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your worst fears

  • 04-10-2015 10:26PM
    #1
    Robsweezie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,434 ✭✭✭


    what are you most afraid of? ive a phobia of tight spaces. I hate lifts and the thought of getting stuck in one. my idea of a nightmare would be getting my head stuck in railings. those big slides you see in playgrounds and water parks, you know the ones with the huge, long dark tunnels where it takes a couple of minutes to get to the end? hate those.

    I think it likely stems from childhood where my brother would shove my face into the corner of the couch and smother me inside it. the darkness and lack of control.

    those situations where there is no immediate escape and lack of control put the fear in me. I've never been on those massive rollercoaster rides for reason. that and the motion sickness, and heights.

    large heights make me uneasy. being in the upstairs department of a shopping centre and looking over the bannister down below gives me thoughts of someone coming up from behind and pushing me over.

    I hate rats and the feeling of them crawling all over me. funny enough, I don't fear spiders and don't get the widespread phobia of them at least the small ones.


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  • #2
    NachoBusiness
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,389 ✭✭✭NachoBusiness


    Snap. Severe claustrophobic here.


  • #3
    Tommy Kay The DJ
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20 ✭Tommy Kay The DJ


    Any little rodnets frighten the life out of me especially if one got into the house haha


  • #4
    Chucken
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,459 ✭✭✭Chucken


    Fear is different to a phobia.

    Fear is a reaction to an actual danger signal - it involves physical and mental tension that helps you spring into action to protect yourself from something that is happening.

    A phobia is an intense, unreasonable fear of situations, objects, activities, or persons where the fear is far out of proportion to the actual danger or harm that is possible.


  • #5
    Dirty Dingus McGee
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,631 ✭✭✭Dirty Dingus McGee


    Westmeath winning the all ireland.

    I don't think I could cope with that.


  • #6
    Bongalongherb
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,766 ✭✭✭Bongalongherb


    I fear almost nothing, not even natural death. But, I do fear the next toothache because the last one was rolling along the floor in agony, so it has to be the toothache.


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  • #7
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 2,745 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Clowns at nighttime


  • #8
    The King of Moo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,207 ✭✭✭The King of Moo


    Butterflies indoors. They flap their wings far too quickly and fly straight at your head, and they stay by the window/behind the curtain so you can't open either. And of course while they're there behind the curtain doing nothing they'll suddenly flap their wings loudly against the curtains for a few seconds, terrifying me.

    B*stards, the worst thing about the summer.


  • #9
    petrolcan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 898 ✭✭✭petrolcan


    Not being able to reply because Boards is playing up again.


  • #10
    Bongalongherb
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,766 ✭✭✭Bongalongherb


    The King of Moo wrote: »
    Butterflies indoors. They flap their wings far too quickly and fly straight at your head, and they stay by the window/behind the curtain so you can't open either. And of course while they're there behind the curtain doing nothing they'll suddenly flap their wings loudly against the curtains for a few seconds, terrifying me.

    B*stards, the worst thing about the summer.

    Beautiful creatures butterflies are, You lucky bastard that you have the luxury of having butterflies in your home flapping away in colourful delight. All I have are mosquitoes.


  • #11
    The King of Moo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,207 ✭✭✭The King of Moo


    Bongalongherb wrote: »
    Beautiful creatures butterflies are, You lucky bastard that you have the luxury of having butterflies in your home flapping away in colourful delight. All I have are mosquitoes.

    I'd gladly swap them for the papery-winged freaks.


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  • #12
    NintendoGirl
    Closed Accounts Posts: 36 ✭NintendoGirl


    The King of Moo wrote: »
    Butterflies indoors. They flap their wings far too quickly and fly straight at your head, and they stay by the window/behind the curtain so you can't open either. And of course while they're there behind the curtain doing nothing they'll suddenly flap their wings loudly against the curtains for a few seconds, terrifying me

    B*stards, the worst thing about the summer.

    Yep, hate them. And where/how they fly is so unpredictable that you cant dodge them properly!

    Current fear, there is a massive spider somewhere in the sitting room, but I dont know where its gone :(
    I expect it to crawl up my leg any second!!


  • #13
    PARlance
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,635 ✭✭✭✭PARlance


    NintendoGirl wrote: »
    Yep, hate them. And where/how they fly is so unpredictable that you cant dodge them properly!

    Current fear, there is a massive spider somewhere in the sitting room, but I dont know where its gone :(
    I expect it to crawl up my leg any second!!

    No chance... it will be half way to your bed at this stage.


  • #14
    PARlance
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,635 ✭✭✭✭PARlance


    NintendoGirl wrote: »
    Yep, hate them. And where/how they fly is so unpredictable that you cant dodge them properly!

    Current fear, there is a massive spider somewhere in the sitting room, but I dont know where its gone :(
    I expect it to crawl up my leg any second!!

    No chance... it will be half way to your bed at this stage.


  • #15
    Bongalongherb
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,766 ✭✭✭Bongalongherb


    The King of Moo wrote: »
    I'd gladly swap them for the papery-winged freaks.

    Shocking is all I can say. Horse-flies now, they are the worst ones. I've hedgehogs walking around my abode most days, they're great little creatures as well. Butterflies are amazing, they even show affection to you when they land on your forehead. Enjoy nature because most folk have no interaction with it while living in a concrete jungle.


  • #16
    One eyed Jack
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,439 ✭✭✭✭One eyed Jack


    NintendoGirl wrote: »
    Yep, hate them. And where/how they fly is so unpredictable that you cant dodge them properly!

    Current fear, there is a massive spider somewhere in the sitting room, but I dont know where its gone :(
    I expect it to crawl up my leg any second!!



    Check out this lad! :pac:

    Spotted him today, largest spider I've seen for real in my 38 years on this planet, definitely had his Weetabix that morning! :D


    (hope I attached the pic properly now! :o)


  • #17
    Bongalongherb
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,766 ✭✭✭Bongalongherb


    Make your home a nature wonderland.

    For spiders... I use 3 fat garden spiders in each room and they are the ones that only crawl up to the ceiling and stay there, their purpose is to catch mosquitoes. They are excellent for this task and never bother you, but the hoover needs to be implemented now and again when they leave to clean up the webs, they make very large webs along the corners off a room. Saves a small fortune instead of purchasing insect killers which I wouldn't use, hate chemicals.


  • #18
    The King of Moo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,207 ✭✭✭The King of Moo


    Bongalongherb wrote: »
    Shocking is all I can say. Horse-flies now, they are the worst ones. I've hedgehogs walking around my abode most days, they're great little creatures as well. Butterflies are amazing, they even show affection to you when they land on your forehead. Enjoy nature because most folk have no interaction with it while living in a concrete jungle.

    I actually shivered as I read that, I could feel it crawling on my skin!

    In fairness, I'd never harm a butterfly, and I accept that the world is better with them.

    I just don't get why they don't have the cop on to leave me alone.


  • #19
    Ken Tucky
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,502 ✭✭✭Ken Tucky


    Spiders....i ****ing hate them so irrationally its scary in that alone. Never been to oz and im not going


  • #20
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 22,384 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Robsweezie wrote: »
    what are you most afraid of? ive a phobia of tight spaces. I hate lifts and the thought of getting stuck in one. my idea of a nightmare would be getting my head stuck in railings...

    Getting your head stuck in railings at night time in some remote place in the Deep South...and hearing a voice say "you sure got a purty ass"...


  • #21
    Bongalongherb
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,766 ✭✭✭Bongalongherb


    NachoBusiness wrote: »
    Snap. Severe claustrophobic here.

    The reason why she lost the plot was because her internet and phone connection was down. Kicking the door will not create enough static discharge to allow for better connectivity to the server, she should have already known this.


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  • #22
    ygolometsipe
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    fear itself.


  • #23
    NintendoGirl
    Closed Accounts Posts: 36 ✭NintendoGirl


    One eyed Jack wrote: »
    Check out this lad! :pac:

    Spotted him today, largest spider I've seen for real in my 38 years on this planet, definitely had his Weetabix that morning! :D


    (hope I attached the pic properly now! :o)

    Thankfully it seems you havent! :P


  • #24
    Manach
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 9,904 Mod ✭✭✭✭Manach


    Joan Burton getting re-elected and having that lugubrious face in the Dail 4 more years lecturing away.


  • #25
    Bongalongherb
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,766 ✭✭✭Bongalongherb


    The King of Moo wrote: »
    I actually shivered as I read that, I could feel it crawling on my skin!

    In fairness, I'd never harm a butterfly, and I accept that the world is better with them.

    I just don't get why they don't have the cop on to leave me alone.

    I know what you mean, but daddy flying long-legs are the worst, there I was deep frying some real potato chips a while back with the back-door open and along comes a flying daddy-long-legs bouncing off my head and face and I waved it away, then it came back and landed right into the frying pan. Seriously, how fecking stupid could you be to burn yourself to death.


  • #26
    NintendoGirl
    Closed Accounts Posts: 36 ✭NintendoGirl


    PARlance wrote: »
    No chance... it will be half way to your bed at this stage.

    Well thats me up for the night..


  • #27
    smurgen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,933 ✭✭✭smurgen


    Proper mental illness or becoming isolated when I'm older.


  • #28
    Bongalongherb
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,766 ✭✭✭Bongalongherb


    What's the big worry ? sure when you are asleep you won't know they are crawling over you, just remember that all of these little creatures will crawl over you just to get to their destination as they never stay on you, well except if it was a tick, those little blighter's will bury their head into your skin and suck on your blood and of course you will need a tweezers to remove this parasite and the head also, ye don't want to leave the head in there and only tweezer out the main body ;)


  • #29
    qo2cj1dsne8y4k
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    Mice. An irrational phobia. I am terrified of them. You'd think how afraid could someone actually be? I'm afraid of spiders, clowns and enclosed spaces but this is nothing like just being afraid. I would have a full on panic attack seeing one. Even photos, videos etc of them, I can't even look. I couldn't watch the green mile because there was a mouse in it, I left the Cinderella movie because there was mice, giant ones, running across the screen and they were huge.

    When i talk about them sometimes I can feel phantom ones crawling on me. When I am sick and hallucinating, mice seems to be the one thing I'm always freaked out by. If I'm hallucinating then I'm in a room full of mice and they're crawling on me. I would rather shake hands with satan himself that ever see one again. And even when they're dead, I'm still terrified of them. Cannot cope with them at all


  • #30
    wakka12
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    The scariest thing I could imagine would be being present at one of those school/college/office massacres like the one in Oregon the other day


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  • #31
    Bongalongherb
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,766 ✭✭✭Bongalongherb


    I'll leave you folk with this...

    When you next have time to do so I would recommend you folk to go on a 2 day mountain hiking trek or a camping holiday in nature. After doing this camping and nature buzz a few times a year. you will get used to all the little creatures out there and should be less of a problem thereafter. Don't forget that you are part of nature but most folk now were brought up in cities and just cannot get to grips with nature and its wild-life. Shame really. afraid of the natural world you live in.


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