Phobias?

>I once saw a Maury Povich show where people were afraid of
>peaches, mustard, and pickles.

Most phobia I understand (just an exaggerated reaction to something that really could be dangerous, like heights or snakes), but peaches? mustard? pickles?
 
I want to hurt clowns too. I totally think it is a fear! I used to have dreams of them holding me down and tickling me when I was a child. And how I HATE to be tickled! THey would laugh wildly at me in my dreams...I think it stems from Poltergeist the movie, you know?
Clarissa
 
>Nancy324 - what you said. Thank you for letting me not type
>any of those ''R'' words - and the ''M'' word isn't much
>better.
>
>I literally can not be in a building if I know one of those is
>around.
>
>This from a person who has not the slightest fear of snakes or
>spiders - oh, well, I guess that's why they're phobias - they
>make no sense.

Me too, Melrose. I haven't the slightest fear of snakes or spiders. I guess phobias never make sense.
 
>Ugh. I forgot about clowns. Is it a phobia if you just want
>to punch them in the face when you see them? Probably not.
>Probably just a rage at clowns issue.


I always thought wanting to punch a clown was a healthy emotion...just like punching mimes :)

I HATE roaches (ugh, shudder!), flying (I'm trying to get over this, I used to be ok, then developed a fear). I hate that I get terrified at even the thought of flying. I don't like feeling like a wimp.
 
>I always thought wanting to punch a clown was a healthy
>emotion...just like punching mimes :)
The problem is I seem to be the person a clown will approach to pester. And people in animal suits always zero in on me. Why? (However, in jr. high I was the school mascot--in a longhorn cow suit, so I'm a little kinder to people in animal suits than I am to clowns.)

>I HATE roaches (ugh, shudder!), flying (I'm trying to get over
>this, I used to be ok, then developed a fear). I hate that I
>get terrified at even the thought of flying. I don't like
>feeling like a wimp.
You would really hate the big flying roaches of south Texas, then.

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Ooh... I forgot a major one of mine.

I am deathly afraid of toilets. I know, not a convenient fear. I'm okay with them mostly (out of necessity)... but God help me if one backs up (I start hyperventilating and have passed out from it) or if I have to do anything with the toilet tank. (Usually that gets delegated to my husband, since I literally CANNOT make myself even take the lid off the tank.)

MC
 
1. snakes, I can't even look at them without having a nightmare.

2. elevators. I always carry a small pen sized flashlight in my purse just incase it goes dark.

3. elevators with lots of people, I will always wait for the next one, I already don't like elevators, but let one stop or malfunction with lots of people just makes me want to hyperventilate. I don't like being cramped in tight spaces without a way out. this is why you will never ever see me sitting in the back seat of a 2 door car.


4. heights, don't like airplanes, but it is the quickest way to my moms house. :-( My last plane trip (this past summer) the flight attendants had a few good laughs as I had to hold one's hand as we were taking off, I know I am supposed to be brave for my kids, but when it comes to flying, I just can't be!!

5.Bumper to bumper traffic. It makes me want to panic.

6. Germs gross me out too. I have pissed off many people who work in grocery stores, especially cashiers that blow their nose then want to ring up your purchases, I have been known to pull out my hand sanitizer and ask them to use it along with "How would you like me to blow my nose, and touch YOUR food purchases?"

I don't like using toilets (outside my house) not just in public places, but even at my friends houses. Same goes for touching door knobs at other peoples houses too!!

I don't mind shaking someone's hand, but as soon as we are through, I will use hand sanitizer!!!!

7. the soles of shoes that are worn outside. Yuck, these things have been everywhere!!! This is why we take our shoes off once we walk into our house.

Ok, if I keep going you all may think I have issues..:) , so I will stop here.
 
Another germ phobe here. I can relate to nasty door knobs, elevator buttons, and grocery carts. I open doors with my hip whenever possible. My pet peeve is when cashiers lick their fingers before counting back my bills (especially when they work in a restaurant!) I hate to see a waiter or cashier coughing and sniffling. When my college students hand me their papers after sneezing for an entire class period, I immediately sanitize my hands. When somebody on campus (typically a young male, age 20) showers everyone in the elevator with germs, I struggle hard not to glower at him. When I was in grad. school, I managed a bistro that made me senstive to this issue. The young guys who worked in the kitchen would emerge from the bathroom not having washed their hands (the sink was in full view of the bar, so I could see in), and they would proceed to place bread, lettuce, and other foodstuffs on customers' plates. The waiters would bus tables, sticking their fingers in dirty glasses and transporting them back to the kitchen. Then they would blithely go about tearing lettuce and preparing salads for customers. Having tried to manage folks in a restaurant, I can rarely stomach eating out, and when I do, I try not to think about the sanitary offenses taking place in the kitchen. I prefer my own kitchen where I know for sure the conditions are sanitary, and the cooks are conscious. Yes, I'm a germ phobe. I wash my hands a lot.

And I'm with the above poster about nasty funk on the bottom of shoes. My husband and I never wear outdoor shoes in our house, but keep them on a rack outside the door. Only indoor shoes or slipper are worn in the house. Again, I'm a germ phobe. I probably take it much too far.
Manmohini
 
>When my college students hand me
>their papers after sneezing for an entire class period, I
>immediately sanitize my hands.

Amen. When I first started teaching, one of the veterans near retirement would grade papers wearing yellow rubber gloves. I thought it was extreme but found it somewhat amusing. Until I spent that entire year being sick w/ one bug after another. I am now MUCH more careful about not touching my face, washing hands as often as I can, and using the hand sanitizer when I can't. I slipped up once this year while grading a stack of notebooks, and sure enough, I was sick the next day. Coincidence? I don't think so! It is truly an endless cycle of germs in school.
 
I'm not sure if this is a phobia, but the only thing that really makes me crazy it TIME. I hate being late and live with a houseful of dawdlers. I hate having a list of errands and chores and knowing there aren't enough hours in the day to get everything done. When I start thinking of everything I want to accomplish in a day and where I want to be at what time, my stomach ties in a knot and my shoulder muscles tense up. I start hyperventaliting if we are going somewhere and I know we'll be late, even if it is only a couple minutes and time doesn't really matter. Is that a phobia?
 
I'm diagnosed OCD does that count? I check, recheck and check again. When I'm stressed its at its worse and sometimes its a nightmare. I'm alot worse at night.

Also I don't like heights. My DH is frigtened of spiders but he'd never hurt one.

Strange how the mind works.

Laura
:)
 
I'm not sure, Robin, but I think a phobia is something that absolutely terrifies you. I have only one phobia, but 5,678,242 anxieties. I understand how you feel about being late, although for certain events, like parties with my in-laws, I make a point of arriving as late as possible. :p ;) Do you ever make any exceptions?
 
1. Spiders-I have tried over the years to get over this slightly silly fear to no avail. Oh well!
2. Clowns-I am one of those people who are not amused by them and they always seem to seek me out! Which in turn, freaks me out! :)
 
Nancy, yes, it is probably more of an axiety then a phobia. Even if I try to get someplace "fashionable late" I usually end up there early. So many times I've had to find a place to park and watch my clock, so I don't show up too early. When we are on vacation, I don't wear my watch, but end up asking my DH what time it is.
 
Oh, my phobia is ROACHES.
I once woke up my DH in the middle of the night to get him to kill a roach. I know they can't hurt me, but I hate 'em!! My exterminator said a roach can crawl through a crack in your house that is only one sixty-fourth of an inch big!!
 
Phobias:

*Heights - BIG TIME!!!
*Bridges that are high (LA has major high bridges that I have to close my eyes .. I picture the car going off the side .. Dh thinks I am insane about bridges)
*Big flocks of birds flying erradically freak me out (yes saw THE BIRDS movie when little scared the living crap outta me)
* getting lost or loosing someone

Things that I don't like:
* Crowds (yet I Christmas shop the week b-4 Christmas)
* Getting stranded
* Clowns (creepy little things IMHO)
* Roaches
* any insect/creature w/lots of legs (Catauba worms really freak me out)
* Rats (eeeeeewwwwwwww)

things that scare me but I find facinating:
* bad weather (lightning and wind)
* tornados / hurricanes
* storms at sea
* Sharks (or any other large sea animal)
 
I have a problem being in rooms with closed doors. That sounds like claustrophobia, but it's only closed doors in public places, like church or in a meeting. I'm okay until they close the doors to get started and then I get uncomfortable and have to remember to "breathe" and relax. I'm okay in airplanes, and in restaurants, so it's not in all enclosed spaces. Somebody help me. LOL x( :eek:
 
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