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What's your irrational phobia?

179 replies

gkkp · 29/01/2023 20:10

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

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sanityisamyth · 01/02/2023 23:13

Platinumpennies · 01/02/2023 23:06

Yes to high level toilet cisterns. I’m so fearful of these!
And to empty swimming pools. Just weird and scary.

So glad it's not just me. People think I'm weird if I tell them. I'd sooner drive home than use one if I'm out.

SNWannabe · 01/02/2023 23:19

@sparklecrazy not sure if you will see this. Now do you still have fear and anxiety around sickness bugs ? Did you get ill this weekend too? Im wondering what “cured” would be like for an emetophobe as obviously no one LIKES a sickness bug so what’s “normal” worry about it?
Hope that makes sense …

amigababy · 02/02/2023 00:03

Walking on anything slippery. Mud, loose gravel, wet grass.( All of these 100x worse if it's on a down slope.) I can't contemplate stepping stones at all.

Which is unfortunate as my main hobby is hiking! Poor dh often has to coax me across "difficult" ground, while I try not to have a panic attack.

I'd love to be reincarnated as a mountain goat. Or even a fell runner - I have no idea how they just run down a hill!

(I once tried ice skating lessons to try and overcome the fear of slippery surfaces. It didn't end well)

ivfbabymomma1 · 15/02/2023 16:22

BamBamBilla · 29/01/2023 20:22

Being stuck in a portaloo and it falls over door down.

Fear unlocked 😨😨

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