GTKY: Phobias an neuroses?

JsBabymom · May 2014

Does anyone have weird or unusual things that they are afraid of or really neurotic about?

Me, I am utterly terrified of choking. For myself, and the people around me. My dad almost choked to death in front of me when I was seven. I've been weird about it since then. I won't eat steak, chew gum or suck on hard candies. It scares the shit out of me.

As for the people around me, My hubs isn't allowed to cough when he's eating or chew gum and when I babysit my friends toddler she looks at me like I'm nuts cause I tear up her grilled cheese into small peices. Poor kid. All she wants is her sammich.

Segoody · May 2014

I can't sleep if there are wrinkles in the sheets, or the top sheet is not tucked into the mattress. I'm a freak.

JsBabymom · May 2014

Dude you need to be medicated :P

shlittertoots · May 2014

I hate clowns and mascots, or any adult dressed in a character costume. I also don't like large crowds or roller coasters. I'm terrified for the day LO wants to go to Disneyworld. It will be a clusterfuck of my worst fears.

wintersong139 · May 2014

Segoody said:

I can't sleep if there are wrinkles in the sheets, or the top sheet is not tucked into the mattress. I'm a freak.

I like my top sheet tucked in, and DH likes it hanging out. What is a poor couple to do?
Seriously, in terms of fears, I have a healthy fear of the ocean. I love the beach, and I love wading, but never past my knees. I don't know if I would call it a phobia, though.

JsBabymom · May 2014

Ugh clown are awful! Stop trying to be funny!! You're not funny you're terrifying and awkward! And why is it that Goofy can talk but Pluto can't?! Disney makes no sense and lies to children.

Goldie000 · May 2014

I hate it when people cross their toes. Grosses me out.

I hate the sheet tucked into the mattress when I'm trying to sleep! You guys are weird. It makes me feel constricted.

PuppyLove84 · May 2014

I have a phobia of drains, like shower drains and pool drains. They're just so.... gross. Luckily our shower is big enough that I can stand far away from the drain!

Bee1112 · May 2014

I am terrified of my feet being uncovered at night. I have nightmares any time they stick out. I blame it on seeing some crappy show when I was about 4. Some guy broke into a girls house and stabbed the bottom of her feet. For the last 20 years I have been horrified.

Trampslikeus · May 2014

Deep water... like if I cant see or easily touch the bottom. I actually pretended I couldn't swim when I was in summer camp as a kid so that I wouldn't have to jump off the dock in the pond where I couldn't see the bottom.

No real reason for it. My mom went to a psychic who told her that she and I both drowned in a past life, I'm very skeptical about that kind of thing, but who knows, really.

The only times its interfered with my life in any negative way was when I went to Mexico with friends and had to bail on scuba diving after I had an anxiety attack during the practice dive, and when my now-husband jokingly pretended he was going to throw me in a pool and I completely freaked (he felt awful). Whoops.

I feel like everyone has ONE of these!

Segoody · May 2014

@bee1112 - YES! Untucked sheets are the gateway to foot-stabbing!

boxerrrmama85 · May 2014

Clowns-- fucking clowns! All clowns.... Eeeeeeew!

Snickerdoodle24 · May 2014

I am scared of dropping things down storm drains. I always have a death grip on my phone, keys, etc. if I am walking anywhere near one (like in a parking lot.)

I'm afraid of waking up at or around 3:30am, based on an extremely creepy series of events that happened to a former pastor of my church. I woke up to a severe thunderstorm last night/this morning at 3:24am and I was all "fuuuuuuuuck! Fall back asleep, self!"

lebradford · May 2014

Are actual phobias funny? Is saying someone should be medicated a cutesy way of saying they're weird?

Oh, no? I didn't think so.

amylee545 · May 2014

Bee1112 said:
I am terrified of my feet being uncovered at night. I have nightmares any time they stick out. I blame it on seeing some crappy show when I was about 4. Some guy broke into a girls house and stabbed the bottom of her feet. For the last 20 years I have been horrified.

I blame my fear of this on the movie Chuckie. One of the movies, some kid put his feet on the floor after waking up and Chuckie was under the bed and sliced the back of his ankles. Absolutely terrifying.

My fear is of the dentist. I hate the drills. I hate the pain. I hate the noises. I hate that man.

wintersong139 · May 2014

Snickerdoodle24 said:

I am scared of dropping things down storm drains. I always have a death grip on my phone, keys, etc. if I am walking anywhere near one (like in a parking lot.) I'm afraid of waking up at or around 3:30am, based on an extremely creepy series of events that happened to a former pastor of my church. I woke up to a severe thunderstorm last night/this morning at 3:24am and I was all "fuuuuuuuuck! Fall back asleep, self!"

You made me think of one!

I get an irrational fear every time I have to step on a manhole cover. Well, sort of irrational, because I have fallen in not one, but TWO manholes in my life. First time, I was in kindergarten and a boy on my street pushed me in. Then he SLID THE COVER BACK ON! I still sometimes have the image of the cirlce of light being closed off in my nightmare. I screamed so loudly that my mom heard me a block away in the shower. At least that once was dry inside. The second time I was playing a game we called "see how close you can get to the rottweiler fence." (Very creative title, I know.) I stepped on a cover that was slightly askew, and next thing I knew I was armpits deep in a slimy hole.

DH laughs when we go out because I can't bring myself to step on the covers at all, even when they are clearly firmly in place.

Bee1112 · May 2014

Snickerdoodle24 said:
I am scared of dropping things down storm drains. I always have a death grip on my phone, keys, etc. if I am walking anywhere near one (like in a parking lot.)

I'm afraid of waking up at or around 3:30am, based on an extremely creepy series of events that happened to a former pastor of my church. I woke up to a severe thunderstorm last night/this morning at 3:24am and I was all "fuuuuuuuuck! Fall back asleep, self!"

Alligators live in storm drains. I convinced myself of this young and they still scare me!

(I don't really know if alligators live in storm drains)

KatzKiss · May 2014

I'm weird about hair. Not hair that is on someone, but loose hair: on the floor, in drains, in combs or brushes. I will dry heave if I have to clean hair out of a drain.

LG2793 · May 2014

mayaruth81 said:
I hate clowns and mascots, or any adult dressed in a character costume. I also don't like large crowds or roller coasters. I'm terrified for the day LO wants to go to Disneyworld. It will be a clusterfuck of my worst fears.

Ugh... I hate clowns, too. I think it was the movie, "It". I also can't watch movies with suicides or anything with people falling off buildings or where they might fall. Weird. Not sure where that comes from.

Snickerdoodle24 · May 2014

wintersong139 said:

You made me think of one!

I get an irrational fear every time I have to step on a manhole cover. Well, sort of irrational, because I have fallen in not one, but TWO manholes in my life. First time, I was in kindergarten and a boy on my street pushed me in. Then he SLID THE COVER BACK ON! I still sometimes have the image of the cirlce of light being closed off in my nightmare. I screamed so loudly that my mom heard me a block away in the shower. At least that once was dry inside. The second time I was playing a game we called "see how close you can get to the rottweiler fence." (Very creative title, I know.) I stepped on a cover that was slightly askew, and next thing I knew I was armpits deep in a slimy hole.

DH laughs when we go out because I can't bring myself to step on the covers at all, even when they are clearly firmly in place.

Those are really traumatic experiences, @wintersong139‌!! I would stay away from manholes too!

Pinkrose1012 · May 2014

I am deathly afraid of tornadoes! A few weeks ago we had bad weather that came through, and of course DH had to work that night. So, I am home with my DD figuring out how I am going to sleep knowing that we could possibly get hit by a tornado. Well, ended up not only making myself throw-up because I was so scared but also stayed up all night watching the weather. A tornado never came through thank goodness!

myweddingbells2010 · May 2014

Bats! Bats are where it's at for me. I realize that they're wonderful for the environment and for bug control and all that, but ugh! Ugh, ugh, ugh! Just no.

I grew up in a great big old brick house as a kid and we had bats in the attic. They had a knack for making their way out of the attic and down into our living quarters. I remember my dad used to go after them with a tennis racket to stun them and then take them outside. Nothing like being stuck in a room with a freaked out swooping bat flapping around your head... But, when you're laying on the couch watching TV and one comes crawling up the furniture a few inches from your face OR when you accidentally shut one in the door jamb, and you just know on a primordial level that "it's it or you", well then friends, let me just say things will never be the same.

AggieBeth06 · May 2014

Horseflies (I swell up huge if they bite me) and not being able to see my feet in water.

JsBabymom · May 2014

Ditto here @DarcyHermione‌. I suffer from GAD and panic disorder. I have ran home from work (I live a block away) many times fully convinced I would see my house in flames cause I left my flat iron on. Ain't it grand?

ginger1228 · May 2014

It's not a phobia, but I hate loose teeth. Like when kids have loose teeth (my teeth are firmly planted in my gums). Gross.

Edited bc I. Can't. Type.

KatzKiss · May 2014

DarcyHermione said:

I can't leave without double checking that the door is locked and the stove (or any other heat inducing machine) is turned off. I have some pretty serious anxiety issues.

Yup, I do this too.

Goldie000 · May 2014

ginger1228 said:
It's not a phobia, but I hate lose teeth. Like when kids have loose teeth (my teeth are firmly planted in my gums). Gross.

Edited bc I. Can't. Type.

This reminded me of this picture I saw on Pinterest. I HATE it. It's a child's skull before they lose their baby teeth. Looking at it drives me insane. I want to pick all those teeth out like I pick rocks out of the sole of a shoe.

Trampslikeus · May 2014

Goldie000 said:

It's not a phobia, but I hate lose teeth. Like when kids have loose teeth (my teeth are firmly planted in my gums). Gross. Edited bc I. Can't. Type.
This reminded me of this picture I saw on Pinterest. I HATE it. It's a child's skull before they lose their baby teeth. Looking at it drives me insane. I want to pick all those teeth out like I pick rocks out of the sole of a shoe.

Ohhhhhhhhh WHYYYYYYYYYY. I really want to unsee that. It seems unnecessary that...THAT... exists.

ginger1228 · May 2014

Goldie000 said:

ginger1228 said:
It's not a phobia, but I hate lose teeth. Like when kids have loose teeth (my teeth are firmly planted in my gums). Gross.

Edited bc I. Can't. Type.
This reminded me of this picture I saw on Pinterest. I HATE it. It's a child's skull before they lose their baby teeth. Looking at it drives me insane. I want to pick all those teeth out like I pick rocks out of the sole of a shoe.

Why? Why why why did you do that to me? Disgusting! I'm going to bed soon and now I'll have nightmares! You're so right about it looking like rocks to pick out. Ughhh.

So, I think I accidentally hit "report" instead of "quote." My finger slipped. I'm laying in bed and typing sideways. Sorry!!!!

I hit "love it" to take it away (I think that's how??)

Goldie000 · May 2014

I'm glad I'm not the only one! I can't stop looking at it. It's so disturbing!

redheadscu1 · May 2014

sugahcookie01 said:
I struggle with hypochondria. I'm terrified of bad things going down with my health. I pretty much immediately assume I have cancer or MS or something.

My mom actually does have MS. It scared the crap out of me when she told me, because I didn't have a good enough understanding of what it actually was. Hers was late-onset (she was already in her fifties, and I think most people develop it in their twenties). It's also the relapsing/remitting kind, which is less serious than the progressive MS.

I don't really have a point, but I'm sorry that you struggle with hypochondria.

UnicornsAndGlitter · May 2014

I'm terrified of fish touching me. I've been snorkeling several times, but I do NOT want to see any fish!!! If they're near enough to where I think they could swim too close to me, I freak out. I got swarmed by little fish on a booze cruise in Mexico. I was screaming into my snorkel, swimming back to the boat as fast as possible. I got very, very drunk on the way back to shore.

I'm also terrified of DD dying in her sleep. I have to constantly stop myself from going in to put a hand on her chest to feel her breathe (and I do have a video monitor). I was getting better about it, then a guy from my HS just lost his 3yr old, who died in his sleep, and I am a hot mess all over again.

raelynn71109 · May 2014

@MrsWaffles I'm scared of escalators too! It takes me way too long to work up the courage to step on. It's really embarrassing when people are waiting behind me.

I absolutely have to sleep with a comforter/bedspread on me. A sheet is not enough. I need the weight of something heavier on me. If it's really hot, I will stick my feet out, but I need the comforter on my torso. I feel too exposed otherwise. I blame the Stephen King movie Cat's Eye, where the troll steals the girl's breath while she sleeps. That movie terrified me when I was a kid and I would sleep with my blankets over my face.

SpartanChick88 · May 2014

@wintersong139‌ you were traumatized! There is nothing irrational about that fear. I'm irrationally afraid of grates and drains in the streets and sidewalks. Nothing has ever happened to me to cause it but I realize that I'm passing my neuroses on to my daughter when I won't let her walk over one.

I'm also afraid of having my back to a room and/or door. My whole family knows to let me choose my seat first in a restaurant because I will squirm the whole meal if my back isn't protected. Mom swears I was a spook in a former life.

@Pinkrose1012‌ I'm also terrified of tornadoes - a fear that goes back 30 years. Glad everything turned out ok for you!

WestCoastGirl05 · May 2014

mayaruth81 said:

I hate clowns and mascots, or any adult dressed in a character costume. I also don't like large crowds or roller coasters. I'm terrified for the day LO wants to go to Disneyworld. It will be a clusterfuck of my worst fears.

I am TERRIFIED of clowns!! Last Halloween my DH and some friends of ours went to a haunted house, an entire room of the place was dedicated to the freaky circus folk, the room was lit with black lights and everything was painted in neon and florescent colors. The clowns seemingly popped out of the damn walls. I made my DH walk in front of me the whole time while I grabbed him from behind and refused to open my eyes.

Also I hate snakes. Bugs are ok for some reason, spiders, bees, they don't freak me out. But snakes - they give me the serious heebie jeebies! When I was a kid my best friends older brother had a pet python, one winter it got loose inside the house. Of course I found this out after I agreed to stay the night. I didn't sleep a wink for fear the cursed thing was going to try and strangle me in my sleep.

Turangaleela · May 2014

I am a vegetarian, and generally an animal lover, but I hate/fear sting rays. Partially it's due to Steve Irwin, but they are just so sneaky and they have those creepy little mouths on their underside...shudder. If I am at an aquarium, I can't even look at those open tanks where you can pet sting rays. Madness.

bhjones1980 · May 2014

some of my more "normal" fears: Elevators, tall buildings, the dark, constant dreams about my teeth falling out one by one.

what I consider my weird one is I am obsessed/terrified of metal objects in the cold, I have an uncontrollable urge to stick my tongue to them. I used to request to not go outside at recess as a kid since I didn't feel like I could stop obsessing about putting my tongue on the metal playground equipment. I get stressed out just thinking about it.

JsBabymom · May 2014

oursecretelopement said:
I have actual medical phobias...they are quite text book. It has something to do with not being in control of what's happening to my body, I also visualize weird things (like ripping or tearing...or my favorite is my fear of that bio hazard box - it will somehow "get" me).

Some of the less severe (but weirder) fears I have are of garbage disposals, lawn mowers etc. Like I think they will just turn on by themselves, OR that I will go insane and shove my arm in there. It makes no sense.

I have a weird fear about putting my hand on a hot element for no reason

Lizbeth2462 · May 2014

I'm afraid of so many things haha. Especially flying (give me ALL the Xanax), elevators, subways, and driving through tunnels--ESPECIALLY ones that go under water (Lincoln tunnel?? Hell no).

And the weirdest/quirkiest thing I'm afraid of is accidentally turning the washer or dryer on with one of my cats in it. Even if I checked before I put stuff in, sometimes I'll pull it all back out to make sure a cat isn't in the clothes or hopped in without me seeing. If I'm not satisfied Ill go around the house calling them and not turn the appliance on until I see them both outside of it.

Oh, and I should probably mention that I'm a mental health counselor.... It's like the blind leading the blind, seriously.

whopond11 · May 2014

I have a debilitating fear of heights. The movie UP, Avatar, any movie like that makes me have anxiety attacks. I cant go past the 3-4 rung on a 6 foot ladder. I dont go out on balconies. Its seriously an issue.

I'm neurotic about the bed. I want the fitted sheet to be tight and not wrinkled (I have bungies that hold the edges and go under the mattress to help with this), the top sheet and comforter have to be just so. Its to the point that before my husband gets in bed I have to adjust all the bedding and make sure its just right.

SpartanChick88 · May 2014

Turangaleela said:

I am a vegetarian, and generally an animal lover, but I hate/fear sting rays. Partially it's due to Steve Irwin, but they are just so sneaky and they have those creepy little mouths on their underside...shudder. If I am at an aquarium, I can't even look at those open tanks where you can pet sting rays. Madness.

So... you're saying Stingray City in Grand Cayman is a no-go then?

I have to say that they are the most beautiful and gentle creatures and swimming with them was amazing. I think what happened to Steve Irwin was a freak occurrence and he really did tempt fate. I imagine it would have been one animal or another but at least he died doing what he loved most!

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