Do you have any odd phobias?

Question

I have the following:

Gerontophobia- fear of old people
Arachnophobia- fear of spiders
Emetophobia- fear of vomiting
Nyctohylophobia- fear of dark wooded areas or of forests at night

Or maybe I'm just a hypochondriac ;)

So, do you have any unusual irrational fears or anxieties?

Answer 1

Humans have only two natural fears, fear of falling or the fear of loud noises, these are natural instincts that you are born with the rest are all taught/learned.

Answer 2

I have a fear of mouldy food. It just scares the crap out of me. Like if I open something and there is some nasty hairy surprise in there, I actually scream sometimes or swear and drop it. Just the way it looks is horrible all green, hairy, lumpy with black things. Ewwwwwww gross lol.

I have anxiety and depression and having been trying an alternative therapy called Emotional Freedom Technique and it has really worked for me and helped me a lot. Since using it I have been feeling a lot better. It's very good at getting rid of all kinds of negative emotions and dealing with all kinds of issues quickly like phobies. It does sound bizarre but does work. Might be something that can help you. If you type in Gerontophobia, Arachnophobia, Emetophobia, Nyctohylophobia etc in the first link emofree.com you should get lots of articles about EFT being used on these.

forgot to put the links sorry.

Answer 3

Interesting question Kangaroo.
My lil sis has a fear of old people too, the way they smell in particularly, she was afraid of our Grandma when she was little and I think that contributed to it considerably.
Here's me:
I worked in a Steggles chicken farm when I was 12, the roosters there seemed 6 feet tall to me. Dozens of them would literally hunt me down in the shed and attack me in a corner formation with the spurs on their feet, making these horrible pack sounds... That is until my uncle would come in with the golf club, hope that doesn't sound too harsh but these were mean bloody chickens!
So consequently I have an embarringly serious phobia of chickens, rooster, ducks, geese, or especially Emu's (they're just like giant chicken to me lol).
Oh, and spiders (surprise surprise) I act like i'm epileptic when there's one on me, but that's fairly common.
Yeh I forgot... Cotton Wool, or Buds. Can't touch them, eeeeeeeeeeee, yuck, especially when it kinda squeaks in ur fingers. I feel sick already. Once I opened a bag of cotton wool balls but they poofed all over my bathroom floor, and that's were I left them for 2 weeks until a friend picked them up for me.
Oops 1 more. Goin to the loo and the toilet paper is on the wrong way, when the paper comes out from behind the roll it gives me bad luck for the rest of the day, I'm not kidding, I'm 30 I should know by now. When I'm at a friends house or business I panic and change it around. Don't I feel silly! Only 1 person knows this about me! Not anymore lol

Answer 4

Yes, I suffer from panic disorder so I have loads of nasty fears and phobias.
Social phobia, I get all twitchy in meetings, interviews, in shops etc and think others can see.
Fear of spiders. I am terrified, especially of house spiders.
Escalators. I am convinced I am going to faint and fall off one.
Heights. I go dizzy if I am high up and start panicking like crazy.
Throat closing. Sometimes, I feel as if my throat is getting tight while I am having a panic attack and it convinces me that my throat is going to completely close up and kill me. This is terrifying.
Being alone in public like walking through town is another fear. I actually feel my legs trembling and my neck sort of has this wierd spasm thing if I try and keep my head still!
Horrid having fears. If you are bothered by yours just remember that you are never alone!

Answer 5

I have 2 main ones that affect me really bad:

Worms, Im freakin TERRIFIED of worms. Eels too, esp when their heads pop out of cracks in rocks at the aquarium etc.... *gag* On F Word last night Ramsey was eel hunting and I had to go and puke

Submarines - the ping noise of the radar *shudders* OMG Crimson Tide (thats the submarine film title, I think) is like a horror film for me!! Im also slightly claustrophobic, have to sit on the end of the row at the cinema and at restaurants etc. I tend to panic if I havent got a straight path out of somewhere to the toilet - weird huh!

Im also creeped out by dwarves and people with tiny hands, esp Jeremy Beadles mini-hand - GAH!!!!!!

My friend has a funny phobia, of cross-sections! Like if you were to show him a picture of the inside of a bridge cable or something, he'll completely lose the plot

Humans are funny things :D

Answer 6

Here ya go:

Coulrophobia is an abnormal or exaggerated fear of clowns. It is not uncommon among children, but is also sometimes found in teenagers and adults as well. Sufferers sometimes acquire a fear of clowns after having a bad experience with one personally, or seeing a sinister portrayal of one in the media.

Answer 7

Social phobia, fear of drowning, relapse and an irrational fear of turning legal (18).

Answer 8

I have some of the same ones you have!

Emetophobia
Arachnophobia
Insectophobia if there is such a thing (fear of bugs).
I am not deathly afraid of dark wooded forests at night, but they are pretty scary.
Maybe I have a little claustrophobia.

:O

**In second grade I had the fear of choking on my food!**

Answer 9

i have a fear that probably nobody else has
i have the fear of having water in a cup if its at a certain level
i cant drink water (and just water, not milk or something like that) if its more than one inch or less than one inch from the very top of the cup
it has to be almost exactly one inch from the brim, otherwise i have to dump it out and start over...and im not the one dumping it out...just the sight of it makes me freak out
that...and the fear of those new talking barbie dolls...the ones where their mouths move =]

Answer 10

I am also scared of spiders! Also I am scared of heights and centipedes. I am also really scared of what people's opinions are about me. But I also have a really unusual fear of computer encyclopedias! I don't know why, but I can't use Wikipedia without being kind of scared. But I can still use them though. I hope this helps! =)