SunshineDreamer
Chatty Member
Bridges. I’m not scared of heights etc but there is just something about bridges I cannot stomach.
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Stairs with no backs on so you can see thru them. I was going on a ride at Wet & Wild in Florida. Im scared of heights but was pleased that the staircase was internal...that was until I found that the last 10ish steps were outside and had no backs on so from every angle I could see how high I was. I had a complete meltdown and sat down frozen stiff unable to move. The poor lifeguard (it was his first day on the job 
) had to come and help my husband get me up and help me up the steps. The ride was brilliant but there was no way I could bring myself to go back on it. My husband still takes the piss and this was years ago!
Moths
Daddy Longlegs
The feel of sponges
The stringy bits on bananas
Clowns
Escalators
I also hate coming over a hill or something and suddenly seeing a large expanse of water, like the sea or a lake....no idea why because im not scared of the sea or lakes but suddenly seeing them makes me shiver?! Am I the only one?!
) had to come and help my husband get me up and help me up the steps. The ride was brilliant but there was no way I could bring myself to go back on it. My husband still takes the piss and this was years ago!Moths
Daddy Longlegs
The feel of sponges
The stringy bits on bananas
Clowns
Escalators
I also hate coming over a hill or something and suddenly seeing a large expanse of water, like the sea or a lake....no idea why because im not scared of the sea or lakes but suddenly seeing them makes me shiver?! Am I the only one?!
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abitfairytale
Well-known member
My Mum hates piers. Anything you're crossing and can see between the slats to below. There's a point in Blackpool Pleasure Beach she always avoided too because you could see a ride passing underneath. Me and Dad used to wind her up when I was little, but now I have my own phobias I'm more sympathetic!
Begborrowsteal
VIP Member
MRIs are so scary! I had one years ago and the closed in feeling and the noises.. blerghSpiders. 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 disgustingJust wait for it to cool down for fuck'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.
Oohthedrama
Iconic Member
Cling film. Fucking work of the devil.
I will cry if you bring it close to me, especially on the roll.
see also bin bags on a roll.
I will cry if you bring it close to me, especially on the roll.
see also bin bags on a roll.
Mycuppatea
Well-known member
None of mine are weird - deep water, crowds, being below ground level, insects on me, wasps, having stuff on my hands, germs. The worst in terms of how much it affects my life is thanatophobia (fear of death) because I can use techniques to help with the others or avoid them but as I once screamed hysterically at my therapist "there's absolutely nothing I can do about that one".
wastelandbaby
Well-known member
Vomit. I get the phrase "nobody likes being sick!" a lot but I do tend to take it to extremes haha. Last time someone I lived with had a stomach bug I refused to leave my room - I brought a load of cupboard food so I could eat in there and walked to a cafe everytime I needed the bathroom or to fill up a water bottle, and ended up temporarily moving back to my mums house. I've been like this since I was about 5 but I feel awful about it, like I'm being super unsympathetic and mean when I avoid someone to such extreme lengths. Luckily my friends are all very understanding!
One of my brothers is an avid fisherman, outdoors type and used to work with farmers. He’s terrified of cows.
As he says, they can sneak up on you easily and you don’t know what they are thinking. He’s found hime self surrounded, in a field and on top of a truck before. He thinks they are planning something
Wet floors with bare feet. Fine in and around my house but swimming pools, changing rooms etc etc I can't deal with it. Wearing flip flops doesn't even help because it still comes over the sides and touches your feet. Water parks and swimming pools abroad I have to just talk to myself all day to try and keep myself sane about it.
Orange Creme
VIP Member
I used to have a phobia about posting letters in the letter box but I'm much better these days.
bubbadabut
VIP Member
Driving under motorway bridges when there's people stood on them. I always think they're going to throw a brick or concrete block on my car.
Dams. All that potential energy is scary.
Deep, dark water.
The nightmare that is Lady Bower reservoir. The triple combo of deep, dark water, a dam...and this horrifying feature...
Dams. All that potential energy is scary.
Deep, dark water.
The nightmare that is Lady Bower reservoir. The triple combo of deep, dark water, a dam...and this horrifying feature...
Catherinez
Well-known member
Deep water
Drowning
Knives and forks scraping on plates
Icebergs
Caves
Underwater caves
Drowning
Knives and forks scraping on plates
Icebergs
Caves
Underwater caves
Zenchick101
VIP Member
Birds
Begborrowsteal
VIP Member
Oh jesus
coconochanel
VIP Member
Public toilets absolutely hate them.
Gossiper35
VIP Member
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.
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.
Guacamole123
Chatty Member
I just came on the thread to write this one!!!! I can’t walk through snow either
. I can’t open the freezer because of the noise and god forbid I have to touch ice cubes. NOPE
Beano93
Active member
I’m terrified of grape stalks it’s so weird cause I love grapes but when you’ve picked them all off and you’re left with the stalks in the plastic box, ohhhhh my god it goes through me. My husband knows this very well & I freak if he brings it near me.
another one which I’m not sure if you could consider a phobia but I cannot eat off coloured plates. Don’t know why, but it goes through me. I’ll only eat food from white plates/bowls. Yep, even returned food in a restaurant before, makes me feel physically sick. So strange!
it’s so weird cause I love grapes but when you’ve picked them all off and you’re left with the stalks in the plastic box, ohhhhh my god it goes through me. My husband knows this very well & I freak if he brings it near me.another one which I’m not sure if you could consider a phobia but I cannot eat off coloured plates. Don’t know why, but it goes through me. I’ll only eat food from white plates/bowls. Yep, even returned food in a restaurant before, makes me feel physically sick. So strange!