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Phobias

Fri Jun 22, 2007 7:08 pm

Almost everyone has a few irrational fears. Spiders, clowns, and heights probably aren't as dangerous as many people think they are, but horror movies can still manage to make us jump by playing on those fears.

I freak out over roller coasters, though I realize that I do more dangerous things on a daily basis. I think that I'm mostly bothered by my lack of control over the vehicle I'm in: planes make me a little nervous too, unless I'm at the controls.

What are your phobias?

Re: Phobias

Fri Jun 22, 2007 7:22 pm

I'm afraid of clowns and those dolls with the glass or porcelain heads. I have no Idea what it is about the dolls that scares me.

Re: Phobias

Fri Jun 22, 2007 7:25 pm

I fear failure. That and disdain (directed at me, mind).

I wake up in cold sweats every night absolutely terrified of myself.

Re: Phobias

Fri Jun 22, 2007 7:33 pm

I fear aliens. Yeah, something that we're not sure if it even exists. I blame it on being traumatized when I was a child by watching 'Mars Attack', then in middle school by watching 'Signs'. *shudders*

Re: Phobias

Fri Jun 22, 2007 9:07 pm

In order of significance: sea amemones, weird (read: most) sea plants, ladders, and other unstable heights.

Re: Phobias

Fri Jun 22, 2007 9:31 pm

Agorophobia (Large groups of people) is the big one for me, but on the bright side Spiders are nothing to me now.

Oh, and a couple weird ones based around reccuring dreams that I couldn't adequately explain.

Re: Phobias

Fri Jun 22, 2007 10:35 pm

All insects of all sizes and shapes. Those are the worst.

To lesser extents aliens and sharks, but I am cool with them about 70-80% of the time.

Great now all of you know my weaknesses! *Runs and hides*

Re: Phobias

Fri Jun 22, 2007 11:19 pm

I hate spiders! I can't sleep in a room with spiders in it - it just makes me really nervous. I'm scared of other insects sometimes too, but spiders are the worst.

Re: Phobias

Sat Jun 23, 2007 12:28 am

Skynetmain wrote:All insects of all sizes and shapes. Those are the worst.

To lesser extents aliens and sharks, but I am cool with them about 70-80% of the time.

Great now all of you know my weaknesses! *Runs and hides*


*Uses insectoid shark pokemon from another world*

...

I'm not clinically terrified of anything, but I don't like being suffocated very much.

Re: Phobias

Sat Jun 23, 2007 12:32 am

Christopher wrote:
Skynetmain wrote:All insects of all sizes and shapes. Those are the worst.

To lesser extents aliens and sharks, but I am cool with them about 70-80% of the time.

Great now all of you know my weaknesses! *Runs and hides*


*Uses insectoid shark pokemon from another world*

...

I'm not clinically terrified of anything, but I don't like being suffocated very much.



Deoxys is kinda close...
Viral alien and all.

Re: Phobias

Sat Jun 23, 2007 4:20 am

I have an irrational fear of eating ants that have gotten into my food. This most likely stems from the fact that our kitchen has an outside wall that ants can get through, and occasionally we wind up with ants scavenging for food on our kitchen counter(especially if we leave any food out overnight or forget to clean the cutting board).
Oddly enough, the idea of just eating an ant--if I ever got on a show where that was a requirement--makes me squirmy and queasy, but doesn't bother me as much as finding out there's an ant in my sandwich.

Re: Phobias

Sat Jun 23, 2007 4:42 am

Public speaking. Oh yeah. Other than that, most insects. Flying ones don't really bother me. It's the creepy crawlers. Yuck.

Re: Phobias

Sat Jun 23, 2007 10:45 am

Christopher wrote:
Skynetmain wrote:All insects of all sizes and shapes. Those are the worst.

To lesser extents aliens and sharks, but I am cool with them about 70-80% of the time.

Great now all of you know my weaknesses! *Runs and hides*


*Uses insectoid shark pokemon from another world*

...

I'm not clinically terrified of anything, but I don't like being suffocated very much.


Have you ever met anyone who don't mind being suffocated? :P

Re: Phobias

Sat Jun 23, 2007 12:16 pm

CWisgood wrote:
Christopher wrote:
Skynetmain wrote:All insects of all sizes and shapes. Those are the worst.

To lesser extents aliens and sharks, but I am cool with them about 70-80% of the time.

Great now all of you know my weaknesses! *Runs and hides*


*Uses insectoid shark pokemon from another world*

...

I'm not clinically terrified of anything, but I don't like being suffocated very much.


Have you ever met anyone who don't mind being suffocated? :P


There is an interesting article over at Wikipedia that you should read.

Re: Phobias

Sat Jun 23, 2007 12:50 pm

Paul wrote:
CWisgood wrote:
Have you ever met anyone who don't mind being suffocated? :P


There is an interesting article over at Wikipedia that you should read.


And a CSI or NCIS or some other forensic crap show episode to watch. Plus I could probably name at least one person on PPT :P
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