Being in murky water - like water I can't see my feet or legs in. I will not get in a lake and if you are the bastard who thinks its funny to push me in the lake, I will have a flat out panic attack and scream at the top of my lungs for a good twenty minutes. Then I will try to hurt you.
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.
This is mine too...if we're stuck in traffic under an overpass I always say a little prayer like "no earthquake no earthquake" and I actually duck and hold my breath. So relieved to inch out from under it. Crazy. I feel the same way driving over bridges too (like at this moment there could be an earthquake or I could have a random freak stroke and drive off the bridge). Didn't help recently when there was a lady that actually DROVE off the Chesapeake Bay Bridge and had to swim to shore.
Sharks. I live in Fl and scuba dive, so it's not totally irrational, but it it becomes irrational when I wake up from a dream and have to check the sheets for a shark or when I psych myself out so bad in my office I have to lift my feet off the floor because a shark was going to get me. When I was little I would get scared that there were sharks in the deep end of the pool. It's amazing that I even go to the beach.
I have the same fear and also live in FL. Ever since I watched Jaws at a sleepover in 2nd grade, I've been scared of them. I refused to go through the tunnel in the Shark exhibit at Sea World, I hated swimming in pools that were big because I was afraid there would be a shark in the deep end, and to this day, I won't go in more than knee deep into the ocean.
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.
Omg I'm sorry but I just burst out laughing I'm at the hairdresser She must be all wtf at me
I don't know if it is totally irrational, but I have always had a horrible fear of my first child dying. So much so, that I'm afraid to name him/her a family name because then they will be gone and that name will die with them. I don't want to hear that family name elsewhere and it always make me sad. I don't even have kids yet!
I guess my completely irrational fear is my house burning down with all of my antiques in it. We have insurance and could replace everything but a few pieces of furniture and art. I worry about it all of the time and there is no reason for it!
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.
Yeah alligators can fuck themselves with their shady ass log looking selves I'm a new englander too
Post by jojoandleo on Aug 21, 2013 11:06:15 GMT -5
The bathroom. I'm always anxious someone is hiding in there waiting to attack me. This is the real reason I go to the bathroom in a group. Even if it is a solo bathroom, it still gives me anxiety. I have less fear of a crowded bathroom (hello, witnesses!) But if I am in one seemingly alone, I just KNOW someone is on a toilet with their feet on the seat all hidden waiting to knife me.
Being pecked to death by birds/ducks/anything with a beak.
OMG sorry but my bro too He lives on a dead end street and there's a goose up a few houses and every time it winds up on his lawn he calls me all freaked out (I live five min from him) this goose is here come get h off my lawn I'm going to call the cops argh I'm like dude chill out she's just going for a walk so I go there shoo her home and he's all white as a ghost that fucking goose who keeps a goose anyway
Crossing train tracks I always have this fear that a train will be coming and the warning gates will be malfunctioned. It sucks because I live close to the rail line so I have to almost drive over one to get anywhere but I avoid as much as possible.
And clowns but that is not irrational. they're effing creepy, man
The dark. I am petrified and have to sleep with a light on. I hate trees at night. I find them very scary. Like I swear I see them come to life. Yes I am f*cked up
Also not sure it falls into this category but I am petrified I am going to have a brain aneurysm and die. The slightest headache and I start planning my funeral
Oh another one.. attics and cellars. I am convinced I will meet my death in the basement. Also I am afraid that when I go in the attic and peek up my head will get cut off.
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.
Sometimes I shake my dog awake when he is too still. I immediately feel like a dumbass but it doesn't stop me from doing it periodically, much to his chagrin.
I do this too. My doxie has a kidney disease, and I'm always afraid he's going to die in his sleep.
Geez I thought of another one. When I open the medicine cabinet at night and get out my face wash I am afraid that when I close it there will be a person standing behind me reflected in the mirror.
I also watched those damn Final Destination Movies and those freaked me right the f out
I always used to be scared that when I stepped out of the shower/tub that I would slip and fall and smash my vagina on the track for the shower doors.
We got rid of the doors, so my irrational fear went away.
This fear isn't irrational. I did this when I was 6 years old and I can still feel the hurt.
When my kids run without shoes on my legs hurt and I get this awful feeling. I don't know why but seeing anyone run like that freaks me out. The more I read this post the more I realize that I have A LOT of irrational fears
When I close my eyes in the shower, I'm convinced someone/thing will be standing there looking at me through the glass door when I open my eyes. DH thinks I watch too many horror movies.
I will wake up my dogs in the middle of the night to make sure they're still alive.
I have to leave the room if someone is blowing up balloons/basketball etc. I'm convinced it will explode.
When I close my eyes in the shower, I'm convinced someone/thing will be standing there looking at me through the glass door when I open my eyes. DH thinks I watch too many horror movies.
Ugh. I realized recently that when I shower, I keep an elbow or a finger touching the shower door the entire time. That way, I can feel if someone tries to open it when my eyes are shut. Never mind that I have two yappy little dogs who'd instantly alert me to intruders.
I am afraid of the drainage openings on the side of the road where water from the gutter goes down under the sidewalk. I am irrationally afraid that I am going to roll my ankle and my leg will fall in and get stuck. Even if I am on the other side of the road. Or in a car.
I am also afraid of the feeling of grasshoppers jumping and running into my legs. I hate that feeling.