Phobias
 

What kind of phobias do people have here?

I hate heights, deep water, and going through clouds.

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heights and spiders

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Spiders.......................uuuuuugh, horrible, nasty critters.

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Heights
lack of control - May be an odd one that, I dont need to be in control of a situation (Im not a control freak), I just can't stand beeing completeley out of control in any situation.
And another slightly odd one... Medium sized spiders (I love the tiny ones, and the massive ones but those ones inbetween like the biggest we get in this country freak me out)

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Bananas :disturbd:

It's the stringy and mushy brown bits :disturbd:

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Moths, well anything that is small and flies really. I think its the hairyness of moths which gets me!

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Aeroplanes! :Yikes:
I'm not to keen on heights (but did manage the London Eye a few weeks ago without too much of a panic) but until a short while ago even driving past an airport was a no-no. It's not a fear of flying - just the planes! I have even been known to run for cover if I see a low flying one. :Sprint:
I am trying to overcome my phobia now - I have set a target to be able to go on holiday abroad later this year - I've had a trip to Heathrow just to look :sick: and can drive on the M11 without freaking out when I pass Stanstead and Duxford! :D

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Marraige!

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Spiders - When I see a large furry one I can do a passable warp speed away from it:Sprint:

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I have "Casserolaphobia".

"Fear of Casseroles", I cannot stand them... lol

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I think you will find actually going on a plane, quite exiting, the acceleration during take-off will come as a surprise, for a start. Once flying, it isn't much different to being on a coach, except for the view, which is great, except over the sea, which is a bit boring. Landing is not as scarey as you might imagine - the worst bit is the pressure change affecting your ears, usually the cabin staff hand out boiled sweets, which can help to 'pop' your ears & equalise the pressure. :)

Funny thing - I don't like heights, but looking down out of a plane doesn't seem the same as, say, off the edge of a cliff - you'll love it :tu:

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Spiders & dentists ... both of them make my skin crawl.

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No phobias as such but the ocean unsettles me......something to do with watching Jaws when I was little

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Spiders, dentists *shudder*, cows (was chased by some when I was younger) and any flying animal - birds, moths, butterflies etc.

Would love to know where these "irrational" phobias come from though!

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Dunno if it's a phobia or not, but I can't stand clowns :eek: and never have liked them. I think it's the film of IT and the awful harlequin thing in Poltergeist - put it this way, I don't think I'm ever going to the circus!