Share your phobia (however weird)

Divinus · July 28, 2012, 11:03pm

I think you’re more afraid of the ladder being unstable and tipping over more so than the climbing. Why don’t you try attaching stabilizers on your ladder or get someone to step on the base of the ladder? It helps a great deal. I’ve had to climb 32’ ladders before on windy days but having those things made me feel safe cleaning windows 3 stories high.

As for phobias, is there a phobia where you have a fear for being ignored? I think I may have that.

Pterodactyl · July 28, 2012, 11:25pm

rotting animals just scare the shit out of me for no good reason.

If I walking around town and I happen to step next to a bird with its rib cage open i’m going to jump atleast 6 feet away instantly and gag a little. Luckily for me that isn’t a fear people can really take advantage of, unless they feel like hanging dead wolves from my ceiling or something.

that and being in far out in large bodies of water, like in the middle of a lake or something.

mostly because I’m afraid of giant fish and I don’t know how to swim.

If I saw some shit like this while on a boat, i’d probably piss myself.

and in videogames with swimming sections there have been multiple times when giant fish scared the shit out of me, Banjo Kazooie, Ape Escape, Assassins creed was the worst.

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James_Cook · July 28, 2012, 11:28pm

I act like a little girl when a friend tells me to get on a rollercoaster. I’m not afraid of heights or high speeds but when you put them together I can’t stand it.

I guess the thing I’m really scared of is leaving this world and not leaving anything behind for my friends and family. I don’t why I feel as if there is something I should be doing before I die.

Also fear of hurting those I care for, and anything that makes me jump.

Combo_Knight · July 28, 2012, 11:33pm

Commitment:coffee:

M.D · July 28, 2012, 11:33pm

Were you upside down or rightside up? Also, how high were you?

icefuzion.remix · July 29, 2012, 1:07am

Slugs make me feel awkward… I can deal with snails , but no slugs.

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Slayerslice · July 29, 2012, 1:29am

No. In fact they’re quite proud of me. I’ve served honorably in the military for 4 years, graduated summa cum laude in college, and now I’m working on my master’s degree in psychology. I’m a therapist intern at a house for abused women and children. After I get my master’s I’m going back in the Air Force to have them pay for my PhD. There I hope to work with troops suffering from PTSD.

‘Emo’ would be me doing nothing but sitting around feeling sorry for myself.

I believe a spiritual existence is superior to a physical one, but we must endure the trials of life in order to gain wisdom first. So for me death is a reward that sets you free from the trials of life. This isn’t a unique view. Buddhists for example expressly state that ‘life is pain’, but it is necessary in order to gain wisdom. I can see the necessity of something without liking it. I can still partake in something I don’t like because I see the future value of my endeavors.

I know that I cannot save the world, but I do the best I can with what I have. I know that my time here is limited. I have accepted these things because they are beyond my control. I wish things could be different, but there is no sense in stressing myself over things beyond my means. I focus on the few things that are within my control and move on.

No offense, but have you ever been to a third world country? Have you ever been to a warzone? Have you ever seen the world and how governments operate without the censorship of the media? From my viewpoint, the fact that I haven’t just curled up into a ball and completely given up on life is a testament to how opposite I am to the word ‘emo’. I’m not trying to say my experiences are somehow more significant than yours, but I feel you have a distinct lack of empathy in calling me ‘emo’.

The world has its ups and downs, but I find most people who exalt the world have little experience seeing it outside their immediate surroundings that have been there for most of their life. It limits your perspectives. Focusing just on the good is ignoring the truth just much as only focusing on the bad. I recognize there is good in this world, but it doesn’t offset my experiences enough to make me want to cling to this existence.

I feel most people cling to life because it is all they know, and think that anyone who doesn’t share that view is obviously imbalanced. I’ve accepted the inevitability of death. Ultimately, there will come a day when you will be dead. And chances are, you will join the literal trillions of nameless people who weren’t spectacular enough to make a place in history. But the ripples of your deeds will still quietly spread despite the fact no one will realize how you’ve influenced their existence. And there will come a day when there is no more human history at all. Dust in the wind.

Is that thought scary to you? For most it is. For me it is peaceful. I’ve gotten over feeling stressed towards death and look forward to a greater existence. Death is simply another aspect of life, and if you refuse to have harmony with it all you’re going to do is bring more misery upon yourself.

So I have to ask you, what is ‘Emo’ about my views? If you’re going to slap me with a label at least back up your opinion.

I am sorry, you are the best.

Zero · July 29, 2012, 1:32am

I have a fear of inhaling machine exhaust. I generally try to avoid being near it at all times, but if I have no choice I will hold my breath as long as possible until I’m away from it.

One more thing…

WHAT AN ANSWER

Verstande · July 29, 2012, 1:40am

This!!!

Whenever I see smokers or I’m walking down the street and a bus comes with the exhaust, I hold my breath as long as possible.

Don_Barracuda · July 29, 2012, 2:12am

My sister made me aware of this the other day, I lol’d so hard

hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia - The fear of long words.

http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia

Whoever invented this word

Spoiler

http://static.tumblr.com/n44v9um/Bwrm7hlbw/trolllll.gif

Fadedsun303 · July 29, 2012, 2:15am

I wouldn’t say it’s at a phobia level, but I get a little uneasy when I’m in wide open areas like the ocean, or a large field. I feel very vulnerable. I like small, closed spaces.

goodm0urning · July 29, 2012, 2:17am

Luckily for hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobes, there is a short version of this word: sesquipedaliophobia.

Hi_Im_Nastyy · July 29, 2012, 2:17am

Tarantulas scare the FUCK outta me. One thing cause its a spider and also its one hairy mufucka.

Recently I’ve grown a fear of Bedbugs. I don’t have them but I’m just kinda paranoid on what I sleep on.

Danke · July 29, 2012, 2:17am

I’m scared that Hsien will never talk to me.

j_mONSTERFACE · July 29, 2012, 2:48am

being in a situation with no access to media

excrutiating

Combo_Knight · July 29, 2012, 3:05am

You know I was going to make a long post about learning and understanding each other as individuals through this thread. But I scrapped it once I saw the spider eating the goddamn snake, I will not sleep. Again.

If I saw something like that I can only imagine how I would freak out. I curl up like a little girl if I deem it too large.

I actually am Legitimately nervous of Approaching people. I have an extreme mistrust of people. If I say what’s up and it is the first time I have made contact with you it took me a lot of guts

Little_Goten · July 29, 2012, 3:37am

Bugs, heights.

Negative-Zer0 · July 29, 2012, 3:42am

I can’t deal with huge ass coachroaches. The ones that can fly. I swear if I see one that shit can crush my will and make me run like a little girl. There was one in the bathroom last night and i wanted to take a shower. The bathroom was his for the night. I could always take a shower in the morning. I could have a shotgun and reinforced armor and i will still be afraid of them.

Einlanzer · July 29, 2012, 4:54am

no phobias here. but every time i go on a nature walk or a decent hike, im always worried about getting butt raped by someone waiting for a straggler or someone hiking alone. that, and bucks. I dont fear mountain lions, they dont do shit, but bucks are dangerous during mating season and will defend their hoes hardcore.

Tomo009 · July 29, 2012, 4:59am

Right way up, pretty high though. Upside down would just suck haha. Everyone would pass out.