What are you irrationally afraid of?

[Spacemom]

I know there are probably a million and one things more likely to kill me, but for me, it's MRSA. Any scratch or cut must be treated with peroxide, alcohol, neosporin and then a band aid. It's silly but I'm afraid that I'm going to get this.

Anything you're afraid of even though you know better?

[XNASA]

1. Beer Can Chicken.

nt

[Spacemom]

3. Well, of course

that's way up there! :scared: :D

[nickgutierrez]

86. Wait a minute.

You, afraid of something that involves beer?

I'm skeptical. :hi:

[Amerigo Vespucci]

2. Mimes

I mean, there's a wall, there's NOT a wall, what's the deal? Is there a wall or NOT?

[Spacemom]

4. Mimes!

Oh yeah! totally creepy!

Metamfiezomaiophobia - Fear of a mime, mimes, pantomime, or people in disguises.

[LNM]

30. Add clowns to that list.

They creep me out.

[Vektor]

98. Ewww. Mimes. And Clowns. Neither of these fears is irrational. eom

[Arugula Latte]

5. Spiders

They freak me the hell out. It's the way they move, and the way they can just drop on you without warning. :scared: x( :scared: x(

[Spacemom]

8. That's understandable

they can be really creepy. They are so alien looking. The little ones I can handle, I'll pick those up and set them outside. But those big, hairy ones, they creep me right the hell out!

[Jamastiene]

35. I'm the opposite on spider sizes.

The big ones fascinate me and the little ones scare the hell out of me. Plus killing the big ones leaves such an icky mess. I have finally accepted the fact that it is less trouble to capture the big ones and set them free.

[Sheltiemama]

110. Co-sign.

If I'm not alone when I find one, I make another person kill it. I don't even want to look at it.

[leftofthedial]

6. fear

[Spacemom]

9. What a conundrum

being afraid of being afraid. I can't wrap my head around it. :D

[leftofthedial]

14. I'm afraid so.

...





AAAAAAAAAACCCCCKKKKKK!




:hide:

[MrCoffee]

7. Superflu

It's hardcore. Wake up feeling fine, dead by sundown.

[Spacemom]

Every time I'm in a hospital

I think about stuff like that. All those nasty bugs just laying in wait. :scared:

Randall Flagg is just waiting to make his move. :scared:

[commander bunnypants]

10. heights

While in Chicago once I stayed on the 23rd floor. I could not even go towards the window

CB

[petronius]

76. Me too - I think it's pretty rational, however. Fear is how you know to avoid

something, and turning into bug-splatter is definitely worth avoiding...

[kwassa]

11. Paris Hilton

She is very scary.

[LynneSin]

12. Electricity

I mean I can live with it on a daily basis but I hate using outlets and if there is a lightening store I want everything unplugged and disconnected.

I got that fear from my mother - she's a bit irrational with electricity too.

[Jamastiene]

40. I have a degree in electrical/electronics engineering and

I agree with unplugging everything of value when an electrical storm is coming. I do it myself. I know what those surges from lightning can do. They can blow up a perfectly good television set or computer monitor.

As I also learned, if you don't know lightning is around and you are on the computer, lightning can hit the pine tree across the street, blow the bark off the tree in a zig zag pattern, jump to the phone line, run in through my computer's modem, make a loud explosion, fry my computer's modem and sound card, shock the hell out of moi, and shoot a fireball through my bedroom.

My aunt thought I was dead. She is one of those people who never panics or gets afraid. That day, she was terrified that I was dead. She thought it blew my room (and me) completely off the map, it was so loud. I've never seen her that afraid before or since that day.

[hobbit709]

13. There's not much I'm really afraid of.

There's quite a few things I have a healthy respect for.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

15. Cancer. Any type.

I have no family history (other than an aunt who died of lung cancer, but that's because she smoked like a chimney), but there's something about cancer that just scares the living daylights out of me.

[jobycom]

24. I don't think that's irrational. nt

[Tommy_Carcetti]

53. Yeah but I obsess to the point of hypochondria.

Something as innocuous as a canker sore in my mouth has the ability to scare the shit out of me.

[leftyladyfrommo]

79. Is it that ole roving cancer. I do that, too.

But my cancer moves around so much that I have trouble keeping track of it.

[AlCzervik]

16. none of my fears are irrational.

well i don't think they are, others might disagree.

[redqueen]

17. Buzzing insects.

Even if they don't sting, I freak out.

[Lady Effingbroke]

18. chimps.

[LanternWaste]

19. Chunky milk...

Chunky milk...

Seriously though-- I'm a wee bit on the scaredey-cat side of swimming in natural bodies of water-- from having seen the movie Jaws the summer it came out, and then bitten on my toe by a snapping turtle when I went to the Gulf that same summer.

[Roon]

20. I am scared of belly dancers

I don't know why...

[kentauros]

26. Damn.

My personality would have to completely change were that the case with me.

What about belly dance music? :)

[Roon]

27. Oh, the music is fine...

i think i am just afraid that the belly dancer will make me dance with her. They single out the shy ones you know!!

[kentauros]

61. The places I go to watch only get the rest of the women in the audience

to dance at the end of the show. The guys just watch and holler :D

Maybe it helps to join a belly dance meetup group so you can get to know the dancers and voice your concerns :) (They accept guys as fans of the art; they don't expect you to participate ;))

[Roon]

67. LOL!

so cute....

[Aristus]

21. I'm terrified of cockroaches, but I don't think that's an irrational fear.

They are carriers of disease, and their species will probably outlive ours by millions of years.

They're ugly, creepy, and very, very fast! That's scary... :scared:

[jobycom]

25. My biggest phobia, too, and it is irrational.

They don't carry disease, but they live in disease-ridden environments, so the image is there. They are actually very beneficial in the ecological chain, helping to break down garbage and decaying matter efficiently. The world would be covered in fesces and rotting food if not for the glorious cockroach.

But I'm terrified of them. I was swarmed by them as a child, and still can't shake the fear. I've conquered fear of spiders and fear of bridges to the point where I love both, but I small bug that couldn't hurt me even if it wanted to can send my screaming out of a room.

I hate that. I really hate that.

[dropkickpa]

22. Milk going bad

I toss it about 4 days before the sell by date. It smells nasty to me all the time anyways, so I can't tell if it's bad or not, so down the drain it goes.

edited to add-

Also, silverfish, they totally skeeve me out.

[Debi]

23. Bigfoot

And yet I would be excited as hell to encounter one!

[Roon]

29. My ex and I were driving up to our cabin late after dark

in the mountains. We started talking about bigfoot and started to get antsy. I said, "What if we saw bigfoot walking across the road? How would you react?" Then my ex said, "What if I turned this cornering light on and we saw him?" He turned on the corning light just then and we saw a herd of deer! We both screamed!! All we saw were the eyes and we flipped out!!

[Debi]

37. Aaahhhh! That would freak me out!!

I live on twelve acres and most of it is woodland/wetlands. Every time I have to walk out to the garage late at night I wonder if THIS will be the time I encounter Bigfoot (not likely since I live in Iowa - but being raised in Montana has conditioned me to think this way).

[Roon]

69. I don't want to discover real evidence of bigfoot

I want someone else to do it and I read about it in the sunlight in the city the next morning.

[qwertyMike]

28. Water

as in swimming/drowning, not drinking the stuff.

I'm so rabid!

[flvegan]

31. Sharks.

Hence, I don't go in the ocean.

[fizzgig]

36. same here

but i'm 1000 miles from the ocean, so it's not much of a problem

[LeftyMom]

46. Which is funny, considering that I'm weirdly obsessed with them.

I'm really afraid of heights.

[MrScorpio]

32. Questions about my irrational fears

Nothing scares me more

[Spacemom]

50. Sorry about that

:hug: :D

[Bertha Venation]

33. Power outages.

Especially if I am home alone.

The last one was when Mrs. V. was in Tennessee in November. It was at about 3:00 AM, and the power going out is what woke me. I lay in a panic, wide awake, until it came back on at about 4:30.

You said irrational....

[Jamastiene]

34. Botulism

If a can of anything I buy from the grocery store is bent and I don't realize it until I open it, I'll smell the contents of the can, look at what is in the can, look at the date on the can, look for rust* anywhere inside the can, have my aunt smell it, have the cats smell it, and then smell it again myself. If anyone has the slightest look of "Ewwww!" on their face after smelling it, the can hits the trash can without a second thought.

On rust: We have to do this anyhow as it is common to find rust in canned food nowadays. Has anyone else noticed this or is that just a fact of life only happening in rural areas...or just in Richmond County?

[fizzgig]

38. moths

i know they can't hurt me, but it freaks me out the way they flutter against the wall or ceiling. i have been known to run if one gets too close.

[schmuls]

39. Centipedes!! Just typing that word gave me the chills!!

[onlyadream]

42. Funny story about centipedes

While working my way thru college (many years ago), I was doing inventory in a warehouse. There I was up on a ladder counting nuts and bolts when I looked down and the floor, which was white, was now black. I took some steps down to get a better look, and there they were, millions of centipedes! Later I was told that every morning, those little suckers would cross the warehouse at the same time. In about 15 minutes they were gone. Every morning after that, I took a break at that time.

[geardaddy]

57. Bingo!

I farging HATE those things.

[susanna]

94. Ewwww! Forgot those.

We've had a few in the house, and I only see them occasionally. When I do, though, I freak the hell out. They have too many legs to fight fair; I'm sure of that, dammit.

[Deep13]

41. centipedes

Not the gigantic, tropical ones. We don't get those. We get the ordinary variet which are still bigger than anything I saw living in New England. Fucking bugs. Revolting.

[onlyadream]

43. Definately flying. nt

[mcctatas]

44. I feel horrible admitting this but little people scare me...

I know, I am an awful person, go ahead and put me on your ignore list :(

[Iggo]

45. Calling strangers on the phone.

I avoid it like the plague.

[Spacemom]

52. I have a bit of that one too

I'd much rather handle something on line than talk to someone.

Who was that said "hell is other people" :rofl:

[Iggo]

60. "Hell is other people."

Hey. I like that.

[Shell Beau]

47. Roaches

Very freaked out by them. Even cartoon pics of them scare me.

[seaker]

48. Paper

It stares at me and demands choices be made..

[WinkyDink]

49. OMG, I am so with you on the MRSA Train! Been to the Emergency Ward, even! Mainly because

3 years ago I put OFF going, and ended up with an infection up my lower leg (cut on heel), requiring antibiotics and a tetanus shot.
VERY "healthy" respect for the goims now!
(Carry Neosporin everywhere!)

[Spacemom]

51. It's actually kind of funny

My husband works outside and comes home with all sorts of injuries. Unless it's really bad, all he does is wash it off with soap and water. I get a paper cut and I'm in the bathroom for 30 minutes taking care of it. It's the thought of something actually eating away at my flesh that totally skeeves me out. :scared:

[WinkyDink]

54. Actually, I have another way serious reason: My best friend got that flesh-eating disease.

NEVER "pick" or "squeeze" anything on the body! She lost a lot of upper thigh, was in intensive care (as you might expect!), and had a horrendous time in general.
She died two years later (age 56) after a battle with pneumonia, but I always connected the two diseases.

Plus,I read articles such as this:
http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/2009/02/17/exclusive-mobile-phones-blamed-for-spreading-killer-bugs-86908-21129954/

And this:
http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2008/08/11/080811fa_fact_groopman

[slutticus]

55. Spiders as well as walking under big vents.

The vents thing is wierd but I feel like i'm going to get sucked up......It's worse if there is air blowing out of them

[bicentennial_baby]

56. I don't like big ones on sidewalks...

I'm always sure that I'm going to fall in. :scared:

[azmouse]

58. Dinosaurs

I can't watch a movie like Jurassic Park without having nightmares about them.

Very irrational. What would a dinosaur want with a mouse anyway? :shrug:

[geniph]

59. Ringing telephones

or having to call someone. Either one can actually induce full-blown panic.

[Roon]

70. back before the digital age

I HATED answering the phone because I am hearing impaired and couldn't hear the person on the other end. Then my lover at the time decided that he wasn't going to answer the phone either. Our phone rang all day long and neither one of us would answer it. We wore out a coupld of cordless phones because all they would do all day is ring and ring.

[Xipe Totec]

62. Triskaidekaphobics

A baker's dozen of triskaidekaphobics!


:scared:

[mitchum]

63. Hitchhikers

[Iggo]

64. Well, that's completely rational....

...because they are all killers.

[Roon]

71. I remember when everyone hitchhiked

I was a kid and didn't do it, but I remember in Aspen Colo. they would have hitchhikers zones. The street sign had a big thumb! This was the 70's mind you....

[Mojambo]

65. Birds in general. Chickens specifically.

I've had some nightmares about roosters.

[Lost in CT]

66. Ice Cream Trucks. nt

[GOPisEvil]

68. Being buried alive.

[Inchworm]

72. bleach

the stuff is evil!

:hi:

[rug]

73. All my fears are rational.

[Bucky]

74. I notice no one in this thread wrote white penises

But then, if you were afraid of white penises, you wouldn't be in the Lounge any more.

[cherish44]

75. Someone touching my hair

I cringe at that...no reasonable explanation why.

[MsKandice01]

77. Asteroids. Big ones.

[seemunkee]

78. Bears

I've spent a lot of time out in the woods and never seen one, never even heard one, but for some reason I worry about them.

[many a good man]

80. Nose bleeds

I almost failed my Red Cross exam because I became physically ill and couldn't finish reading the nosebleed section.

I would've been a hell of a boxer if not for my "glass nose". I could take on anyone, but the slightest little nick on the old schnozz would result in a Monty Python-esque fountain of blood flooding the ring. It successfully intimidated most opponents but I was always became too light headed to finish the round.

[bluedigger]

81. Dying alone.

Unnoticed and unlamented. Totally irrational, as I am completely aware that my mortal remains will be immaterial to any concerns I might have at that point, assuming I have any further existence. I guess that rapture thing might make a difference, but I'm not on board with that.

[Exilednight]

82. Antique Chairs .........

They freak me out. Who puts furniture in their house that you can't sit on?

[graywarrior]

83. That the coffin I sleep in will be buried while I'm still snoozing.

[hibbing]

92. oh boy

Geesh, you again, glad my Old Style wasn't going down when I read that.

Peace

[Diana Prince]

84. Alligators & crocodiles....

I am afraid of being eaten by one. I live nowhere near them either. I know it's strange but I tend to watch shows about them and then become freaked out.

[Roon]

100. My ex is scared of them too, and my father lives in Orlando.

One time we were flying out there to see him on a late flight. I told him..what we are going to do when we get to my Father's place is we were going to walk in,change into our swimming suits,and jump in the pool in the dark without turning a light on. NO WAY!!!!! He pratically screamed.

[Drunken Girlfriend]

85. Bees and violence

I have a major fear of 2 things,bee's and violent people.

Never been stung by a bee,that I can ever recall,
but I am seriously afraid of them.

If I see a bee,I freak out,and usually try to run
away.lol (Embarrassing,especially when around other ppl in public)

I also have a fear of violent people,and I think some of this
is due to the fact that I grew up with an abusive step parent,
although it is hard to say for sure.

I have never been in a physical fight,and if ever attacked,
I would probably curl up into a ball and cry.lol

I do not believe in violence whatsoever.

[Minimus]

87. Thunderstorms/Tornadoes and Clowns

I think all thunderstorms are going to spawn twisters - and clowns just scare the bejesus out of me.

If I were to ever encounter a clown in a severe thunderstorm I think I would probably just die.

[harmonicon]

88. snakes

even harmless non-poisonous snakes.

even snakes in cages in zoos.

even pictures of snakes.

(just a note that I won't click on replies to this, because some wise-ass is sure to post a picture of a snake and I'll freak and have nightmares)

[RushIsRot]

89. Stinging insects.

[Digit]

90. The mail

Yes, it is irrational.

[Adsos Letter]

91. ...cows...

...and that's all I have to say about that...

[susanna]

93. Mosquitos, though it's not entirely irrational I guess.

I had viral encephalitis as a child (via mosquito) and well, let's just say that stays with you. Pretty much forever. :scared:

[amitten]

95. Choking on food.

Sometimes I get scared to swallow. It's usually when I'm anxious about something.

[WinkyDink]

114. Me, also. I refuse to take any kind of pill. I dread Old Age!

[Zomby Woof]

96. Wretched poetry

[csziggy]

97. Religious fundamentalists and political extremists

:scared:

[alarimer]

99. I'm so afraid of getting hurt emotionally

I am thinking about breaking up with someone preemptively. It just seems like we are (literally) going to end up in different places, states even, because of our jobs that it seems pointless to stay together. It really hurts though.

Well I guess that's actually a rational fear.

[JustJeking]

101. Flying, clowns and spiders/cockroaches

Not necessarily in that order.

Just this morning, I nixed my morning coffee because upon opening the pantry, there was a nice lovely-sized brown spider waiting to greet me good morning. And next to him was the coffee filters I needed. I of course, elected to slam the door on him - there's no way a body part of mine is getting close to a spider willingly. ANd now I'm crabby, cranky and in dire need of caffeine. It may be time to whip out the vacuum and its 10 foot long hose.

[Ivan Sputnik]

102. audience participation

I've been picked too many times.

[Urban Prairie]

103. Heights of enough distance to die.

I would rather die of anything else than falling, especially from a building. Watching internet videos of people climbing up sheer rock faces of mountains without ropes, blows my mind. I could never do that. I have climbed tall sheer-faced bluffs and sand dunes in NW lower MI as a teen, lost my balance sometimes, and tumbled back down, but they are no comparison to tumbling down on rock.

[pokerfan]

104. Did someone say heights?

[B3Nut]

105. YIKES!!!!!!!

That's a hell of a drop!!!!! I hope that job pays reeeeealy well..... :scared:

[Urban Prairie]

106. Yikes!!

Couldn't pay me enough to do skyscraper repairs...

[pokerfan]

108. Forget where I found it. Been on my hard drive since 2003.

Who took the picture??

Dunno but I would guess someone by the name of Vincent Laforet. :P

[Urban Prairie]

111. Yeah I saw his name below the image when I looked

at it a second time, whoops!!

Gives me a little bit of the feeling of vertigo just looking at it. I remember taking a ride on a glass enclosed elevator on the outside of the 73 story Renaissance Center hotel in downtown Detroit, to have dinner at the rotating restaurant at the top, I had my back to the elevator doors for most of the ride up...

[pokerfan]

112. He won a Pulitzer

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent_Laforet

I got over whatever fear of heights I used to have when I started climbing. Don't climb anymore but they don't especially bother me.

[Lil Missy]

107. Dentists

[sarge43]

109. Heights without support, ie railings, fences etc.

I have no doubt I'm going to fall.

[WinkyDink]

113. Horses and silverfish.

[CTyankee]

115. The self cleaning function of my gas stove.

It's 4 years old and I've never used self cleaning. I don't let things get too bad, but still, I'm not using what I paid for.

I'm afraid that the stove will literally burn a hole through the floor and fall into the basement.

Am I crazy?

[falcon97]

116. Single women.

I think everytime I meet one that I've got to do everything perfectly or I'll get bad reviews when all of the single women of the world hold their weekly meetings. That would, in effect, ruin my chances of a relationship. I think that's rational, but have been told the opposite.

[Mike 03]

117. People. Or more precisely, what people think of me.

I always have this feeling they are thinking something negative.

[BarenakedLady]

118. Clowns or mascots

people in costume, especially behind big heads.