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[Captain Fabulous]

Comes from the Greek word phobos, meaning "fear." To be clear, a phobia is an irrational fear, like arachnophobia, not something completely reasonable like the fear of bears that are currently mauling you.

So ITT: your phobias, and explaining why they are scary to people who don't find them scary.

I have arachnophobia and, to a smaller degree, entomophobia. No, that's not the fear of walking trees, that's the fear of insects. Most insects I'm alright with, unless they have a fuckton of legs, excessively long legs, or a nightmarish combination of those. That also explains my arachnophobia too, I guess. Some insects can also fly, which I hate because they get in your face and hair and ears, and with all those legs and wings, that's not cool at all.

Here is another good example of everything I detest about the Insecta class.

I have a phobia request, too: trypophobia, the fear of small holes. If this picture is horrible to look at, you've got it. Could you maybe make small holes scary for me? I'm afraid I don't understand this one at all.

[Cripplechair]

I'd say stairs/ledges, though all things considered, I think that's a pretty rational concern for me.

Does paranoia count? Because I'm constantly kind of afraid someone is going to track me down and persecute me using my net activity/history. I can't think of a -phobia word off the top of my head to match that though.

[Captain Fabulous]

I'd say stairs/ledges, though all things considered, I think that's a pretty rational concern for me.

Yeah, I wouldn't call that a phobia either, ledges are a reasonable thing to avoid when each one might as well be a cliff.

Does paranoia count? Because I'm constantly kind of afraid someone is going to track me down and persecute me using my net activity/history. I can't think of a -phobia word off the top of my head to match that though.

I think that's just a mild paranoia. Everyone feels that way about something. Well, I would, if I gave even a bit of a fuck.


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[trickybilly]

I have arachnophobia and, to a smaller degree, entomophobia.

1) Find an ants nest and show them who`s boss! If you comfront your fear it`ll totally disappear.

2) As for small holes, many have fear from them. Especially on their first real date. Joke aside, people might just fear something is in those holes. Like a snake or a rat. Comes from the state of insecurity, when you associate danger with many things you observe. Hole+insecurity=something is in the hole. Fear and insecurity can imagine danger everywhere. It already rendered nations, skin color or women dangerous (preachers of male dominance). These or just hunches tho, I`m not a psychiatrist...

[Wild Desu]

I don't feel like looking up the fancy terms..but I have a fear of ghosts and paranormal shit..and also a fascination.

As far as trypophobia goes..I actually think that stuff is pleasing and fascinating to look at.

Oh yeah, and here is a little gift for Fab

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Be glad you don't live in the American deserts

[Captain Fabulous]

[quote name='trickybilly']1) Find an ants nest and show them who`s boss! If you comfront your fear it`ll totally disappear.[/QUOTE]
Oddly enough, I'm fine with ants. Obviously no one wants them swarming all over one's skin, but having a couple on me would be fine. NOTE: ants are the ONLY bug this applies to.

2) As for small holes, many have fear from them. Especially on their first real date. Joke aside, people might just fear something is in those holes.[/QUOTE]

No, the fear encompasses porous surfaces like pumice and holes in people, like dental cavities. Don't go suggesting new ways to make this fear even worse.

[quote name='WD']I don't feel like looking up the fancy terms..but I have a fear of ghosts and paranormal shit..and also a fascination.[/QUOTE]
Phasmophobia, fear of ghosts. I couldn't find anything for the paranormal in general.

[Wild Desu]

I was hoping you would have reacted to my lovely picture :c

[Drunken Applesauce]

I have an almost deathly fear of spiders. I see one, I almost piss myself. I see a huge one, I almost shit my pants. I just cannot stand spiders. I also have a fear of the paranormal, but I dont think you could call it a phobia so much as a natural reaction. I do love researching the paranormal, though, because of experiences in my life when I've seen things and felt things.

(On a side note, my dad and I have been considering doing an investigation of sorts in his apartment because we've both seen something. We're not really sure if you'd call it a ghost because it's not really something you can describe. It's just there. He actually talked to the landlord and figured out that the apartment he's in has actually had deaths in it before, so it should be pretty interesting.)

[DoubleThink]

Pretty much the same as Fab regarding spiders and other creepies. I'm not sure I'm technically arachnophobic, since it's not like my chest seizes up upon seeing a huntsman, but I will not go to sleep until that fucker is either dead or put outside (usually by someone else in the household).

NOTE: ants are the ONLY bug this applies to.

Lady bugs :3 Also non-stingy caterpillars, flutterbyes, millipedes and silverfish. House flies are fine too, because they behave sensibly and don't fly/walk like they're on meth.

Additionally I have a fear of heights (acrophobia), but I'm filing that under "perfectly rational" (and again I'm not sure I have it that seriously).

[Drunken Applesauce]

Pretty much the same as Fab regarding spiders and other creepies. I'm not sure I'm technically arachnophobic, since it's not like my chest seizes up upon seeing a huntsman

You sly sonofabitch, you just had to tempt me with a hyperlink.
Thanks for the nightmares.