[Crazy Hitch]

SPIDERS!

This big huntsman is hanging around above my bedroom door and I’m too scared to move it!!!

What’s your phobia?

[Mountaindewed]

Also spiders.
Its actually pretty bad to the point I'd rather do other anxiety provoking things then even look at a picture of one.

[eskielover]

Originally Posted by Crazy Hitch

SPIDERS!

This big huntsman is hanging around above my bedroom door and I’m too scared to move it!!!

What’s your phobia?

Exactly why I buy the 25 ft spraying insect killer. Initially for wasps but works wonderful on our fisherman spiders the size of my hand.

Yep, spiders are my only mild phobia.....though I sure enjoyed watching the huge orb weaver spider all summer who made her home on my front deck. I knew she wasn't going to leave her web & come into my house

[Gasplessy]

Small places and water/drowning
Tube slides

[Stronglady1]

Spiders huge time and like this movie scene in Home Alone when I see one,

Clowns,they freak me out

[Stronglady1]

Also have the phobia of Mimes,they scare me

[Soupe du jour]

Not exactly a full-fledged phobia, but I am not fond of driving. Especially not long drives, driving on highways, or to new places. In fact, I have driven only once this past two years, though mostly because I'm legally not supposed to in the new country I'm in. I'm supposed to go to auto school, despite having learned to drive over 30 years ago and with a US driver's license. However, many European driving rules and signs are a bit different than US ones.

I did drive locally when I lived in the US, but never to far places. I would drive a little bit on the local highways, but hated it. Often I took back ways that avoided highways or at least required only short-distance highway driving. I am unsure exactly what brought this about. I didn't like driving even from the beginning, but then I got into a severe accident (not even my fault) and a near horrible one (which would have been my fault). It really affected me. Frankly, driving is a very risky activity. People do it all of the time, despite. There is good public transportation where I live now, but it's not as good (or available at all) in many places in the US.

I did have a temporary more legit phobia in the past. For about a year I would not go into my basement. I was afraid that the devil was there. I am not even religious, but it was sparked by a horrible hallucination I had during a psychotic bipolar mania. I would try to go down to fight the phobia through "exposure", but a couple times I heard what I thought was the devil again. Once it was the sound of chicks (of chickens) chirping, of all crazy things. I thought that was really the devil and ran back upstairs at the speed of lightening, slamming the door in terror. I was OK in the house as long as the basement door was closed.

[Crazy Hitch]

Originally Posted by Soupe du jour

Not exactly a full-fledged phobia, but I am not fond of driving. Especially not long drives, driving on highways, or to new places. In fact, I have driven only once this past two years, though mostly because I'm legally not supposed to in the new country I'm in. I'm supposed to go to auto school, despite having learned to drive over 30 years ago and with a US driver's license. However, many European driving rules and signs are a bit different than US ones.

I did drive locally when I lived in the US, but never to far places. I would drive a little bit on the local highways, but hated it. Often I took back ways that avoided highways or at least required only short-distance highway driving. I am unsure exactly what brought this about. I didn't like driving even from the beginning, but then I got into a severe accident (not even my fault) and a near horrible one (which would have been my fault). It really affected me. Frankly, driving is a very risky activity. People do it all of the time, despite. There is good public transportation where I live now, but it's not as good (or available at all) in many places in the US.

I did have a temporary more legit phobia in the past. For about a year I would not go into my basement. I was afraid that the devil was there. I am not even religious, but it was sparked by a horrible hallucination I had during a psychotic bipolar mania. I would try to go down to fight the phobia through "exposure", but a couple times I heard what I thought was the devil again. Once it was the sound of chicks (of chickens) chirping, of all crazy things. I thought that was really the devil and ran back upstairs at the speed of lightening, slamming the door in terror. I was OK in the house as long as the basement door was closed.

Bipolar psychosis sucks I’ve been psychotic twice in my life so I totally get it!

As for you not driving that’s understandable.

When I emigrated to Australia I had to do my driving license again even though I’d been driving for years!

[Soupe du jour]

Originally Posted by Crazy Hitch

Bipolar psychosis sucks I’ve been psychotic twice in my life so I totally get it!

As for you not driving that’s understandable.

When I emigrated to Australia I had to do my driving license again even though I’d been driving for years!

Was it just the test? In Czech Republic they expect me to attend weeks of training in an autoškola car with an instructor. It seems ridiculous. I would understand needing to pass a written test and maybe a one-time driving test, but geez!

You'd best avoid Czech houses. There are spiders everywhere. Luckily I'm not afraid of them, at all. We peacefully co-exist. I'm more freaked out by long house centipedes, but not seriously so and I've barely seen any in CZ. Many more in the US. I know they're good in ways. They eat insects and spiders.

I would say long-distance driving. Especially driving through the middle of nowhere areas and then I would worry about my car breaking down. I guess I've had it for a while, but lately I don't want to do it anymore. I had taken many long distance road trips by myself in the past, including going diagonally cross-country in the US seven times (NE & SW). There are a lot of remote areas in the western part of the US. The area I used to have a panic to drive through, other than the remote west, was driving through the New York City area. I would see cars on the breakdown that were torched and even seen some car-strippers taking a car apart in broad daylight.

I used to be such a "road warrior" when I was much younger, but not anymore. I hate myself for being like that now.

[ghostfox85]

ladybirds

[Crazy Hitch]

Originally Posted by Soupe du jour

Was it just the test? In Czech Republic they expect me to attend weeks of training in an autoškola car with an instructor. It seems ridiculous. I would understand needing to pass a written test and maybe a one-time driving test, but geez!

You'd best avoid Czech houses. There are spiders everywhere. Luckily I'm not afraid of them, at all. We peacefully co-exist. I'm more freaked out by long house centipedes, but not seriously so and I've barely seen any in CZ. Many more in the US. I know they're good in ways. They eat insects and spiders.

It was just the test, thankfully. Here if you're over 21 they don't check your previous driving hours etc. But it was still pretty stressful to have to go through. I'm glad you're not afraid of spiders otherwise you'd have a hard time living there lol

[Brego]

A phobia that I have is of being in a verbal and/or physical confrontation. There are times when I go over this what to do in my mind. I do not like the idea of having to speak to someone when they are angry. This is such a relief to be able to state that I fear this happening to me. Another is being demeaned by someone in real life. It goes back to being in a confrontation since I believe someone might demean me in public and I'd be humiliated a lot. Since I seem to be fearful of these things, I guess it inhibits my behavior much of the time.

[LiteraryLark]

I have a silly fear of moths. No idea why, just freaks me out. A couple months ago I made myself hold one and the little guy just chilled in my hand for the longest time, then I said okay we're good.

When I was little I had this crazy fear of Michael Jackson. I couldn't listen to his music and I was always afraid we'd meet on the street. Again, no idea why, but I'd start screaming whenever I saw his photo or see him on TV. He was odd, though. Like with the moth, long after he passed away I made myself listen to his music. Now I can somewhat appreciate his music.

I have a fear of losing my eyes or have something horrible happen to my eyes. That's a very serious phobia in my books, one that can interfere with my daily life if I let it. I try to remind myself that the majority of people have nothing wrong happen to their eyes by the time they're old.

I have the fear of having COPD or having a tracheostomy because until two months ago I was a chainsmoker. I am still at risk for developing COPD but the longer I go without smoking the less likely I'll have this issue.

Originally Posted by Crazy Hitch

SPIDERS!

This big huntsman is hanging around above my bedroom door and I’m too scared to move it!!!

What’s your phobia?

Call me over and I'll get it down for you!. (I love spiders)

I have a long list, but some of them are heights, deep water, fire, leaving property behind when I die, and women contestants on gameshows (I didn't even think that last one is actually a phobia, but sure)

[LiteraryLark]

Raging Vortex, what scares you about women contestants on gameshows??? They're just hideously obnoxious to me...but now that I think about it, men contestants on gameshows give me the creeps...

Originally Posted by LiteraryLark

Raging Vortex, what scares you about women contestants on gameshows??? They're just hideously obnoxious to me...but now that I think about it, men contestants on gameshows give me the creeps...

I'm honestly not sure. I have just never been able to watch a female contestant on a gameshow, and being female myself it's just a weird phobia I have. I can't really explain it.

I'm fine with female presenters and female journalists and basically anything else female, it's just gameshows.. yes weird I know.

[LiteraryLark]

I think game show contestants don't behave like we expect them to in social situations. It's like an alternate universe that they're on, getting hysterical over what door to pick and winning something in this overly exaggerated way. Like being at an over the top sports game but what they're doing means absolutely nothing and there's no skill involved.

[Buffy01]

Originally Posted by Crazy Hitch

SPIDERS!

This big huntsman is hanging around above my bedroom door and I’m too scared to move it!!!

What’s your phobia?

I’m terrified of spiders myself.

[Buffy01]

Thunderstorms
Snow
Blizzards
Heights
Certain camera
Mannequin

[steelmagnolia65]

Let's see....this will be quite a list:....

Driving,......Cooking on the stove....Going in a public store or public area......Flying on an airplane......High places.......House catching on fire.......Big spiders (little spiders don't bother me too much)........Camel crickets (look them up--super creepy).......Bats......

That's all I can think of right now, but there's probably some I'm forgetting.......Some of these I can just avoid...I don't drive anymore, don't cook anymore, no airplanes anymore,

Luckily, my son and daughter both live near me, and can get things I need from the store......So no going to the store, or even going outside for a awhile now......My doctor and therapist appointments are all by phone.

I'm so fearful of a lot of things...