Do You Suffer from any Phobias? If so, Then How Does it Affect Your Life?

[Tom Gallagher 33,599]

I don't like mannequins at all. I don't know why but they're pretty scary to me. 

[EpicEnergy 23,228]

I don't suffer from any specific phobias, but I do suffer from an anxiety disorder.

[Evil Pink One 13,517]

On 2020-05-25 at 1:39 AM, TomDaBombMLP said:

I don't like mannequins at all. I don't know why but they're pretty scary to me. 

Thanks for reminding me about them....

[They call me Loyalty 1,949]

Moths. ****ing moths. I hate those damn things, or their erratic flight patterns, or the fact at they seem to follow me everywhere I go. The Sun is up there, you know. Not here.

[daviddaviddavid 776]

I have a phobia of sea creatures. This affects my life insofar as that I avoid aquariums at every possible opportunity, and not really in any other way at all.

[dead account 2,715]

Anthropophobia. I might have Acrophobia too, but I don't know. I'm definitely afraid of heights so much.
The first one makes me live with weekly nightmares, often daily and I have this since I can think. I only talk to people when I have to and it's no problem, I keep to myself otherwise. I would welcome genuine and friendly people in my life, but I never met them though (irl).

[ExplosionMare 18,093]

I have aichmophobia, to a degree. Best way to deal with it is to look away from the objects that cause the fear. I used to have acrophobia but I don’t have a problem with it anymore.

[Shadowmoth2011 151]

On 2018-04-18 at 4:51 PM, Will Guide said:

I think I have a fear of being around balloons, for fear that they will pop. The sound of Poping balloons IRL makes me jumpy. Cartoon balloons popping is fine, but in Real Life, being in a room full of them is makes me feel like I'm in a minefield where one wrong step and BOOM!

This. I hate the things. I'm always paranoid and jittery when a balloon is around...especially when a silly little kid is kicking it around...

I'm also bad with spiders...and bees x_x I also hate vomiting, so when I wash my hands I tend to do it with quite a LOT of handwash 

[Orgazoid 54]

tryophobia (clusters of holes, bumps and cracks), entomophobia (insects), arachnophobia (spiders) and cynophobia (dogs)

[SkarletVoid 115]

i have a phobia of horses

but i also have a phobia of little children because of abuse

not neccasarily fear of the child, but when i see a child, i immediately remember when i was a child and everything that was done to me so i dont really leave my home and i work nights

[Iforgotmybrain 5,916]

Trypophobia. And fear of wasps, whatever that’s called. I hate those bastards, only things I’ve been stung by. The majority of the ones in Ohio are invasive and aren’t even native to here so they serve almost no real ecological role, send em all to bug hell along with the stink bugs and lantern bugs

[Mothra 733]

I have a severe fear of octopi and squids. I tried looking up "cephalopod phobia" but that's apparently not a thing, but I did find something called "chapodiphobia" which is only the fear of octopi, no squids. I have no idea what it is about them that makes them creepy to me, maybe the fact that I can't swim doesn't help but I'm not scared of everything in the water, so I don't fully understand it myself. I can even remember one time seeing a picture of a squid and straight up throwing my laptop to the other side of my room in a panic.

 

You'd think it'd be pretty uncommon to even see them without actively going out of your way to look up images of them, but let me tell you, the sheer amount of times I've seen an octopus in a movie, tv show, or advert, is insane. There's even a British company called "Octopus Energy" which shows up on tv from time to time

[zerox 1,159]

I don't know if it's a phobia but I don't like being alone. Often times I bore myself to death. I need to work on that.

[Dawnshine Wonder 1,011]

I have a fear of vomit, emetophobia, and blood if it's real blood, one reason I cannot stand that, got into a panic attack once after a blood test, which then brought on an epileptic seizure many years ago, yes I am diagnosed with epilepsy as well. What a cruddy combination, anxiety disorders and epilepsy. I have to turn away when having my blood taken.

[Snoopy Fan 2,939]

I have a fear of driving which means I have to rely on others for rides, but I want to get over this fear.

[SorenWhitlow6 2]

On 2018-04-18 at 6:41 AM, The Recherche said:

Fear. Fear is a natural (and healthy) emotion that we feel whenever we think we're in some form of danger. Unfortunately, some fears have a way of evolving into a phobia; an anxiety disorder in which you develop an irrational and persistent fear of an object or situation. 

... But let me stop talking about this like it's an essay.  Since all of us have our fears, i was wondering if any of you guys and gals have any phobias. I should make it clear, though; I'm speaking specifically of phobias; not a mild fear. 

If you've spoken to me enough here, than you probably know what my phobia is: Lilapsophobia. I;E, the irrational fear of tornadoes and hurricanes. I'll just give you my brief story about this.

I'll be honest; I never liked storms when I was very young, and I would definitely say I was afraid of them. I wouldn't call it a phobia back then, though, due to the fact that it was basically just a childhood fear of mine. I won't lie; I don't mind thunderstorms too much now... or at least, I would be saying that. While I'm not afraid of standard thunderstorms anymore, my fear of them seemed to evolved somehow. Instead of me being afraid of thunderstorms, now I'm afraid of what they can become. This is the point where I discuss how this affects my life...

There is not a single day in summer that I'm not anticipating the absolute worst case scenario. Not. One. It could be a sunny day without a single cloud in the sky, and I would still be thinking about what might happen later. Not only this, but it has significantly affected how I travel during summertime. I'm always paranoid about leaving my house, to the point where I pretty much never go anywhere in summer. The storms aren't the only reason I strongly dislike summer (bugs, heat, noise...), but it's one of the aspects that contributes the most.

In short, summertime is an absolutely miserable experience for me, thanks to my lilapsophobia.

I know how stupid this is to, but I just can't control it!  Every single damn time a thunderstorm rolls through, my heart starts racing for the first few minutes, I start listening to my music louder, I'm not as wiling to speak to people... it's just a mess. Granted, I'll usually calm down within 10 minutes (unless it's a severe storm), but that doesn't stop the cycle from repeating.

Oh, and don't even get me started on how I act when there's an actual tornado watch (or worse, warning) issued.

Anyways... with my little tirade out of the way, do you suffer from any Phobias? If so, what is it of, and how does it affect your life? Thanks in advance for any responses!

Wow, thanks for sharing your story. Phobias can really take a toll on day-to-day life, and it's brave of you to talk about it. For me, it’s definitely a fear of heights (Acrophobia). It’s not so much about being in tall buildings, but more about standing near an edge, like on a cliff or a balcony. My heart races, I get dizzy, and I can't shake that overwhelming feeling that I’m going to fall. It’s not just an inconvenience, either. It affects vacations, work trips, even visiting friends’ houses if they're on a high floor.

It’s a bit frustrating because it’s hard to explain why, when logically, I know I’m safe, my body just reacts in this irrational way. But, like you said, it's not something we can always control.

 

[Ice Princess Silky <3 14,961]

Yurrrpppp. 

Those who are close to me know. Germaphobia. I love cleanliness. 

Hmmm.... what else? I am sure I have some irrational fear somewhere. Let me think...

I used to have glossophobia but overcame that. Also... can you imagine having phobophobia? hahah now that is some interesting inception!