Rodrigo Posted April 18, 2014 Report Share Posted April 18, 2014 Blood has iron in it :neutral: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gαr Posted April 18, 2014 Report Share Posted April 18, 2014 Surprised no one has said trypophobia, the fear of repeating patterns, especially holes, which I have. I have no other phobias I can think of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goddamnit names are a pain Posted April 18, 2014 Report Share Posted April 18, 2014 Don't forget Aixophobia. I found one that means the same thing homophobia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Rai Posted April 18, 2014 Report Share Posted April 18, 2014 Surprised no one has said trypophobia, the fear of repeating patterns, especially holes, which I have. I have no other phobias I can think of.Also, literally have no clue how trypophobia is not officially recognised as a phobia. I think most people have it.It's one of the those really odd phobias that technically aren't medically recognised. I think it's a biological thing; a natural aversion to holes, because of the possibility that things like disease can get in, and that things could get out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gαr Posted April 18, 2014 Report Share Posted April 18, 2014 It's one of the those really odd phobias that technically aren't medically recognised. I think it's a biological thing; a natural aversion to holes, because of the possibility that things like disease can get in, and that things could get out. I remember reading somewhere that it's due to our tendency for wholeness and completeness, sort of like OCD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Makο Posted April 18, 2014 Report Share Posted April 18, 2014 Surprised no one has said trypophobia, the fear of repeating patterns, especially holes, which I have. I have no other phobias I can think of. Honestly surprised someone beat me to it, actually. I only recently learned that it had a name, and boy was I glad I could narrow it down. Otherwise, no other real PHOBIAS, per se, but being in the middle of the deep blue makes me all uncomfortable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tentacruel Posted April 18, 2014 Report Share Posted April 18, 2014 Anablephobia- Fear of looking up. What the actual f***. I actually feel this from time to time. If I lean my head back and look up at the sky I get disoriented a bit. Would necessarily call it a fear though. Oh, on roller coasters, I'm fine looking down. Terrified of looking up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evilfusion Posted April 18, 2014 Report Share Posted April 18, 2014 A fear of looking up actually makes sense to me. It's a natural blindspot for humans, who don't have predators and such that would attack from above. A fear of looking up may be linked to the idea of being attacked/ambushed from something you can't see lurking above you. And one common way to avoid that fear is to pretend it doesn't exist, or avoid acknowledging it. If you can't see it, it must not be there, or it isn't real. Outdoors, the same fear of attacks from above would still be present, but worsened by the vastness of the sky. It would be a parallel to looking down from a mountain, but much, much worse. It would be the concept of infinite oblivion in the sky, and that's a terrifying concept. (Think Stone Tower in LOZ: Majora's Mask). I don't have a fear of looking up, and might be baffled by people who are, but I can sympathize with the possible fears. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EPTinYugi Posted April 18, 2014 Report Share Posted April 18, 2014 What I have: Fear of heights. Fear of anything that looks like an insect (ex. arachnids, some crustaceans, and basically anything with multiple legs.) Fear of helicopters (one tried to kill me.) Fear of death (duh, plus I believed I have sinned, or there may be no afterlife.) Semi: Fear of asymmetrical things (not too much but I closed my eyes for the second half of The Dark Knight after Two Face showed up.) Fear of talking to women. Fear of meeting girlfriend's parents (I don't have one but I would be sweating bullets.) Fear of stupid opinions or idiocy. Fear of opinions. Fear of people thinking that one commenter is representation of all Black people/ or anyone in the same cause as you (being neutral is hard.) Conquered, a little: Fear of the dark. Fear of The Terminator (I'm cool with Arnold now.) Oprahphobia: Fear of Oprah (If you ever watched MADTV with Oprah sketches, you would understand.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simping For Hina Posted April 18, 2014 Report Share Posted April 18, 2014 Phobophobia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fusion X. Denver Posted April 18, 2014 Report Share Posted April 18, 2014 Athazagoraphobia- Fear of being forgotten or ignored or forgetting Entomophobia- Fear of insects (not super afraid, but I severely dislike them) And I'm surprised this isn't a thing yet, but my biggest phobia would be fear of the future. Uncertainty can be maddening at times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordCowCowCowCowCowCowCowCow Posted April 18, 2014 Report Share Posted April 18, 2014 I just had a harrowing experience in the bathroom. (Let me finish) I was washing my hands, when out of the corner of my eye, I swore I saw movement, looked like a hand reaching. I turned, nothing. Now I'm fully awake and paranoid. I suppose it would be more massive paranoia and anxiety then fear but similar. Though I find I have a bit of a fear of mirrors, and feeling I'm not alone in small spaces. My bathroom is terrifying to me some nights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EPTinYugi Posted April 18, 2014 Report Share Posted April 18, 2014 Athazagoraphobia- Fear of being forgotten or ignored or forgetting And I'm surprised this isn't a thing yet, but my biggest phobia would be fear of the future. Uncertainty can be maddening at times. A lot of people have that, though it might be too common for a term. I also have that Athazagoraphobia, but not that much. I think it's mostly me thinking my friends don't actually like me and find me so annoying; they just want me gone and forget me. I'm paranoid on what they think of me and why they ask to hang out with me but I fell I'm too paranoid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smear Posted April 18, 2014 Report Share Posted April 18, 2014 BUGS. SPIDERS.FDUCK ALL OF THEM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flash Flyer - Sakura Posted April 18, 2014 Report Share Posted April 18, 2014 Insects (well, mostly butterflies and their night cousins). The latter scare the heck out of me. Death Failing courses in college That's about it, I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zauls Posted April 19, 2014 Report Share Posted April 19, 2014 Entomophobia - Fear of insects. I have it reaaaally badly. Also can't do most things that involve talking to people that I don't know as well as social situations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyng Posted April 22, 2014 Report Share Posted April 22, 2014 Just to be clear, the people here who claim to have these phobias...you do realize that, for it to be classified as a phobia, it must be an irrational fear in proportion to the actual stimulus, right? I feel like people're using the term incredibly casually, when phobias are something a lot more serious than people think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zauls Posted April 22, 2014 Report Share Posted April 22, 2014 Just to be clear, the people here who claim to have these phobias...you do realize that, for it to be classified as a phobia, it must be an irrational fear in proportion to the actual stimulus, right? I feel like people're using the term incredibly casually, when phobias are something a lot more serious than people think. When there is a spider/bee/wasp etc in my room, I run away screaming and don't go back in there until someone has gotten rid of it. I think I have a pretty bad phobia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flash Flyer - Sakura Posted April 22, 2014 Report Share Posted April 22, 2014 The last two are rational, since the last thing any of us would want to do is get stung by a bee/wasp. Though yes, the screaming is a bit excessive. I mentioned earlier that I have a phobia towards insects; this is mostly butterflies and their cousins. If I see one, I try to get away from it (or if I see it on TV/on the computer, I either switch the channel/close tab right away or go into the next room). This is for real life ones though; if it's an anime or something (i.e. Butterfree, Vivillion, Beautifly, w/e), those I'm not afraid of. Yeah, I think this one is the worst. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smear Posted April 22, 2014 Report Share Posted April 22, 2014 I'm extremely scared of all spiders, even daddy long-legs even thought they physically can not do any harm to you. I mean like, I won't even go near it to kill it I will leave my room at 3am and just stand near the door while almost crying. I am absolutely terrified. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Syo Kurusu Posted April 22, 2014 Report Share Posted April 22, 2014 I'm really scared of insects. I screamed loudly when a bug crawled up my leg. I've never even heard myself scream before so I'm highly certain its a phobia ;w; Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tentacruel Posted April 22, 2014 Report Share Posted April 22, 2014 I mentioned earlier that I have a phobia towards insects; this is mostly butterflies and their cousins. If I see one, I try to get away from it (or if I see it on TV/on the computer, I either switch the channel/close tab right away or go into the next room). This is for real life ones though; if it's an anime or something (i.e. Butterfree, Vivillion, Beautifly, w/e), those I'm not afraid of. Yeah, I think this one is the worst. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Syo Kurusu Posted April 22, 2014 Report Share Posted April 22, 2014 omg I'm so done xD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urayne Posted April 22, 2014 Report Share Posted April 22, 2014 Acrophobia- Fear of heights. Apiphobia- Fear of bees. Anuptaphobia- Fear of staying single. i dont give a flying fuck about anything exept these... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(GigaDrillBreaker) Posted April 25, 2014 Report Share Posted April 25, 2014 Just to be clear, the people here who claim to have these phobias...you do realize that, for it to be classified as a phobia, it must be an irrational fear in proportion to the actual stimulus, right? I feel like people're using the term incredibly casually, when phobias are something a lot more serious than people think. Yes. I receive physical symptoms (i.e. light-headedness, nausea, nervous ticks, sweating, occasional faintness... it sucks) whenever I am in proximity to blood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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