What things are you scared of that seems ridiculous to other people?

[harlacem0507]

Thought I would start a (hopefully) interesting thread on what fears people have that aren't your 'typical' fears most people get! So forget the dark, spiders and heights!

I have typical fears most people do, for example my biggest one would be bees/wasps but that's quite common, but this one is a strange one (or so other people say!)

I live in Bedfordshire and there are two hangers, called the cardington hangers/sheds that are used for various things, including film sets, and they absolutely terrify me. Google if you're interested, but you'll probably think what's the deal? I can't even explain it myself but having spoken to my partner I think it must be the size of them? I also don't like that they are so isolated and where I live, I'll drive round the corner and I won't see them until they are in my face and it honestly makes my heart race. I avoid them as much as I can. The worst time was when it was foggy and I couldn't see them when I normally would and I felt sick because I knew they were there but couldn't see them. Maybe I need help😂
So what's yours?

An empty space on my left side. I will always try to fill it, like with a chair or cushion.

Stairs

Cows I am honestly beyond petrified of them.

I can get vertigo on stairs sometimes or going down a steep slope, and have to hang on to the bannister rail or go on my bottom or use sticks on a longer walk. People don't get it as I am fit and healthy and the first one to the top on the way up, and am by far the slowest one going down. It's only certain types or configurations of stairs or steps. I have tried to get over it, have been up and down mountains and ski-ing, but if anything it only made it worse. I've had it all my life, even as a child. More recently I've come to think it's a middle ear balance thing rather than psychological. I read about Menières and nodded along a fair bit, though mine is only very mild.

Sunflower heads, especially with seeds removed, do it for me. Bleugh.

I am really scared of big Victorian railway stations and of viaducts.

A single pea, or bean. Especially if it's on the floor.

Craneflies.
my husband was absolutely shocked the first time there was a cranefly in the room with us. he's used to be being fine with spiders, bugs, snakes, rats, bats, all the typical animals people are scared off. I had a pet tarantula when I was little, and everything.
but CRANEFLIES! ugh. send me into an absolute PANIC. I think it's the way they move, and the fact it always seems like they're trying to fly into your mouth

he was very shocked to see me freaking out and yelling for him to get it out

Any heights. I would be scared I would take a mad turn and want to jump off,

I keep away from heights. I do get the urge to want to jump off.

It's scary stuff.

Birds. Being trapped in a small space with them. I'm convinced that their feathers will come out and choke me.

Walking across bridges

Just realised that other posters have the same fear. I am not the only one

they call that The Call of the Void. apparently it's pretty normal

@CrowleyKitten I didn't know that, but am now buried in Google. Going to have a good read.

From what I've read so far, as you've said, it does seem very normal.

I had no idea that I was scared of things flying around me until I went into the butterfly house at the zoo.
I absolutely freaked out and had to put my jacket over my head as I was scared of them flying near my face/ears.

Love butterflies/birds to look at but the second they come near, I will start screaming!
Moths on the other hands are just horrible and always seem like they're chasing me.

Yes exactly the same I can deal with those buttons on jeans for example, but the typical button with holes are disgusting. If I touch one by accident it makes me feel sick and like my hand is dirty.

Vomit ! Huge emetophobia

I'm so sorry to hear that, even more reason to stay away from them

Omg you reminded me that when I was a child I couldn't stand bully the bull off of the TV show bullseye (the 80s darts game) my mum said I would scream blue murder when the bull used to come along at the bottom and I vaguely remember it as freaking me out but as an adult it doesn't bother me anymore if I see it on TV lol

When I was a kid, my friend’s family owned a run down hotel. We went playing and found the shut down swimming pool except it wasn’t empty. It had water in it which was thick with algae and slime….the water was almost black and it was quite deep 🥴🤢 Went canoeing once too on a canadian lake- deep deep water and you could the tops of electric pylons stood up vertically tens of meters below…oh lordy- panic time. Think that’s my weirdest one.

Airships, not that they are very common but just even a picture of one creeps me out.

I keep away from heights which are not enclosed or have a high barrier. So had no issue working on a 17th floor, but cannot manage some balconies or footbridges.

I absolutely HATE monkey puzzle trees. They look like something from a nightmare. The long bare trunks and dark spiky leaves. I can feel my heart beating faster just thinking about them.

Another tree related one, but I hate seeing the tops of trees from above or at eye level, if that makes sense. Especially fir trees. For example if I'm in a tall building and can see the top of a tree from the window, it just freaks me out. We went on a visit to Silent Valley Reservoir a few years ago and one of the trails brought us out overlooking a dense forest of firs and I honestly thought I would pass out. Made a right show of myself.

Another vote for pylons. Stuff of nightmares!
Empty swimming pools
Moths, although I have got better since having DD
Sickness bugs ( same as moths)

You can probably gather from my name I love live ones but unalived spiders terrify me.

Egerton Court in Barrow.

The word figure

Big statues - the Angel of the North freaked me out for some reason