Phobias....

United States
March 28, 2007 6:41pm CST
What phobias or fears do you have... For me it's mainly spiders and hospital tests....I love thunderstorms, wind, the dark and other things that many people dislike. Do you have an unusual phobias?
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@skydancer (2101)
• United States
29 Mar 07
My greatest fear is losing the things (not material things - but rather qualities) that make me who I am... loss of purpose and self, not having control over my own life, I guess is the best way to say it. I don't know if that qualifies as a phobia though. I also have the normal - big flying cockroaches, and things like that. I am also extremely afraid of severe weather. I have never had any fears that I would consider overtly unusual though.
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• United States
29 Mar 07
I have a fear of heights. I hate ladders and being near the edge of someplace high up. Whaen I was younger I was at my great aunt and uncles house in upper michigan. Their 3 boys and me and my brother went out into the woods of their property. We came to a place were there was a hole in the ground near this old fallen tree. One of the other boys thought it would be fun to throw a rock into the hole. Seconds after he did a swarm of hornets came flying out of the hole. We ran like hell we all got stung a number of times. To this day almost 30 years later I am still afraid of hornets.
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• United States
29 Mar 07
Just what is a hornet????? Must be a Wisconsin thing? btw, you never shared that story with me before....;)
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• United States
29 Mar 07
a hornet is a stinging insect like a bee or a wasp, but unlike a bee it can sting more than once. sorry i never shared the story I guess I repressed it.
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• Ireland
29 Mar 07
I hate all insects whether flying or creepy crawlies. I also dislike walking on my own in the dark and I wouldn't watch a scary movie while I am home alone in the dark. I don't like thunderstorms or lightning, as one of my friends had her house struck by lightning and it burned the whole roof off it. That really freaks me out.
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@k1tten (2318)
• United States
29 Mar 07
My phobias are needles and very large crowds. It's something with not being able to move or something like that.
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@twilight021 (2059)
• United States
29 Mar 07
I used to be afarid of needles. I used to pass out at every shot! it was so embarassing. I'm still not great with all things medical, but at least I'm not fainting at the doctor's office all the time. I also hate spiders, they totally creep me out. The bigger, the more horified I am. I also have a fear of swarms. By that I mean mass amounts of things....most commonly you hear about swarms of bugs, like bees. But really swarms of anything creep me out.
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@ackars (1942)
• India
30 Mar 07
I ve fear of exams,thunderstorm,snakes,street dogs,strangers...I dont have fear of dark,wind etc.But for the past two years,I ve acquired some kind of resistance to all my fears through practcing yoga and exercises and reading much about all thaese things..One of the books says snakes show their hood when they are really scared..But on seeing that,we get much scared.And they dont bite unless you disturbs them...
@hazydazy (783)
• United States
28 Mar 07
Snakes, large crowds, and driving long distances.
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@aprilgrl (4460)
• United States
28 Mar 07
usually fires,rats,large crowds but the Fire is my main Phobia
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• India
30 May 07
I am scared o0f Spiders. I can't tolerate them. A sight of a spider gives me goosebumps, and I scream in terror. I forget the place where I am, and lose consciousness of my surroundings, and scream real loud, which makes me feel shy and ashhamed later on, when the spider is removed from my sight.
@CindyNNC (16)
• United States
2 Jun 07
I have an awful phobia to mice or rats.. Yikes, It's even hard for me to type the word out. I can't look at them on tv, even in cartoons. I know it's crazy, but I can't help it.
• United States
29 Mar 07
I don't think I have any phobias, since you can't control a phobia, but I have things that cause a deep aversion for me. I hate getting needles in the mouth, spiders are not a favorite, and heights make me a little queasy. I also enjoy stormy weather either thunderstorm or snow storm.
@arsonizta (944)
• Philippines
24 May 07
I have the frog phobia. I get nervous everytime I see one. Specially the jumpy ones.