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I got this from watching a show on Nation Geographic Channel, first there was a girl who was Claustrophobic, and then next was an Arachnophobic person.

This just makes me ask the question.

Do you have any Phobias?

me i cant think of any, but when talking about internal organs and how they work, kinda freaks me out.


Yours?

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Shokan

Hornets and wasps and bees. I have never been stung by one, but I don't know if I am allergic to them.

I don't want to find out.

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clavus

Ledge fear.

Don't...want...to...be...closer...to...the..edge...

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MacGnG

used to be heights and dark but im pretty much over it now

Sun Tzu

Roaches; especially the ones that fly

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NetterButter

snails and caterpillars, couldn't give me a million bucks just to even hold one.

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phredgreen

i have a fear of being left alone.

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Daval

Rats scare the crap outta me. The big ones that look like small cats.

I was at a cousins house who lives on a farm and I could hear the rats running around in the floorboards.

I got up, went to the barn and got two of the barn cats (that I am allergic too) and took them into my room with me.

My eyes were watering like mad and my nose was running, but those rats weren't gonna get me with my protectors.

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krwlz

Slight clausterphobia here, nothing I can't overcome, but it still bothers me.

Oh, and I HATE when peole come up behind me, especialy if I didnt hear 'em. Drives me NUTS!

Glory's Sun

spiders freak the hell outta me.. dunno why..just always been like that. I'm better than I used to be about it but nonetheless I don't want to be near one

Unknown Poster

I don't know if it would technically claustrophobia, but when I was younger, I would freak out if I couldn't move a part of my body. If I was wrestling with someone and they got me into a hold I couldn't get out of, I would go nuts.

Vertigo

The same.

gibber71

I am an incredibly sound sleeper and my only fear is waking up with a shotgun pointed at my head.If a light goes on anywhere in my house,I will wake up,but I can't hear a door slam if it meant my life. Since I live alone,maybe it's time for a dog,or a shotgun.

BoCo

Mostly just snakes. If they're in a cage, it's fine, but in the wild they scare the crap outta me. I don't ever know which are poisonous, and you never know when they're going to strike.

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Omar12

Spiders
centipedes
snakes
Scorpions
heights
broken glasses on the floor

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WhoaitsZ

I use to have arachnophobia. i would wig out if a small spider got close. i realized i was affraid if a small got to me i'd be stuck and unable to defend myself or even to stand up and shake it off.. defenseless

the big spiders never bothered me.

one day a spider dscended right in my face. my instinct was to kill it. i resisted the urge to kill, after all i preach Thou Shall Not Kill life... so i watched it... it was hard, but I did it. i put 100% effort into not panicking. i watched it.

a week later it happened again. this time i had much less panick.

now they don't bother me. i can't say i won't wig out if a black widow gets on me, but i feel good for controlling myself.

last Fall i did a southern No No! i found a recluse spider that managed to get trapped in a sealed jar. how the hell he breathed is beyond me.... i went and turned it loose.

now i respect them very much.

its not a phobia, but one thing that can make me queesy are worms. i have to give my lizards them, though, so oh darn. but they just...... gross me out.


as far as other reptiles or animals

i've held and played with a gator, dozens of lizards, dozens of snakes, frogs, turtles, pet rat that weighed about 2 pounds (huge), gerbil, birds, parrots, couple great parrots.... so on so on

Prophecy

When I was little was afriad of sleeping alone in the dark, but that was from watching the Gremblins movie.....

Now that I'm older I can't really think of anything I'd call a phobia... Though I am worried about losing my father...

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krwlz

I would say both...And get a pistol permit while your at it.

snowy

I'm claustrophobic. It sucks, especially at concerts, because then I have to be in the back in case I need to escape.

I also have a deep-seated fear of nuclear war. When I was in 9th grade, we watched a bunch of videos about the atomic bomb and its effects on the people of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. It was sick and sad that we as human beings could do that to people.

I am also extremely frightened of bridges. I have a recurring dream where I drive off of the end of an unfinished bridge and drown. A book I once read suggested that such recurring dreams associated with strong fears or phobias is how you died in a past life. That provides some comfort...lightning doesn't strike the same place twice, right?

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cchris

Chicks with dicks.

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krwlz

cchris, I didnt even think of that, but you are ABSOLUTLY right!

guthmund

I've got a phobia about razor blades. Specifically cutting anything with razor blades.

Of course any of my old girlfriends would tell you I've a phobia of commitment, but I don't seem to see it

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MSD

Spiders, getting better.

Claustrophobia, not the generally seen type, but being stuck somewhere and not being able to move is terrible. I can deal with being tied up, but put me in a box with my head sticking out, and I'll panic. I've panicked when sitting on the end seat with two other people in the back seat of a car. the lack of range of motion does it. I guess it's restriction of movement by being pinned against solid objects.

silverback

I do not like high places...kinda strange because when i was younger it never really bothered me. Maybe getting older does give you more common sense

komodo

I'm afraid of damn near everything, but I've overcome pretty much all of my fears when I need to. For example, I hate ledges... but when I was hiking and the rest of the group was waiting for me on the other side, I just walked over it. Basically, fear is a matter of convienence for me. If it's inconvienent to be afraid, then I'm not. The rest of the time, ledges make me crap myself.

Lebell

When I was younger, high places and needles.

Now no problem with high places and I have three pierces.

Go figure.

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butthead

Social phobia.

madsenj37

I fear instability, the unknown, heights, snakes, dying alone and not accomplishing anything in my life.

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MrFlux

I don't have any phobias but I scare pretty easily.

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Loup

Coulrophobia (the fear of clowns).
I kid you not, I hate them, scared shitless of them.
I'm also not fond of sport team mascots.

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GoldenOuroboros

Poisonous spiders, poisonous snakes.

Same as clavus with the fear of ledges.. hate them.. but seem to have to test myself always..

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Bill O'Rights

Exact same thing here. When I was younger heights didn't bother me a bit. Now, high places just freak me the fuck out! I would imagine that if anyone were to videotape me cleaning out the gutters on my house, they could clean up on one of those "Funniest Home Video" shows.

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Carnies. Circus people. Really small hands. (AP)

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Troublebot

Not real big on spiders and snakes. Little spiders don't freak me out, but the big nasty looking ones do. Blech.

Not real fond of hights. I can get up on my roof and clean gutters and I love the window seat on the plane, it's standing on top of a building and looking straight down that freaks me out. Recently I was in a meeting in a hotel in downtown Chicago. The room we were in was on the 40th floor and had an impressive view of the city. I was sitting in a chair, facing away from the windows and had the strange sensation that the chair was slowly sliding toward the window, where I would fall to my death. Made for a fun meeting.

'Course, I still want to skydive and bungee jump. Gotta face your fears!

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SiN

creepy-crawly things.

bugs, spiders mostly.

snakes and rodents are ok..more so, at least.

but bugs, especially the ones that fly or are nasty-lookin like roaches or centipedes....*shiver*

and there's lots of spiders here in Germany, more than there were in Minnesota.

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G_Whiz

I do have a fear of heights, but I love to fly and sit by the window.

Go figure.

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LutherMac

I only have slight phobias... I'm afraid of heights, but only when I'm on unsteady footing, such as a roof, ladder, tree, etc. If I'm peering down off the top of the Empire State Building or out of an airplane window, I'm perfectly fine. Get me climbing an eight foot ladder, and I go crazy!

Also, I'm a bit claustrophobic (sp?)... I can't stand being in really small areas where I can't stand up and walk around easily (ie Crawlspaces, ductwork, etc) and also can't stand to be in crowds where I can barely move around....

Other than that... I'm pretty much fine with everything..

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World's King

Aquaphobia.

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spectre

I'm afraid of something bad happening to my friends or family.

There are other things which bother me a little, but I can usually ignore them when I have to. For example, I'm not a big fan of public speaking, but I have given a few public speeches without too much trouble.

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boggled bologna

holy crap. roaches can fly? now im scared