Do you have a phobia?

Ev84

Some people fear fire (Pyrophobia), And others fear gay men (Homophobia)... Not to be mistaken for Hobophobia which is a fear of bums and beggars ha ha (honestly!)

My fear is the fear of water, (Hydrophobia, which can also be a fear of rabies according to the list below????). Drowning is my biggest fear because I can't swim. We moved house when I was in primary school just as I was learning to swim. We used to go down to the pool for lessons every Friday during school-time and I had just gotten to the stage of kicking my legs and holding the bar. I never learned how to let go AND stay afloat.

The new school I moved to had already finished their lessons and went swimming every Friday too but AFTER school and it wasn't compulsory, So I never learned how to swim because I refused to sacrifice any time from my weekend... The lads tried to teach me one summer (threw me into a river!) but that went terribly wrong and I nearly drowned two of them along with myself. So that's my story on why I'm afraid of water...

If you are afraid of something and don't know what the name of it is, check through this A-Z list of phobia's below. Even if you have no fears at all give it a look through and quote whichever one you find the funniest... you're guaranteed a good laugh off some of them:

http://phobialist.com/index.html

So, do you have you a phobia? And is there a reason?

Emetophobia; without a shadow of doubt.

darragh16

Death...

ScummyMan

Karsini wrote: »

Emetophobia; without a shadow of doubt.

:eek: Just googled that..

Oh_Noes

Esculators. Well more specifically, bening blocked and not able to get off an esculator at the top or bottom. Terrifies me.

I googled it and someone suggests "Escalaphobia" but surely someone else has coming up with a posher more latin sounding name. I will go look up what the Roman name for esculators was.

Man.UnitedLad

Man.UnitedLad wrote: »

:eek: Just googled that..

Now you know why I don't drink much!

pragmatic1

Confined spaces.

sunflower27

Hobnobphobia.

--LOS--

children/babies/kids/sprogs/teacup humans '_'


lad I knew had a fear of albinos :pac:

wurzlitzer

having my fingers and toes chopped off...

dextromutilationphobia

mikom

Nigerians in their bare feet.


I'm black toes intolerant.

stevejr

In aifrd of sepllcehck.

Ev84

Karsini wrote: »

Emetophobia; without a shadow of doubt.

I just presumed that was a joke about being afraid of shadows until Man.UnitedLad said he googled it (it's on the list on the op) ... so it's a fear of vomiting ? That's mad. Must be a bitch...

stevejr

L'm afirad of sepllcheck.

Ev84

Ev84 wrote: »

I just presumed that was a joke about being afraid of shadows until Karsini said he/she googled it (it's on the list on the op) ... so it's a fear of vomiting ? That's mad. Must be a bitch...

Nah I'm not that witty!

It is a bitch, I'm afraid of doing something that makes me nervous because the nerves could bring on nausea and at that point I'm in a panic that I'm going to be sick - I have to stand outside and breathe deep. I'd say it possibly came about because I managed to go from age 9 until 20 without throwing up even once, when it finally did happen I was terrified of it. As I said above, I rarely drink as I associate it with being sick.

Saila

who doesnt fear fire






I know, firemen but apart from them

wurzlitzer

Saila wrote: »

who doesnt fear fire






I know, firemen but apart from them

The DEVIL:mad:

hogflem

Phobophobia,it's a nightmare.

Ev84

hogflem wrote: »

Phobophobia,it's a nightmare.

Do you live on Elm street by any chance?

Ev84

Saila wrote: »

who doesnt fear fire

People suffering from the fear of fire show panic signs even at the sight of fire or intense red heat. Candles, open fires, heaters etc...

XxMCRxBabyxX

Ophidiophobia or Snakeophobia

Massively. I constantly have this horrible image in my head of snakes slithering around me. Seeing one on the TV has me close to panic attacks! I can't touch the floor, can't close my eye, completely freak out. I've punched people in reaction to seeing images of snakes before. In fact even talking about them gives me the above sensation. I just freak.

I'm thinking it has something to do with growing up in Botswana and finding snake skins in my back garden and refusing to outside at night ever since. Apparently one of my friends remembers me as a kid in floods of tears when a snake was found at school once.

All my friends know about this now to the point that they move away from me before even mentioning the creatures!

karlog

I've had a fear of clowns ever since i saw the film IT, but it's not as extreme as this womans fear LOL

Ev84

Karsini wrote: »

Nah I'm not that witty!

It is a bitch, I'm afraid of doing something that makes me nervous because the nerves could bring on nausea and at that point I'm in a panic that I'm going to be sick - I have to stand outside and breathe deep. I'd say it possibly came about because I managed to go from age 9 until 20 without throwing up even once, when it finally did happen I was terrified of it. As I said above, I rarely drink as I associate it with being sick.

That's crazy Karsini, I'd hate that... I don't mind throwing up, I always stick my fingers back my throat when I've a sick stomach... Get it over with, ya know.

Ev84

--LOS-- wrote: »

lad I knew had a fear of albinos :pac:

WTF? Ha Ha... I don't mind albino's... They're all wight!!!! :pac:

Aoifey!

Podophobia - Fear of feet. Can't stand them at all, if a bare foot comes near me (besides a baby's foot) then I completely freak out.

Syphilophobia- Fear of syphilis

Doesn't everyone?

wurzlitzer

Is that similar to clapaphobia?

curry-muff

Ive a fear of posting in sh1te threads :eek:

mikemac

Snakes

Don't know what the phobia term is, might read up on it now
But always with the snakes, shivering right now just picturing them

Ev84

Aoifey! wrote: »

Podophobia - Fear of feet. Can't stand them at all, if a bare foot comes near me (besides a baby's foot) then I completely freak out.

I knew a girl with that fear. Apparently it's fairly common...

Aoifey! wrote: »

Syphilophobia- Fear of syphilis
Doesn't everyone?

Eh... I trust my girlfriend, so... NO!

starviewadams

Social Phobia/Social Anxiety Disorder.

Aoifey!

Ev84 wrote: »

Eh... I trust my girlfriend, so... NO!

But like, it'd be better to have a fear of it than not have a fear of it, wouldn't it? (That sentence made the word "it" too many times).

TheUsual

AppleMacophobia.


But I am able to live with my condition. Because Apple are s**t.

Ev84

curry-muff wrote: »

Ive a fear of posting in sh1te threads :eek:

Seems like other people have your fear too :eek: http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=63721790

seanybiker

starviewadams wrote: »

Social Phobia/Social Anxiety Disorder.

Donald Sutherland suffered badly with that years ago.

Ev84

Aoifey! wrote: »

But like, it'd be better to have a fear of it than not have a fear of it, wouldn't it? (That sentence made the word "it" too many times).

Of course Aoifey If I was still single I would be wary of it too...

wurzlitzer

Ev84 wrote: »

Seems like other people have your fear too :eek: http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=63721790

BURN

starviewadams

seanybiker wrote: »

Donald Sutherland suffered badly with that years ago.

Really?Never heard of anybody famous having it before,mad!

SadieSue

I've a fear of being crushed.

Tzar Gringo

seanybiker wrote: »

Donald Sutherland suffered badly with that years ago.

he did? i've social phobia. mainly because people tend not to like my personality. and i developed a loathing for em right back, out of that.

can't even retain an account on here lol, its that infectious. bet there's a load of you wishing you were mods too sometimes.. if just to ban me but re-reg's are a way of life!!

--LOS--

Ev84 wrote: »

WTF? Ha Ha... I don't mind albino's... They're all wight!!!! :pac:

he was dead serious and it was pretty funny coz there was an albino girl on campus that had super long hair, it was put to him if one got into a taxi with him what would he do, he said he'd have to get out :P

personally I'm a big fan of children of the damned

Saila

being sick sucks, but marvel at the wonder of the body as it ejects the protectile vomit 4 feet away, it takes the suckiness out of it



seriously you've nothing to fear, its an automatic response which you cant control, plus you can only really die if you puke in your sleep on your back while tanked up with all sorts..Hendrix anyone :( :lays guitar at shrine:

Ken.

Aichmophobia or Belonephobia. needles, especially needles near my face

vampire of kilmainham

iv a fear of being tied up naked and tickled all over for hours:eek::eek::eek:

seanybiker

Tzar Gringo wrote: »

he did? i've social phobia. mainly because people tend not to like my personality. and i developed a loathing for em right back, out of that.

can't even retain an account on here lol, its that infectious. bet there's a load of you wishing you were mods too sometimes.. if just to ban me but re-reg's are a way of life!!

yeah a load of famous people had it. Checked it p a few years ago when one of the doctors over the years said I have it. I'm more extremely agoraphobic though which is a balls

wurzlitzer

lucyfur09 wrote: »

Aichmophobia or Belonephobia. needles, especially needles near my face

Acupunturophobia?

OutlawPete

People with missing toes freak me out.

I'm Lack Toes Intolerant.

Thanks Mikom

Tzar Gringo

seanybiker wrote: »

yeah a load of famous people had it. Checked it p a few years ago when one of the doctors over the years said I have it. I'm more extremely agoraphobic though which is a balls

yeah maybe a bit of that too - better check the difference; may be that

Bipolar is another one a lot of these celebs tend to have been diagnosed with. i can understand Sutherland's social phobia i think, you get yerself in a bit of a dilemma in finding fame imagine everyone recognizing you, n you not them its a bit odd like that

XxMCRxBabyxX

feelingstressed wrote: »

Snakes

Don't know what the phobia term is, might read up on it now
But always with the snakes, shivering right now just picturing them

Found it already for you!
I feel your pain! Can't handle them at all!

XxMCRxBabyxX wrote: »

Ophidiophobia or Snakeophobia

Massively. I constantly have this horrible image in my head of snakes slithering around me. Seeing one on the TV has me close to panic attacks! I can't touch the floor, can't close my eye, completely freak out. I've punched people in reaction to seeing images of snakes before. In fact even talking about them gives me the above sensation. I just freak.

I'm thinking it has something to do with growing up in Botswana and finding snake skins in my back garden and refusing to outside at night ever since. Apparently one of my friends remembers me as a kid in floods of tears when a snake was found at school once.

All my friends know about this now to the point that they move away from me before even mentioning the creatures!

wurzlitzer

OutlawPete wrote: »

People with missing toes freak me out.

I'm Lack Toes Intolerant.

Thanks Mikom

As opposed to a fear of broken toes..

*****d toes intolerant

howardmarks

needles. and talking about blood. and blood. and new people. and hospitals. and and and and and

Tzar Gringo

nailed it. am a 'misanthrope', apparently

only reflecting what i tend to experience though.. this is gonna be hard

/GG allin was one this says http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misanthropy

good company chin up, fellow misanthropes!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEuBWp8-gLE

- bed.