Do you have a phobia?

JupiterKid

So, what phobia do you have? Are you frightened of spiders, rats, snakes or heights?

I have a phobia of sheer drops, like cliffs.

Ruu

Fear of stamps.

PucaMama

Heights, spiders and having to be social

Edit also afraid of the dark

I don't like dirt or spiders or rodents, and certain smells would be high on my list of things to avoid. I'd be very conscientious in avoiding those things.

Phobias are major psychological issues, so I wouldn't describe my aversions as phobias.

KK4SAM

Oh ,The dentist one !

KungPao

Not a big fan of house spiders. Others don't bother me much.

Taxiing and taking off in an aeroplane, always get sweaty palms and have to take a deep breath or two...but I actually like the rest of the flight and love approaching and landing...so it's not a fear of flying per se.

kfallon

I'm afraid of work, very afraid!

Torricelli

Rats.

Dirty bastards!

Jim Bob Scratcher

Small Boobies *Shudders*

timthumbni

Why do so many Irish people have a fear of snakes and spiders whenever we don't have any snakes and the spiders we do have aren't venomous.

Why???????

timthumbni

Why do so many Irish people have a fear of snakes and spiders whenever we don't have any snakes and the spiders we do have aren't venomous.

Why???????

maudgonner

Fish.

Smelly, scaly, flappy, dead-eyed, ugly, nasty creatures.

PucaMama

timthumbni wrote: »

Why do so many Irish people have a fear of snakes and spiders whenever we don't have any snakes and the spiders we do have aren't venomous.

Why???????

They have 8 legs. And I've came across spiders that have been aggressive when I tried to shoo them away

ygolometsipe

I fear that after I die, all my out-going hate mail will get lost in the post.

JupiterKid

Does anyone have a phobia of small, irregular shaped holes in a random pattern? Apparently it's quite a common phobia.

Pink Fairy

maudgonner wrote: »

Fish.

Smelly, scaly, flappy, dead-eyed, ugly, nasty creatures.

You just described my mother in law.....and yeah, I have a phobia about her and all !

dark crystal

Wasps.

I'm terrified of the malignant f*ckers.

PucaMama

JupiterKid wrote: »

Does anyone have a phobia of small, irregular shaped holes in a random pattern? Apparently it's quite a common phobia.

Makes me sick

Tom_Barry

Ghosts!! and I have trypophobia?? I think thats how its spelt.. its basically small clusters of holes.

The Backwards Man

No phobias here.

I think some people regard things they simply don't like as phobias, phobias are rare extreme irrational fears are they not?

I don't like sour milk or rats, but I wouldn't call either one a phobia

KungPao

timthumbni wrote: »

Why do so many Irish people have a fear of snakes and spiders whenever we don't have any snakes and the spiders we do have aren't venomous.

Why???????

I don't get the fear of snakes...but then I do like me a reptile.

However, our house spiders are ****ing horrible things. I have lived in South America, seen some funky things, but house spiders here are ****ing creepy things...make my skin crawl.

maudgonner

The Backwards Man wrote: »

No phobias here.

I think some people regard things they simply don't like as phobias, phobias are rare extreme irrational fears are they not?

I don't like sour milk or rats, but I wouldn't call either one a phobia

Here, there's nothing irrational about being scared of fish. One of these days they'll learn to walk and then they're going to come and get me :eek:

stampydmonkey

Have a fear of being fully consious and not being able to move...also capers....rank!!! Eww

CFlat

Ruu wrote: »

Fear of stamps.

Did you get trampled on by charging cattle Ruu?

kfallon

maudgonner wrote: »

Here, there's nothing irrational about being scared of fish. One of these days they'll learn to walk and then they're going to come and get me :eek:

Do you not like fish fingers? For once I''m not saying that as a euphemism

BorneTobyWilde

Agoraphobia

stampydmonkey

BorneTobyWilde wrote: »

Agoraphobia

Fear of carpets...yeah?

GerB40

Acrophobia (the posh way of saying fear of heights). I actually used to love climbing as high as I could up trees but even thinking back on that turns my stomach... Bridges are a fúckin nightmare.

Tom_Barry

stampydmonkey wrote: »

Have a fear of being fully consious and not being able to move...also capers....rank!!! Eww

You never want to get sleep paralysis so!!

Pink Fairy

GerB40 wrote: »

Acrophobia (the posh way of saying fear of heights). I actually used to love climbing as high as I could up trees but even thinking back on that turns my stomach... Bridges are a fúckin nightmare.

Ffs. That's not a real phobia, build a bridge and get over it !

maudgonner

kfallon wrote: »

Do you not like fish fingers? For once I''m not saying that as a euphemism

Hehe, no. They smell like fish don't they? So why would I want to eat stinky stuff like that. Gimme a bacon sandwich instead, I love pigs!

The Backwards Man

maudgonner wrote: »

Here, there's nothing irrational about being scared of fish. One of these days they'll learn to walk and then they're going to come and get me :eek:

They can too walk.

stampydmonkey

Tom_Barry wrote: »

You never want to get sleep paralysis so!!

Fact...my manager gets it...his experiences are mind numbing

maudgonner

The Backwards Man wrote: »

They can too walk.

I'm fúcking well not clicking on that link you dirty Donegal fecker!


ETA: Oh, it's just a crab. Crabs aren't so bad. (As the actress said to the bishop.)

Tom_Barry

stampydmonkey wrote: »

Fact...my manager gets it...his experiences are mind numbing

It is absolutely horrible! to the point you're afraid to get back to sleep in case it happens again.

kfallon

maudgonner wrote: »

Hehe, no. They smell like fish don't they? So why would I want to eat stinky stuff like that. Gimme a bacon sandwich instead, I love pigs!

You'd try a smoked cod tho after a few pints???

BorneTobyWilde

stampydmonkey wrote: »

Fear of carpets...yeah?

I don't get it
Although I have no carpet

forestgirl

BUTTERFLIES --orange and black ones

The Backwards Man

maudgonner wrote: »

I'm fúcking well not clicking on that link you dirty Donegal fecker!

Here's a cute pig instead

maudgonner

kfallon wrote: »

You'd try a smoked cod tho after a few pints???

Hmmm euphemism or serious question, I have no idea....

But no, just the chips would do me grand. A spud never grew up to be Jaws and bite your legs off.

(Actually, I'm not particularly scared of sharks, but throw me a salmon and I'll freak)

fleet_admiral

I cant stand clowns. Fairground music freaks me out too

kfallon

maudgonner wrote: »

Hmmm euphemism or serious question, I have no idea....

But no, just the chips would do me grand. A spud never grew up to be Jaws and bite your legs off.

(Actually, I'm not particularly scared of sharks, but throw me a salmon and I'll freak)

You can have the chips, I'll have the cod so

BorneTobyWilde

fleet_admiral wrote: »

I cant stand clowns. Fairground music freaks me out too

No X-Factor for you then .

maudgonner

The Backwards Man wrote: »

Here's a cute pig instead

This one. THIS ONE is what my nightmares are made of. In Australia, the homeland of animals that want to kill you, naturally enough.

RayM

Other than social situations, no phobias here. I wouldn't be terribly fond of rats (of the wild variety), but that's just a rational fear of all the diseases they can carry. Although I read a really interesting article about them once in the London Review of Books, and - gross as they undoubtedly are - I can't help but find their intelligence and adaptability kind of endearing.

Hufflepuff

forestgirl wrote:

BUTTERFLIES --orange and black ones

So I'm not the only one ! These scare the life out of me too.

Bonzo Delaney

Country fkn music

alane20

Albinos freak me out

One eyed Jack

Horses.

And it's a completely irrational fear, because I think they're a beautiful animal, but even to see them in paintings unnerves me, and if I'm within the vicinity of a horse or horses, I'm able to control it so I don't look like I'm losing it, but I can feel myself breaking out in sweats and just wanting to get the hell out of there!

Didn't know there was a name for it -

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equinophobia

BorneTobyWilde

Bonzo Delaney wrote: »

Country fkn music

The music country folk fucck to
Weird phobia
But cool.

perfectisthe

I've a crippling fear of spiders. I feel pure blind terror and panic when I see one. Ee