Any odd fears or phobias you have?

[QUOTE="Vesica_Prime"]

[QUOTE="ferret-gamer"] I am going to have to join you for this one, I remember doing an in-depth unit on them in AP Bio class, those things are frickin creepy.

ferret-gamer

I was told by my pre-school teacher that mushrooms were poisonous when I was 4 years old. The worst part? I ate crap tons of mushrooms at that age.

Yup, the fruiting body of the mushroom contains the spores which will grow new mushrooms if the area is adequete for reproduction. I think there's a mushroom formation in America that covers 2,200 acres of land.

not being able to accomplish all that i want to do in life,

Also i have a huge fear of any sort of deadly illness or cancer and i dont think any1 deserves to get cancer.

sonofsmeagle

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not being able to accomplish all that i want to do in life,

Also i have a huge fear of any sort of deadly illness or cancer and i dont think any1 deserves to get cancer.

Baconbits2004

I have a weird thing with nails on fabric. If someone scratches or runs their fingernails on rough fabric, it makes me shudder.

I also have an insane fear of heights. Which is strange, because when I was younger I used to climb the (very high and very steep) local quarry with a few mates, completely unaided by climbing gear. Completely oblivious to what would happen if I made one wrong step. Nowadays I s**t myself on ferris wheels.:(

I'm afraid of newspaper, I really have no idea why.

Centipedes. The existence of such a horror is a compelling argument against a loving god.

The orange stuff that lingers on a person's fingers after eating Cheetos. Seeing it makes me squirm, but if the person licks it off or starts sucking his/her fingers, I have to leave the room immediately.

dracula_16

Centipedes. The existence of such a horror is a compelling argument against a loving god.

drochnathair

Why centipedes? Is it all the legs? Is is the thought of feeling all those legs as it entwines around your neck?

Centipedes. The existence of such a horror is a compelling argument against a loving god.

drochnathair

Centipedes. The existence of such a horror is a compelling argument against a loving god.

Nothing out of the ordinary, no.

Why centipedes? Is it all the legs? Is is the thought of feeling all those legs as it entwines around your neck?

tenaka2

I heard centipedes are spicy.BranKetra

snakes. I don't really think it as odd, but my god they creep me out.

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Why centipedes? Is it all the legs? Is is the thought of feeling all those legs as it entwines around your neck?

drochnathair

I heard centipedes are spicy.BranKetra

You can eat them, quite popular in china.

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I, for one, am extremely afraid of escalators. Don't know why, but they creep me the hell out.

What random or strange things are you afraid of?

ferret-gamer

I'm sure it's not odd but I seem to have some kind of block when I'm talking to people I just met.

Centipedes. The existence of such a horror is a compelling argument against a loving god.

I looked up my phobia and its called Bataphobia apparently. I would also say i'm slightly agoraphobic and i definitely have a huge huge huge fear of snakes. And does anybody else have a fear of staring up at the sky, especially at night? That may just be me. I feel like i'm going to float up and die in space. So yeah, combine that with a fear of heights, i'm a big coward i think.

Missing an opportunity. It's weird, but I hate it when there's a situation and I'm afraid of acting, and yet there's the potential for something great to come out of it. If that makes any sense.Setsa

How can that be manifested as a phobia?

[QUOTE="Setsa"]Missing an opportunity. It's weird, but I hate it when there's a situation and I'm afraid of acting, and yet there's the potential for something great to come out of it. If that makes any sense.Ilovegames1992

How can that be manifested as a phobia?

Belive it or not I have a fear of joinging a social environtment and being shunned or disliked.

[QUOTE="Ilovegames1992"]

[QUOTE="Setsa"]Missing an opportunity. It's weird, but I hate it when there's a situation and I'm afraid of acting, and yet there's the potential for something great to come out of it. If that makes any sense.Setsa

How can that be manifested as a phobia?

So does that mean you try hard to avoid interaction with others in case it leads to a missed opportunity?

Missing an opportunity. It's weird, but I hate it when there's a situation and I'm afraid of acting, and yet there's the potential for something great to come out of it. If that makes any sense.Setsa

Dude I TOTALLY know how that goes. I think that's the reason I'm still single AND the reason I've switched college majors so many times.

[QUOTE="Setsa"][QUOTE="Ilovegames1992"]

How can that be manifested as a phobia?

Ilovegames1992

So does that mean you try hard to avoid interaction with others in case it leads to a missed opportunity?

[QUOTE="Setsa"]Missing an opportunity. It's weird, but I hate it when there's a situation and I'm afraid of acting, and yet there's the potential for something great to come out of it. If that makes any sense.Palladian

Dude I TOTALLY know how that goes. I think that's the reason I'm still single AND the reason I've switched college majors so many times.

[QUOTE="Palladian"]

[QUOTE="Setsa"]Missing an opportunity. It's weird, but I hate it when there's a situation and I'm afraid of acting, and yet there's the potential for something great to come out of it. If that makes any sense.Setsa

Dude I TOTALLY know how that goes. I think that's the reason I'm still single AND the reason I've switched college majors so many times.

baby steps.

when Im at the gym I sometimes wont work out on certain equpiment if someone is working out on the next piece over in case they tell me I stink or Im ugly or something.

[QUOTE="Ilovegames1992"]

[QUOTE="Setsa"] An intense fear of potential backlash from specific interactions with others?Setsa

So does that mean you try hard to avoid interaction with others in case it leads to a missed opportunity?

Wow thats interesting. It must be hard to make those judgements. For me, preventing my phobia is relatively easy. I dont see the snakes at the zoo and i dont go to high ground. But your fear must be very hard to prevent. And if i'm confronted with one of my fears it induces a mental, emotional and physical reaction. Would that happen to you if you felt like you were missing an opportunity?

And all those people saying fear of rejected, i kind of thought that was a common fear in people. Like getting cancer or dying and such.

[QUOTE="Setsa"][QUOTE="Ilovegames1992"]

So does that mean you try hard to avoid interaction with others in case it leads to a missed opportunity?

Ilovegames1992

Wow thats interesting. It must be hard to make those judgements. For me, preventing my phobia is relatively easy. I dont see the snakes at the zoo and i dont go to high ground. But your fear must be very hard to prevent. And if i'm confronted with one of my fears it induces a mental, emotional and physical reaction. Would that happen to you if you felt like you were missing an opportunity?

And all those people saying fear of rejected, i kind of thought that was a common fear in people. Like getting cancer or dying and such.

[QUOTE="Setsa"][QUOTE="Palladian"]

Dude I TOTALLY know how that goes. I think that's the reason I'm still single AND the reason I've switched college majors so many times.

Palladian

baby steps.

when Im at the gym I sometimes wont work out on certain equpiment if someone is working out on the next piece over in case they tell me I stink or Im ugly or something.

I have mysophobia (fear of germs) and I really hate bugs. Especially "thousand leggers" (forget their scientific name).BrianB0422

[QUOTE="Ilovegames1992"]

[QUOTE="Setsa"] More so, it means I avoid specific interactions in light of potential negative repercussions, even if they are extremely irrational. It's like having a bad hunch about something and letting that hunch prevent you from acting.Setsa

Wow thats interesting. It must be hard to make those judgements. For me, preventing my phobia is relatively easy. I dont see the snakes at the zoo and i dont go to high ground. But your fear must be very hard to prevent. And if i'm confronted with one of my fears it induces a mental, emotional and physical reaction. Would that happen to you if you felt like you were missing an opportunity?

And all those people saying fear of rejected, i kind of thought that was a common fear in people. Like getting cancer or dying and such.

Hmm.... i guess most of us have societal awkwardness like that and are always afraid of what will happen and what people are thinking of them but i doubt many get paralysing fear like you. Is there an actual name for that. I guess if not you could make it but i dont know greek.

[QUOTE="Palladian"]

[QUOTE="Setsa"] It sucks :( But I'm trying my best to get over it now :)Setsa

baby steps.

when Im at the gym I sometimes wont work out on certain equpiment if someone is working out on the next piece over in case they tell me I stink or Im ugly or something.

yeah. I hate pleaying games with other people because Im worried they will judge me if I cant beat them or they'll be mad at me if I do beat them.

Driving. I got my permit about two months ago and still haven't driven. Don't think I can. :(

Religion actually freaks me out too...

snakes. I don't really think it as odd, but my god they creep me out.

Serraph105

Yup, the fruiting body of the mushroom contains the spores which will grow new mushrooms if the area is adequete for reproduction. I think there's a mushroom formation in America that covers 2,200 acres of land.

Vesica_Prime

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snakes. I don't really think it as odd, but my god they creep me out.

chicknfeet

I would assume anthropologically we have evolved to have a fear of snakes. Back when we were hunter gatherer peoples. But yes i detest, absolutely detest snakes and heights. Every night about 30 minutes before i go to sleep i always think a snake is in my room and i sweat like crazy.

[QUOTE="Setsa"][QUOTE="Ilovegames1992"]

Wow thats interesting. It must be hard to make those judgements. For me, preventing my phobia is relatively easy. I dont see the snakes at the zoo and i dont go to high ground. But your fear must be very hard to prevent. And if i'm confronted with one of my fears it induces a mental, emotional and physical reaction. Would that happen to you if you felt like you were missing an opportunity?

And all those people saying fear of rejected, i kind of thought that was a common fear in people. Like getting cancer or dying and such.

Ilovegames1992

Hmm.... i guess most of us have societal awkwardness like that and are always afraid of what will happen and what people are thinking of them but i doubt many get paralysing fear like you. Is there an actual name for that. I guess if not you could make it but i dont know greek.

Good ol social anxiety disorder......I tend have a fear of being in normal social environments......though alcohol can be of great help in those situations.

Good ol social anxiety disorder......I tend have a fear of being in normal social environments......though alcohol can be of great help in those situations.

Celldrax

I have several, the one that affects me most and on a daily basis is fear of my husband dying, it consumes my world! I worry he will die in a car accident on the way home from work and i will be left all alone. My other fear is collar bones, im scared someones gonna pull mine out! Yeah im weird...

I have several, the one that affects me most and on a daily basis is fear of my husband dying, it consumes my world! I worry he will die in a car accident on the way home from work and i will be left all alone. My other fear is collar bones, im scared someones gonna pull mine out! Yeah im weird...

hyperjj3000