I wouldn’t say I have an actual phobia, but I completely understand people with trypophobia. It makes me very uncomfortable and I find it pretty revolting.
I remember some news segment from my adolescence, where a journalist is conversing with an autistic person who is terrified to hold scissors or other sharp objects, as he “might drop them and accidentally cut off his reproductive organs”. He reiterates this several times during the conversation. I think about it often, and wish I could find it.
Scopophobia (the fear of beeing watched/seen) which has basically induced agoraphobia (fear of outside).
I'm an autistic woman though, so people watching me and assuming shitty things, puts me in a very real danger as I can't information process in real time, or efficiently talk out loud.
TIL the name for this. I don’t like being in public and the opportunity for anyone to observe me in any way. Love being outside, hate that there are other people out there.
The seafood with shells is the worst one but it has gotten better. I didn’t even know I had it since I haven’t really been exposed to seafood with the shells on until I was at a dinner party and they came out with shrimp cocktails with unshelled shrimp hanging off the sides. I got so anxious and sick at the sight of it I had to excuse myself to go to the bathroom and throw up. Now I can almost manage to sit next to someone who has unshelled shrimps. But lobsters and such served in the shell with legs and shit makes me sick.
However.
My phobia is a bit special because since I’ve had seafood without the shells before I saw them with the shells it doesn’t really affect my diet.
No. All bugs are scary and vomit inducing. And those fuckers are definitely worthy of the title “sea bug”.
Spiders are strangely enough kind of okay as long as they are hairy. Spiders without wigs are scary.
Shellfish of all kinds are scary and vomit inducing unless they are cooked and the meat is served without the shells.
I have been brave enough to actually try to work with my phobia by stopping and looking in the seafood section at the store. Some times if I’m brave enough I will try to touch a crab if it’s packaged.
Agoraphobia. Mostly in social situations. Until diagnosed properly, I thought it was social anxiety. Anyway, I easily feel closed in. Trapped. Avoid middle seats in cinemas. Don’t like being in crowds. Or stuffed public transports.
And wasps and bees and their likes. I was on edge for two days recently because a wasp i swatted in my room, I never found its body. Fraid it was just stunned and is waking up anytime. And I get itchy if I suspect any wasp is close.
Bright green rubber-like small spiders. Also big hairy spiders get me on the edge. Not daddy longlegs though, they are cute.
Also just a healthy amount of fear of severe heights. Which mostly disappears as soon as I have a safely attached rope, or a solid branch or railing to hold onto. So I don’t fear climbing.
And dentists. As soon as I smell dentist offices, I start shaking.
My car is currently parked on the street instead of in my driveway because it’s officially “spiders fall on your car with the leaves” season up here in New England. So yeah, arachnophobia.
I’ve done a lot of self-directed deconditioning work over the years though, and it’s much better now than when I was a kid. I don’t jump and run away anymore. Still don’t want them in spaces I occupy though lol
Agreed, something about both of them bother me much more than it should. I’ll avoid trails as much as I can cause just seeing mushrooms grosses me out.
Nah, it’s a texture thing that grew in to more, though I don’t know why. Either way I can’t stand looking at it, and I have to eat ice cream quickly so it doesn’t melt because if it gets on my hand or in my mouth, I won’t be having a good time…
Yes, but I almost always start to hyperventilate and get a panic attack. When I got the 3rd Corona vaccine shot, I had to lie down because it started getting back before my eyes
I like that this one is common enough that the administering docs always ask in advance. At least here. I luckily never had issues with needles etc but its nice to be asked
I don’t know if it even has a name, bit if I’m driving and traffic stops with me under a bridge, I’m always afraid it is going to collapse on me. Especially if big trucks are going over the top.
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