I am absolutely terrified of slugs (ugh I can barely type the word) but can think of no plausible reason why. They don't move quickly, they're small, and they're not exactly dangerous. I can't think of any sort of incident that would have triggered it either - all very bizarre. Anyone else got any strange phobias (ie, not the usual ones like spiders, heights etc)? Or any ideas where they come from in the first place?
2007-01-15 07:25:18 · 17 answers · asked by gotaquestion123 2 in Social Science ➔ Psychology
Things like that generally come from early childhood trauma. You probably picked one up when you were an infant, and started to stick it in your mouth as any infant would, and your mom freaked out and traumatized you. She then proceeded to make SURE you never put another one in your mouth, and the lesson is still with you today on a subconscious level.
Childhood trauma can be serious, and impair the way we relate to the world all our lives, but maybe slugophobia isn't such a bad thing, once you understand it. Best of luck.
2007-01-15 07:27:55 · answer #1 · answered by Dorothy and Toto 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Typically a phobia is caused by a traumatic incident that had a profound effect on you mentally. For example, I almost drowned in the ocean when I was about 5, and I'm afraid of deep water still today. If I stand on the deck of a pool where I know the water would be deeper than I am tall, I start to get dizzy and anxious. Perhaps when you were a small child you fell down into some plants and got a bunch of slugs on you.
2007-01-15 07:31:03 · answer #2 · answered by Biskit 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Conditioning probably our parental figures inadvertantly put their fears into us.
As a parent you can become terrified of your child falling etc because they initially have absolutely no fear. So you drum it into their heads but if you take it too far the child may become completely phobic of heights.
It's all about a subconscious association in the mind to a forgotten memory. It could be anything seeing a bee sting a character in a cartoon at the age of 1 could lead to a lifetime of phobia.
This often why regressive psycotherapy is utilised to unravel the phobia's etc.
Thats just my view i'm not really a psycologist so feel free to tell me i'm wrong.
2007-01-15 07:34:55 · answer #3 · answered by Bohdisatva 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I actual have a undesirable concern of (ambulance) stretchers! I freak out if I see one, my coronary heart starts racing and that i'm getting genuine lightheaded like i will pass out. and that i additionally can not do chalk in any respect. I hate the texture of it yet I dont have a phobia of it like I do stretchers
2016-10-07 05:05:04 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The word.."drip" I can't stand it and I don't know why...Slugs are pretty nasty, but harmless, unless you're a tomato plant! haha. Usually phobias come from tramatizing events, something frmo your childhood that maybe you don't remember?
2007-01-15 07:29:45 · answer #5 · answered by monkeysgirl04 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There could be different reasons why you are affraid/disgusted by slugs.
One of them It might be because you are making a connection in your head that slugs are slimy and you dont really like slimy things.
2007-01-15 07:30:29 · answer #6 · answered by Raba 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
According to psycholanalysis, all phobias come from childhood trauma and your fear it because you still remember the trauma in your subconscious.
2007-01-15 07:41:31 · answer #7 · answered by Lying from you 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tags. I hate 'em! I can NOT have them on any of my clothes. I rip them off pillows, clothes, everything! Even (gasp!) the mattress! I will FREAK OUT if a tag touches me. I don't even like to look at them. Anyone else have this phobia?
2007-01-15 07:29:21 · answer #8 · answered by NikNak 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
If you're sure there was no childhood trauma, then a past life event is the answer.
2007-01-15 09:40:17 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
From Weird folks.
2007-01-15 07:28:25 · answer #10 · answered by tewarienormy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋