I was exactly the same! For years I tried to explain it and no one understood, eventually stumbled across the term online and felt enlightened. Luckily I don’t encounter clusters of small holes on a regular basis so it doesn’t cause any botherHoles! Small holes all gathered togethermy sister used to cut crumpets in half across and I couldn’t look at her! Always thought I was a weirdo and they’d give me the creeps and send shivers down my spine, but there is an actual phobia of it called Trypophobia
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Not sure if this even counts as a fear but I can’t stand the feel of velvet/velour. I get literal chills and feel sick/sweaty if I touch it, especially if I rub it the ‘wrong’ way if that makes sense. I refuse to have it in the house.
Recently became scared of having surgery after having a dream the other week where they were trying to put me ‘under’ for surgery and it either wouldn’t work or I’d wake up just before they started slicing me up so they’d give me another ‘dose’ and the cycle would continue.I have no plans for any kind of surgery any time soon but now I’m scared of it when before I never really thought about it
Recently became scared of having surgery after having a dream the other week where they were trying to put me ‘under’ for surgery and it either wouldn’t work or I’d wake up just before they started slicing me up so they’d give me another ‘dose’ and the cycle would continue.I have no plans for any kind of surgery any time soon but now I’m scared of it when before I never really thought about it
Slow worms 
they send shivers down my spine the slithery silver gits! 
and veins! Huge protruding veins 
neck veins, wrist veins ughhhh
they send shivers down my spine the slithery silver gits! and veins! Huge protruding veins neck veins, wrist veins ughhhhGlad it’s not just me! The worst that used to give me the heebie jeebies was them awful wooden things in a bunch of flowers, even thinking about it sends shivers down my spine!
I forgot about this One me too!!!! Everybody laughs at me. I was 5 when I watched it. It gave me nightmares for months and I’ve never watched it sinceThe film ET. Honestly, I’m terrified. No idea why, I even remember watching it quite happily as a young child. Even just thinking about it now and what it looks like and the noises it makes... my heart starts beating really fast and I feel like cryingI try once a year to watch it and cure my fear but I always turn it off before it even comes on the screen
Oh my god me too with the velvet! Ever since I was a little girl I just cannot stand the thought of even touching it! Even when I read ‘rub it the wrong way’ I got shivers because I know exactly what you mean!Not sure if this even counts as a fear but I can’t stand the feel of velvet/velour. I get literal chills and feel sick/sweaty if I touch it, especially if I rub it the ‘wrong’ way if that makes sense. I refuse to have it in the house.
Recently became scared of having surgery after having a dream the other week where they were trying to put me ‘under’ for surgery and it either wouldn’t work or I’d wake up just before they started slicing me up so they’d give me another ‘dose’ and the cycle would continue.I have no plans for any kind of surgery any time soon but now I’m scared of it when before I never really thought about it
I’m so glad it’s not just me! I’ve only come across a handful of people who get it, everyone else including my own family looks at me like I’m a complete weirdo when I say I can’t cope with velvetOh my god me too with the velvet! Ever since I was a little girl I just cannot stand the thought of even touching it! Even when I read ‘rub it the wrong way’ I got shivers because I know exactly what you mean!
This has made my daySlugs & snails, I lived in a house that was infested with them, I came home one night pissed, switched on my kitchen light saw a huge slug on the kitchen floor & went upstairs to piss in the bath (only toilet was downstairs) dirty cow I know but I really hate them!
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
Rats/mice tails - it’s so irrational but I cry everytime I see them, the horror is unreal!
This is pathetic I know but as a kid I used to find the Beast from Beauty and the Beast terrifying. Specifically two scenes; when Belles father is in the chair and he turns and the beast is there, and the scene where he screams at belle “GO AHEAD AND STARVE” legit both of those scenes still fill me with fear
So basically it’s a phobia of a cartoon
legit both of those scenes still fill me with fear So basically it’s a phobia of a cartoon
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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
I absolutely love the BeastThis is pathetic I know but as a kid I used to find the Beast from Beauty and the Beast terrifying. Specifically two scenes; when Belles father is in the chair and he turns and the beast is there, and the scene where he screams at belle “GO AHEAD AND STARVE”
So basically it’s a phobia of a cartoon
he’s harmless! 
I do too! I always ended the film wishing he didn’t turn into a human!I absolutely love the Beast
it’s just those two scenes that freak me out- I have the fear of small holes (Trypophobia) - seeing a lotus seed head in particular makes me feel like I am about to vom
- Spiders - having 8 legs just isn’t normal and they are so fast and gross looking
- Cows - I have no idea why I am afraid of cows but I am terrified
- Not a phobia exactly but something from my childhood that still appears in my dream when I am having a nightmare - the bear from Teletubbies
- Spiders - having 8 legs just isn’t normal and they are so fast and gross looking
- Cows - I have no idea why I am afraid of cows but I am terrified
- Not a phobia exactly but something from my childhood that still appears in my dream when I am having a nightmare - the bear from Teletubbies
the tellitubies are terrifying in general- I have the fear of small holes (Trypophobia) - seeing a lotus seed head in particular makes me feel like I am about to vom
- Spiders - having 8 legs just isn’t normal and they are so fast and gross looking
- Cows - I have no idea why I am afraid of cows but I am terrified
- Not a phobia exactly but something from my childhood that still appears in my dream when I am having a nightmare - the bear from Teletubbies
My weird one is frogs / toads. Harmless but the way they look (their ‘skin’) makes me feel sick. I’d rather touch a dead body than a frog. I hate their bulgy eyes and I hate the ‘ribbit’. Mostly I hate the unexpected way they move. When I was a kid one jumped on my bare foot and I think that’s where it started. Managed to avoid them mostly in life. I’m an animal lover but honestly if a frog came at me I would kick it out of the way (sorry)
Not fears but just make me really uncomfortable / sick feeling -
1) when people click their fingers. I hate the way it sounds, it makes me shiver. Hate the way it looks too. Surprisingly, people do it a lot.
2)
False / acrylic nails. Absolutely hate the way they sort of flex / bend, it makes me fee queasy. To be honest, all long finger nails make me feel odd, I just keep mine super short, haven’t been able to cope when they have grown. Shame as I do like the way long nails look.
Not fears but just make me really uncomfortable / sick feeling -
1) when people click their fingers. I hate the way it sounds, it makes me shiver. Hate the way it looks too. Surprisingly, people do it a lot.
2)
False / acrylic nails. Absolutely hate the way they sort of flex / bend, it makes me fee queasy. To be honest, all long finger nails make me feel odd, I just keep mine super short, haven’t been able to cope when they have grown. Shame as I do like the way long nails look.