Irrational Fears

[jake557]

Tape measures. Those metal ones that retract automatically.

I cut my finger open on one as a child and haven't been able to stand them since.

Also heights, but I consider that a very rational fear.

 

[TecnoMonkey]

If I was ever stranded in an ocean with no land in sight I'm pretty sure I would rather drown myself than try to swim to shore, I mean have you seen the creepy shit that lives there, it's ridiculous, not to mention things like shipwrecks. I cannot stand the sight of images like Cthulhu or a giant squid or basking sharks without feeling all nervous.

 

[AnthrSolidSnake]

I'm afraid of public toilets...not necessarily urinals, but if I have to actually come into physical contact with the thing...just...no.

Also, electrical equipment. ANY electrical equipment. Outlets, wires, the backs of TVs, those joke shock toys, anything that can create even a spark. This is thanks to my step father asking me to help him with an AC unit in our house and he told me it was all turned off, I reached in to plug in something he told me to, and I was tossed back by the jolt and saw arc hit my hand.

I also used to fear sleeping since I thought there was a chance I wouldn't wake up. Dying in your sleep may seem peaceful to some people, but personally I'd at least want to know why I died even if I won't remember it...because I'm dead.

 

[DarkLordLunaris]

Ha, I've got a lot of fears...some definitely irrational, some maybe not so much. First, I'm a major germaphobe, but nowhere near as bad as I used to be, then there's my fear of darkness (more specifically outside and in forests, which sucks because I live in a forest), my fear of rejection, my fear of needles, my fear of losing everything I hold dear...That one's probably pretty rational though



I also have a friend who's afraid of small dogs because she's afraid they'll bite the tendons out of her ankles.

 

[Edguy]

I have an irrational fear of rejection, which contributes to my shyness an awful lot.

I'm not shy, and I'd say I have a decent self-confidence, but I'm still terrified of rejection.. Does that sound contradictory?

 

[RedLister]

Fear of Wasps, Bees and Hornets.... It don't help that they always buzz near my ears...thinking there going to fly in my ear and sting the inside of my head but any form of nicotine drives them into a frenzy too so a nice relaxing smoke on a summer evening can be interrupted by a wasp on a nicotine frenzy. Also yes additionally they do make my Fallout New Vegas playthroughs all the more enjoyable -_-

 

[Esotera]

Snakes - or for that matter anything that has less than two legs. There's just something incredibly creepy about their whole anatomy, especially their filthy little mouths.

 

[Marcus Kehoe]

I have a fear of fish, not sharks fish. I personally love eating the little bastard's but I can not touch one for the life of me.

You're very trusting in the people who cook your food. What if the fish isn't quite dead yet when you're putting it in your mouth? Perhaps your tongue gives it just the moisture it needs to revive from its near-death trauma? Why it could give a little leap then and there in a bid for freedom. Or it could get hungry itself and decide to nibble at your tonsils. I must say you're certainly jumping in at the deep end with your fear, aren't you?

On topic: I used to be deeply cynophobic (afraid of dogs) for my tweens and early teens. I got over it but still am not a great fan of dogs, largely due to having a mild fur allergy.

Your an evil bastard, but luckily I only eat them fried, and only strips of fish. No sardine's or tuna.

 

[lRookiel]

I'm not shy, and I'd say I have a decent self-confidence, but I'm still terrified of rejection.. Does that sound contradictory?

Kinda, unless you have been hurt by rejection and do not want to experience it again, which would make sense.

 

[Mossberg Shotty]

OT: My irrational fear is of deep/dark water, not knowing what is under me, there may be seaweed or something I will get tangled up in and drown ~.~

Same here, but not as much seaweed as the other unknown horrors that dwell in the sea.

Spoiler: I mean, seriously.

What else could be down there? It genuinely terrifies me.

I also have a crippling fear of open bodies of water. A fear that I thought I was making good progress on, until I saw that photo.

My God... how does such an abomination come to be?

 

[thesilentman]

I'm afraid of getting locked in bathrooms, do I win? I'm genuinely bloody scared of being trapped in a room with no windows most of the time. :-(

 

[shogunblade]

I have an irrational fear of rejection, which contributes to my shyness an awful lot.

Yay, me too! High Five!

Spoiler: Internet High Five

Please tell me you high fived me, the rejection thing is true.

OT: I have a fear of music boxes. If, in fact, you go to google and type up "fear of music boxes", you will find I'm the only person in the world who is afraid of this, and I've posted about it before.

Something about the music makes me uncomfortable.

I also have an irrational fear of bees and small children. I do not like bees, and if one gets into a place that I am at, I will start sweating and hiding from it, nearly moved to tears by it.

Small children just scare me, in general. I'm sort of comfortable around one, but most children, I'm just scared of.

Irrational fears, some may not be, but I do have them.

 

[Weatherking]

Apart from almost every single thing already brought up in this thread already: asking for help and feeling like I'm being pressured for whatever reason, which I feel like by just being asked to do something basically. I just freeze up and want to not be anywhere near people for the rest of the week. A week is exaggerating a bit and feeling the need to clarify that brings up yet another one, fear of being missunderstood.

 

[Extra-Ordinary]

This isn't THAT irrational (I don't think): Stinging insects.
Bees, wasps, hornets, you name it, I'm just TERRIFIED of being stung. I get my shots and I know a sting probably won't hurt THAT much but still... I haven't got my allergy test and I've never been stung so as far as I know, I COULD DIE if I get stung.
I don't really think that way, I just use that to justify my fear.

 

[jdogtwodolla]

My Irrational Fear is that I will lose my party in a Grocery/department store.

 

[Happiness Assassin]

I can't drive a car. ATV's, trucks, SUV's are all fine but for some reason I am a nervous wreck behind the wheel of a car.

I also have a fear of crowds.

 

[Scarim Coral]

Well I have a fear of spider for which I don't know why (I remember I used to be fine around spiders as a kid) and fear of getting my internet cut for breaking the rules. I had no internet for a month due to the mess up on switching network provider (how am I suppose to know you weren't suppose to called them to stop it if you want internet with the new provider) and I can tell you for one thing, having no internet is beyond hell for me (also I get no live tv before you asked)!

 

[Doneeee]

Blenders. Fuck blenders.

Spoiler: Pure evil.

Also, lawnmowers. Fuck lawnmowers too.

Spoiler: More pure evil.

 

[Little Woodsman]

OT: My irrational fear is of deep/dark water, not knowing what is under me, there may be seaweed or something I will get tangled up in and drown ~.~

Same here, but not as much seaweed as the other unknown horrors that dwell in the sea.

Spoiler: I mean, seriously.

What else could be down there? It genuinely terrifies me.

I also have a crippling fear of open bodies of water. A fear that I thought I was making good progress on, until I saw that photo.

My God... how does such an abomination come to be?

I have fears of all of those--though not to phobia levels. They are all tangential to my core phobia
Sea Serpents.
Ridiculous, I know. That's why it's called an *irrational* fear.
Though I actually finally remembered how I originally got it....

Spoiler: how I got my phobia

When I was really little, maybe as young as 4, my sister was trying to scare me about something...I don't even
remember what...but as part of trying to scare me she said "The monsters will get you!" and I countered with
"Monsters aren't real!" to which she replied "The Loch Ness monster's real!".
This didn't make sense to me, so I asked some adults. Unfortunately, of the four adults I asked three gave evasive
"Well we don't really know...it could be..." responses and one said "Oh yeah definitely, they just haven't caught it
yet.". So my young mind became fixed on the idea that the Loch Ness monster, and by extension, Sea Serpents are a
reality.
Older siblings & adults can really mess you up. {grin}

I actually had trouble in Pokemon Silver/Soulsilver convincing myself to go out on the lake of rage to catch the
Red Gyarados. Now I grind by fighting Gyarados whenever possible as therapy.

 

[Bat Vader]

Got social phobia, which I developed after some combined events when I was 16 years old(six years ago).
Had recently taken a sabbathical from school and broken up with the vast majority of my friends, so I spent most time inside. Once when I was out with some remaining friends I got assaulted by some drug addict because I apparently was a satanist and had to be converted. Luckily some Securitas guards were nearby and took him in custody. Really glad they did since they found a knife on him which I'm sure he was ready to use.

Didn't think much of it afterwards(I pressed charges though) and continued my days as a shut-in. When the trial begun everything was different. People were constantly staring and judging me and I was close to throwing up when I made my statement. After that I begun to be afraid even in my own room. I was convinced people could see right in and never left the house. My daily schedual for a year was pretty much just waking up, playing games, go to bed.
It's a lot better these days due to therapy and drugs, but it still hinders me greatly from having a normal life.

What's worse is that before this I was a complete attention whore with tons of self-confidence. It's a weird feeling because I still love being noticed in crowds... and at the same time it scares the shit out of me.
So yeah. A nacissist with social phobia.

I have social phobia/social anxiety as well. While I was always wary and tended to avoid people the social anxiety seemed to develop about last year or so. It's gotten to the point where I am too scared to give money to a cashier and either give a friend or family member my money to pay for me or use self-checkout. Only place I do feel comfortable though is GameStop since I have know the staff there for over two years.