What's your phobia?

Fear of developing Alzheimers Disease. I have seen several of our dear elderly family friends go that way. One of whom was really aware of what was happening to her, and that was so very sad.
 
I hate bees. In the summer when I'm outside tanning and I hear a bee fly by it's like my body stops. My hearing gets messed up and I'll hear a ringing for a few seconds. But more than bees, for some stupid reason, I hate their nests. Like, the look of the comb or whatever.
 
as weird as it sounds, i have a fear of certian sounds and textures...i hate the sounds that freitos make when rubbed together, and I absolutly hate sandpaper...I actually paid a kid in one of my classes to sandpaper something for me because I could not go anywhere near it
 
It wasn't listed and I don't know if its a phobia or would be classified as something less severe (results in extreme anxiety but not quite panic), but I am terrified (and not trying to be stupid this is serious) that I will have an "accident" in public. Alcohol enhances it.

I once thought I did. I even felt like it was coming down my leg. I was shocked, absolutely shocked, when I got to the bathroom and nothing. It was the weirdest sensation.

I have slight agorophobia, so I think its linked to that. Apparently agorophobia is extremely treatable so I should just go talk to someone about it, but for some reason I don't.
 
Hey Jeff! That's actually anxiety what you've got! It's horrible, i had it too for a long time. I was always afraid I'd throw up in restaurants. The only thing that helped me get over it was explaining every detail of what it felt like to my dad (who has/had the exact same kind of anxiety).

It just sucks because for some reason when you're having anxiety you can't tell someone because it feels like the most embarrassing thing you could ever tell someone. For some reason "I'm having anxiety" is as mortifying as saying "I just shit my pants". Anyways, good luck getting through it! :)
 
Fear of the dark. Specifically, seeing a ghost in the dark. Completely irrational, I know - but that's what a phobia is, right? A completely irrational fear? For the record, I've never seen a ghost or expect to, but if I get that feeling, I'll tightly close my eyes and fumble around in the dark until I find a light switch. I feel like an idiot just thinking about it.

So I guess that's Lygophobia (darkness) and Phasmophobia (ghosts).
 
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I have a fear of blades or sharp objects. accidently cutting myself or anytime i see someone holding something sharp i freak out... i try to pretend not to be freaking out but inside i want to run in the other direction... even if my husband is shaveing near by or holding a razor i feel the need to stand as far back as possible... not that i think he'll hurt me with it but for some reason i cant not imagine somehow being cut with it...
 
I'm not going to hunt through the list to find it, but I have a Tornado phobia. I dream about trying to escape them a lot, and during many windy storms cannot sleep as I'm busy looking out the window for one.
 
NolaRob said:
Fear of the dark. Specifically, seeing a ghost in the dark. Completely irrational, I know - but that's what a phobia is, right? A completely irrational fear? For the record, I've never seen a ghost or expect to, but if I get that feeling, I'll tightly close my eyes and fumble around in the dark until I find a light switch. I feel like an idiot just thinking about it.
So I guess that's Lygophobia (darkness) and Phasmophobia (ghosts).
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Wow! Now your going to think I am mentally unbalanced but I have seen a ghost... a few of them... but always in the daylight.
I know that feeling though. I am afraid of the dark and usually have to try to talk myself down. I always leap into bed when it's dark and I am coming back to bed. I am also afraid of animals with glowing eyes... like if you catch them in headlights *shudder*. It's connected to the dark but when I start to freak out I expect to see them... mostly dogs/wolves but last night a snake. It was freaky.
I am also deathly afraid of heights and once got stuck on my roof because I could climb up (to winterize the a/c) but I couldn't get down. I waited an hour until someone brought a ladder and helped me down. He had to talk me through it. It was embarrassing because it was a neighbor I didn't know very well. sigh.
And lastly I am afraid of death. I am a Christian so I guess I shouldn't be but I like this life and don't want to lose it. I have heart palpitations about this!:ack2:
 
Yea, I've tried telling people and it just becomes like a joke. Still, Its horrible when it happens. It ruins concerts and stuff for me alot.

I guess at one point I also had Lygophobia. A while back, when I was like 22 or so, there was a week period where I was terrified of the dark.

I have no idea what brought it on. I was stressed and things weren't going so well, so I think it might have been the actual cause. The first two nights I was panicing, the next 2 nights I slept with the light on. Then the next night it was like "What was I so afraid of?" It was so weird when it started. I thought maybe I was half-sleeping and experiencing a nightmare. It was absolutely crazy.
 
I'm pretty sure everyone would be scared out of their minds if bears were 3 feet away.

If not, they should.
 
I'm not sure I fear anything.

Fear is a pretty strong basal emotion -- I'd feel fear if I was being raped or mugged or in a situation where I was unable to remove myself from the risk of being harmed or killed.

But in everyday, life, no, I don't fear anything.
 
I_love_muscle said:
But in everyday, life, no, I don't fear anything.
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Just wait until you have a run in with Yogi Bear!
 
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