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Originally posted by: Salvatore
Originally posted by: blazert40
I freeze up when trying to talk to a female I find attractive, even if its plainly clear she's interested in me, I know it's not like I'm gonna die or something if I flirt back but I just totally lock up like a dumbass and its usually awkward until they or I leave.

Go me!



But I'm really working on it as much as possible and am getting much better, but still I miss great opportunities all the time.
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Glad to see you're working on it, as am I. I've made leaps and bounds, compared to how I used to be, although that's not saying much. Good luck bud.
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My name is Robert Pulson I'm.....

err..

Thanks, same for you.

:beer:
 
I used to be pretty xenophobic (meaning extra-terrestials - unfortunately the only word that means "fear of aliens" also means "fear of foreigners"). I wouldn't exactly say I'm over that fear, but I don't worry about them anymore. 🙂
 
Originally posted by: Modeps
My most irrational fear is that one day I will be eating something and my teeth will break. It's irrational because I take good care of my teeth.
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I'm pretty sensitive about my teeth, too. In fifth grade, I shattered half of one of my lower front teeth on another kid's shoulder. Since then, I've always checked for breakage whenever I hit my mouth on anything.

I also can't stomach crunchy foods that are not supposed to be crunchy, like eggs (when you get eggshell in them) and canned salmon (when you bite into pieces of cartilage *shudder*). There's nothing that will ruin my meal faster.
 
Originally posted by: Twista
;( people laughed @ me last time i posted this on atot.

Mine is- Emetophobia doing that or being around it! stfu kthxs
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How odd. When I feel like I need to puke, I usually look forward to it as I know temporary relief is coming.
 
I have a fear of masturbation. I'm a girl, never tried it, and I forbid my boyfriend from doing it, though he probably wouldn't have to anyway 😉 I don't know why, but I am dreadfully afraid of it. If people start talking about masturbation I get a panic attack and start shaking.
 
Originally posted by: Chelsey
I have a fear of masturbation. I'm a girl, never tried it, and I forbid my boyfriend from doing it, though he probably wouldn't have to anyway 😉 I don't know why, but I am dreadfully afraid of it. If people start talking about masturbation I get a panic attack and start shaking.
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You should really work on that, let me know if you need any help.


😀


 
Originally posted by: Chelsey
I have a fear of masturbation. I'm a girl, never tried it, and I forbid my boyfriend from doing it, though he probably wouldn't have to anyway 😉 I don't know why, but I am dreadfully afraid of it. If people start talking about masturbation I get a panic attack and start shaking.
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:laugh: definitely interesting
 
Whenever I go to the barber, I am afraid taht I dont have money, so I check like a million times, then check again to make sure that I checked properly 🙁
 
i used to love encloded spaces...now i'm freakied out of them. when i mean small..i mean like space to where i can't even extend my arms futher than two inches out. And i'm not talking about walking through a small corridor, or being in a really crowded area...i'm talking being in an area thats ting for pronlonged period of time...but it has to be cat-scan/mri type tiny wher eyou are in a tube (although i've never had one). Like I could play in this mcdonald/chuck e cheese playrounds for EVER...but if i was stuck in oneof the tubes for like 6 hours i'd go insane

I also don't like heights...
 
Originally posted by: cliftonite
Whenever I go to the barber, I am afraid taht I dont have money, so I check like a million times, then check again to make sure that I checked properly 🙁
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I have that same thing. I check it twice before I leave the house, on the bus and then right before I open the barber door heh.
 
I fear I shall die an old man.

I don't like heights very much,
after about 10 foot off the ground,i get nervous.

I wouldn't make a good roofer,LOL.
 
Originally posted by: cressida
garbage disposer and sticking your hand in one .... I have no idea why.
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because it would really, really hurt.

I can't imagine a more painful way to loose a hand than a garbage disposal or blender.

gives me the shudders just thinking about it, but I think its a very rational fear, so it doesn't qualify.

 
Being alone in the back yard. I just recently puzzled that one out, and no, it is not being posted here (though I actually just posted about it, if you're not lazy and use search).
 
For all of those with a fear of bees and stinging insects, you should watch this.

I'm generally not afraid of wasps and hornets despite my run in with a nest years ago as a kid that nearly left me dead. I just stay the hell out of their way!

Being lost at sea is probably king on the list, but the chance of that happening is so remote it isn't funny. That's the kind of stuff that happens in the movies.
 
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