Phobias

[Len]

I'm just curious about any other AN members who have Phobias. If you feel like you want to share your fears, come here. :)

Personally, I have a fear of falling through the floor. I dont know if its named.. but its there. I always walk really lightly because I imagine mentally that there is a chasm beneith me wherever I go. Even on roads! And dont get me started on Japan Rail. :lol:

It could have stemmed from falling through a glass table when I was younger, but I dont see that being the cause. Maybe I just don't remember the exact trauma.

[GreatNekoKoneko]

...im scared of clowns. yes, YOU heard me. those friggin clowns. they just scare the beeejeezus outta me.

and before i got to use the subways, i had this unexplained fear of the underground subways. necessity made me overcome this though. hell no im gonna walk 30 blocks.

another fear that i have is of loneliness. can i say that?

[animeotaku99]

I dont have any phobias that I know of. But that falling through the floor ones of yours is pretty interesting. I find myself trying to walk reall softly but I dont think Im going to fall through

[ffl]

That seems like a reasonable assumption for the cause of your phobia.

I have no phobias that I'm aware of. I imagine that I would feel uncomfortable floating in the middle of the ocean for various reasons, but that's probably the only thing I can think of that would come close to being a phobia.

[Len]

Oh! Another one comes to mind. I can't look at the bottom of boats. It makes me instantly sick. Maybe just a case of a weak stomach because I'm sure many people have that kind of fear.

Midgets also creep me out. No offense to the midge's.

[ffl]

At the bottom of boats...? Do you mean looking at them from the outside, or do you mean while riding in a boat?

[GreatNekoKoneko]

Oh! Another one comes to mind. I can't look at the bottom of boats. It makes me instantly sick. Maybe just a case of a weak stomach because I'm sure many people have that kind of fear.

Midgets also creep me out. No offense to the midge's.

...AHHM the Leprechaun! giv' me beck me bag of gold!

[Len]

At the bottom of boats...? Do you mean looking at them from the outside, or do you mean while riding in a boat?

From like a harbor.

[GreatNekoKoneko]

...used to be scared of the dark. and the evil monkey in my closet.

[Jon]

I always feel as if I'm being watched at night.....

I hate being around the house at night and looking into darkness.

[GreatNekoKoneko]

... i'm afraid of being alone and no one to care for. im selfless.

Hi, Im GreatNekoKoneko, and i am an alcoholic.

(say hi)

[Jon]

(say hi)
Hi.
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[The Million Dollar Prons]

I'm afraid of Soluzar

[Len]

Are you sure you're not afraid of "BISCUIT"?

[Soluzar]

I'm afraid of people who are afraid of Soluzar. It's kinda like a meta-phobia.

[GreatNekoKoneko]

...im afraid of catching STDs. that's why i wrap it up.

[Lord Timaeus]

I've been afraid of dogs ever since I was chased by one when I was little. It got even worse in middle school, when a friend of mine was seriously injured after a dog attack.

[ffl]

Don't be afraid of dogs. They're nice.:) Just keep calm when dealing with them and you'll eventually lose your fear of them.

[Till]

Working under a jacked up car.


Damn you Road Warrior!!!

[CrossboneGundam]

I took FDR too seriously and I have a fear of fear.

[shin_gyokakuran]

will anything that I say/write will be used against me in the future? That's pretty scary so i'm not writing any :lol:

[GreatNekoKoneko]

will anything that I say/write will be used against me in the future? That's pretty scary so i'm not writing any :lol:

...of course it will be used against you.

[Vaikyuko]

I have a phobia of decently lofty heights (usually a few floors above the ground; plane heights are no problem, etc) to where I prefer to be grasping a railing constantly or better yet, not standing near the edge. Other than that, not much phases me. Although after I watch zombie stuff I always check under the bed. I have no idea why, but I always have a sneaking suspicion that a rotting hand will grab my leg as I hop into bed.

[akpookie]

I have a fear of riding in elevators, stemming from staying in a place where the elevator was very old and got stuck almost every single day when I was very young. The fear has lessened over the years, I used to go into panic attacks if I had to take an elevator but I do better now. I'll still avoid taking an elevator if at all possible.
I also have an irrational fear of spiders. It's enough to make me never ever want to leave Alaska, unless it's to another arctic place where there are practically no spiders of the large and/or poisonous types.

[Magami No ER]

2^Vertigo? :P
Not sure if this is classified (hey if phobias that go by race exist, this should have more credit to it) have a unaturally frightened reaction to people doing anything abnormal to their eyeballs, be it turning their lids inside out, vibrating their corenas, w/e. I literally jumped and shrieked out loud one time at someone who did it unexpectedly. Yet I have no problem with organs, blood, corpses, ect. And yes, I mean physically in my presence, though the latter cadavar(ha) was of course in a funeral home. Not the same as being torn up and dead, but I'd probabally be more saddned/fearful than digusted/fearful to the point of phobia.
This thread reminds me of Maury's Pickle Girl. :|

[Len]

@Pookie: Arachnaphobia is very common.

[GreatNekoKoneko]

@Pookie: Arachnaphobia is very common.

...not as common as my fear of clowns.

[akpookie]

@Len, yes I know. It's still irrational as I grew up in Alaska where the most dangerous spider is the Brown Recluse and as long as you keep your hands out of the wood pile you're pretty safe.
In the third grade my class had a pet tarantula. The teacher could never get me near the thing, much less hold it as most of the rest of the class did. Disgusting! I get chills just thinking about the spider aisle at pet stores. Urgh.

[DazzleKitty]

I'm afraid of that fat man who lives in my closet. He's always watching me. :(

[hiei_kurama27]

Im not too fond of being in the same room as snakes. I can watch them on TV, and look at them behind glass though. In middle school someone brought in a really huge snake and I wouldn't even touch it even when we were allowed to and was safe to. Not to mention I get jumpy when Im hiking on a trail and I see small harmless snakes slithering across.

[Evil_Koala]

STDs, Diseases, Gettin old, and not achieving mah gizzoals.

Not so much fear but I hate bugs and stuff...I hate clowns too...

[ffl]

Spiders are nice and fuzzy. They're also soft, so it's nice to pet them.^_^ The only ones I don't pet are the ones that don't look so soft...-_-; I also don't like it if they bite me... the venom can be nasty, varying from spider to spider.

[Len]

I like the feeling of catepillers on my nose.

[Satsumaru]

I have arachnophobia and acrophobia. Tho my acrophobia does give me extra thrills while I'm riding the "fear fall" or the "roller coaster" when I visit the amusement park.

Ahh yes, I also fear doctors operating a surgery on my organs opening up my chest and stomach without giving me any sort of sedation and while I'm awake. I'm also afraid of someone holding a needle and slowly stabs my eye with it :lol:

[ffl]

Caterpillars... hm. I don't lay on the ground because I don't want to have bugs getting into places they shouldn't be, mainly my body, so I can't say I've had a caterpillar crawl on my face, let alone my nose. The feeling of all of their tiny feet moving across the skin of your arm though... that's quite a ticklish feeling.^_^ Yes, caterpillars are nice too, because they're soft. The prickly ones can be annoying to deal with, because they don't really like people petting them, but I'll manage to do so every once in a while anyway.


I'm also afraid of someone holding a needle and slowly stabs my eye with it

Just don't think about someone holding a needle in that way and you should be good.

Since people are bringing up bugs again, this seems to be going the way of the bug topic that I started some time last year... or maybe it was the year before. Anyway, it's getting buggy.:)

[Satsumaru]

Just don't think about someone holding a needle in that way and you should be good.
:lol: I'm saying if the time should ever arise. I highly doubt that'll ever happen tho :shifty:

[VidelCoolGirl]

I hate spiders....and big bugs. Bugs of any form actually. And, Earthquakes scare the hell out of me. I was like 12 when the big one in Washington hit, and that had been my first one. I was terrified, I really thought I was going to die.

...im scared of clowns. yes, YOU heard me. those friggin clowns. they just scare the beeejeezus outta me.

another fear that i have is of loneliness. can i say that?

...Same here actually. Although my fear is that I have to compare to many of female, and although I do have good personality, it doesn't seem to work. That, and that I will never have a REALLY good friend, or the ones I have I'll lose...It's a scary thought.

Good thing I always have AN! Where my friends will never leave me, and I don't see bugs cause I have a Mac!


P.S. Clows are freaky. Still wont watch It.

[Hajime Saitou]

I also have an irrational fear of spiders. It's enough to make me never ever want to leave Alaska, unless it's to another arctic place where there are practically no spiders of the large and/or poisonous types.

I wouldn't call a fear of spiders irrational at all. Those things are my arch-enemies. Seriously...

1.They can walk on walls and ceilings. That gives them the upper edge against a person.

2. No bones. Knock a spider off a 10 foot ceiling and it walks away like nothing happened. Brush a spider off trying to kill it, no dice. (kinda wrong here)

3. They wrap their victims in a ******* cocoon and DRINK THEIR BLOOD(was wrong here). What is there not to be afraid of here.

4. When they lay an egg, they really lay an egg. I don't know the highest number, but on average several hundred spiders come out of an egg sac. WTF.(wrong here too)

5. They have 8 legs(really mobile, and gross) and 8 eyes. Why on earth do you need 8 eyes. Have you ever seen a spider's... face? That's some disgusting stuff right there.

6. Some are poisonous(black widow for example), so good luck if you get bitten by something 1/1000000 of your size(I made that number up).

7. They can spin a web out of their ***. This means they can dangle down from the ceiling and get you directly. I have never confirmed this, but I heard the stuff is tougher than kevlar. Please no one confirm that for me.

So yeah, if there's one creature to be afraid of, I think the spider is a pretty good choice. Of course there's still worse out there.

Edit- Mine is clowns. Saw Attack of the Killer Clowns when I was a little kid. Nuff said.

[LOSTyears]

...im scared of clowns. yes, YOU heard me. those friggin clowns. they just scare the beeejeezus outta me.Comforting to know I'm not the only one. Always thought I was a weirdo for being scared of something thats suppose to make people happy ^_^ Saw the movie IT when I was a kid, messed me up real bad.

The dark still scares the **** out of me, kinda embarassing being a grown @ss man in his 20's. Its strange considering I work grave shifts -_-; every night is like an adventure.

[SDAnimeFan]

When I was younger I was afraid to ride in elevators thats pretty much passed now.

[VidelCoolGirl]

I used to be afraid of RollerCoasters too, but I've gotten over that.

[lucky4life]

Does anyone know if there's a scientific name for "fear of cameras"? My first instinct is to run away when I see someone aiming a camera at me. My friends haffta catch me and hold onto me when they want a picture taken. I seriously FEAR having my picture taken.

[CrossboneGundam]

I wouldn't call a fear of spiders irrational at all. Those things are my arch-enemies. Seriously...

1.They can walk on walls and ceilings. That gives them the upper edge against a person.

2. No bones. Knock a spider off a 10 foot ceiling and it walks away like nothing happened. Brush a spider off trying to kill it, no dice.

3. They wrap their victims in a ******* cocoon and DRINK THEIR BLOOD. What is there not to be afraid of here.

4. When they lay an egg, they really lay an egg. I don't know the highest number, but on average several hundred spiders come out of an egg sac. WTF.

5. They have 8 legs(really mobile, and gross) and 8 eyes. Why on earth do you need 8 eyes. Have you ever seen a spider's... face? That's some disgusting stuff right there.

6. Some are poisonous(black widow for example), so good luck if you get bitten by something 1/1000000 of your size(I made that number up).

7. They can spin a web out of their ***. This means they can dangle down from the ceiling and get you directly. I have never confirmed this, but I heard the stuff is tougher than kevlar. Please no one confirm that for me.

So yeah, if there's one creature to be afraid of, I think the spider is a pretty good choice. Of course there's still worse out there.

Edit- Mine is clowns. Saw Attack of the Killer Clowns when I was a little kid. Nuff said.

They're called "exoskeletons," and they still are technically skeletons. The reason they can survive a long fall is due to their small size and, in turn, light weight.

They don't drink the blood of their prey, they inject venom and digestive fluids into them to liquify the innards, then suck it all out.

Spiders lay eggs and most wrap them in a protective layer of silk. They don't lay one giant egg.

And the spinarets that produce the silk aren't their rectums.

[Hajime Saitou]

They're called "exoskeletons," and they still are technically skeletons. The reason they can survive a long fall is due to their small size and, in turn, light weight.

Techincally, but I'll give you this one.

They don't drink the blood of their prey, they inject venom and digestive fluids into them to liquify the innards, then suck it all out.

Ok so they don't just suck the blood out, they get all of it, thanks for that.

Spiders lay eggs and most wrap them in a protective layer of silk. They don't lay one giant egg.

This is actually new to me, thank you for that unpleasant correction.

And the spinarets that produce the silk aren't their rectums.

Come on, that one was sarcasm and you know it.

Edit- Since you know a lot about this, was that comment about the spider web's strength accurate or was someone pulling my leg?

[KatayokuのTenshi]

Spider silk is, proportionally, stronger than steel. So if you could make a tiny thread out of steel it would be weaker than spider silk. But it’s still a tiny thread they snap fairly easily (unless you’re a fly)

[Hajime Saitou]

Spider silk is, proportionally, stronger than steel. So if you could make a tiny thread out of steel it would be weaker than spider silk. But it’s still a tiny thread they snap fairly easily (unless you’re a fly)

That's pretty much what I heard. Thanks for that. I'd go look it up myself, but usually whenever there is info about spiders, along with the text there are some pictures, and I'm too much of a wimp to go check. :P

[tenshi_a]

I'm afraid of everything medical. And I can't deal with blood if it's not my own. I never see doctors unless I think I'm dying.

I've had to stop watching some anime shows after the first episode because of the content, even if they're really good... like "Monster" (surgery), "Full Moon Wo Sagashite" (tumours) or "Karin" (too much blood)...

Strangely enough, I'm perfectly ok with Samurai movies (slice! slice! blood spraying everywhere!), ok with preparing raw meat for cooking (happily rips the insides out of a chicken), and I'm not one of those super-cleanliness types.

I hate Red Bull because it smells like hospitals, too.

I also have a phobia about the high jump. As in the athletic event. But I very rarely have any contact with that.

And I'm scared of Soluzar's fear of Prons being scared of him. I mean, just think about what that means! [terror]

[Nami]

I am afraid of bugs but as long as they leave me alone that's fine. Cockroach is the exceptional though. I'm scared of it to the point that I can get panic attack every time I saw it. Because of this, I am also scared of the dark too because that's when I usually found them. I used to wake up and found a big roach clinged to the cabinet next to my pillow, I turn on the light in my room every night since then.

I'm also afraid of stair that is very steep because there were times I fell down the stair in the past. ^^;

[Japhyl]

Fear of light.

[Kali-chan]

I have aracnephobia, claustrophobia, and whatever fear of heights is called...
and to contradict, I also fear being alone...
and I'm afraid of hospitals/blood...
honestly, I don't know why I watch anime like FMA with a lot of blood..

[Holy Knight]

Acute arachnophobia and minor fear of heights. When I was 15, I used to go into a fear-induced state for no reason because I felt "a presence". The first time I had it was the most disturbing event in my short life.

Though spiders are likely to turn my mind into a puddle if I get exposed to them for too long or in an unexpected fashion.

[Len]

Japh has a fear of light? Can that be translated to a fear of everything?

[Japhyl]

Japh has a fear of light? Can that be translated to a fear of everything?

I was kind of joking, although my eyes are sensitive to light, and I like darkness better. :P

[Len]

I'm light sensitive aswell. I can't stay in a mall or a store with Fluorescent lights for more than 2 hours or else I'l faint.

[HSaabedra]

I'm light sensitive aswell. I can't stay in a mall or a store with Fluorescent lights for more than 2 hours or else I'l faint.

That must suck, although to the average person, that sounds like you're a typical geek. :P

[KatayokuのTenshi]

Photophobia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photophobia) although it's not a very good summery (off topic on wikipedia :lol: ) there's also Photoaugliaphobia- Fear of glaring lights. Have a look here (http://phobialist.com/#A-) some weird ones.

A phobia is usually an irational fear. So a fear of Soluzar isn't a phobia Prons. :P A fear of flying is a phobia, a fear of crashing isn't. A fear of an axe weilding psychopath isn't a phobia fear of ... pleasure (Hedonophobia) is.

On that note I used to be affraid of my wardrobe, I couldn't sleep unless the door was closed. :rolleyes:

Edit: Look how slow I post :rolleyes:

I'm light sensitive aswell. I can't stay in a mall or a store with Fluorescent lights for more than 2 hours or else I'l faint.

Epilepsy?

[ffl]

and whatever fear of heights is called...

Acrophobia.

I forgot what the fear of being alone is called though.

[Haro!]

I'm scared of mice and rats. The weirdest thing about that though is I enjoy taking the train (where I occasionally see rats/mice) as opposed to the bus. I hate the bus. F*** the bus. F***in' piece of s***. Anyway, more on the rat/mouse thing. I can't even see them in pictures or on television, as I get this sort of sick feeling or a chill down my spine.

[Soluzar]

A serious post now. I'm not good with heights. It falls short of being a real phobia, but you won't catch me climing up a tall ladder unless I really have to. I also get incredibly anxious about filling in forms. Don't ask me why, I just know that paperwork fills me with dread... unless it's unrelated to me. I could fill in forms at work, when I was taking a customer's details without a problem. I'm afraid of meeting new people. Once I know someone, I'm sociable enough, but meeting someone for the first time is just... horrendous. That's why I haven't always done as much dating as I would like to.

[KatayokuのTenshi]

Acrophobia.

I forgot what the fear of being alone is called though.

Isolophobia

I also get incredibly anxious about filling in forms. Don't ask me why, I just know that paperwork fills me with dread... unless it's unrelated to me. I could fill in forms at work, when I was taking a customer's details without a problem. I'm afraid of meeting new people. Once I know someone, I'm sociable enough, but meeting someone for the first time is just... horrendous. That's why I haven't always done as much dating as I would like to.

Huh both of those too ... weird.

[Midoriko87]

Cockroaches. I don't remember being just Crazy Afraid of them when I was younger... Like, I remember there was this Cockroach in the 7th Grade...Well, the Cockroach wasn't in the 7th Grade, Of Course...*Cough* Grammar is Fundamental. Anywho, It was like in the Girls' Locker Room before gym, and I saw this Cockroach with like a staple stuck on one of its hind legs. It was moving Super Slow, and those things move like Greased Lightning, so it must've been hurt bad. And, I remember getting really close to it...like maybe within two feet. I swear to Someboby Else's God, I stared at that Cockroach for like the longest time...Not really, 'cause we only got like 10 minutes to change. I actually almost touched it, too. And like, I remember I said something like, "I would help you, but I'm scared. Sorry." :lol: For Real. I wonder what would have happened if someone had walked up on me talking to a Cockroach....I mean, I had already been labeled as "Weird," but Damn, even I have my Standards. :lol: Although, I wasn't talking loud. I sincerely hated that I couldn't bring myself to help that Cockroach. ;) Really.

Now, this story has a point. I was scared of Cockroaches at Age 12, but not so Scared that I couldn't stand within 2 feet of them without freaking. Now, I can't even really think about them without Squirming or Whatnot. I dunno, it's weird. I would think that I'd fear them less after learning more about them, not the Opposite. Maybe it was that episode of Corwin's Quest where Jeff Corwin lost his hold on that Giant Cockroach and it was moving all around his body all Cartoonish like...

EDIT: You know, it's probably 'cause they move Super Fast. I noticed that I'm not really scared of slow moving Bugs...I think I just had an Epiphany or Somethin'...I'm just Too Damn Good.:naughty:

[Len]

AHH ITS SO SQUIGGLY. *scrolls down*
Your font reminds me of Cockroach legs. Be afraid.

[Len]

Epilepsy?
No, its 'actually' called Light Sensitivity.

[Midoriko87]

AHH ITS SO SQUIGGLY. *scrolls down*
Your font reminds me of Cockroach legs. Be afraid.

Post was sorta long for this Thread, so I used Arial Narrow to shorten it.

[Old Ape Face]

I fear over reacting of a person's opinion, I suppose it's becuase my dad can't take no for an answer and when he's mad you know it. which is a really bad thing, especially in the working class system.

I also fear of getting unnecessarily dirty. I'd guess it's a little bit of OCD, but every time i eat something with my hands that has a lot of powder, i wipe it on my pants :P which is Ironic becuase if i ever had sex it would be the best day of my life.

[Nami]

On that note I used to be affraid of my wardrobe, I couldn't sleep unless the door was closed. :rolleyes:

Even today, I still can't sleep with them open, be it the wardrobe door or not.

Maybe it was that episode of Corwin's Quest where Jeff Corwin lost his hold on that Giant Cockroach and it was moving all around his body all Cartoonish like...



*Shudders at that thought.* O_O""

[Len]

Oh I don't like my closet either.. I dont know why, but it just seems like the black areas of your closet are a home for weird things. Its like a seconed door. I cant sleep with my door open either.

[Midoriko87]

*Shudders at that thought.* O_O""

Shudder, you should. That Cockroach was BIGGER than a friggin' hand...an adult MALE hand. Actually, I think it may have been bigger than two hands. And, Darn It if it didn't have Wings, too!! I swear, it was Crawling 'Round his body like Taz...You know, the Tasmanian Devil. Hmm...Not afriaid of Tarantulas, though. Although, I hear their Fuzzamadads can 'cause blindness if you like handle them improperly. That's another...Blindness. Leaving...

[ffl]

You should've helped that cockroach out. It would've been the right thing to do.:)

Well, if you guys are afraid of your closets.... you could just sleep in there and see how you feel like then.:P

[KatayokuのTenshi]

Oh I don't like my closet either.. I dont know why, but it just seems like the black areas of your closet are a home for weird things. Its like a seconed door. I cant sleep with my door open either.

And I wasn’t able to sleep without my door open http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o173/KatayokunoTenshi_01/Emoticon/Emoticon%20by%20Reichu/Freakout/hidechair.gif weird huh?

Come to think of It I may have just been afraid of the dark. There was usually a light on some where in the house. So people didn't fall down the stairs and whatnot.

Oh and I don't like sleeping with my window open if I can avoid it. I'd rather throw away my duvet than open the window...

I wouldn't say I have a phobia of bugs but when I see an insect I instinctively cringe away, like four feet away. :P Except for one time when I was taking down a tent it was as hot as hell and I was realy annoyed because a bee was in it. So I figured 'I'm taking it down and you can find your own way out'
I reached in to undo the partition thing (there were partition things in the tent) and the bugger stung me http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o173/KatayokunoTenshi_01/Emoticon/Emoticon%20by%20Reichu/Anger%20and%20Frustration/fistshake.gif. First time I'd ever been stung was six months ago... probably because of my uber cringe.

[Bernard_Monsha]

Cockroaches. I don't remember being just Crazy Afraid of them when I was younger... Like, I remember there was this Cockroach in the 7th Grade...Well, the Cockroach wasn't in the 7th Grade, Of Course...*Cough* Grammar is Fundamental. Anywho, It was like in the Girls' Locker Room before gym, and I saw this Cockroach with like a staple stuck on one of its hind legs. It was moving Super Slow, and those things move like Greased Lightning, so it must've been hurt bad. And, I remember getting really close to it...like maybe within two feet. I swear to Someboby Else's God, I stared at that Cockroach for like the longest time...Not really, 'cause we only got like 10 minutes to change. I actually almost touched it, too. And like, I remember I said something like, "I would help you, but I'm scared. Sorry." :lol: For Real. I wonder what would have happened if someone had walked up on me talking to a Cockroach....I mean, I had already been labeled as "Weird," but Damn, even I have my Standards. :lol: Although, I wasn't talking loud. I sincerely hated that I couldn't bring myself to help that Cockroach. ;) Really.

Now, this story has a point. I was scared of Cockroaches at Age 12, but not so Scared that I couldn't stand within 2 feet of them without freaking. Now, I can't even really think about them without Squirming or Whatnot. I dunno, it's weird. I would think that I'd fear them less after learning more about them, not the Opposite. Maybe it was that episode of Corwin's Quest where Jeff Corwin lost his hold on that Giant Cockroach and it was moving all around his body all Cartoonish like...

EDIT: You know, it's probably 'cause they move Super Fast. I noticed that I'm not really scared of slow moving Bugs...I think I just had an Epiphany or Somethin'...I'm just Too Damn Good.:naughty:

I am not scared of the little brown ones but those huge wood roaches with the big feelers make me squirm. They always seem to be milling over in their little buggy brain some way to fly at your face, I really hate the fact that they turn their heads to look at you. It is freaking creepy.

[ffl]

I've been stung numerous times, by bees and wasps. Not cool, but I suppose they could say the same about me trying to catch them by their wings or gazing at their hidden nest, as a kid.:P

The roaches with exoskeletons that look really hard are the ones that I try to avoid touching, mainly because the barbs on the legs look as though they could pierce your skin and lodge a buttload of bacteria onto you. That's only if you pick them up though. Also, if someone kills those cockroaches, they innards are white, which clashes with their dark exterior, and makes me think of chocolate with creamy insides.:| Yum, huh?^_^

[master terrence]

And I wasn’t able to sleep without my door open http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o173/KatayokunoTenshi_01/Emoticon/Emoticon%20by%20Reichu/Freakout/hidechair.gif weird huh?




I can't sleep with the door open. Wierd isn't it. It's like a secuirity thing for me. I feel like I'm being watched or something. I get paranoid I guess.

[KatayokuのTenshi]

I can't sleep with the door open. Wierd isn't it. It's like a secuirity thing for me. I feel like I'm being watched or something. I get paranoid I guess.

^ That's how I am now though. The more things change the more they ... change.

[Old Ape Face]

I close my door only becuase people turn on the bathroom light at 12:am and It's so annoying.

[VidelCoolGirl]

...im scared of clowns. yes, YOU heard me. those friggin clowns. they just scare the beeejeezus outta me.

and before i got to use the subways, i had this unexplained fear of the underground subways. necessity made me overcome this though. hell no im gonna walk 30 blocks.

another fear that i have is of loneliness. can i say that?

I close my door only becuase people turn on the bathroom light at 12:am and It's so annoying.
I know how hard it is. Try having a roomate who does it. At least when I come in late, I'm quiet. She doesn't care.

[Old Ape Face]

I play wow till 2:00 AM, and when i go to bed all the lights are off. and i make it to my room with not any trouble :P

[regus 5000]

ZOMG its aweful reading through this. everytime somone described a spider i cringed. i imagine on breaking out of its cage with its evil magic spider powers then dashing at me at light speed with its unneccessary amount of legs and jumping onto my arm and when i try to knock it off it runs circles up my arm and onto my back to do god knows what like bit me or lay its filthy eggs in my throught.
they say you swallow at least 6 bugs in your lifetime while sleeping ~_~;
and it doesnt help that georgia is home to two deadly spiders black widow and brown something another. and those brown ones always find it convinient to make camp at my door so i can walk into it while its dark in the morning and freak out~

god im feel like theres one here right as i type this.

[ffl]

Wow. You guys must really be afraid of spiders. I stayed away from spiders for a time and developed a mild cautionary fear of them, but after putting that aside, I was able to pick them up again, pet them, etc. They're nice, just make sure you're thinking happy thoughts.^_^

[Old Ape Face]

my biggest fear, is not not getting laid is not wheather i'm gona have a family in the futer, it's not if i'm going to be the biggest pervert in the world. my biggest fear is not getting a job good enough to suport myself when my parents are gone. My friend, lives out on his own in an apartment where people think he's a pedofile. I don't want to live like that i what to live in a nice neighborhood with no trouble... the only thing that i can't see happening is the job, becuase i'm an addicted to things that will never get me into one of those jobs, i've had a goal planned when i graduated, i wanted to be a comic writer, but every single day i'm thinking how the hell am i ever going to be published when i can't even draw a female character the right way no matter how long i've been practising. and everything i i see from college, all the lessons i've been takeing the ones that don't have anything to do with drawing catch my interest becuase they explain the world to me, all thoughs history classes all those english classes, thinking about that Anthropology class i took a year ago they mention two types of familys, one was an indenpendent society in wich each member of the family learns to take care of them selves and they could care less about the other guy in the family. and then there is the dependent family, where everything one person does the whole family pitches in and helps them. this is an asian society in Japan and China and those countries on the other side of the world. and i'm always thinking which family do i fall under, I know I'm not asian, but i can't seem to get along by myself.

[regus 5000]

its funny that im afraid of spiders. back when i was about 5 i kept a spider and a 'rolipoli'(i wonder what there real name is XD) in a fish tank in my room. both of them could have easily walked out. but im not really afraid of small apiders. just the big ones that look like they want my soul and my insides aparently...

[Old Ape Face]

I'm not afraid of nature, Nature is Nature it happens for a reason, i'm afraid of life and death, the fear of dieing too young and the fear of not being able to live on my own.

[kenshinbebop]

It's not a diagnosed phobia, but I'm always afraid of being alone. I feel as though someone is there, even though I try to convince myslef there isn't. I hear sounds, and things liek Americas Most Wanted make me lose sleep because it enhances the fears.

Maybe I'm a scytzo (major sp).

[superplough]

i am scared of not being alone, but more like staying alone.

i am also scared of pretty much anything smaller than a cat that is within 2 meters of me and that can move faster than me, especially if it can fly.

[CrossboneGundam]

I'm scared of mice and rats. The weirdest thing about that though is I enjoy taking the train (where I occasionally see rats/mice) as opposed to the bus. I hate the bus. F*** the bus. F***in' piece of s***. Anyway, more on the rat/mouse thing. I can't even see them in pictures or on television, as I get this sort of sick feeling or a chill down my spine.

Someone who lives in New York and is scared of rats and mice... :lol:

I assume you're scared of Gerbils, Shrews, etc. as well?

[ffl]

its funny that im afraid of spiders. back when i was about 5 i kept a spider and a 'rolipoli'(i wonder what there real name is XD)

They're also known as pillbugs and sowbugs... I think there's another common name that they're known by, but I don't recall at the moment.

[tenshi_a]

While I remember... I also really dislike phones. I think I'm the only person I know who doesn't have a mobile. If I have to phone someone I don't know... I just panic! It's terrible! Simple, ordinary things like... setting up internet banking... need me to make a phonecall, and I just can't do it...

...this thread is full of so much phobia, but a lot of ordinary fear too. Looks like the ordinary fear is the long-lasting stuff.. perhaps I should count myself lucky with having strange phobias...

[VidelCoolGirl]

While I remember... I also really dislike phones. I think I'm the only person I know who doesn't have a mobile. If I have to phone someone I don't know... I just panic! It's terrible! Simple, ordinary things like... setting up internet banking... need me to make a phonecall, and I just can't do it...

...this thread is full of so much phobia, but a lot of ordinary fear too. Looks like the ordinary fear is the long-lasting stuff.. perhaps I should count myself lucky with having strange phobias...

Not as bad as the woman who was afraid of tin foil.

[Len]

Someone in my school when I was in like grade 5 was scared of the ceiling, so she had to walk around with a large visor around her head. It was weird. She quit after I left the school, though. xD

[Spadesy]

When I was a kid I had minor agoraphobia, now I'm just afraid of being bored. Having a bad day beats boredom by a long shot.

[Abhwarriornut]

Ok, i'm scared of smalll spaces, and being inadequate. 'nough said

[kenshinbebop]

The only phobia I've heard of that made me go WHA?! was the girl who was afraid of pickles.

I mean, what!?

[Aaluaine]

ok ok dont laugh or anything ....

but i have a fear of failure .... studying related ...


GOD DAMN A-LEVELS IS F***KING HARD >_<


i fear that im gonna fail ... and screw up in life :(

[ffl]

Chill out.:)

[Vaikyuko]

2^Vertigo? :P
Not sure if this is classified (hey if phobias that go by race exist, this should have more credit to it) have a unaturally frightened reaction to people doing anything abnormal to their eyeballs, be it turning their lids inside out, vibrating their corenas, w/e. I literally jumped and shrieked out loud one time at someone who did it unexpectedly. Yet I have no problem with organs, blood, corpses, ect. And yes, I mean physically in my presence, though the latter cadavar(ha) was of course in a funeral home. Not the same as being torn up and dead, but I'd probabally be more saddned/fearful than digusted/fearful to the point of phobia.
This thread reminds me of Maury's Pickle Girl. :|

On a side note, I forgot to mention I have almost the exact same thing, but with nails. I hate seeing nails being messed with in just about any way, excluding cutting them (with clippers, I've seen some weird people who've done it with knives and scissors) and stuff.