phobias
By mbs730
@mbs730 (2147)
Canada
7 responses
@beccablueeyes (17)
• United States
1 Dec 06
I have a fear of spiders. I once got bit by a brown recluse and now I have two holes in my leg where the poison decentegrated my flesh. I was also very ill for quite some time.
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@Backpack30 (924)
• United States
28 Nov 06
I don't have any phobias-a phobia is an irrational obsessive fear.
I think that my random fears of either being bitten by a spider or snake or of driving on ice during a snow storm are very rational fears.
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@wolfie34 (26771)
• United Kingdom
3 Mar 08
I have a phobia for wasps, don't know what the correct term for it is called. The reason why I have a phobia about them is because one sting could potentially kill me, I am highly allergic to them and during the UK Summer months, wasp season I have to carry an epipen around with me so if I do get stung I can inject myself to stop me having a massive fit! So when I see one I go cold!
@Wario_1 (965)
• Sweden
6 Mar 08
wolfie34: its kalled Entomophobia (also known as insectophobia). A thought was that you could have apiphobia, but thats fear of bees and your fear is of wasps so that didnt connect.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insectophobia, if you feel like reading about it.
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@Desdemona (1301)
• Canada
28 Nov 06
I have a phobia of spiders.
I actually freeze-up when I see one.
A couple of times, I have locked myself in a room and waited for my friend or hubby to arrive, just to get rid of the little thing.
I have tried a few techniques to rid myself of this phobia. The most I can do now is place a bowl over a spider (depending on its size)
@Wario_1 (965)
• Sweden
6 Mar 08
I have had a very wierd fobia, a fobia for drinking water. I got that from when my mom was wandering around the house, sporting a sports bottle of water with some wierd stuff put in. The idea was that you would drink around 3L of this 'water' and it would have a cleansing effect on your body.
@Wario_1 (965)
• Sweden
6 Mar 08
You dont need to feel sorry, but its a nice gesture that you do. Ive started to overcome it, but its damn hard. Often id bribe myself by drinking either juice or other beverages that has a taste i like. Yea it costs a little, but rather that than slowly getting dehydrated.
