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By *mily36C OP Woman
over a year ago
Bedford (or anywhere beginning with B..!?) |
...phobia? 
Anything weird or bizarre that you are frightened of?
(And no, a hatred of jaffa cakes does not count!  )
For me, I'm frightened of going through carwashes on my own... (yes, in the car before someone says it!)
I HAVE to have someone else in the car with me otherwise I just can not face it, and even thinking about it, it starts to kick off a panicky feeling ...weird, irrational, but it is what it is.
Anyone else care to share?... failing that please can anyone jump in my car with me at my local car wash!
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Driving somewhere I've not been before.
If we're going somewhere new I have to have someone else drive first. Once I've been a passenger on the route then I'm almost always fine to drive it next time.
Waking the dogs off lead, they're great off lead but I always doubt that the one time I need them to come back to me they won't. I've been getting better recently and walking them off lead alot more. I want a dog where they rarely need a lead. |
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By *mily36C OP Woman
over a year ago
Bedford (or anywhere beginning with B..!?) |
"Driving somewhere I've not been before.
If we're going somewhere new I have to have someone else drive first. Once I've been a passenger on the route then I'm almost always fine to drive it next time.
Waking the dogs off lead, they're great off lead but I always doubt that the one time I need them to come back to me they won't. I've been getting better recently and walking them off lead alot more. I want a dog where they rarely need a lead. "
I get the driving bit for you, worse when it's dark? |
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By *mily36C OP Woman
over a year ago
Bedford (or anywhere beginning with B..!?) |
"Looking up at high buildings.
Deep water.
Big fish in tropical tanks."
...so the Shard is a no no?
With you on the deep water... is it the fear of the unknown that could be there? |
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"Driving somewhere I've not been before.
If we're going somewhere new I have to have someone else drive first. Once I've been a passenger on the route then I'm almost always fine to drive it next time.
Waking the dogs off lead, they're great off lead but I always doubt that the one time I need them to come back to me they won't. I've been getting better recently and walking them off lead alot more. I want a dog where they rarely need a lead.
I get the driving bit for you, worse when it's dark?"
Yes! I was driving to Newcastle a few weeks ago, about 6pm so it was dark and there was a 5V accident infront of us plus a truck fire so we had to turn around and do a 5 mile detour down back roads. I'm a country driver so I actually didn't mind it too much but I was still a little stressed out  |
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The underneath of ships.
I can’t stand the thought of being next to a ship either in or out of water near its keel.
First realised when I was young and went to see the Cutty Sark, back when you could go down the steps to her rudder. I came over weird and nearly passed the fuck out. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I hate being in shops with a lot of people
...maybe a reason to be grateful for online shopping expanding?"
Yeah been ordering online for years so am more than happy about it |
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By *mily36C OP Woman
over a year ago
Bedford (or anywhere beginning with B..!?) |
"Cockroaches and earwigs. I scream and run away shivering at the sight of them.
To the point I don't like dates because they remind me of cockroaches... I know, I know. "
I think there could be a few of us right behind you in terms of cockroaches...
...chopped dates are ok though? |
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By *mily36C OP Woman
over a year ago
Bedford (or anywhere beginning with B..!?) |
"Clowns - really bad
And wind turbines  "
Clowns have a lot to answer for, get you on that.
Wind turbines ... hmmm curious - because they are so big, or just eerie as a whole? |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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- cockroaches
- the thought of deep sea at night, and having to get in there.
- oh, and there’s some creepy big reservoir in England. It’s like a big hole in the ground. Pretty sure that would give me the fear. |
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"- cockroaches
- the thought of deep sea at night, and having to get in there.
- oh, and there’s some creepy big reservoir in England. It’s like a big hole in the ground. Pretty sure that would give me the fear."
it's called Manchester. |
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By *mily36C OP Woman
over a year ago
Bedford (or anywhere beginning with B..!?) |
"Mean OP, saying my phobia doesn’t count  "
"Mean OP, saying my phobia doesn’t count "
Hmmm ...do you have panicky feeling seeing a jaffa cake? Truly? Now be honest with us all KBD
If it's just loathing then nop, it don't count |
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By *mily36C OP Woman
over a year ago
Bedford (or anywhere beginning with B..!?) |
"Talking on the phone I avoided it at all cost not even with family I’m fine in person though."
Heck, so lots of texting ... what about voice notes? Or is that still the same? |
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By *mily36C OP Woman
over a year ago
Bedford (or anywhere beginning with B..!?) |
"Driving somewhere I've not been before.
If we're going somewhere new I have to have someone else drive first. Once I've been a passenger on the route then I'm almost always fine to drive it next time.
Waking the dogs off lead, they're great off lead but I always doubt that the one time I need them to come back to me they won't. I've been getting better recently and walking them off lead alot more. I want a dog where they rarely need a lead.
I get the driving bit for you, worse when it's dark?
Yes! I was driving to Newcastle a few weeks ago, about 6pm so it was dark and there was a 5V accident infront of us plus a truck fire so we had to turn around and do a 5 mile detour down back roads. I'm a country driver so I actually didn't mind it too much but I was still a little stressed out "
Oh heck, yep ... chamomile tea or a glass of something stronger at the end of it I hope |
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By *mily36C OP Woman
over a year ago
Bedford (or anywhere beginning with B..!?) |
"The underneath of ships.
I can’t stand the thought of being next to a ship either in or out of water near its keel.
First realised when I was young and went to see the Cutty Sark, back when you could go down the steps to her rudder. I came over weird and nearly passed the fuck out."
Heck, I wonder what that is all about ... |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"...phobia?
Anything weird or bizarre that you are frightened of?
(And no, a hatred of jaffa cakes does not count! )
For me, I'm frightened of going through carwashes on my own... (yes, in the car before someone says it!)
I HAVE to have someone else in the car with me otherwise I just can not face it, and even thinking about it, it starts to kick off a panicky feeling ...weird, irrational, but it is what it is.
Anyone else care to share?... failing that please can anyone jump in my car with me at my local car wash!
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El presidente wonk !  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Elastic bands. I suppose I'm not phobic about them, but they are horrible little things and if I ever see someone hold one in their mouth eeeewwww.
As for balloons being popped , don't get me started.
Max |
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By *mily36C OP Woman
over a year ago
Bedford (or anywhere beginning with B..!?) |
"Myself no not really... husband however is petrified of goats, sheep, polystyrene, cotton wool and porcelain dolls (honestly he hates them all) "
That's quite a mix bag... I thibk I understand the porcelain dolls, they can be creepy |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"The underneath of ships.
I can’t stand the thought of being next to a ship either in or out of water near its keel.
First realised when I was young and went to see the Cutty Sark, back when you could go down the steps to her rudder. I came over weird and nearly passed the fuck out."
Oh my God, THIS!!! I was going to say the underneath of a ship, but left it. It’s terrifying. And those massive chains with the anchor attached.
Literally my worst fear is being in the water (or worse, under it) when a huge ship comes past. Unlikely to happen, but there you go |
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By *mily36C OP Woman
over a year ago
Bedford (or anywhere beginning with B..!?) |
"- cockroaches
- the thought of deep sea at night, and having to get in there.
- oh, and there’s some creepy big reservoir in England. It’s like a big hole in the ground. Pretty sure that would give me the fear."
Sounding like a few of us are ticking these categories with cockroaches and deep water ...
Reservoirs can be creepy places at the best of times  |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Driving somewhere I've not been before.
If we're going somewhere new I have to have someone else drive first. Once I've been a passenger on the route then I'm almost always fine to drive it next time.
Waking the dogs off lead, they're great off lead but I always doubt that the one time I need them to come back to me they won't. I've been getting better recently and walking them off lead alot more. I want a dog where they rarely need a lead. "
To help, always take a tasty treat of high value, cheese, chicken, ham etc, regularly call them back purely for a wee morsel… that way they will come as they will think a tasty treat is on the cards. You can also mix it up with some kibble (if they get kibble) so they don’t just think that it will always be cheese, chicken or ham |
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By *mily36C OP Woman
over a year ago
Bedford (or anywhere beginning with B..!?) |
"I don't like snakes. I've never been been close to one I just not like them. Even if I see one on TV I come over all Indiana Jones. "
... and we all know Harrison Ford can't be wrong!  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I have emetophobia. I have a fear of being sick or seeing someone else being sick. It’s long standing and I haven’t thrown up for over 20 yrs. it’s not something to be proud of, but I’d sooner have hot diarrhoea than puke.  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Don’t like ferry’s cruise ships !
Ridiculous really considering I go to Belgium on tobacco runs !
Have to sleep all trip !
Sea sick fear the boats going to topple  |
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"Balloons, they bloody terrify me
Just the sight of them?... is it the fear of them popping? Or the feel of them?"
I can't be near them, the fear of them popping and then kids who squeeze them and run their hands over them  gives me the fear |
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By *mily36C OP Woman
over a year ago
Bedford (or anywhere beginning with B..!?) |
"Elastic bands. I suppose I'm not phobic about them, but they are horrible little things and if I ever see someone hold one in their mouth eeeewwww.
As for balloons being popped , don't get me started.
Max"
...well it's just wrong to put an elastic band in your mouth anyway... how does anyone know even where it's been? |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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No phobia's and pretty much no fear, I've not encountered anything that scares me yet other than when on holiday I swam out further than my comfort zone and suddenly realised I'm in pretty deep water about 50m or so from shallow water, I wasn't scared just very aware that something could go horribly wrong and I was uneasy with the situation, I suppose I could say a fear of drowning then? |
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By *avie65Man
over a year ago
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"I don't like snakes. I've never been been close to one I just not like them. Even if I see one on TV I come over all Indiana Jones.
... and we all know Harrison Ford can't be wrong! "
Never. He is a teacher. Lol |
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By *mily36C OP Woman
over a year ago
Bedford (or anywhere beginning with B..!?) |
"Needles
Although the pandemic has helped, I had to adjust my former coping mechanism because it's not mask friendly "
Curious ... can we all ask what the former coping mechanism was? |
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By *mily36C OP Woman
over a year ago
Bedford (or anywhere beginning with B..!?) |
"Nope. No phobias. I think many aren't actual phobias either..."
...true, they say we are born without any fears ...then life takes a hold and twists things, irrationally so? |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"The sea.
And submarines.
...submarines ...is that the claustraphobia?"
No, more the thought of them coming to the surface. No idea why but it freaks me out! |
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By *hilloutMan
over a year ago
All over the place! Northwesr, , Southwest |
At one point in the past I was terrified of dogs in general as i'd been attacked more than once.
Overcame it eventually and now have no issues, even with a larger pooch |
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By *mily36C OP Woman
over a year ago
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"Of being closed in I need be sitting facing the door in pubs cafes etc. I need to reassure myself I can see a clear exit route"
...some might say that's part of an inbuilt self preservation mode? |
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By *mily36C OP Woman
over a year ago
Bedford (or anywhere beginning with B..!?) |
"I have emetophobia. I have a fear of being sick or seeing someone else being sick. It’s long standing and I haven’t thrown up for over 20 yrs. it’s not something to be proud of, but I’d sooner have hot diarrhoea than puke. "
Oh heck, so the phrase 'better out than in' is not always applicable |
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By *mily36C OP Woman
over a year ago
Bedford (or anywhere beginning with B..!?) |
"Don’t like ferry’s cruise ships !
Ridiculous really considering I go to Belgium on tobacco runs !
Have to sleep all trip !
Sea sick fear the boats going to topple "
....Eurostar? |
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"Needles
Although the pandemic has helped, I had to adjust my former coping mechanism because it's not mask friendly
Curious ... can we all ask what the former coping mechanism was? "
Biting myself
Doesn't work with a mask on. I tried |
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By (user no longer on site)
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I'm very nervous of going into pubs, restaurants, cafes where I can't see in. If I'm with a group, I will hang back. If I'm meeting someone I will ask to meet them outside (my friends know what a div I am). I pick places I've been to or that I can see directly through the windows. I avoid it so well that I can't remember why or how it feels. |
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By *mily36C OP Woman
over a year ago
Bedford (or anywhere beginning with B..!?) |
"No phobia's and pretty much no fear, I've not encountered anything that scares me yet other than when on holiday I swam out further than my comfort zone and suddenly realised I'm in pretty deep water about 50m or so from shallow water, I wasn't scared just very aware that something could go horribly wrong and I was uneasy with the situation, I suppose I could say a fear of drowning then?"
But you sound like a strong swimmer and fully aware |
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By *mily36C OP Woman
over a year ago
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"The sea.
And submarines.
...submarines ...is that the claustraphobia?
No, more the thought of them coming to the surface. No idea why but it freaks me out!"
Definitely a strange one ... |
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By *mily36C OP Woman
over a year ago
Bedford (or anywhere beginning with B..!?) |
"At one point in the past I was terrified of dogs in general as i'd been attacked more than once.
Overcame it eventually and now have no issues, even with a larger pooch "
That's good news ...they are supposed to be a man's best friend after all |
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By *mily36C OP Woman
over a year ago
Bedford (or anywhere beginning with B..!?) |
"Needles
Although the pandemic has helped, I had to adjust my former coping mechanism because it's not mask friendly
Curious ... can we all ask what the former coping mechanism was?
Biting myself
Doesn't work with a mask on. I tried "
Haha, good point! ...do you just bare with it now? |
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By *mily36C OP Woman
over a year ago
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"I'm very nervous of going into pubs, restaurants, cafes where I can't see in. If I'm with a group, I will hang back. If I'm meeting someone I will ask to meet them outside (my friends know what a div I am). I pick places I've been to or that I can see directly through the windows. I avoid it so well that I can't remember why or how it feels. "
Don't think you're alone on this one... sounds perfectly normal having that nervousness |
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By *mily36C OP Woman
over a year ago
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"I have Ithyphallophobia, which is why I'm always looking for somewhere to hide my boner until it goes away "
Well as long as you don't have a fear of others seeing it ...you'll make it through life! |
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By *mily36C OP Woman
over a year ago
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"Crowds.
And a massively irrational fear of sharks.
Posh 
... no Jaws filmathons for you then Posh?
Oh dear god no. Never seen it, never will 
Posh "
Oh crumbs, really? ...avoid Meg as well then |
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"Needles
Although the pandemic has helped, I had to adjust my former coping mechanism because it's not mask friendly
Curious ... can we all ask what the former coping mechanism was?
Biting myself
Doesn't work with a mask on. I tried
Haha, good point! ...do you just bare with it now?"
Weirdly my phobia got better. I still don't like it, but I grip the chair a bit and maybe whimper. Haha
(I was in one of the vaccine trials. Yes yes, dumbarse Swing got into a *vaccine trial* despite being afraid of needles... I also was on the "give more blood" arm, because of course I was  ) |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Butterflies, moths and spiders.
NBVN x
... archnaphobia yep, especially those big fat huntsman ones "
I am more afraid of butterflies than spiders ... it's odd I know
NBVN x |
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By *mily36C OP Woman
over a year ago
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"Karaoke phobia!
Maybe kill two birds with one stone if I accompany you for carpool wash karaoke therapy...?"
Is that a fear of singing in public, or fear of having to listen to others demolishing songs?
A karaoke carwash ... odder things have been known I'm sure! |
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By *mily36C OP Woman
over a year ago
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"I have minor Trypophobia and am aversion to going over bridges, don't know if there's a word for that. "
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So no sponges, soapy bubbles or honeycomb for you? |
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"I have minor Trypophobia and am aversion to going over bridges, don't know if there's a word for that.
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So no sponges, soapy bubbles or honeycomb for you?"
As long as I don't have to look at them too closely I could manage. |
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"Karaoke phobia!
Maybe kill two birds with one stone if I accompany you for carpool wash karaoke therapy...?
Is that a fear of singing in public, or fear of having to listen to others demolishing songs?
A karaoke carwash ... odder things have been known I'm sure! "
Haha the singing I think, although liquid courage has been known to be an effective, if temporary, cure!
The oddest of things can often be the best |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Does social anxiety Count?
That, and driving
I hear you ... I hope Covid and lockdown hasn't made that social element worse xx"
To be honest other than the death and tragedies others suffered, I personally have loved the last 18months!!! |
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By *avie65Man
over a year ago
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"Missmatched socks.
I cannot even contemplate wearing odd socks.
Max"
It is just wrong. I never buy socks with the same pattern of colour as you always end up with some washed more than others. It's a pain trying to match to blighters up. |
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