What's your irrational phobia?

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Oil rigs & wind turbines for me 😬 what's yours?

I have a phobia of coral. Luckily not something that I need to deal with very often!
I've tried numerous times to swim near it, and I end up having a panic attack and becoming a jibbering wreck.

These are linked to my no 1 phobia - submechanophobia. Fear of submerged or partially submerged man-made objects under water. It's paralysing for me if I'm near anything that's under water, extra points if it's metal. I just watched The Rig as well, and all I could think about is how terrifying it would be to be on one of those.

They're also related to my second biggest phobia - megalophobia. Fear of unnaturally large objects. I can just about look at a wind turbine from afar but I would faint if I was ever taken near one (and then faint again when I pass out and fall into the water next to them) I'm also terrified of water wheels 😅

Moths 😱😱😱😱😱😱😱

Vomit is a big one that affects me day to day.

One that obviously has no impact day to day is whales. I cannot look if they appear on tv (like on the news or in a film or something). I don't know why, they just give me the willies. Urgh.

There've been a few attacks covered in the media

Oh that's a phobia, it's mine!

They're also related to my second biggest phobia - megalophobia. Fear of unnaturally large objects. I can just about look at a wind turbine from afar but I would faint if I was ever taken near one (and then faint again when I pass out and fall into the water next to them) Grin I'm also terrified of water wheels 😅

I can not stand to see cruise ships. If I am on a beach, and can see one out at sea... I feel sick and I can't look at them. Makes me feel really uneasy. They are just too big. I will never be going on cruise!

There's a name for that - submechanophobia, I think. I have a touch of that too. Being a diver doesn't really help!

Swimming pool changing room floors, when they're wet. I feel horrific writing this, feel sick, my hands are shaking, toes curling up and soles of my feet are tingling.

It's visceral, fight or flight.

Earwigs, hate hate hate the pinchy bastards. Tried to rehabilitate them to myself as they are good parents, rare in the insect world, but it didn't work, I hate them and cannot let it go, I have to kill them even if they are outside in their own environment. And by kill I mean pulverise. I just hate them, they scare me so much!!!

I have a phobia of handbrake being loose too like a pp said!

I've a fear of polystyrene foam. I shudder when I think about it and cannot touch the stuff. Just the sound of it rubbing together turns my stomach

Octopus 🐙 I cannot stand them, just thinking off them makes me panicky and stressed 😩 xx

Sponge. I physically cannot touch one. Even looking at one makes me feel funny.

The bits in the bottom of the washing up bowl.

Get rid of your washing up bowl. It will be life-changing

Same here. Other than short escalators, I can't do them and always look for stairs or lifts instead.

My ultimate nightmare is the lifts being out of service at Gatwick North Terminal airbridge or Heathrow Terminal 5.

Anything that flies, moths, butterflies and pigeons absolutely terrify me. I feel such a donut but I don't care. They've had me in tears. Maybe I'll get therapy one day for it.

Railway tracks especially when they hiss and crackle when there's no train for miles.

Level crossings - often go out of my way to avoid them.

Freight trains.

Someone else like me! I thought no one else had a banana phobia

Bastard wind turbines for me too, no one else gets it!

Instantly spoil a nice drive with a hulking, malevolent turbine just standing there, slowly spinning.
Fuck, that's given me the chills just typing that out.

I am irrationally afraid of spiders.
The sound of whistling nauseates me.

Statues, pylons, church spires and factory chimneys. I have no idea why and it's not even as though I'm afraid of heights. I'm also afraid of nuns after seeing an oil painting of a very angry looking nun when I was small

Jewellery. Especially chain necklaces. But I can’t touch any of the stuff and I don’t want to see you fiddling with it either.

Driving over plastic bags. I'm absolutely convinced that they'll get caught up on the stuff on the underside of my car and cause an explosion.

I don't know if this is even possible but it gives me so much anxiety 😅

Also, people grabbing my ankles. I think it stems from my brother doing it through the spindles of my parents staircase as I ran upstairs a couple of times.

Submarines & the underneath of ships!