weird genuine fears anyone?

mayobumblebee · 19-07-2017 11:27AM #1

So I really hate to tell people especially in ireland but I have a genuine feel ill sweaty have nightmares about it fear of ..
people who are no longer alive
can't even bring myself to say the proper word. Please someone tell me I'm not alone. I have managed to hide it mostly

biko · 19-07-2017 11:29AM

mayobumblebee wrote: »

I have a genuine feel ill sweaty have nightmares about it fear of ..

I'm sorry but this doesn't make sense to me.

Skodafan · 19-07-2017 11:29AM

mayobumblebee wrote: »

So I really hate to tell people especially in ireland but I have a genuine feel ill sweaty have nightmares about it fear of ..
people who are no longer alive
can't even bring myself to say the proper word. Please someone tell me I'm not alone. I have managed to hide it mostly

My wife is absolutely terrified of birds. I mean entirely irrational fear of them. We walked down times square and she jumped in front of a cab to get away from a pidgeon that had landed 2 feet in front of her.

Shopping trips in a city usually involved her getting our 6 year old to walk 3 feet in front of us doing "his job" scaring away the birds.

valoren · 19-07-2017 11:42AM

Heights. But the fear is not plain old acrophobia.
My fear stems from the notion that were I to have a moment of madness I could be dead within seconds.

The convenience of being at a height, knowing that a fall would be fatal and the thought of just thinking 'fcuk it' and suddenly jumping scares the **** out of me.

mayobumblebee · 19-07-2017 11:47AM

biko wrote: »

I'm sorry but this doesn't make sense to me.

In fairness it's probably a terrible sentence thanks ðŸ˜႒

mayobumblebee · 19-07-2017 11:49AM

Father Hernandez wrote: »

I have a fear I don't understand the meaning of this thread?

Very spicific fear there only just materialised I imagine or is it recurring in other threads

me_irl · 19-07-2017 11:52AM

mayobumblebee wrote: »

I have a genuine feel ill sweaty have nightmares about it fear of ..

biko wrote: »

I'm sorry but this doesn't make sense to me.

mayobumblebee wrote: »

In fairness it's probably a terrible sentence thanks 76;˜႒

I guess it will work if you hyphenate.

"I have a genuine feel-ill-sweaty-have-nightmares-about-it fear of...!"

But what about those who have hyphenophobia? (wonder if that's a thing).

angryIreGamer · 19-07-2017 11:53AM

whats weird about being afeared of zombies and vampires?

Ave Sodalis · 19-07-2017 11:55AM

valoren wrote:

The convenience of being at a height, knowing that a fall would be fatal and the thought of just thinking 'fcuk it' and suddenly jumping scares the **** out of me.

That happens me too. I don't have a fear of heights as such. More so that I get up to a height and have irrational thoughts of what would happen if I did jump, and I don't trust myself not to do it. It's nothing to do with being suicidal and is a recognised thing.

I have a fear of failure and of making a mistake. It can be crippling at times, and nonexistent at other times.

BrokenArrows · 19-07-2017 11:55AM

I genuinely fear that the general population is getting so stupid that common sense will cease to exist in a few generations.

The likes of facebook or any social media have exposed how utterly gullible and stupid some people are. I dont know whether social media is causing it or just revealing it.

me_irl · 19-07-2017 11:56AM

sup_dude wrote: »

I have a fear of failure and of making a mistake. It can be crippling at times, and nonexistent at other times.

Atychiphobia.

Ave Sodalis · 19-07-2017 12:03PM

me_irl wrote:

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Absolutely. It comes from a huge variety of things, but mainly due to growing up with a narcissistic friend who would pray on any sign of weakness. Still does, I just recognise it now. Damage is already done though. Self esteem issues stemming from bullying in secondary school doesn't help. The worst part is, you think you're over it and it didn't even effect me for a few years but came back out of the blue.

smeal · 19-07-2017 12:12PM

Mine is frogs. I genuinely won't walk through high grass or go near ponds for fear of them. I literally freeze in my spot if I see one hopping in the grass or would nearly veer the car off the road if one hopped across in front of me while driving.

The other one is....jarred beetroot. It completely freaks me out. I will shudder if I see it on somebody's salad or in a jar in a shop. I can't even remember if I ever tasted the stuff but the texture and the colour gives me the heeby jeebies!!

mayobumblebee · 19-07-2017 12:16PM

angryIreGamer wrote: »

whats weird about being afeared of zombies and vampires?

That's the thing I have no fear of zombies or vampires. I also have no fear of the fact of life that everyone dies at some stage. But the actual person just there in front of you but no longer a person that is terrifying. It doesn't matter if it's someone I know or not I also get it with animals sometimes. It's very hard to explain as it's quite strange and I've yet to meet someone else with it.

sbsquarepants · 19-07-2017 12:19PM

Don't think I have any myself (I've an extreme dislike of cheese, but it's not a fear per se, I mean i'll buy it for my kids - so long as I don't have to physically touch it!)
But I know 2 people who are deathly terrified of eggs!
Plus my own mother literally collapses in a quivering heap if you put your hands on her neck (like you're going to choke her) - this was an endless source of amusement for myself and my brother growing up - still is in fact, but she's heading for 70 now, so "out of respect" we can only do it if she's sitting down first:D

gramar · 19-07-2017 12:21PM

valoren wrote: »

Heights. But the fear is not plain old acrophobia.
My fear stems from the notion that were I to have a moment of madness I could be dead within seconds.

The convenience of being at a height, knowing that a fall would be fatal and the thought of just thinking 'fcuk it' and suddenly jumping scares the **** out of me.

I get that too. An inexplicable compulsion. It's like the only way to conquer the fear is to jump.

Badly Drunk Boy · 19-07-2017 12:23PM

valoren wrote: »

Heights. But the fear is not plain old acrophobia.
My fear stems from the notion that were I to have a moment of madness I could be dead within seconds.

The convenience of being at a height, knowing that a fall would be fatal and the thought of just thinking 'fcuk it' and suddenly jumping scares the **** out of me.

I don't actually have a fear of heights but I sometimes get the urge to hurl myself over the rail on an upstairs floor of a shopping centre or from some other similar height. I nearly did it from a cliff on the Arann Islands before. And there's nothing suicidal in the urge.

The first symptom of this was when I was in college, and after getting off my bus from Kildare, I'd have an irrational urge to throw my bag over O'Connell Bridge.

GhostMutt30 · 19-07-2017 12:27PM

valoren wrote: »

Heights. But the fear is not plain old acrophobia.
My fear stems from the notion that were I to have a moment of madness I could be dead within seconds.

The convenience of being at a height, knowing that a fall would be fatal and the thought of just thinking 'fcuk it' and suddenly jumping scares the **** out of me.

This. A very strong urge to just step off and see what it's like or something. Also to throw whatever is in my hand like a bag or phone

retro:electro · 19-07-2017 12:30PM

Terrified of heights. But my all time worst fear is choking to death on a tablet or a piece of food. So much so that I'm unable to take tablets, I just gag when I take them and I'd hate to feel them stuck in my throat.

BrokenArrows · 19-07-2017 12:41PM

anna080 wrote: »

Terrified of heights. But my all time worst fear is choking to death on a tablet or a piece of food. So much so that I'm unable to take tablets, I just gag when I take them and I'd hate to feel them stuck in my throat.

How do you eat food then?
There is literly zero chance of choking on a tablet even if it got stuck in your throat.

retro:electro · 19-07-2017 12:48PM

BrokenArrows wrote: »

How do you eat food then?
There is literly zero chance of choking on a tablet even if it got stuck in your throat.

It's an irrational fear I know. Food is different because we chew it (although realistically i know that doesn't really matter as you can still choke) but tablets we swallow hole especially those big mother fcukers. It's the sensation of it going down my throat and getting stuck there, the scrapey feeling. My body just won't let me swallow them I literally gag them right up. It's all psychological.

SEPT 23 1989 · 19-07-2017 12:53PM

Birds of the avian variety

One of the b@stards flew down the chimney and i had to sit in the kitchen until my wife came home to remove it:o

I would be less afraid if a lion strolled into the house

Gunslinger92 · 19-07-2017 12:55PM

I used to know a lad with a proper genuine fear of hedgehogs

gifted · 19-07-2017 12:57PM

Rats....hate the feckers....scream like a woman if I see one.

Gravelly · 19-07-2017 01:01PM

valoren wrote: »

Heights. But the fear is not plain old acrophobia.
My fear stems from the notion that were I to have a moment of madness I could be dead within seconds.

The convenience of being at a height, knowing that a fall would be fatal and the thought of just thinking 'fcuk it' and suddenly jumping scares the **** out of me.

sup_dude wrote: »

That happens me too. I don't have a fear of heights as such. More so that I get up to a height and have irrational thoughts of what would happen if I did jump, and I don't trust myself not to do it. It's nothing to do with being suicidal and is a recognised thing.

I have a fear of failure and of making a mistake. It can be crippling at times, and nonexistent at other times.

gramar wrote: »

I get that too. An inexplicable compulsion. It's like the only way to conquer the fear is to jump.

Badly Drunk Boy wrote: »

I don't actually have a fear of heights but I sometimes get the urge to hurl myself over the rail on an upstairs floor of a shopping centre or from some other similar height. I nearly did it from a cliff on the Arann Islands before. And there's nothing suicidal in the urge.

The first symptom of this was when I was in college, and after getting off my bus from Kildare, I'd have an irrational urge to throw my bag over O'Connell Bridge.

GhostMutt30 wrote: »

This. A very strong urge to just step off and see what it's like or something. Also to throw whatever is in my hand like a bag or phone

I attend a group for this. We're called skydivers.

19-07-2017 01:03PM

gifted wrote: »

Rats....hate the feckers....scream like a woman if I see one.

That's not weird at all, perfectly reasonable if you ask me. Mice and spiders too.

I can't touch cotton wool without cringing, and I break out in the trembly cold sweats if I see a clown. Not that weird either I suppose.

A friend of mine freaks out if he sees a feather (without a bird attached to it), and a relative nearly throws up if he touches velvet.

TerrorFirmer · 19-07-2017 01:14PM

anna080 wrote: »

It's an irrational fear I know. Food is different because we chew it (although realistically i know that doesn't really matter as you can still choke) but tablets we swallow hole especially those big mother fcukers. It's the sensation of it going down my throat and getting stuck there, the scrapey feeling. My body just won't let me swallow them I literally gag them right up. It's all psychological.

You should see one the supplements I take. They're so big that most times they do get stuck and I need a pint of water to make them go down. Horrible feeling.

Not sure I have any totally irrational fears - fear of heights is pretty normal and utter terror of spiders is quite common, even if totally irrational....

My friend has a classic irrational fear.... of rice. He literally says "It's so small I feel like I will choke on it".

Shenshen · 19-07-2017 01:26PM

Spiders.
But funnily enough, only when I'm inside a house. If I see one outdoors, I'm actually rather curious and have no problem observing it, even relatively closely. Not sure I'd touch it, though.

Indoors, though.... bad. Very bad.
I had an "episode" about 2 years ago. It was quite late at night, I had gone to bed and was reading, the hubby was still downstairs watching telly. I felt something brush against my shoulder and reached up to push it away, thinking it was a strand of hair. My hand made contact with something chitinous and hard instead. I turned my head and saw this huge spider scuttle under my pillow. Well, when I say huge, it was maybe half the size of my hand. No monster, but very large for any spider in these latitudes.

I was out of bed like a shot and downstairs to get help (the husband) - I got such a fright, I was physically shivering. He agreed to go upstairs and dispose of it.
I came up with him, but was waiting round the corner from the bedroom, I couldn't bring myself to set foot inside. He rummaged around a bit, then I heard him say "Wow, that is a huge f*cker". Then more rummaging, and more, and more... after a few minutes I asked what was happening. He said he had had him in a piece of toilet paper and was about to carry him to the loo and flush him away, but then he dropped him. And now he couldn't find him again.
I think that's when I dissolved into utter hysterics. There was NO WAY I would sleep in that room as long as that thing was around. I wasn't even sure I'd be sleeping in the house. There was nothing for it, I had to come inside and help looking.
He was a sly bastard, too. We suspected he was under the bed (thankfully there's not all that much clutter in our bedroom, so nowhere else much for him to hide), but as we moved it, he must have moved with it underneath a few times. It took us until 3am when in a last effort attempt we pushed the entire bed up on its side that we found him again and introduced him to our excellent plumbing.

Gravelly · 19-07-2017 01:29PM

Shenshen wrote: »

Spiders.
But funnily enough, only when I'm inside a house. If I see one outdoors, I'm actually rather curious and have no problem observing it, even relatively closely. Not sure I'd touch it, though.

Indoors, though.... bad. Very bad.
I had an "episode" about 2 years ago. It was quite late at night, I had gone to bed and was reading, the hubby was still downstairs watching telly. I felt something brush against my shoulder and reached up to push it away, thinking it was a strand of hair. My hand made contact with something chitinous and hard instead. I turned my head and saw this huge spider scuttle under my pillow. Well, when I say huge, it was maybe half the size of my hand. No monster, but very large for any spider in these latitudes.

I was out of bed like a shot and downstairs to get help (the husband) - I got such a fright, I was physically shivering. He agreed to go upstairs and dispose of it.
I came up with him, but was waiting round the corner from the bedroom, I couldn't bring myself to set foot inside. He rummage around a bit, then I heard him say "Wow, that is a huge f*cker". Then more rummaging, and more, and more... after a few minutes I asked what was happening. He said he had had him in a piece of toilet paper and was about to carry him to the loo and flush him away, but then he dropped him. And now he couldn't find him again.
I think that's when I dissolved into utter hysterics. There was NO WAY I would sleep in that room as long as that thing was around. I wasn't even sure I'd be sleeping in the house. There was nothing for it, I had to come inside and help looking.
He was a sly bastard, too. We suspected he was under the bed (thankfully there's not all that much clutter in our bedroom, so nowhere else much for him to hide), but as we moved it, he must have moved with it underneath a few times. It took us until 3am when in a last effort attempt we pushed the entire bed up on its side that we found him again and introduced him to our excellent plumbing.

That husband of yours is a keeper. If that was me you'd be sleeping on the couch.

Miss Demeanour · 19-07-2017 01:32PM

Crumbs send shivers through me....cannot sit and eat if there are crumbs around. Have a genuine anxiety running through me til I wipe them up. Often think I have gotten them all but mid bite Ill see a sneaky b***ard somewhere and shudder. I don't know if its weird or not though *shifty eyes*.

ScumLord · 19-07-2017 01:33PM

I don't normally have a fear of heights but when I'm falling asleep I do get vertigo, it's not so much just a fear of heights, in the dreams I can't stop myself from going over the edge.

weird genuine fears anyone?

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