Toilets lol public/metal ones and especially those old ones with the overhead chain. Make my blood run cold and I freeze.
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Me too, they still freak me out as an adult! Especially the ones with a black grateAs a child I hated swimming pool drains! Especially in the deep end.
I’m terrified of woodlice !
yes!! I used to have nightmares about large things when I was little
Spiders. Only large house spiders though - little tiddlers don't bother me. It's the thought of them crawling on me. My OH insists on putting them outside rather than killing them as well 
Being buried alive. I watched a TV series (Messiah) and it opened with a drinking straw poking out of the ground with some raspy breathing. The victim was underground wrapped in cling film with a straw in their nostril to keep them alive for a certain period of time but knowing their eventual fate. The thought of their terror freaked me out for a long time. It's also how Fred & Rose West used to control some of their victims (wrapped their heads completely in tape and put a straw in their nostril to keep them alive whilst they had their "fun")
Some stranger ones - not really phobias but just things I'm weird about.....
I saw a photo of a wasp's nest and it gave me the proper heebie jeebies to the point of making my tummy flip flop but I couldn't stop staring at it.
The thought of my ankles knocking each other or even touching <shudder>
Agree about the hot drink slurping. My dad does it and it is disgusting
Just wait for it to cool down for duck's sake!!
A closed MRI scan isn't much fun either especially if you're bigger. Don't look at your feet would be my tip or even open your eyes at all the whole time you're in there - that's how I cope. I have had a panic attack before going in once - the nurse had to hold my hand and calm me down
Animals in your house that shouldn't be there - rogue birds, mice etc. Totally fine with them at other times.
Being buried alive. I watched a TV series (Messiah) and it opened with a drinking straw poking out of the ground with some raspy breathing. The victim was underground wrapped in cling film with a straw in their nostril to keep them alive for a certain period of time but knowing their eventual fate. The thought of their terror freaked me out for a long time. It's also how Fred & Rose West used to control some of their victims (wrapped their heads completely in tape and put a straw in their nostril to keep them alive whilst they had their "fun")
Some stranger ones - not really phobias but just things I'm weird about.....
I saw a photo of a wasp's nest and it gave me the proper heebie jeebies to the point of making my tummy flip flop but I couldn't stop staring at it.
The thought of my ankles knocking each other or even touching <shudder>
Agree about the hot drink slurping. My dad does it and it is disgusting
Just wait for it to cool down for duck's sake!!A closed MRI scan isn't much fun either especially if you're bigger. Don't look at your feet would be my tip or even open your eyes at all the whole time you're in there - that's how I cope. I have had a panic attack before going in once - the nurse had to hold my hand and calm me down
Animals in your house that shouldn't be there - rogue birds, mice etc. Totally fine with them at other times.
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I used to feel ill and repulsed at the sight of loose buttons. I remember my Gran had a box of old buttons that she could never understand I didn't want to play with.
Washing on a washing line when it’s windy.
it gives me so much anxiety
it gives me so much anxiety
This is me!! I literally ran away earlier today because my 5 year old was biting an ice lolly. I can't go near the freezer at all.
I wonder if that is the same thing as kites? They make me very anxious.Washing on a washing line when it’s windy.
it gives me so much anxiety
Polystyrene makes me feel sick. The squeaky noise the texture 
nope
Absolutely despise feet but that’s quite a normal one I think
I have a huge fear of submerged or sinking ships. I recently found out it has a name
submechanophobia. It both horrifies and intrigues me. I sometimes go and look at pictures to purposely scare myself. I used to be obsessed with the Titanic as a child I read so many books on it I think it came from that. What a nutcase
nope Absolutely despise feet but that’s quite a normal one I think
I have a huge fear of submerged or sinking ships. I recently found out it has a name
submechanophobia. It both horrifies and intrigues me. I sometimes go and look at pictures to purposely scare myself. I used to be obsessed with the Titanic as a child I read so many books on it I think it came from that. What a nutcase
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This is a thing. I thought I was just an awful person for this, but I found out so many people have this issue.
My bf not only slurps hot stuff, but literally everything from cold drinks to solid food and it drives me insane. Actually feeling sick.
The ships thing is similar to mine. Container ships freak me the duck out why are they SO BIG. Have you seen those videos taken aboard ship in stormy seas? Christ alive they are terrifying
This has a name it’s called megalophobia! I know exactly what you mean and it’s very common!
I never thought I was claustrophobic until the day I climbed the Scott Monument in Edinburgh.
I don't know what happened, but Jesus I just freaked out completely.
Going back down and a large man was coming up and wouldn't move back so I could keep going down. I ended up shouting at him to get out of my way (and I'm never like that. Usually I'm an idiot who lets people walk all over me, but that's another story)
Got to the bottom, got out and just ended up shaking and crying. I think I had some kind of panic attack.
My husband didn't know what the hell was going on.
I don't know what happened, but Jesus I just freaked out completely.
Going back down and a large man was coming up and wouldn't move back so I could keep going down. I ended up shouting at him to get out of my way (and I'm never like that. Usually I'm an idiot who lets people walk all over me, but that's another story)
Got to the bottom, got out and just ended up shaking and crying. I think I had some kind of panic attack.
My husband didn't know what the hell was going on.
Oranges or anything orange related (not the colour)
Absolutely terrifies me and I have no idea why
Absolutely terrifies me and I have no idea why
Other people's elbows touching me. Public transport during summer is a nightmare....
Black swimming pools. I don’t know how people can have black or very dark tiling in a pool. Not sure I’ve even seen one in real life, but I wouldn’t go in one.