Very light “tiny things” phobia. Spiders, insects, bees… Can’t have them close to me. I start panicking a bit. If I concentrate a lot and close my eyes, I can sit still for bee/wasps/etc. flying close to my face (= where I can hear them).
Another common one, claustrophobia. It’s not always quite clear what triggers it, for example I normally have no issues with being tied up or sleeping under my weighted blanket, but then someone sitting on my legs can suddenly trigger it and push me into panicking, feeling like I can’t breathe. Seeing people go into tiny spaces, or worse, get stuck in tiny spaces makes me feel horrible, imagining me entering some space like that gives me shivers.
I don’t even know what to call my final one, fear of falling? At a harbor, where you usually have no guard rail, I can’t walk close (within 2-3m) of the border for fear of falling in. It’s exactly the same as if I were at the top of a mountain, despite the potential fall being only about 1m into water here. This again triggers in a minor way when I see other people walk close. OTOH, with a guard rail, everything is chill.
Cockroaches, especially big ones that can fly. I’ve gotten better with age though. I still find them disgusting though.
Similarly syringes, so vaccines and blood tests are a bit rough. Same, getting better with age but I still get my heart racing whenever I have to get a shot.
I have pretty strong fear of people in full body mascot costumes. This includes furry suits too. Not a crippling phobia, but enough to keep me on edge.
That being said, I don’t hate furries. It’s just all suits where I can’t see person’s face freak me out.
Is that also the case for full body armor and other fictional or real types of costumes where you can’t see the face? Or does it have to have a ‘fake’ face like mascot costumes? Just curious
I have this too! For me it’s something about not being able to read someone’s facial expression and not having the ability to gauge what someone is thinking or feeling, thus feeling like anything can happen.
Im curious, does that include Norwegian fjords? Surrounded as they are by huge, smooth mountains.
In winter times I think that is healthy. How people can live at the water-line there, thats just asking to eventually be pushed into the sea by a snow avalanche.
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.
No, not really. I dislike wasps and hornets but nothing debilitating. I feel sorry for anyone with a fear of the sun or fear of money. Some of the more irrational fears must be hard to deal with.
Just the normal concerns of heights, spiders, killer clowns, etc… I actually love storms, rain, and the night in general.
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 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.
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