human nature I suppose.
  • NormInv
    NormInv Posts: 3,303 Member
    Common house gecko freaks me out. Thank God we dont have any where I live now but growing up it was my worst nightmare.
  • OnionMomma
    OnionMomma Posts: 938 Member
    I know someone who is deathly afraid of cats, kittens included.
  • jayche
    jayche Posts: 1,128 Member
    I'm afraid that my hard-earned muscle will start going catabolic if I don't eat every 2 hours and do any significant calorie burning exercise outside out the gym.
  • EmilyEmpowered
    EmilyEmpowered Posts: 650 Member
    I am terrified of bathrooms... My heart starts beating faster, I get really paranoid feeling. It is worse in public bathrooms or if I am in a bathroom witha closed shower door. I often make my fiance stand outside the door if I have to take a shower instead of a bath. I leave the door cracked any other time. I wish I could relax in there, but I just cant :( People always comment on how quickly I am in and out :laugh:
  • JustCallMe_Tanya_Eh
    JustCallMe_Tanya_Eh Posts: 954 Member
    I'm afraid of cats..
  • BiggJim38
    BiggJim38 Posts: 1,077 Member
    I'm afraid of cats..
    I bet your loving international cat on the message boards today
  • RllyGudTweetr
    RllyGudTweetr Posts: 2,019 Member
    I'm apiphobic.
  • Jerrypeoples
    Jerrypeoples Posts: 1,541 Member
    * snakes
    * steering wheel just coming off my car
    * having to pewp while on a long drive (though that is slowly being overcome)
  • NormInv
    NormInv Posts: 3,303 Member
    I'm apiphobic.

    your picture looks like *kitten*. literally
  • Bownzi
    Bownzi Posts: 423 Member
    Seriously clowns??? HATE them... Comes from being a little kid and seeing clowns real Havok with people around a circus...
  • JustCallMe_Tanya_Eh
    JustCallMe_Tanya_Eh Posts: 954 Member
    I'm apiphobic.

    your picture looks like *kitten*. literally

    :laugh:
  • quirkytizzy
    quirkytizzy Posts: 4,052 Member
    Deep sea creatures. Like the fish with a lantern on its head? Only the size of my hand. TINY. Still freaks me out whenever I see one on tv!
  • jenilla1
    jenilla1 Posts: 11,118 Member
    fear:
    emetophobia - vomiting and nausea (cuz it could lead to vomiting).

    aversion:
    modern pop-country music - don't know why but I get super tense and irritable and must leave the area - it makes me feel like punching something hard and I'm normally easy-going.
  • LeonorMG
    LeonorMG Posts: 93
    I'm afraid of falling when I'm skiing.. Haha
    But seriously!! :S
  • leejusd
    leejusd Posts: 81

    PS: I honestly don't know why people are afraid of clowns. Even after seeing IT.

    My niece put it best, you should not trust a person in a costume, with heavy face paint, trying to get close to children. Same with Santa.
  • Cp731
    Cp731 Posts: 3,195 Member
    I fear I will never meet and marry my soul mate.
    I feel hopeless when it comes to love.
    I think about it when I wake up in the morning until I go to sleep at night.
    I dream about it and I obsess about it.

    .....True Story...
  • LeonorMG
    LeonorMG Posts: 93
    I fear I will never meet and marry my soul mate.
    I feel hopeless when it comes to love.
    I think about it when I wake up in the morning until I go to sleep at night.
    I dream about it and I obsess about it.

    .....True Story...

    I'm sure you will!! :)
  • letterfromthesky
    letterfromthesky Posts: 18
    Elevators. I absolutely hate them! Ever since I saw Ghost Dad (yeah, the old Cosby movie) when I was a kid, I can't do them. I am always afraid the cables are going to snap and down I go!
  • AllTehBeers
    AllTehBeers Posts: 5,030 Member
    I'm afraid of dropping a baby. I don't hold them. I have vivid mental images of the things that could happen. Its awful.
  • manda1978
    manda1978 Posts: 525 Member
    I hate having te window down in the car as I find the wind suffocating and I can't breathe. Also incase a spider crawls in.

    I can't touch velvet, it makes me dry retch.
  • katy84o
    katy84o Posts: 744 Member
    Funny, I was just going over this in my head before I went out on my walk. Every time I pull any piece of clothing out of my closet I am terrified that some vicious bug or spider will be hiding in one of the arms or pockets. I have to smash and rub the fabric together (to squish anything) then slowly reach my hand in. Sometimes I'll have my boyfriend check, because apparently i'm not so concerned if he gets bit by a devil spider. And it's only closet stuff, I dont' feel the same if I pull it out of my dresser.

    I do the same with shoes.

    Also, I'm always nervous that my hairdryer is going to send a spark out and light my hair on fire.
  • quirkytizzy
    quirkytizzy Posts: 4,052 Member
    Elevators. I absolutely hate them! Ever since I saw Ghost Dad (yeah, the old Cosby movie) when I was a kid, I can't do them. I am always afraid the cables are going to snap and down I go!

    Omg, I had a nightmare about being trapped in a falling elevator recently. I thought my heart was going to explode when I woke up! Scary ****!
  • Cre8veLifeR
    Cre8veLifeR Posts: 1,062 Member
    butterflies. I can't stand them. I once had a giant monarch stick to my finger and have hated them ever since. And also blowing up balloons. Refuse to do it. lol
  • AllTehBeers
    AllTehBeers Posts: 5,030 Member
    Elevators. I absolutely hate them! Ever since I saw Ghost Dad (yeah, the old Cosby movie) when I was a kid, I can't do them. I am always afraid the cables are going to snap and down I go!

    There's at least 3 safety mechanisms elevators have if all (there's more then one) of the cables break. If falling in an elevator shaft is how I'm supposed to die, I figure I would have had a heart attack if I took the stairs.
  • NormInv
    NormInv Posts: 3,303 Member
    Reminds me, one of my most absurd phobias is to walk out the door with the tag still on on a piece of new clothing. I have to check every item several times to make sure I did not forget to take the tag off. I guess it goes back to fear of new clothes. Ridiculous!
  • letterfromthesky
    letterfromthesky Posts: 18
    butterflies. I can't stand them. I once had a giant monarch stick to my finger and have hated them ever since. And also blowing up balloons. Refuse to do it. lol

    I hate balloons, too. Mostly because i hate the sound they make when they pop. No good!
  • Cre8veLifeR
    Cre8veLifeR Posts: 1,062 Member
    yep - me too! I remember seeing a striptease in which the "lady" popped balloons that were attached all over her body and I told my hubby that would be my idea of he!!.
  • Cp731
    Cp731 Posts: 3,195 Member
    Another one is Going Crazy.
    I feel like I could snap most days at the most foolish shizz.
    For instance I'll be driving and singing a song all happy and some idiot will almost cause an accident, and I flip
    Ive been known to get out of my car and whip serious mouth at ppl for bad driving. Otherwise known as Road rage.
  • Jerrypeoples
    Jerrypeoples Posts: 1,541 Member
    Elevators. I absolutely hate them! Ever since I saw Ghost Dad (yeah, the old Cosby movie) when I was a kid, I can't do them. I am always afraid the cables are going to snap and down I go!

    Omg, I had a nightmare about being trapped in a falling elevator recently. I thought my heart was going to explode when I woke up! Scary ****!

    http://youtu.be/7N5OhNplEd4

    if this doesnt show you that you shouldnt be scared of elevators im not sure what will

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