Phobias

Post » Sun May 13, 2012 1:37 pm

You're lucky. My anxiety attacks make me want to hide.
lucky? i got drug tested five times in high school, not fun
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Naazhe Perezz
 
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Post » Sun May 13, 2012 9:39 pm

Nothing wrong with having a fear of being betrayed by a close freind, i have more than once, and ended up being accused of doing something i never did, and its stuck with me for over 20 years, and its not paranoia.

Bee's i dont blame you first time i got stung it hurt a hell of a lot more than i thought and, ive been through real pain more than once, woman i worked with used to be a nurse thought i was having a heart attack because i got stung on the chest, also a good freind of mine at school got stung the first time and that was the way he found out he was allergic to bee stings got stung in the throat, within a minute he's throat and face had blown up like a balloon, he couldnt breath, we were giving him mouth to mouth to get air into his lungs, if the ambulance hadnt show up when it did he was dead, lucky the ambulance station was across the road from our school.

I hate spiders i live with cans of pesticide near me, i usually have 5 cans in my work room and 2 in my bedroom, i had a spider the size of my hand on my wall, i got a slingshot put a paintball in it, never found any remains ever.

Also have a fear of needle, syringes, basically i have to take alot of medication anytime i have to have any procedure or blood test, i give the person a warning, because i have really a bad reaction not necessarily for me but for them, last time i went into hospital they kept me waiting for so long my medication ran out it took 9 people to hold me down.

Dentists, but a good reason, one dentist put a needle in my gums to numb them to remove some teeth, usually, unlike now they had to wait about 5 minutes for it to work, instead he just pulled my teeth and my gums werent numb, my gums went numb after i left, i screamed alot and he abused me constantly for screaming and thrashing about .
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roxanna matoorah
 
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Post » Mon May 14, 2012 2:21 am

1st generation pokemon sprite-itus. I am terrified of those things.

In all seriousness, I have social anxiety, though that's not really a phobia and stems more from me being an introvert. I hate the idea of being in the deep areas of the ocean, if something goes wrong no matter what you are [censored].
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Michelle Chau
 
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Post » Sun May 13, 2012 5:39 pm

Apiphobia.

Doesn't matter how small or docile I know they might be, that buzzing just gets my hackles up.

Never been stung though.
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Sam Parker
 
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Post » Mon May 14, 2012 2:06 am

Saladfingersphobia?
Haha...That show scarred me for life.

Anyway, I have a fear of heights but I'm not sure what the official term would be.
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Scott Clemmons
 
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Post » Sun May 13, 2012 3:53 pm

Got a major case of Acrophobia since when I was little I fell out of a two story window... and Nyctophobia to a certain extent. I am not so much afraid of the dark as I am afraid of the things out there. I can thank living in the country about 18 years for that. When you know there are mountain lions and Coyotes around your area (and have people get killed by mountain lions) when you are little, it kinda sticks with you.
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Jason Wolf
 
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Post » Sun May 13, 2012 3:11 pm

I'm a fearless man.

No, seriously, I am. No phobias.
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Steeeph
 
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Post » Sun May 13, 2012 9:02 pm

They're so damn creepy! The worst ones for me are the ones with the free-moving chin [/shudder]
The one I saw on holidays was this huge puppet, looked like it was made of cloth. Whats worse than a giant puppet ? Oh right the fact the thing was some sort of jester puppet, and it had blue skin. And the way it moved, becuase it was some sort of material, it didnt have hinges, so its limbs moved in even creepier ways imo.

Best visual I can give is, you take http://www.samruby.com/Villains/GreenGoblinV/GreenGoblin5Attack.gif. Remove facial features, just keeping the eyes. Then stretch its face, so it has a snout (still no mouth/nose). Dye the skin lightish blue, and make its clothes red and black (like harley quins pattern).

It creeped me out quite alot, given m [censored] memory and the fact I still remember the damn thing.
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lydia nekongo
 
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Post » Sun May 13, 2012 6:15 pm

I wasn't aware that agoraphobia was commonly known as a social anxiety. I guess it all depends on how it effects you. I've never had social issues, I love to be around people, just can't be too far from home and can't be somewhere where I can leave. Like, elevators freak me out because if they get stuck, I can't leave... but I'm not afraid of them "closing in on me" or being stuck "in a little box". I also can't work because you can't just up and leave your job whenever you feel like it.. so I feel "trapped". My fear of traveling has to do with other health issues, but never people. How odd to have had this for well over 10 years and just learn something new about it.

I really dislike spiders and don't want them near me (or to look at pictures) but I wouldn't say I have a phobia. I don't fear they'll kill me or anything. I don't kill them, and I don't like them to be killed, but I'm not going to be the one to get them out. And stinging insects can actually kill me but I just stay away - no phobia there.

Oh and for those of you who have a fear of needles - hope you never develop an issue that requires daily, weekly or monthly shots. I stick myself twice a month in my stomach. (Queasy yet?) I'm not afraid of it, but it still makes me flush and get all light headed when I do it. lol It's gross!
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Ann Church
 
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Post » Mon May 14, 2012 12:02 am

I always thought that was a myth. ew

I have dreams from time to time about lil tiny spiders crawling on my teeth and whatnot. Also one of the strangest/coolest symptoms of alcohol withdrawal (or possibly medication changes I'm not sure) was hallucinations of spiders. I kinda miss that haha
Yeah, it may very well just be a fabrication. But still kinda creepy, though.
I watched this video on YouTube that listed the top ten most well known myths and debunked each one. The narrator said that you can't see the Great Wall of China from space because its too thin and other stuff like that. At number one was the myth that we eat eight spiders a year because they crawl into our mouths while we sleep. What he said next gave me nightmares:

"This is not true, spiders love warm and damp locations so this number is far too low."
Automatonophobia - Fear of ventriloquist dummies
I use to have a minor case of this, but then I watched the Chucky movies. That cured it.
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Post » Mon May 14, 2012 3:22 am

And to be honest, http://lair2000.net/Mermaids_Retreat/Research/kraken.jpg
Holy shiiiiiiiiiiiiii!! Deep water: Check.

In addition:
-Spiders, yes. Although I know the won't do anything, I just can't help but enter a panic and sometimes grab the biggest hammer / wannabe-hammer around and kill the damn thing(s).
-And speaking of blood, I'm terrified by needles. I know I won't die, I know it won't hurt.. But again. I'm practically paralyzed by fear when someone needs to run a blood-test on me.
-There's got to be more. Heights? Yes, oh yes. I'm afraid of going too close and looking down.
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Tanya
 
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Post » Sun May 13, 2012 3:33 pm

Babies - everytime I get near one I get a feeling that I want to destroy it - smash it (obviously not going to do it - it's just a weird feeling), but that same thought also scares me and freaks me out.
I always try to avoid holding babies whenever I can.
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Josephine Gowing
 
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Post » Sun May 13, 2012 7:06 pm

Don't realy have any phobias, but I dislike heights/long drops.
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Sammykins
 
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Post » Sun May 13, 2012 12:53 pm

Deep water. Not a fan. Not a fan at all. :cold:

Same here, I can't swim at all in fact. Also fear of heights.
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Samantha Pattison
 
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Post » Mon May 14, 2012 2:52 am

Babies - everytime I get near one I get a feeling that I want to destroy it - smash it (obviously not going to do it - it's just a weird feeling), but that same thought also scares me and freaks me out.
I always try to avoid holding babies whenever I can.

sorry but WHAT
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dell
 
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Post » Sun May 13, 2012 9:43 pm

Babies - everytime I get near one I get a feeling that I want to destroy it - smash it (obviously not going to do it - it's just a weird feeling), but that same thought also scares me and freaks me out.
I always try to avoid holding babies whenever I can.

Well remind me not to invite you to any baby showers...
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Post » Sun May 13, 2012 2:38 pm

Shrews. I'd rather face a bear than a shrew.
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Portions
 
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Post » Sun May 13, 2012 4:50 pm

sorry but WHAT

I have thoughts like that too, just not with babies. Whenever I meet somebody knew or talk to somebody I don't know that well I get these thoughts breaking them in half. I would never act them, of course. I think it's just how I parcel out my anger. Similarly, whenever I'm up someplace high I always feel compelled to fling myself off- I'm not suicidal, and I'm quite alright with my life. It just happens.
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Catherine N
 
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Post » Sun May 13, 2012 7:24 pm

Thanatophobia.

Not actual death itself, but the act of it. It happens randomly, but I'll occasionally have these moments where my brain over anolyzes a situation and comes up with the worst case scenario. That roller coaster? What if one of the wheels break and I fall to my doom. Driving down the interstate? What if that car turning into my lane decides to jump in front of me and I go spinning out of control. Jumping off a Diving board? What if angle my dive incorrectly and snap my neck?

I know most of these situations won't happen, but its scares the living crap out of me the way my mind processes day to day things.
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Nicole M
 
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Post » Sun May 13, 2012 7:49 pm

Similarly, whenever I'm up someplace high I always feel compelled to fling myself off- I'm not suicidal, and I'm quite alright with my life. It just happens.
i get that too. I know I would never do it, and I don't even want to do it... but it's a scary thought.
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Aman Bhattal
 
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Post » Sun May 13, 2012 11:28 am

Well remind me not to invite you to any baby showers...
For him "baby shower" might involve more of a horrible, blood-soaked literal meaning.
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Emilie M
 
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Post » Sun May 13, 2012 12:55 pm

i get that too. I know I would never do it, and I don't even want to do it... but it's a scary thought.

The French have a phrase for it.

L'appel du vide. The call of the void.
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brenden casey
 
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Post » Sun May 13, 2012 2:00 pm

Edit: You know what? That was just horrible.
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Marcin Tomkow
 
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Post » Sun May 13, 2012 7:21 pm

Edit: You know what? That was just horrible.
What has been seen cannot be unseen.
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Peter P Canning
 
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Post » Sun May 13, 2012 11:56 am

The French have a phrase for it.

L'appel du vide. The call of the void.

Cool. I get that too sometimes.

Also, when I used to drive in my driving lessons, I sometimes thought "what if I drove into the oncoming lane?".
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