The Phobia Thread
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zabu of nΩd
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I'm reasonably sure it has, but whatever.
Nothing weird, but I'm pretty afraid of heights and the dark. Not enough that it really hinders my life, except on a rare occasion I might put off grabbing a snack from the fridge if I'm alone in my place at night.
Nothing weird, but I'm pretty afraid of heights and the dark. Not enough that it really hinders my life, except on a rare occasion I might put off grabbing a snack from the fridge if I'm alone in my place at night.
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All types of swarms or things that look the same and are in big numbers make me nauseous. That type of painting where society is represented by a pyramid with people in it is an example that gives me a similar feeling.
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I have a fear of being in the middle of the ocean. Not on a boat or cruise, I can do that; but being stranded, treading water in the middle of the ocean scares the hell out of me. Also, imaging that I'm about thirty feet beneath the surface, watching as it gets further away and darkness engulfs me; I get chills thinking about it.
Along the same lines, being stranded in the midst of space scares the hell out of me. Neither of these fears are very rational, because the likelihood of one of them happening is pretty slim.
Wide open spaces don't scare me though.
And lastly, creepy little girls.
In my bedroom I have two doors; the main one in the hallway, and another that connects to the unoccupied room next door to me. I always keep that second door shut and locked, because I have this fear that one day I'll open my other one, turn on the light, and the second door will be opened just a crack, and in that crack I'll see a little girl in a white dress staring at me. Fucking creeps me out.
Along the same lines, being stranded in the midst of space scares the hell out of me. Neither of these fears are very rational, because the likelihood of one of them happening is pretty slim.
Wide open spaces don't scare me though.
And lastly, creepy little girls.
In my bedroom I have two doors; the main one in the hallway, and another that connects to the unoccupied room next door to me. I always keep that second door shut and locked, because I have this fear that one day I'll open my other one, turn on the light, and the second door will be opened just a crack, and in that crack I'll see a little girl in a white dress staring at me. Fucking creeps me out.
Savern
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I'm claustrophobic, but only when in tight tunnels where I have to crawl/kneel. I couldn't go potholing for example.
Also have this weird one where I really hate any organic material that has lot's of holes in it, especially when you can see all the way through. Think a piece of termite ridden wood or a potatoe that's been raped by a corer. (I had to do an experiment years back in school where we put loads of little holes in potatoes and I fucking hated it.)
Also have this weird one where I really hate any organic material that has lot's of holes in it, especially when you can see all the way through. Think a piece of termite ridden wood or a potatoe that's been raped by a corer. (I had to do an experiment years back in school where we put loads of little holes in potatoes and I fucking hated it.)
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That's hardly a swarm though. I thought you were going to post something with like thousands of people in it.
At any rate, that's a pretty cool picture
That's the kind of thing I would do. There's an unoccupied bedroom next to mine in the apartment I'm living in now, and everytime my mate shows the room to a prospective tenant and then leaves it open I end up shutting the door later because I hate having this giant maw of darkness gaping at me whenever I walk out into the hallway.
I never fantasise about creepy girls, though. It's always some kind of hideous undead monster, usually skeletons because those scare me a lot.
Yeah, small tunnels can be pretty awful. I think I can handle ones up to 100-200 feet maybe, but beyond that it starts to feel kind of life-threatening.
Well it only seems fair that I post my own phobia now. For some reason I am really disturbed by the general idea of slit wrists. If I see an image of it on TV or even read about it I go into a cold sweat, my hearing becomes distorted and my vision goes all blurry. We were watching a video on first aid in my social ed class and there was a part when a guy accidentally cut his wrist on a piece of glass and, even though you didn't really see any cuts or anything, just the sight of blood on his wrist made me react in the way I just mentioned. If, for whatever reason, I hear someone talking about it I begin to feel slightly ill. If I accidentally get even the tiniest scratch on my wrist I become really self conscious and uncomfortable. I've looked back and I'm pretty sure I've never had any previous experiences with anyone cutting their wrists so I'm not sure what really brought it on. The weird thing is that it is only the wrists. I don't react the same way with any other types of blood or gore. You'd know that if you saw my video game collection. Well, at least I'll never be emo.
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That's hardly a swarm though. I thought you were going to post something with like thousands of people in it.
At any rate, that's a pretty cool picture
The first time I started to dislike things like that was when I was listening to some radio program, and someone was talking about society as "layers of people". I felt so disgusted as I imagined literal layers of humans, like you put layers of pasta and meat in a lasagna, but with people instead.
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panzerfaust666
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welllll..
I like to organize words into groups of 3,4,5,6,7, words . If I cant manage it ill double some letters and stuff like that. This obsession wont stop lol,And yes, believe it or not, in some way it is a phobia,hard to explain.
also, I always have to make sure im going clockwise, not counterclockwise. Like if Im turning counter clockwise, and I realize it, I turn all the way around again, just to make sure I didnt complete a circle counterclockwise.........
SO yeah, Im afraid of going counterclockwise
I like to organize words into groups of 3,4,5,6,7, words . If I cant manage it ill double some letters and stuff like that. This obsession wont stop lol,And yes, believe it or not, in some way it is a phobia,hard to explain.
also, I always have to make sure im going clockwise, not counterclockwise. Like if Im turning counter clockwise, and I realize it, I turn all the way around again, just to make sure I didnt complete a circle counterclockwise.........
SO yeah, Im afraid of going counterclockwise
Krow
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I suppose I dont have any true phobias... I was horrified of heights until a summer working for an electrician.
I am made mildly sick by needles though... a shot I can take... but having my blood drawn in particular affects me very negatively. I turn pale, start to sweat... and come close to passing out every time. It's very odd... because I'm not afraid of it... and I know I'll be fine... but, whilst it's happening... fuck.
I am made mildly sick by needles though... a shot I can take... but having my blood drawn in particular affects me very negatively. I turn pale, start to sweat... and come close to passing out every time. It's very odd... because I'm not afraid of it... and I know I'll be fine... but, whilst it's happening... fuck.
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But thats much more than Obsessive Compulsive Disorder than a phobia, since you have to complete those little "ritual" type things in order to be content.
In class we watched this video of this guy who, whenever he gets french fries, has to order them from small to large in perfect order before he can eat them.
Anyways, I totally hate spiders, and insects in general, but especially spiders. Once when I was walking around the neighborhood when I was 12 or so, a quarter sized spider fell right in my fucking shirt and I freaked out.
And I have a similar feeling to Chimaira94 with blood, except its just when blood is talked about in a scientific or realistic way. Like, in Forensic Science when we discussed certain things I felt really week and couldn't even hold my pen in order to write notes. I feel similar when those brain surgeon type shoes are on and you actually see the stuff in the brain and whatnot. Yet if its a movie, or videogame, or real life, it doesn't bother me at all.
edit: I don't like needles either as well. and yeah, what most people are mentioning aren't phobias, just fears.
panzerfaust666
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