Alligators. They freak me THE FUCK out. I could never live in Florida, because any time I see a body of water in a warm area, I am convinced that an alligator is going to come out an attack me.
This is the real reason why I live in New England. Fear of alligators.
I have a huge fear of alligators too and I live in FL. I won't go in lakes or the springs.
The wheels flying off my car when I'm driving Ghosts My kid falling out of a window or something Lakes. I constantly hear of people mysteriously drowning in the lake I live by, now I'm afraid to swim in it. Something grabbing my feet if I have my foot dangling out of the blankets at night.
Vomiting. Myself vomiting and others vomiting. I have no recollection of ever vomiting in my life and don't know "how" to vomit. Stomach flu season is not a fun time for me.
ET. Like, the friendly poop-like alien. Terrified. Absolutely terrified. My college roommate once found an inflatable ET and put it in our shower. I peed a little and cried.
Falling through the floor of an outhouse. Even the ones on the side of the road that have concrete slabs poured. I hit a point I can't even breath and have been known to come running out of them without even closing my pants. DH knows this fear and he will watch for people while I pee in the bushes.
Post by karmasabiotch on Aug 20, 2013 19:24:36 GMT -5
I have tons. I'm a hot mess when it comes to irrational fears.
My biggest are drowning in my car, going down an escalator, sitting in the back seat of a two door car, and riding in a convertible and getting hit in the head with a tire flying off a semi truck.
Elevators. It's bad enough that I frequently have weird dreams about being in them. I hate when I get in an empty one and then before I can hurry and close the door, like 10 more people manage to get in.
Post by amandakisser on Aug 20, 2013 20:15:40 GMT -5
I'm terrified of finding a dead body some day when I'm running the trails or bike path. Every time I see a pile of leaves/tires/trash, my heart skips a beat and I think, "OMG, this is the moment I feared!"
This is actually one of my secretish dreams. I want desperately to be in contact with aliens. It's so lonely being the only sentient species that we communicate with, you know?
If they come for me, I promise I will give them directions to your home.
I'm afraid of birds flying at me. If a bird is near me on the ground I'm fine, but I get worried a bird will somehow veer off course and right at me. Especially pigeons when they start to fly.
I also sometimes need to watch H and/or my cat breathe for a while when they sleep. You know, to make sure they are still alive. Because I am afraid they might not be.
I have a huge fish phobia. A couple posters around here have fish as their profile picture or have one in their signature and I have to scroll post their posts really fast.
I have a fear of being on or under and overpass when an earthquake hits and of it collapsing. Pretty much every time I'm stuck on or under one I freak out a little inside.
Bats. I think one lives in the tree in my front yard. I'm pretty sure he swooped on me last week. Now of course my dog wants to pee under that tree and then dig her heels in. Get the fuck in the house dog, before the bat gives us rabies! She's such a jerk, she has her rabies shot so she doesn't care. Selfish SELFISH dog!
Also scared that I left DS somewhere. I check his car seat at every red light to make sure he's still there. Like what, I picked him up at daycare but then set him down in the parking lot and forgot? It doesn't make sense but I HAVE to check.
Post by midnightmare81 on Aug 20, 2013 22:28:31 GMT -5
Large bodies of water. I can handle most pools since I can get out fairly easily, but rivers, lakes, the ocean ect scare the crap out of me. It is mostly a fear of drowning I guess and not having sides I can easily reach. I am NOT a strong swimmer, so I am sure this plays a big part. Plus the idea of what lurks in there doesn't help.
Birds are a HUGE issue for me too. If a bird is near my car in a parking lot, I will wait for it to move. If they gather on a tree near my window, I will refuse to go outside and get as far away from the window as possible. This made living in Alaska a bit challenging, since the birds can (and do) pick up small children and pets. I blame this completely on seeing Alfred Hichcock's "The Birds" way to much as a young child.
I wouldn't say this is irrational, but anytime I wake up I check to make sure H is breathing and ok. My Step brother passed away in his sleep at 19, and I am petrified that I will lose another important person in my life the same way.
And puking, but I think this was deemed not irrational.
Post by DotAndBuzz on Aug 20, 2013 22:36:14 GMT -5
boats
I also had a recurring dream that Natalie fell off a pier in NC, and I had to jump in to get her. I had it for months before vacation. It was incredibly vivid, and looked exactly like the pier/shoreline we ended up staying by (which I'd never seen before), so I did start to panic when we decided to walk on the pier by our house. I decided to give it a go to try to overcome the fear/dream, but only made it halfway out before I had to stop and put a lockdown on her going any farther. We also stayed in the dead middle.
Yeah, I realize that none of that is healthy. Oh well. Good thing I'm not around piers very much. :\
I have a huge fish phobia. A couple posters around here have fish as their profile picture or have one in their signature and I have to scroll post their posts really fast.
I have a dead fish phobia. Actually, it is of any dead animal, but especially fish or birds
I have a huge fish phobia. A couple posters around here have fish as their profile picture or have one in their signature and I have to scroll post their posts really fast.
I have a dead fish phobia. Actually, it is of any dead animal, but especially fish or birds
Oh my gosh...dead fish are even freaking worse. I'm shuddering now.
I have panic attacks when Im driving up a hill and I have to stop at the peak. I think Im going to roll back for flip over. I could never ever live in SF