[Frozencat]

Yeah, after reading that, I wanted to make thise topic. You don't have to share anything that you find overly personal(<-- Captain Obvious award,) but this is just a place some of the phobias you have, and what they truly are(what they mean.) If you don't know the name, just put the fear, as some may not even have a -phobia name.

Mine are as follows.

1) Arachniphobia - Fear of spiders.

2) Agorophobia - Fear of heights.

3)Apiphobia and Spheksophobia- Fear of bees, wasps, etc.

4) I'm afraid of looking in the mirror in the dark. Don't know why, just I don't do it.

[Crystal Zeal]

Fire.

I fucking HATE fire.

[tekniklr]

Frozencat, on Aug 13 2004, 12:55 AM, said:

4) I'm afraid of looking in the mirror in the dark. Don't know why, just I don't do it.

I have the same fear, but I kinda have a reason for it. When I was a smallish child, I had a dream that I walked into my parent's bedroom, and in looked in the mirror. Behind my reflection, I saw the Grim Reaper. I turned, and saw nothing in the actual room, but when I looked back into the mirror it had started walking towards my reflection. When I turned again, it was actually there, and when I tried to run away, I could only move in slow motion. Yeah, scary for a little kid. Also scary, a few years later I had a recurring dream that I was looking into the bathroom mirror and saw a face materialize on the wall behind me, watching me. Yeah, now I generally hate mirrors in dark rooms, especially when I'm alone (tales of 'Bloody Mary' when I was 12 probably didn't help any, either...)

As for actual phobias, I think my biggest one is falling. not heights, because I absolutely love those, but I despise the feeling you get in the pit of your stomach when you start to 'fall'. Which is the biggest part of why I hate Roller Coasters.

Oh, and I hate walking down steep steps. My legs start shaking, which needless to say only makes the situation worse.

[Cerebral Seductress]

I'm really, really scared of crickets, but I wouldn't call it a phobia. More of a good excuse to get my boyfriend to throw them out instead of making me do it...

Ahem. I am afraid of the ocean. I do not swim in the ocean, I do not lay on the beach, and I do not watch my friends swim in the ocean or lay on the beach for fear that Jaws the 1859318557319th will suddenly materialize and chomp them in half. Plus, just a general principle- why take a chance?

[Ravn]

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3)Apiphobia and Spheksophobia- Fear of bees, wasps, etc.

Ditto..

The ones I don't know the names for:

1) Being alone

2)Rejection

3)Feet....after a vacation with my cousins, this isn't a very big one anymore because as soon as they realized I hated feet it became their goal in life to hold me down and take turns rubbing their feet on my face...sick bastards.

[The RPGenius]

I don't really have a phobia that I can think of. I find scary stuff scary, sure. But I don't think there's much I'm unbelievably irrationally scared of.

I guess there ARE the Apocalypse Bees. I dunno what kind of bee they are. But they're big. Like, fucking HUGE. One was in my room once when I was like 9, and, fucking HELL, I thought it was some kinda God-forsaken mutated LAB EXPERIMENT. They're like 3x bigger than a wasp, and bright ORANGE. I ask you, what kind of creature is bright orange?

Answer: ONE THAT HERALDS THE END OF THE WORLD IF YOU MESS WITH IT.

A year or so back, I saw another on my driveway crawling around, just like I remember. Good GOD, they're just terrifying to watch, cuz you know, this thing can obviously kill you if you ever, ever give it any reason to want to.

Angahith says he saw one semi-recently, too, so I'm not just imagining these things. Until an actual scientific term comes out (beyond whatever lab name the sick freak who genetically created the monsters came up with for them), I refer to them as Apocalypse Bees. Sometimes Dreadnaught Bees when I'm slightly braver.

Um, yeah. I don't mind other bees too much, but I guess I have Apocalypse-Bee-Phobia, or something.

[Gust]

I have some kind of social phobia, but let's not delve too far into that. (Not that I mind, it's just that it doesn't make for any good stories. Let's just say that I am utterly horrified by strangers, large groups of people, and especially embarassing myself in public.)

Also, bugs. Pretty much any kind of spider or insect or similar, really.

But I'm getting both of these decently under control.

Also, if there is such a thing, I suspect I have school-phobia. I've always ascribed it to my general social-phobia, but for some reason I just fear going to school.

[Frozencat]

Gust:

Entomophobia- Fear of insects.
Scolionophobia- Fear of school.

Ravn:
That also reminds me, not really a fear, but I do hate being alone.

Autophobia- Fear of being alone or of oneself.

No words for rejection or feet.

tekniklr:
Sort of the same thing.
Hydrophobia- Fear of water or of rabies.
Basophobia or Basiphobia- Inability to stand. Fear of walking or falling.

Crystal Zeal:
Pyrophobia- Fear of fire.

Oh, and its http://www.phobialist.com/ just before you think I'm insane.

[Jhessail]

...I have no phobia...except for being bitten by anything that can poison me; I never want to die that way. NEVA.

Oh and the whole social life thing, I hate that kind of thing too...

So...no real phobias...WOO! I am REAL courageous!

[Frozencat]

Jhessail:

Toxiphobia or Toxophobia or Toxicophobia- Fear of poison or of being accidently poisoned.

[EagleHeart]

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I have some kind of social phobia, but let's not delve too far into that. (Not that I mind, it's just that it doesn't make for any good stories. Let's just say that I am utterly horrified by strangers, large groups of people, and especially embarassing myself in public.)

Also, bugs. Pretty much any kind of spider or insect or similar, really.

But I'm getting both of these decently under control.

Also, if there is such a thing, I suspect I have school-phobia. I've always ascribed it to my general social-phobia, but for some reason I just fear going to school.

Ditto. Like, word for word. I went into a panic when my mother tried to bring me to Youth Group and ended up sitting in our van for two hours, taking deep, cleansing breaths and trying to calm down while the youth group watched a movie. Yay for being socially disfunctional. Go me.

[Gust]

EagleHeart, on Aug 13 2004, 06:47 AM, said:

Yay for being socially disfunctional. Go me.

Eh, most people suck anyway. At least on the internet there's usually some kind of /ignore option. ;)

[Lina Darkstar]

Cerebral Seductress, on Aug 13 2004, 12:10 AM, said:

Ahem. I am afraid of the ocean. I do not swim in the ocean, I do not lay on the beach, and I do not watch my friends swim in the ocean or lay on the beach for fear that Jaws the 1859318557319th will suddenly materialize and chomp them in half. Plus, just a general principle- why take a chance?

I got that. Any kind of murky water, actually.

When I was nine, I was on a sailing trip, and one day the water was so clear we could see right to the bottom. We went out swimming, and my father thought it would be funny to detail to me the exact variety of sharp-toothed spiny fish that would be able to come from any direction in the water and EAT ME were the water not so crystal-clear.

Just because I know the cause doesn't mean I'm immune to the panic attacks.

[Sam]

Cerebral Seductress, on Aug 13 2004, 12:10 AM, said:

I'm really, really scared of crickets, but I wouldn't call it a phobia. More of a good excuse to get my boyfriend to throw them out instead of making me do it...

FINALLY, someone else who is scared of those goddamn DEMONS. >
....Don't ask why I'm afraid of crickets. It's a long story. o_o


I also have an EXTREMELY horrific fear of vomit. When I was six, my brother barfed in my hair. ....Hence the phobia.

[The Cow]

VEE FEAR NOZINK, LEBOWSKI

JA

VEE VILL CUT OFF YOUR JOHNSON

[DaiRyu]

I was fairly certain that agoraphobia was fear of the outdoors - not fear of hights. My nan had it for 20 years - wouldn't leave the house apart from to go to the doctors or dentist.

As for me, I'm scared of failure and scared of becoming useless. Don't care about people, don't care about fire, don't care about shit. But I can not become worthless.

[Sailok]

I think acrophobia is the fear of heights.

Anywho, I'm scared of bees of any variety, heights unless I'm in a plane or something (I'm most scared when I look down from heights (like looking straight down from the Empire State Building) rather than the height itself), and spiders, but not as much as bees (Since spiders might be able to curb the bee population a bit).

Let's see...I think that would mean I've got Apiphobia and Spheksophobia, Acrophobia, and Arachnaphobia.

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[Minmei]

I have whatever you call the fear of BIG ASS FUCKING COCKROACHES.

Although not the stripey kinds, oddly. Just any solid colored ones with a chance of flying.

Also, is there a term describing the fear of fear itself?

[Mercutio]

I get really nervous in front of crowds, which is a pretty retarded fear. Especially since I'm dangerously unafraid of spiders, bees, snakes, and pretty much any other creature that can cause actual harm.

[tekniklr]

Frozencat, on Aug 13 2004, 01:33 AM, said:

tekniklr:
Sort of the same thing.
Hydrophobia- Fear of water or of rabies.

What do my fears have to do with water or rabies?

(Though now that o mention it I used to have dreams that I went outside and rabid squirrels attacked my ankels.. but that didn't freak me out for too long.)

[Kimmie]

Yeah, I used to have a slight fear of crowds.. but that is taken care of. But I am deathly afraid of airplanes. Too many movies of crashing.. too many REAL life crashes. As soon as I even enter the airport I start hyperventalating. That and Earwigs. They are the worst insects in the world.. that and they show up in worst places. Towels, beds, slippers, you name it.


yeah, and feet. You're not alone there Ravn.

[Ravn]

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yeah, and feet. You're not alone there Ravn.

FINALLY!! Someone who doesn't like feet either! *does a little dance*

....wow, i should have gotten more sleep...

[Sandrock0325]

I cannot stand any type of wasp, bees, hornets, any of those flying bugs with stingers. Whenever I see them it just scares the shit out of me. I also can't stand big spiders, little one's I'm fine with, but the big hairy ones where you can see the markings on them are what scare me.

Kimmie and Ravn, don't worry about the feet thing, my mom's the same way, can't stand having feet near her or touch her. Kind of strange if you ask me though.

[Christopher]

Let's see...

I'm afraid of hights, since I HATE the notion of walking across the half mile bridges we have here in Halifax.

I'm afraid of all insects that can sting with venom I'm deathly allergic, which is the reason.

I can't stand spiders. Anything above two cm I run and hide from.

I'm also afriad of dogs. When I was two my aunts lovely little hellion bit me right on the arm.

I'm also partly afriad of fighting, mostly because I'm six three and bordering on three hundred pounds, so I don't want to hurt people accidently. Even those who ask for it.

[Christopher]

The RPGenius, on Aug 13 2004, 12:12 AM, said:

I don't really have a phobia that I can think of. I find scary stuff scary, sure. But I don't think there's much I'm unbelievably irrationally scared of.

I guess there ARE the Apocalypse Bees. I dunno what kind of bee they are. But they're big. Like, fucking HUGE. One was in my room once when I was like 9, and, fucking HELL, I thought it was some kinda God-forsaken mutated LAB EXPERIMENT. They're like 3x bigger than a wasp, and bright ORANGE. I ask you, what kind of creature is bright orange?

Answer: ONE THAT HERALDS THE END OF THE WORLD IF YOU MESS WITH IT.

A year or so back, I saw another on my driveway crawling around, just like I remember. Good GOD, they're just terrifying to watch, cuz you know, this thing can obviously kill you if you ever, ever give it any reason to want to.

Angahith says he saw one semi-recently, too, so I'm not just imagining these things. Until an actual scientific term comes out (beyond whatever lab name the sick freak who genetically created the monsters came up with for them), I refer to them as Apocalypse Bees. Sometimes Dreadnaught Bees when I'm slightly braver.

Um, yeah. I don't mind other bees too much, but I guess I have Apocalypse-Bee-Phobia, or something.

Oh, and the bees that were used were Aferican.