What are your irrational fears?

[ShindoL Shill]

What are you afraid of that will probably not happen, but it scares you to death anyway? I have a few:

1. I'm always paranoid that, right when I walk into the door, some killer/rapist/crazy guy is going to storm into my place right after me before I have the chance to lock the door.
2. I always check my toilet before I sit down to crap because I'm always afraid that there's a rabid rat or spider or something is going to bite my ass.
3. I'm afraid that I'm going to wake up in a coffin at the bottom of the ocean. This one will probably never happen, but the idea freaks me out.

So escapists, what are your irrational fears?

And now I am too.
I also check behind the shower curtain in case of murderers, burglars or poop fetish rapists.
And I'm scared that people who I see on the street re going to stab me. Not really irrational, since gang violence is a pretty big problem here, and everyone is about 6 feet tall.
Oh, and juxtaposition. The x looks weird.

 

[BlackStar42]

Spiders, screamers on the internet (that's more of a bit of an excessive paranoia I have), heights (though I'd argue that's not irrational to a large extent) and "plasticy head" puppets (from when i was a child, but they still give me the creeps a bit now)

Being the center of attention.

seriously, a teacher calls on me to answer a question and I haven't perfectly planned out exactly what I was going to say, I freeze up.

That's a good one actually, if I have to do something like a powerpoint presentation in front of the class (even one whom I all know quite well), I can barely speak.

I used to get that so, so badly. Thankfully, not so much anymore. Still don't like doing it though.

Hmmm... My biggest phobia's probably bees and wasps. Can't stand the little fuckers.

 

[Elementary - Dear Watson]

I'm paranoid that someone is always watching me, especially at night when I'm trying to sleep....

Sorry buddy, I didn't realise it bothered you... i'll stop!

I get paranoid when I go to clubs with friends... if you ever stand next to the dance floor and look around the outside, you will notice a lot of shifty-eyed people watching people on the dancefloor... I'm onto them... They try anything with my friends...

 

[ThatLankyBastard]

Bees, Wasps, Hornets...
name one rational person who would want to deal with this thing...

This... this bundle of badass right here is the reason I am staying on the opposite side of the globe...

When i was a small child I put on a bike helmet that had an orgy of hornets in it, and so I got dozens of stings all over my head, face, neck and even in my ears and up my nose...

... and I have never felt safe during spring or summer since then...

I wouldn't call it irrational, but it sure as hell is a fear!

 

[DoPo]

I have a couple of fears that I have sort of overcome since childhood but the occasionally come back to haunt me:

Heights. Sheesh, I hated heights as a child. I was really careful around open windows or balconies because I imagined slipping or tripping to my painful death below. Looking down from a balcony/window was probably the worst, though, then my phobia kicked in high gear - by even barely leaning over I felt I was at a constant risk of falling, getting a good grip at something didn't help much because I imagined my head detaching and falling to the ground...stupid, I know, but it was really creepy.

Darkness. Not all darkness, ever but there is always some place that is just not lit enough and offers great hiding spot for every one of your nightmares. When I was a child, the entrance to our apartment was the worst - it wasn't always lit and it was the best spot to wait for somebody to pass through the hallway and jump on them.

Spoiler: A quick sketch of where I lived

 

[ThatLankyBastard]

Oh... and clowns...

...fuck clowns...

 

[Zen Toombs]

Well, I'll argue that this isn't so irrational, but still.

I am terrified of completely losing control of my body, like from Locked-in Syndrome [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Locked-in_syndrome], sleep paralysis [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleep_paralysis], and the like [www.this_isn't_a_real_link.stuff]. That's why I'll never get into lucid dreaming: it increases risk of sleep paralysis, and the one time that happened to me was the scariest couple minutes of my life.

 

[Iman Shumpert]

heights. it is like I was raped by them when I was younger.

 

[Vault101]

frogs....

but also I actually think most lizards (especially geckos) and pet fish are cute, except I have that weird "gag-reflex" like reaction (the one that makes your skin crawl) which sucks because I dont dislike thease anmals they just make me uncomfortable

 

[Lightning Delight]

I'm gonna be really original here and say bugs. They creep me the fuck out. Spiders are even worse. Honestly, look at this thing.

Spoiler

 

[Aerosteam]

Pencil sharpeners. Don't ask...

I'm gonna be really original here and say bugs. They creep me the fuck out. Spiders are even worse. Honestly, look at this thing.

Spoiler

HOW MANY LEGS!? God, it looks pain to even be one of those.

 

[El Dwarfio]

Since I've moved to America I've become bare paranoid when I'm out at night.

Why? Because everyone has guns and wants to mug me. The worst was in the Mission district in San Francisco, I hadn't been that freaked out in a long time.

 

[KiloFox]

Bees, Wasps, Hornets...
name one rational person who would want to deal with this thing...

This... this bundle of badass right here is the reason I am staying on the opposite side of the globe...

When i was a small child I put on a bike helmet that had an orgy of hornets in it, and so I got dozens of stings all over my head, face, neck and even in my ears and up my nose...

... and I have never felt safe during spring or summer since then...

I wouldn't call it irrational, but it sure as hell is a fear!

oh i feel ya man.. (luckily that THING only lives in Japan from what i know...) i accidentally "discovered" a wasps nest under the gazebo table of my grandma's place when i was about 6... i kicked the nest apparently... bastards chased me all the way to the front door...

 

[zelda2fanboy]

Girls. I'm not real sure what exactly, but just being near them freaked me out and made me uncomfortable for many years. If I saw a girl walking down the street, I would switch sides to get away without even thinking about it. I'm getting much better, though. I had an abusive older sister and was picked on a lot by girls during puberty, which probably contributed to it.

 

[DrunkPickle]

I'm actually afraid of sitting on a toilet too, but for a different reason; I'm scared that, in the act, I may accidentally sit on my junk - and it has happened before, possibly because the the rim of my toilet seat is a little too wide...

I'm also afraid...well, timid to use certain words. I avoid "skin" and "scratch" the most.

And possibly the weirdest one: I'm scared of combed hair; I will honestly not even look through the window unless my hair is all messy and puffy.

 

[brainslurper]

Spiders.............

KILL IT WITH FIRE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

When I saw that I wanted to pick it up and pet it...

 

[AlAaraaf74]

This ************.

I mean, look at it!

Spoiler: ANOTHER SPOILER!

Oh... and clowns...

...fuck clowns...

1. Ew, why does it have elbows? I think squid are cool, and they're one of my favorite animals, but that thing isn't of this earth.
2. No one likes clowns; they're demonic serial rapists.

 

[teqrevisited]

Spiders.............

KILL IT WITH FIRE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Gaaah fucking hell! Damn my curiosity. WHY MUST I CLICK THOSE SPOILERS? It's dark and now every little itch and brush against material is going to send the "HOLYSHITSPIDERONMYLEG" signal.

Fear self-explanatory.

 

[Nyaoku]

Falling down/up stairs. I have a bad habit of tripping when my houseshoes slip loose and well ... pain.

 

[JoesshittyOs]

I hate...necks.

I freak out when people touch them, every time I see a neck injury on a movie or on TV I freak out and I freak out when people touch other people's necks. Weird.

I was with a girl like that once. Afraid of anything to do with necks.

One time I was making out with her and did that little cutesy neck kiss thing, she jumped back and literally gave me a full on slap to the face.

The most stunned I've ever been.

OT: I dunno. I guess walking outside during the night without shoes, which is loosely related to my Arachnophobia. There was a fucking nest of tarantulas living under me house, and on more than one occasion when I'm sneaking out I've nearly stepped on one.

Seriously, the whole excuse my parents always gave me for spiders existing was so that they eat other annoying bugs. But there is no way they eat enough bugs for them to actually have a purpose on earth.