Ridiculous things your afraid of

JackoftheBox

Since we covered our kids what ridiculous things are you afraid of??

I am seriously terrified of the dark! I also HATE HATE HATE porcelain dolls they are creepy as fuck!

Helenahhandbasket

Cotton balls.  Not really "afraid" of them but they gross me out.

Also-- throw up.  I can't see it, hear it, smell it or even really think about it.

bcbuzzafsu

Frogs/toads

phunkyphish

Fish. I HATE swimming in lakes, the ocean, etc. because I am terrified they will somehow get me, and that there are giant ones lurking just beneath my toes. They are just so scaley and creepy to me. 

ETA - agree with you on the doll front. Extra creepy for porcelain clown dolls. Those can all DIAF, stat. 

WasNotWas

Turtles.

shadypines

Open space... baseball, football stadium

Open closet doors at night

 

ASmallWonder

Bugs/spiders/mice/snakes (I feel this all counts as one), heights and stomach churning things (like amusement park rides) and scary movies - even the ones that are absurd because they could never happen in real life.

ppants

Dinosaurs (bones, animatronic, etc) and taxidermy animals.  They scare me and creepy me out

JackoftheBox

MrsSkull1107 said:

I'm afraid of dark places that have brightly coloured walls. And mice. I am so afraid of mice.

I hate mice!! They are soo freaking fast! I just know they are going to scurry up my leg and scratch my eyes out!!

msdrdg

Snakes.  Not that ridiculous since lots of people have the same fear.  But I fear them to the point that I cannot see them on TV.  If I see one in real life I scream like a little girl and run.  A trip to Petco with DS is lots of fun for me because he wants to see all the animals and they have snakes.

Karbird5

Spiders.

We were driving in traffic yesterday and from the backseat I hear,"Mama, there a spider on the roof.  He's coming over your head!"  Aaaahhh!  Cue me trying to glance up there so I can figure out which way to dodge while still driving safely.  

Last night I had a nightmare about stepping on a Black Widow :shudders:

shadypines

Things that have many eyes....

jak554

Storms, especially at night or while driving and mirrors. I don't mind the occasional mirror but it cannot face where I'm sleeping and I hate when the house has a wall full of mirrors. Especially in dark or poorly lit areas.

shadypines

For example

JackoftheBox

@darbie914 I would have had to move!!

My fear stemmed from my mothers love of them and filling my shelves with them! Then my older sibling forced me to watch chucky movies <--- one of my biggest fears I seriously cannot even see that doll without getting the creeps. After that I just knew those dolls were watching me waiting for the right time to get me!!

CurlyQ284

Birds aka flying rats

jorkz821

Spiders. Which is pretty ridiculous because they aren't poisonous here, or even that big.

Non-irrational: tornados and not being able to find shelter, or get all family members/dogs to safety in time. Same for house fire.

EVA116

Birds and outerspace

EVA116

oh and jellyfish

smellychelly25

The ocean. I am afraid of being sucked under by a wave and drowning.

shadypines

Animals with eyes on side of their head.

 

mollinator9

Clowns and the dark.

shadypines

Please do not google Tryphophia.....

ugh

shadypines

LexiLupin said:

Manneek1977 said:

Please do not google Tryphophia.....

ugh

NPR had a story on it a couple months ago, talking about how it was increasingly being recognized as a legitimate phobia. And what do they do? Plaster the article with pictures. NO.

I would have just died right there on the spot. "giving me the hebe jebes"

srhemann

I can't use a home bathroom if the shower curtain is closed. I have to open it every time. Large crowds freak me out big time. If I go shopping near the holiday season I'm always on the edge of an anxiety attack.

EVA116

Oh and sewers....I fell in one when I was little.

shadypines

Darbie914 said:

Holy shit.  I just Googled it.

Fuck.

[-X Told ya!

NotSharknado

Geese

shadypines

Goats- because their pupils are square....

phunkyphish

Manneek1977 said:

Goats- because their pupils are square....

WTF? I never knew that, I think goats are hilarious, but this is trippy. 

shadypines

Also a fear of giant statues...

I need a drink after all this.....

Google "The Awakening Sculpture", if you dare...

 

 

ASmallWonder

Oh yeah, I'm also afraid of using the wrong "your/you're" like "Thing your afraid of" 

smellychelly25

srhemann said:

I can't use a home bathroom if the shower curtain is closed. I have to open it every time. Large crowds freak me out big time. If I go shopping near the holiday season I'm always on the edge of an anxiety attack.

I have to make sure they are open too but what will I do if something is actually behind the curtain?

shadypines

phunkyphish said:

Manneek1977 said:

Goats- because their pupils are square....

WTF? I never knew that, I think goats are hilarious, but this is trippy. 

lol

JackoftheBox

Getting caught by the grammar/spelling police.... LMAO!!

ASmallWonder

JackoftheBox said:

Getting caught by the grammar/spelling police.... LMAO!!

No, seriously.  I'm legitimately afraid of using the wrong word lol

shadypines

andrea99 said:

@manneek1977 Did you see the giant Mr Darcy statue???  Creepy as shit.

No..... Going to google....
[-O< :-SS

SoDoMojo

Walking on narrow docks or steep stairs. I feel like my depth perception is fucked. Or maybe I'm just always drunk.

But, for serious, I get sweaty nervous when I'm faced with them. And I can barely keep my shit together if I have to walk with DS on them.

shadypines

@andrea99

creepy as fuck!!!

@-)

grannyweatherwax

Octopi and squid. Anything with wiggly appendages and/or suction cups.

shadypines

Darbie914 said:

Last one: my teeth falling out.  I've had dreams where my teeth are literally falling out and I have to keep putting them back in.

hahaha!! I have this fear too....