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Post by Lapis on Dec 15, 2015 2:20:28 GMT -5
Do you have any phobias?
A phobia is an irrational fear, often ingrained by some form of past experience.
When I was little I was subconsciously taught that 13 was a dangerous number. I lived in an apartment where the number 13 didn't exist on the elevator buttons because of how revered triskaidekaphobia is. Does this mean that I fear the number 13? Well, I don't fear the number because there's really no reason to. It's a superstition.
Sometimes I hurt myself accidentally, or sometimes something unlucky happens to me, but rarely will I look at the clock and see the number 13 during these occasions. This has helped me overcome this irrational phobia I had when I was little. Nothing particularly unlucky has happened to me during the 13th day of well.. anything.
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Post by NidoKingdra on Dec 15, 2015 2:22:21 GMT -5
Yeah, I'm an acrophobe. Heights... I can't do it. I just can't :S
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Lisia
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Post by Lisia on Dec 15, 2015 3:09:08 GMT -5
Thankfully, I don't have any irrational fears nowadays other than mild social anxiety in certain situations. However, as a child I had legit germ phobia where I was hyper-aware of my surroundings and how clean/dirty I assumed things were and I would wash my hands so much they would eventually crack and bleed...
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Scandal
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Post by Scandal on Dec 15, 2015 4:01:01 GMT -5
I'm scared of heights and bugs (especially spiders)... leads me to trying to get rid of them to avoid having them in my room .__. But I wouldn't say my fears of either are as large as some other people's, just that I'd prefer not to deal with them if I had a choice not to. I'm fine with flying in aeroplanes though, I think my main fear from heights is falling and being in an aircraft seems to mitigate most of that danger.
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Post by Eru Ilúvatar on Dec 15, 2015 5:24:47 GMT -5
I'm terrified of long limbs creepy crawlies. That includes spiders, cockroaches, other long limb insects, etc. They're just absolutely disgusting and I just nope myself away from them.
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PokeZone
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Post by PokeZone on Dec 19, 2015 22:42:22 GMT -5
Heights. If you go up at top of apartment building and see down the street. This is where I start to throw up... my goodness... it's too scary.
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Post by Lapis on Dec 20, 2015 12:23:42 GMT -5
A lot of people here are afraid of heights!
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Post by Eru Ilúvatar on Dec 20, 2015 21:02:32 GMT -5
A lot of people here are afraid of heights! All humans are afraid of heights since they are born. It's just a matter of whether or not they get over it so really, not very surprising xD
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Post by Lapis on Dec 20, 2015 23:46:16 GMT -5
Pfft I'm totally over it.
Not really.
xD
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Post by Eru Ilúvatar on Dec 21, 2015 0:27:28 GMT -5
Pfft I'm totally over it. Not really. xD You should visit the Victoria Tower in Melbourne. On the 97th (ish) floor, there is a sky box thing that extends out of the building and is made of glass. You can look straight down and see teeny tiny people and tiny cars. It's amazing xD
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Post by Noa on Dec 21, 2015 23:14:40 GMT -5
I'm not REALLY super scared of anything but a few things do spook me out. The most irrational thing I'm scared of is fish. It's hard for me to look at them for too long. So creepy! When I'm in the ocean surrounded by fish, I freak out, unless they're small. I'm also scared of people being upset with me. I guess since I have anxiety I'm slightly scared of everything? Eek!
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Post by Eru Ilúvatar on Dec 21, 2015 23:53:49 GMT -5
I'm not REALLY super scared of anything but a few things do spook me out. The most irrational thing I'm scared of is fish. It's hard for me to look at them for too long. So creepy! When I'm in the ocean surrounded by fish, I freak out, unless they're small. I'm also scared of people being upset with me. I guess since I have anxiety I'm slightly scared of everything? Eek! I live in a fishing village. You should visit sometime, there are fish practically everywhere! xD
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