Originally Posted By Autopia Deb No actual phobias in the clinical sence. But I hate flying and hights, I get anxious in crowds and big spiders and cock roaches freak me OUT
Originally Posted By beamerdog swimming in the ocean in water over my head. But only ocean water. Pools, lakes, rivers <<<<all okay
Originally Posted By DlandJB cochroaches are tough for me. We had a few horrific encounters when I was younger and my first husband and I were living in apartments. I'd never had to deal with them before. Don't care much for rodents either. Basically, I make a deal with the fauna. If it is outside, it can live peacefully, but if it comes into my house, it is fair game. I've been pleasantly surprised how few house bugs we've had to deal with on the west coast. We had our share of ants, silverfish and an occasional mouse in our last house in Virginia. Don't miss any of them!
Originally Posted By chickendumpling Great minds think alike! I was totally gonna do a topic like this when I got home today. LOL. I don't think I'm phobic really because I will deal with anything if I have to, but I admit I'm not a big fan of heights. If it's a fleeting thing, like ToT, lol, it doesn't really bother me at all - just don't give me time to think of all the ways I could fall to my death and I'm A-OK. LOL. I didn't really think I was THAT afraid of heights (even though I joked pretty hard about the SunWheel of Death at DCA last year), but when we went to that haunted lighthouse in St. Augustine this year I could not bring myself to walk all the way around without clinging to the wall! LOL! Walking up there was no problem even though the stairs were grated so you could see through them and its an open circular stairway so you could look straight down from top to bottom but that didn't bother me. But once I was invited to walk outside where there was only a single, thin little metal rail between me, misstep and certain death, that changed. LOL.
Originally Posted By LacyBelle For me, it's definitely spiders. I deal with it by having DH take care of them. *grin* I leave the room, give DH a very accurate description of where to find the offending creature, and wait to get the "all clear." I'm not really a fan of any insects, actually. I like to say that I don't like anything with more than four legs.
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan I suffer from Clunkercricketphobia -- the fear of telling a joke to a large group of people only having it fall flat. Actually, those around me are the ones who truly suffer.
Originally Posted By knightnfrees <<I'm getting to be a little frightened by TDG.>> Yeah, I would be too. The clinical word for that, I believe is TALLaDisneyaGuyafeetaphobia.
Originally Posted By Goofyernmost >>>I suffer from Clunkercricketphobia -- the fear of telling a joke to a large group of people only having it fall flat.<<< You should have gotten past that by now. Sorry, I couldn't resist. I know it was meant as an enticement to another regular poster but it was more than I could ignore.
Originally Posted By Liberty Belle I have pyrophobia - fear of fire. Actually, of anything that can burn me. I can't light a match or cigarette lighter (good thing I never took up smoking), hold a lit candle or sit too close to an open fire. I get nervous carrying hot coffee and I look away when fire effects are used in shows, like Fantasmic!. On a semi-related note, did you know that a fear of long words is called sesquipadelaphobia?
Originally Posted By ilvdland I have a couple: Fire (Not Fantasmic, but the lighter/match thing) Empty buildings: like buildings that were once occupied but are now vacant. FREAKS ME OUT. Not empty apartments or houses though. DOGS: I was attacked when I was 5 and ever since, if a dog would be walking down the street with no leash, I would have to cross the street. But if they are where they can't get to me, then it's cool.
Originally Posted By knightnfrees Hmm, I could have sworn there was a post from TDG here saying he was afraid of Spiders and Turtlenecks. Who knew that combination would scare someone enough to get deleted. Turtlenecks & Spiders, Spiders & Turtlenecks, Turtlenecks, spiders...and Cheesecake!
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo Sadly he broke community standards. On LP, one is not allowed to use punction marks and other characters within a word.
Originally Posted By TALL Disney Guy Funnily enough, the only words I said rhymed with riders and rurtlenecks---just blotted out the vowels. lol
Originally Posted By Liberty Belle ^^^ That's weird - I thought you just weren't allowed to use 'symbols' in place of obscenities! (Although I understand those words are obscene to TDG)
Originally Posted By Lady Starlight I am plagued with a germ phobia and to top it all off I have OCD.... I fight it hard ..some good days, some not so good days, I try not to let it show though..Ohh the joys of being me... LOL!
Originally Posted By JazzCat I've been known to be claustrophobic and arachnophobic. (And I'm kind of afraid of cotton candy~~~j/k LadyStarlight!)
Originally Posted By Lady Starlight * shakes her BIG Cotton Candy hair at Jazzcat* B00! I swear it felt just like cotton candy that day!LOL! without being sticky though
Originally Posted By DVC_dad I have a real fear of flying. It is NOT clautrophobia. Being IN the plane doesn't bother me at all. I think it is more of a control issue. If I were the pilot I'd have no problem. I also don't like riding in cars with other people driving but I am not scared silly in that situation. How do I cope? I don't take drugs or drink for it. Instead I just buck up and tough it out. I won't let my fears take importance over taking my kids on a plane. Also, I don't want my fears to be passed along to them. I don't think they even know that I have this all out phobia of flying, because we fly somewhat often together.
Originally Posted By DVC_dad <<<I suffer from Clunkercricketphobia -- the fear of telling a joke to a large group of people only having it fall flat. Actually, those around me are the ones who truly suffer.>>> THIS POST SHOULD BE IN THE LP HALL OF FAME!
Originally Posted By Autopia Deb Pongo, try a little Day-Quil right before you fly. For me and my BiL it just sort of mellows us enough so we don't have a HORRIBLE time the whole flight.
