Do you have any phobias?
By Oktavist
@Oktavist (396)
Romania
August 28, 2012 4:56am CST
Since I was young I was struck by a phobia that it's encountered by many people.I have arachnophobia,that is the abnormal fear of spiders.What I found interesting is that Big spiders don't quite scare me.The little ones bring the chill on my back.
When I see a spider dangling on the wall,I don't know what to do.I mean,yes,I want to kill it,but something irrational stops me from doing so.When I try to think it out,I see no logic reason why I shouldn't act.
What about you?Do you have any phobias?What is it?Do you have an experience with your phobia?
10 responses
@vanessa11 (296)
• Philippines
28 Aug 12
I fear cockcroaches, I dunno what specific phobia it's called. Whenever I see roaches I step back or jump out of fear. Worst are the flying roaches! I'm gonna cry if I see one on my room.
@vanessa11 (296)
• Philippines
29 Aug 12
You think so? Some of my friends call it as chicken-hearted. Even thought I try not to be afraid, still I can't. Whenever I try to step on it or hit it with something, I falter.
@Oktavist (396)
• Romania
28 Aug 12
Many people have this phobia.I don't know I recall it correctly.Entomophobia I think it's named.
Well,the fear of these insects isn't just a phobia,as these living creatures can pass on many diseases and infections.So,rest assured,you reaction of jumping back is a healthy one.
@riyauro (6421)
• India
28 Aug 12
No I still have not known my phobia, of wait i remember one. When someone holds my both hands back and it very powerful, I feel suffocated. and my husband knows it so he tries this on me sometimes. lol but my husband has snake phobia, he runs a mile when he sees snake. haha.. Thanks for sharing and have a wonderful day ahead. 
@Oktavist (396)
• Romania
28 Aug 12
Well,some phobias could not necessarily be named a phobia per se.There are types of animals that can kill you pretty quick.So I think that phobias of snakes and spiders alike are just a healthy way of keeping a distance from those animals.
Luckily,in my region there are very poisonous types of spiders,and all the snakes in my region are constrictors and are very rare to find.
@henkiprananda (2729)
• Indonesia
28 Aug 12
i have Aeroacrophobia, i scare with height place. that why i never go to mountain or other high place.
@Oktavist (396)
• Romania
28 Aug 12
Well,I can get scared at night sometimes.Especially when someone's behind me.If that scares,I would stop and see what he does.
A friend of mine pulled a prank an old friend a few months ago.The girl was heading somewhere and all of a sudden the lights went off.He got behind her,following her.She noticed him and stopped.He also stopped.Then,she got moving.He did he.She started to walk faster,and so did he.Finally,she got running,with my friend running behind her back.She started running for her life,with him behind.Suddenly,she stopped running and started crying and screaming.My friend felt bad.When she saw him,she knew that it was her friend.After she wiped out all her tears,she started hitting him.:))
@Angelpink (4035)
• Philippines
28 Aug 12
I have a phobia over the snakes , gRRRR i can't even stare at it. When i saw a snake as if my spirit separates from me.. I am so afraid of this animal , i don't know why , i feel like they are biting me plus that slippery look..God help !
@maximax8 (31053)
• United Kingdom
28 Aug 12
I am phobic to medical procedures and operations. I have been pregnant and not therefore wished to have my baby's birth in a hospital. I have had 3 home births because I couldn't stand having them born in a hospital. My view is labor should be natural and active. I had a water pool for my first labor in my home. Sadly I had a retained placenta after my first baby was born at home though and I was taken off to hospital in an ambulance. I asked not to have operation to remove the placenta. It was very painful having the placenta out. It made me tear and I didn't want stitches.
I found out my second baby was disabled with spina bifida and hydrocephalus at 36 weeks pregnancy. I really couldn't imagine having my labor in hospital and still went ahead with my planned home birth. My little boy is now five years old and he has had lots of operations. Luckily he doesn't have the same phobias as me.
After my third baby was born, my daughter, I lost two and a half liters of blood. I kept fainting and felt very ill indeed. I was taken off to hospital in an ambulance. I didn't want to have a blood transfusion and got better naturally. That took months and I was lucky to survive.
I took a lot out of me to have a tooth removed at the dentist last year. I was in severe pain with it.
@Gautam1002 (730)
• India
28 Aug 12
I do not think I am afraid of anything which I can give term phobia to. But yes I would confess that I get very nervous at times. I literally mean it. I get nervous over the smallest things which is going to be happened to me. I have recently discovered this and I am working on removing this property as it sometimes spoils my task more than I ever hope. I am a bit surprised over as at at times I give my best no where I am and whom I am speaking to with out showing a hint of nervousness.
@Bindy1218 (23)
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29 Aug 12
i think everyone all have one or more phobias,i was struck by trypophobia,one ant i can accept,but if much ants get together i will scare and fell bad.I guess it hard to overcome,right?
