Phobias

[Barbarossa 51]

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[Muck308 55]

I never considered myself an arachnophobe, but if I see one in my bedroom, I can't get to sleep until it's gone. The thought of it crawling all over me while I sleep is... unsettling. Although when I took down the AC in my bedroom last week, I discovered no less than a dozen little fellas living amongst the curtains. They all got a ticket right out the window.

Now on to what I am actually afraid of. Tight spaces. I get very uneasy when I am out of control as far as tight spaces. I have no problem going caving or something like that, when I choose to get myself into those tight spaces, and more importantly, knowing that I can choose to leave whenever I like. But if you put me in a box against my will, I would likely panic to the point of passing out.

EDIT: I just realised that first paragraph could be misinterpreted. Allow me to clarify... *ahem* If I see a spider in my bedroom, I can't sleep until it's gone. While seeing an arachnophobe in my bedroom would also be unsettling, I haven't developed any phobias over it.

[Duke87 1,070]

Well, I don't have any "phobias" in the traditional sense, although being obsessive compulsive I do at times have anxiety issues. A lot of things which make normal people a little nervous can make me downright freak out. Job interviews, awkward social situations.... but that's what the Xanax is for.

In the same vein, there's also the mild paranoia which shifts around between various things. Right now I can't drive more than 5 mph over the sped limit without constantly being on the lookout for where any cops may be lurking, and hearing sirens in any circumstance makes me jump. Because it might be the cops coming for me!

Give it time, eventually it'll wane and I'll find something else to be irrationally paranoid about.

[Barbarossa 51]

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[s.i.X 13]

I have phobophobia, a deathly fear of phoboes.

[your_adress_here 11]

I've got a fear of heights, but only when I'm on a ledge (such as looking over the top of a tall structure). Flying in planes doesn't bother one bit, in fact I quite enjoy it. Another fear of mine (and worse that the first) is my fear of needles. I absolutely hate them, and will never put one in myself.

[Easy Bakes 253]

Originally posted by: s.i.X

I have phobophobia, a deathly fear of phoboes.quote>

your afraid of the larger of Mars moon's?

Driveing over big bridges is mine.

[blade2k5 1,523]

I don't have any phobias. I used to have a fear of heights as a child, but conquered that fear in my early teen years by rock climbing cliff faces like El Capitan in Yosemite.

[Attila464 2]

Fear of heights, fairly typical fear. I've tried overcoming it by always looking down of high ledges, climbing etc. But i can never overcome it.

[Explodingsims 3]

Spiders, Just...Spiders. Small ones I can deal with now, but I still have to make a wide arc for the bigger ones.

I also have a kinda paranoia about them, any time something brushes up on me or touches me I usually think it's a spider, making me spaz out for a few seconds.

[Barbarossa 51]

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[Easy Bakes 253]

Originally posted by: Barbarossa

Easy Bakes:  Do you know why bridges bother you, or is it just a "what if it collapses?" type of thing?  Sometimes I think about earthquakes when I drive across a bridge, but I don't worry about it since it seems (to me) to be something completely beyong my control.

Barbarossaquote>

I think it partly do to heights i have no problem with bridges on over passes and small creeks,but those huge looping interchanges,were you can see how far down it is, i dont like those either, im ok inside a tall building but hate standing by the windows way  up.

[Nerd_Guy 4]

Log Trucks.

You know, semi trucks carrying logs. I can't stand them! I refuse to drive near them or even walk past one parked in a truck stop for fear the logs will fall off. For some strange reason the phobia is worsened if the cab of the truck is red, Mack, or Peterbilt. To a lesser extent I have a fear of trucks hauling large pipes or beams, or anything that could be a projectile.

[Muck308 55]

Originally posted by: Nerd_Guy

Log Trucks.

You know, semi trucks carrying logs. I can't stand them! I refuse to drive near them or even walk past one parked in a truck stop for fear the logs will fall off. For some strange reason the phobia is worsened if the cab of the truck is red, Mack, or Peterbilt. To a lesser extent I have a fear of trucks hauling large pipes or beams, or anything that could be a projectile.quote>

In that case, do not watch Final Destination 2.

[SomeRandomAmerican 5]

Spiders, again, for me. That and stinging insects. I see a wasp or a yellowjacket and Im inside no matter what. Its a crippling fear that has screwed up my social life more than once.

[Easy Bakes 253]

boy Spiders getting the worst of it in this thread.

I realy dont mind spiders, mind you i have never run into a realy big one like these two.

These are spiders that would just get angry after being shot.

[s.i.X 13]

The fact that Mars HAS moons frightens me to no end.

[hamsterTK 93]

This is probably really bizarre, but as a child there was a brief period where I was afraid of...tanker trucks.

My dad was a firefighter. He had a book on his shelf, the manual to Haz-mat placards which are used on semi trucks and trains carrying chemicals and hazardous cargo. When I was 7 or 8 I found it, and could read well enough to figure out. Basically I got all freaked out when I realized that living in the refinery capital of earth Houston, those trucks on the freeways could EXPLODE...

yeah, I was a "special child"...

then again in retrospect knowing the story of the anhydrous ammonia incident on I-10 in the 70's will make you never want to drive a car again.

[Hard_Justice 0]

Don't know if this is a real phobia or not, but my biggest fear is running out of beer. [what kind of name would that have?]

[Muck308 55]

Originally posted by: Hard_Justice

Don't know if this is a real phobia or not, but my biggest fear is running out of beer. [what kind of name would that have?]quote>

I have no idea by the way.

[SomeRandomAmerican 5]

Easy Bakes: Those Camel Spiders are actually harmless, but they just have a bad reputation for darting into people's shadows, a move that can be viewed as an attack. In fact, the spider is just trying to get out of the sun.

Hard_Justice: I'd call that something like "Alchoholophobia" or "Budweiseophobia."

[Barbarossa 51]

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[Nerd_Guy 4]

Originally posted by: Muck308

Originally posted by: Nerd_Guy

Log Trucks.

You know, semi trucks carrying logs. I can't stand them! I refuse to drive near them or even walk past one parked in a truck stop for fear the logs will fall off. For some strange reason the phobia is worsened if the cab of the truck is red, Mack, or Peterbilt. To a lesser extent I have a fear of trucks hauling large pipes or beams, or anything that could be a projectile.quote>

In that case, do not watch Final Destination 2.

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Been there done that. Horrible idea

[Duke87 1,070]

Originally posted by: Hard_Justice

Don't know if this is a real phobia or not, but my biggest fear is running out of beer. [what kind of name would that have?]quote>

How about "aponompuraphobia"? ("absent beer fear")

Gotta use greek roots!

[Z77 3]

i would have to say spiders, heights, and those cracks in the sidewalks. not the ones made from weathering and shifting, but the ones that when the concrete is poured, the workers mold into..

Yup...cant step on them.....

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[crazychickensc12 84]

I'd go with bugs in general not a fan, not necessarily a phobia but I keep my distance. Heights only if I'm in an elevator or building something that can crash I'll stand at the edge of a cliff for days and like YAH planes are gravy no problems there.

[astronelson 339]

Well, I don't seem to have a fear of heights. When I went up the CN tower, I not only stood on the glass floor 342 metres above the ground, but jumped on it. Unfortunately, the Sky Pod was closed that day, so I couldn't go up there.

However, I do have a major aversion, bordering on phobia, of looking through microscopes.

[Livin in Sim 83]

Originally posted by: s.i.X

I have phobophobia...quote>

As they say, the only thing we have to fear is fear itself. 

I'm not afraid of of heights exactly, but have nausea inducing fear of being "dangly".  I can do all the rides at carnivals/amusement parks except the swings--Chair-o-plane, Yo-yo, etc.    And snakes--I can be near them without freaking, I've even touched one, but I don't like them, and I doubt I could kill one. 

[Hard_Justice 0]

Originally posted by: Duke87

Originally posted by: Hard_Justice

Don't know if this is a real phobia or not, but my biggest fear is running out of beer. [what kind of name would that have?]quote>

How about "aponompuraphobia"? ("absent beer fear")

Gotta use greek roots!

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Awesome sugestions everyone!  LMAO    I have to say I like this one the best.

I do agree with Barbarossa running out of beer is a real theat.  LOL

[A Nonny Moose 8,262]

As a retired person on a very limited pension, my greatest fear is homelessness.

Inflation continues apace.  I just got a 7-1/2% land lease increase.  Food is costing more and more for the usual reasons.  The food producers are getting less and less (I live in a farming region).

One of these days I won't be able to afford my shelter costs.  The welfare people won't help because I have just a little too much income.

Other than land lease, food and house costs, my major expense is communications.  Fortunately (?) I have a bundled system from my cable provider with Internet, telephone and TV/FM radio.  After that I have to find money for vet services (my only companion is my dog).  If anything happens to my health, I will probably have to go bankrupt and give up the dog.  This will probably be fatal.