Phobias!

skywalker · 27-10-2004 02:18PM

gazzer wrote:

I hate clowns and those wodden ventriloquists dummys. I saw a movie years ago about a dummy that could talk and move (i think Anthony Hopkins was in it) and it just traumitised me for life.

i remember that film, cant think of the name though.

i used to hate clowns as a kid. mainly because of this. now how friendly is he?
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sanncoo · 27-10-2004 02:20PM

Trigger! wrote:

Ok thats a funny one!......how you came to bite wool in the first place though!hehe

My goosebumps are now....ostrich bumps! And that's just talking about this....

When taking off gloves that were a bit snug....used my teeth!! :eek:

sanncoo · 27-10-2004 02:21PM

skywalker wrote:

i remember that film, cant think of the name though.

i used to hate clowns as a kid. mainly because of this. now how friendly is he?

Stephen King's It.

My little brother was traumatised by It....pardon the pun!

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Spalk0 · 27-10-2004 02:21PM

Ah ok see what you mean now sancoo!

Skywalker i think that film was called 'It'

skywalker · 27-10-2004 02:23PM

yea IT was called IT alrite. when i said i couldnt remember the name of the film, i was talking about the one gazzer mentioned with anthony hopkins and the dummy.

rewatched stephen kings it again recently and got goosebumps again. tim rice (or is it tim curry?) is soooo good at being skin crawlingly scary in that film.

sanncoo · 27-10-2004 02:26PM

Just got this from stephen king's website

It was

Tim Curry .... Robert 'Bob' Gray/Pennywise the Dancing Clown/It

ionapaul · 27-10-2004 02:41PM

RE*AC*TOR wrote:

Try chewing tin-foil - not good if you have fillings. A lot of people have the coton wool thing, induces similar feelings to scratching nails on chalkboard.

Exactly. ARGH!!!!! Can't believe some people are ok with that damn cotton stuff, it is awful.
Oh, my mum can't bear the sound of gravel being scraped underfoot as people walk. It drives her crazy.

Piste · 27-10-2004 02:49PM

I know a girl who has a fear of Mayonnaise. On April fools day her friends made her a breakfast bagel with cream cheese and bacon and she was like 'Aw guys! You're so sweet! Eh, guys, is there mayonnaise on this by any chance?' and they all started breaking their sh!tes laughing at her and she really freaked out.

Kêrmêttê · 27-10-2004 03:33PM

Plastic Scouser wrote:

My sister has a fear of buttons!!

(I think even she'd agree that one's a bit weird!!)

My sister is terrified of buttons too! She's not so fond of zips either (freak!)

I hate birds... well budgies really. It all started when my Mom got one as a pet and it got out and flew about the room and got tangled in my hair which was waist length at the time. All the flapping and screeching and scraping of claws had me terrified.

I also have an extremely irrational fear of clowns. My blood runs cold when I see one! :eek:

Spalk0 · 27-10-2004 03:38PM

Well i wouldnt be too fond of parrots after my last and first encounter with one!.....Got pissed on a night out in town and hadnt enough for a taxi home so i crashed on the couch in a mates!Kept waking up though with these weird noises and i kept thinking someone was taking the piss!then i noticed this huge kinda box thing covered in a blanket!Took the blanket off and it was this open cage with this massive parrot innit!Fecker knawed the fingers off me like mad!Probably didnt help that is was pissed and tried feeding him a twig!hehe

MiniMcGee · 27-10-2004 03:38PM

I love buttons!! Especially the chocolate kind.

Im terrifed of spiders. Thats a common one. And im scared of the dark, dont think thats really a phobia though. Also i'm scared of ghosts even though i've never seen one, i'm convinced i will.

Spalk0 · 27-10-2004 03:43PM

Well apparently in England the number 1 fear is spiders!.....Death is only at number 4! :eek:

sanncoo · 27-10-2004 03:56PM

Death is number 4 on the phobia hit list!!

If spiders is number 1...what the hell could be 2 & 3!

For some strange reason, this reminds me of that stupid programme Bullseye!!!

Iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiin one Spiders
Iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiin Two ?
Iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiin Three ?
Iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiin Four Death........bet you'll pick this one Bob!

I need to go home...............

Corruptedmorals · 27-10-2004 03:57PM

skywalker wrote:

i remember that film, cant think of the name though.

i used to hate clowns as a kid. mainly because of this. now how friendly is he?

AAAGGGHHH!! It's the clown from IT!

Corruptedmorals · 27-10-2004 03:59PM

I have Arachnophobia, Daemonophobia and Coulrophobia.

www.phobialist.com

Spalk0 · 27-10-2004 04:03PM

Algophobia- Fear of pain

Cant imagine lots of people not being that!

koneko · 27-10-2004 04:11PM

Lol, from that website:

Arachibutyrophobia- Fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of the mouth.
Euphobia- Fear of hearing good news.
Hobophobia- Fear of bums or beggars.

pickarooney · 27-10-2004 04:13PM

Corruptedmorals wrote:

I have Arachnophobia, Daemonophobia and Coulrophobia.

www.phobialist.com

Sounds like you have a fear of British Formula one racing drivers.

koneko · 27-10-2004 04:21PM

This one is just ironic:

Sesquipedalophobia- Fear of long words.

So cruel they would make them remember that word for their condition aswell.

pickarooney · 27-10-2004 04:31PM

koneko wrote:

This one is just ironic:

Sesquipedalophobia- Fear of long words.

So cruel they would make them remember that word for their condition aswell.

Hmm, fear of 18-inch things...

seamus · 27-10-2004 04:45PM

I've a mild squeamishness about fish (bleurgh, they're just so ugly), and things like Congor Eels and Angler Fish close up really freak me out, but in general, once I've touched the fish, or spent 10 seconds swimming in the water with them, it doesn't bother me at all.

Nothing else really. I'm quite well adjusted (or desensitised).

Piste · 27-10-2004 04:50PM

Corruptedmorals wrote:

AAAGGGHHH!! It's the clown from IT!

Is it not Pennywise?

Crucifix · 27-10-2004 04:50PM

Clowns.

seamus · 27-10-2004 05:06PM

Yes, Pennywise the clown from IT.

rainbow kirby · 27-10-2004 05:14PM

I'm scared of heights. Have been for years.

Healio · 27-10-2004 05:25PM

koneko wrote:

This one is just ironic:

Sesquipedalophobia- Fear of long words.

how about this one:
Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia- Fear of long words.

well mine are:
Trypanophobia- Fear of injections.
Vaccinophobia- Fear of vaccination.
Nosocomephobia- Fear of hospitals.
Glossophobia- Fear of speaking in public

ando · 27-10-2004 06:33PM

technically 'fear' of something is not a phobia. A phobia commences once you start avoiding the situation or subject you are afraid of

Corruptedmorals · 27-10-2004 10:02PM

Let's shut up about Pennywise now.

*shudders*

Pickarooney-.....? I don't see what fear of spiders, demonic possession and clowns have in common with formula 1??

PurpleFistMixer · 27-10-2004 10:09PM

ando wrote:

technically 'fear' of something is not a phobia. A phobia commences once you start avoiding the situation or subject you are afraid of

Does that mean that my large aversion to onions (to the point where I won't eat anything I believe has onions in it, and even the thought of there being onions in my food puts me off it) could be classed as a phobia?

monkeyfudge · 27-10-2004 10:20PM

Corruptedmorals wrote:

Let's shut up about Pennywise now.

*shudders*

Pickarooney-.....? I don't see what fear of spiders, demonic possession and clowns have in common with formula 1??

You've obviously never seen a demon possessed spider in a clown outfit driving a racecar before?

truly a terrifying sight to behold...

Actually.. that's something else that scares me... the fact that racecar spelled backwards is racecar... it's just not right.... what sort of cruel universe do we live in that would alow something like that to happen...?

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