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Originally Posted by weirdette
Thank you for answering so quickly. The thought of being in pictures makes me want to vomit! I get nervous when I see someone near me pulling out a camera and I have no idea on how to get through this 'lost bet' thing. It feels like a threat to me and as weird as it sounds, I tried to explain that to my friend, hoping he'd understand and let me off the hook. On the contrary,he insists on this photo shoot. Now it seems like a mission for him to confront me with my fear or something. And although I know that the outcome are just some ugly pictures, I can't stop being afraid of it.
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You are not alone in not liking or being phobic about having your picture taken. in fact there are millions upon millions of people who are afraid to have their pictures taken including people with native american (indian) background.
there is a belief among native americans that the camera, person looking at the pictures and the person taking the picture is stealing their souls.
Plus making you do something that you are afraid to do can also be considered emotional abuse.
bet or no bet theres no reason why you "have" to have your picture taken. if getting your picture taken feels uncomfortable to you then say no and go on your way.
