GTKY: Irrational fears

abc829 · October 2014

Bees I run away as soon as I see one and normally look like a crazy person. running water on my face, DH tried to "cure" me of this and when I was washing my hair he sprayed me in the face with the water I freaked out and started crying needless to say he never did that again. Lastly clowns! Who in their right mind though " hey let's dress a grown man up with full face make up". Just creepy!

ally3242 · October 2014

Moths. I read a book in 3rd book about moths who ate away at people's skin while they slept and since then, I do not mess with moths. I don't even like to turn my porch light on to avoid attracting them.

jhesterm · October 2014

Deep water that I can't see into- I never know what's in it and what might come up and get me.
Bloody Mary - I don't know why but the idea of that coupled with mirrors has led to me being afraid of looking at mirrors at night. I don't allow any in the bedroom.
And ghosts! Terrified of ghosts. I think it's hillarious my husband is afraid of vampires but if you put on Amityville Horror, or anything where there is a haunting of some sort I will leave the room and not sleep that night.
I also totally agree that closets MUST be closed at night.

freespirit91 · October 2014

Bees & wasps, I still scream like a 5 year old if one is near me.

Driving on bridges especially if there is a huge body of water underneath.

Turning off the basement lights.

Having to poo in a public bathroom.

Shots & getting blood drawn.

picklesx · October 2014

ally3242 said:
Moths. I read a book in 3rd book about moths who ate away at people's skin while they slept and since then, I do not mess with moths. I don't even like to turn my porch light on to avoid attracting them.

They make yellow bulbs for porchlights to keep bugs away. They are repelled by the yellow light. Works wonders!

ally3242 · October 2014

picklesx said:

ally3242 said:
Moths. I read a book in 3rd book about moths who ate away at people's skin while they slept and since then, I do not mess with moths. I don't even like to turn my porch light on to avoid attracting them.
They make yellow bulbs for porchlights to keep bugs away. They are repelled by the yellow light. Works wonders!

I'm going to have to pick some of those up. Thanks!

picklesx · October 2014

freespirit91 said:
Bees & wasps, I still scream like a 5 year old if one is near me.

Driving on bridges especially if there is a huge body of water underneath.

Turning off the basement lights.

Having to poo in a public bathroom.

Shots & getting blood drawn.

Ooh basements creep me out to the max. My fear stems from when I was a kid, my parents kept the dog's food bucket in the basement and that was my chore to feed the dog. We lived in a several hundred year old house with a small, creepy dark basement. I dont think I have ever run up a flight of stairs so fast in my life as when I was doing that chore. Anyway, my dad and brothers both knew of my fear of the basement and one evening decided to turn off the basement lights and lock the door - while I was down there. You can imagine my screams of bloody murder and pounding on the door screaming to be let out.

My fam was mean to me, man.

Ashgal · October 2014

Snakes, confined spaces, extreme heights, public speaking, and needles(I can handle being stuck with one, just can't look at the needle itself).

justyouraveragemama · October 2014

Ferris wheels, I will go on any roller coaster but you will never get me to go on a Ferris wheel. I also have a fear of being home alone at night, it used to be to the point that I wouldn't sleep until someone came home but now I can sleep as long as the light and tv is on. Oh and closets have to be closed, and I second the basement fear. Hate basements.

When I was little I had a fear of vacuums because my sister told me that if I got too close, I would get sucked up into the vacuum.

Critter015 · October 2014

Driving is one of my top fears, I avoid being the driver at all costs, especially if I am going somewhere unfamiliar. My DH purposely tries to scare me when he drives and I'm always yelling at him and holding on for dear life!

Talking on the phone, even to people who aren't strangers. My first job out of college was working tech support in a call center and I had major anxiety about even going into work each day

JulieMarie21 · October 2014

Rogue waves and tsunamis.

I won't go on cruises and when I'm at the beach I plan my escape route in case of a tsunami. (I live in so. Cal btw)

ChanStew · October 2014

miahbelle said:

Bees. I'm terrified of getting stung. It hurts, and then I cry...and really it's just embarrassing that something so little makes me cry.
I kinda glad I'm not scared of bees because just about everytime I go to my parents I get stung. One time I even stepped on a yellow jacket (I was barefoot) and it - the entire bee - got stuck. I had to grab the wiggly bee body and pull it out. I guess I can also be glad I don't have a bad reaction to stings, because a ton of the venom got in my foot that time. It did swell a fair amount though. @ChanStew‌

Good thing! All of that sounds terrible! :-O

cwiceangel · October 2014

Snakes. I freeze. Can't even watch them on tv. I don't know why... I never had a bad experience and my bio teacher in high school had like 4 in the classroom and would let the huge ass one out of the cage to roam the room. (If there were fears he wouldn't. Wasn't that cruel) never bothered me. Even held the smaller one. Something has changed in the last 15 yrs. Lol. But being in Florida we've got every fucking poisonous one in the US so I just treat all of them like they can kill me and avoid them. Lol

Also getting blood drawn. It's a huge thing for me.

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court476 · October 2014

People that sleep with their eyes open!!

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