What is the most irrational thing you avoid doing

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Light hearted thread and possibly TMI... I gave birth around 15 months ago and have since avoided tampons like the plague. Today I’m going swimming so have bit the bullet and used one and surprise surprise nothing to worry about!! Made me wonder what other things we avoid even though we know deep down it’ll be ok!

@JalapenoDave I am exactly the same
I also won’t walk on three drains in a row

Won’t go in a swimming pool that doesn’t have a gradual sloped entrance to get into the water and has just the metal ladders to get out. No idea why, I’m more than capable of getting in/out using the ladders or even just pulling myself out over the side, I’ve got no mobility issues and I’m young and fairly fit but I have this irrational fear that I’ll be stuck in the pool and won’t be physically able to get myself out and everyone will laugh.

I don't know if it's irrational but I hate parallel / reverse parking with a passion and would rather park a mile away and walk in than attempt either of those.

I also only eat little snacks (like individual maltesers, or sweets) in even numbers. Ditto the car radio has to be on a even number volume wise.

I can't explain this one;

If anyone, anyone at all, DH/DS actually takes something off my plate, when I am eating....thats IT! They can have the whole thing because i cannot eat anymore.

No idea where it comes from, Ive never had to compete for food and I am a usually generous person and often offer other people food if i can't eat it.....BUT if its taken - they can have the whole lot! and Im not happy giving it away but i just can't seem to stop my gut response- RAGE

I haven’t filled my car up for 20 years. An incident with alarm going off, locked doors, not being able to get the cap off and then having a faulty pump for good measure. NEVER AGAIN!

I have never eaten any form of seafood, cant stand the smell. I just decided as a child I would never ever eat it after my mum stunk the house out cooking mackerel 🤢😂

I don't sit on a public loo seat. I always squat/hover above it. Is that weird? My mum always put fresh loo roll round the seat for me to sit on and I've always done that is I absolutely have to do no 2 in a public place. I kind of don't want to do the laying the tissues on the seat for my kids, I don't want to pass this weird toilet issue to them! Is this really strange?

Unless I'm actually sweaty or mucky I hate getting a shower. I irrationally hate and avoid it. I like being IN the shower and I feel good afterwards, but it's the faff of getting towels, tying up hair, putting down a shower mat, getting water to temperature, getting undressed.

I actively avoid ringing people. I feel like I'm interrupting or inconveniencing them somehow. I'll always answer the phone if they ring me but if I want to chat to someone I'll message first to see if they're free. I'll do this for businesses as well though for no reason, I won't even ring helplines if I can avoid it even though I know that's their sole purpose.

I can only brush my teeth using cold water, no matter how freezing it gets in the winter months. Rinsing my mouth with warm water makes my stomach turn,& could never do it in the shower.

I won’t stand in front of the microwave while it’s on, in case it poaches my kidneys.

Guineapigbridge. Can't touch marshmallows. Won't pick them up in case they squeak

Omg you are too cute 😊

Legging it up the stairs frantically in case there's a fucking murderer or poltergeist behind me as soon as I turn the lights off.

Washing my hair : it makes a faff and takes forever to dry as it's so thick and wavy.
I need to wash it tomorrow :(

@MolyHolyGuacamole

I can only brush my teeth using cold water, no matter how freezing it gets in the winter months. Rinsing my mouth with warm water makes my stomach turn,& could never do it in the shower.

This is a thing?? I thought cold water was the standard thing to do?! It wouldn't even occur to me to use warm makes me shudder when people brush their teeth in the shower for this exact reason

I can't ignore a solitary magpie. I've got to salute, say good morning, touch something black and pinch myself. Yep I'm crackers. But my cat brought a dead baby one home the other day so she's doomed.

Eating fish. Or any seafood.
I've never even tried it, I want to like it but literally can't bring myself to eat even a forkful, it smells horrendous and there are millions of tiny spiky bones 🤢
I also have an even number obsession, car stereo, volume on tv, anything that I can manually set I'll do it as an even number.
Very irrational about bare feet too, totally freaks me out the thought of treading on anything sinister.

@MolyHolyGuacamole

I can only brush my teeth using cold water, no matter how freezing it gets in the winter months. Rinsing my mouth with warm water makes my stomach turn,& could never do it in the shower.

I’m the same. I had no idea this was irrational though, I thought I was entirely normal. Now you’ve got me wondering 😂

I'm the same with tampons, it doesn't stem from childbirth or anything.. I watched casualty when I was 9 and someone had toxic shock syndrome from a tampon and I sworn myself against them. Never will use them, completely irrational fear but hey ho.

Using the word ‘die’ or ‘dying’. My friends will find something funny and write “I’m dying here” and it freaks me out.

I won’t stand in front of a microwave if on as I’m worried it will blow up and shards of glass will fly in my face.

I also do the hover over the public toilet thing. I find it so mentally hard letting my kids sit on public toilets.

Letting any part of my body hang over the edge of the bed in the dark. We all know that that is an invitation for a hand to come out from under the bed and drag you into a Stephen King novel

Does anyone brush their teeth with warm water? I can't think of anything worse. I hate drinking warm water too, has to be ice cold!

I hate when my 2.5 year old touches the toilet. She always want to look at her wee wees and puts her hands.on the seat, or the rim and honestly I get so cross, and irrationality freaked out about it. I keep a clean house but it's just feckin RANK.

Striking matches. I’m scared of cigarette type lighters too though fortunately don’t smoke, I have to light candles with an arc lighter.

I'm just the same. I think it actually put me off ever taking up smoking! Less desirably, it resulted in my giving up physics and chemistry as soon as I could, because I was so scared of the bunsen burner. There is a rational aspect of this, because I do have some co-ordination difficulties which make me more likely to have an accident in such situations; but I do take it to extremes beyond the strictly rational.

I'll do a lot to avoid speaking on the phone tbh