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What is your worst Phobia??

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swtethan

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guinea pigs......... oh god they heard me aiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
 

jaykishankrk

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Originally posted by: j511180
social functions, mirrors, demonic possession, electricity, cancer, vomiting, job interviews

I like roller coasters though

Why does mirror freak you out??

 

Leros

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Things with more than 8 legs freak me out. I have some awkward phobia of touching worms.

Ever since I got jumped, I'm terrified of going outside after dark.
 

Bill Brasky

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Sickness and mental health. I'm a biologist so I spent all my time learning about what can go wrong.

A weird one: Even though I play golf regularly, I still get scared that I'll get hit in the head with a golf ball by some noob.
 

aCynic2

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On the roof of a very tall building or flying or anything involving heights where I can see out/down.
 

chr6

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carnies. circus folk. nomads you know. smell like cabbage. small hands.


jk

bugs pretty much scare the crap out of me.
 

meltdown75

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Swimming in a large body of water like the ocean and something really huge swimming underneath me, like a whale or giant squid.

I would die of a heart attack instantly.
 

NaOH

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Mar 2, 2006
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showering with cold water. Everytime I do, I get mental pictures of ghosts and crap.
 

LiquidImpulse

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Originally posted by: Leros
Things with more than 8 legs freak me out. I have some awkward phobia of touching worms.

Ever since I got jumped, I'm terrified of going outside after dark.

what happened? how'd u get jumped?

 

50cent1228

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Oct 5, 2006
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Originally posted by: jaykishankrk
Originally posted by: Jahee
Jellyfish!! Hate them, when i was younger i was in Sweden with my parents and my dad met a family he knew over there, we went to the seaside. The kids didnt speak a word of english and it must have been jellyfish season! We were out on a raft and he picked one up and threw it on my lap, i didnt wanna touch it so i was screaming "GET IT OFF GET IT OFF" and he was just looking at me like ":confused:"... Ever since then i hate them with a passion.

They look beautiful, for the fact i have seen them in Discovery channel and not for real, i dont have an easy way to see them in my part of the world ...

there nothin special especially if u ever got stung by one
 

Vic

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Jun 12, 2001
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Extreme heights give me vertigo. I gotta get pills from the doctor in order to fly. :(
 

moonbit

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Originally posted by: Bryophyte
Failure. And I don't like calling people on the phone. And some foods. I got over my fear of spiders, though.

I have the phone thing too. My family and friends think I'm a freak b/c of it, except my sister, who has the same problem.

Also - mayonnaise, cockroaches, broken glass anywhere near my bare feet, and heights on manmade structures (but not airplanes, interestingly enough).

 

schneiderguy

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Jun 26, 2006
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heights when im not strapped into something (like being on top of a building or tall cliff, but i'm fine on a rollercoaster, airplane etc.)
dentist/doctor
the sound of paper ripping:confused:
 

SirStev0

Lifer
Nov 13, 2003
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I never had an irrational fear. I have a friend who can't even swim in a public pool because of an irrational fear of sharks. I just don't get it.
 

Mr. Lennon

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Lawn mowers: when I was a kid I was playing around where the gardener was and the lawn mower shot out a rock that hit me in the corner of my eye. Now every time I have to walk by one I get soo uncomfortable and put my hands over my face.
 

Sentinel

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Jun 23, 2000
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Originally posted by: jaykishankrk
Originally posted by: Sentinel
The NYC subway train cars.

why is that ?? :confused:

a. disgusting
b. like riding in a claustrophobic tin can
c. loud as hell
d. people smashed against you in every direction meanwhile breathing on your neck and arms

 

gamepad

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Jul 28, 2005
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Originally posted by: Sentinel
Originally posted by: jaykishankrk
Originally posted by: Sentinel
The NYC subway train cars.

why is that ?? :confused:

a. disgusting
b. like riding in a claustrophobic tin can
c. loud as hell
d. people smashed against you in every direction meanwhile breathing on your neck and arms

Subway train cars are a living nightmare for school girls in Tokyo.

I think an all-female subway is being constructed.