darkSpyro

Lifts (or elevators for u ****head americans)

Used to be terrified of escalators

Flies. If one lands on me I gotta scrub that area with bleach. They send chills all over my body and I'd be happy to be the one who obliterates them once and for all.

pedophiles

Oblivion. Not exactly irrational depending on your viewpoint, though. I'm just really scared of nothing. No senses, no thoughts, just nothing.

Syringes, IVs, anything of the medical needle variety.

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Failure.

Rejection

Snake Clowns...

No, but seriously, Rejection and not being able to achieve my dreams

Stairs :')

Escalators, televisions, anything that involves breaking the skin, death, falling from any height, and any song performed by Alvin and the Chipmunks.

I'm a giant ball of anxiety here.

Heights or altophobia

-any horror stuff involving the eyes ugh, for some reason it makes me gag despite being completely desensitized to everything else
-jim carrey's grinch
-any form of test, i have notoriously bad test anxiety even when its low stakes
-even thinking about the afterlife ****s me up

Being lonely forever. Not just in a romantic relationship, just in general. I'm feeling increasingly more detached from my friends and I feel like such a loner sometimes. I don't like it, man...

I'm a lot more worried about losing my friend Lovely Chris than most other people in my life, which is strange because our friendship is entirely virtual. I'm overly attached to him, and can't imagine having a friend quite as, well, lovely as he is. Even weirder than that is that I've never been interested in friends, and don't want a replacement.

I also don't like spiders near me.

Flying Bugs

Low ceilings.
I'm talking about places you can't stand up in.
Tunnels, basically.

I'm afraid of leaves that have been partially eaten by bugs. It's such a weirdly specific thing and I have no explanation for it

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I'm afraid of leaves that have been partially eaten by bugs. It's such a weirdly specific thing and I have no explanation for it

Could be part of trypophobia

Clowns. All because of Steven King's IT. I blame it on my mother and aunt. They made me watch the mini series when I was only six. Some family! Also centipedes. It's just so unnatural and creepy the way they move.

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Lifts (or elevators for u ****head americans)

Used to be terrified of escalators

Flies. If one lands on me I gotta scrub that area with bleach. They send chills all over my body and I'd be happy to be the one who obliterates them once and for all.

Oh, I used to love escalators as a kid. But now... Well, see my below comments! ^_^;

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Syringes, IVs, anything of the medical needle variety.

I'm sorry to hear that, and I wish you the best of luck in overcoming it! People are shocked, proud, and horrified by the fact that I'm not scared of them.

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That's not irrational...!

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Stairs :')

Seriously? Same here! I've gotten better with it over the years, but I still tend to freak out when I have to walk up or especially down a staircase. Strange thing is, I used to love going up and down escalators, but out of nowhere I became afraid of them, too. I'm making a speciic point this year to get rid of this irrational fear, though! I hope you can, too! :-)

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-any horror stuff involving the eyes ugh, for some reason it makes me gag despite being completely desensitized to everything else
-jim carrey's grinch
-any form of test, i have notoriously bad test anxiety even when its low stakes
-even thinking about the afterlife ****s me up

Oh? I used to be horrified to death of him, but one day it just wasn't scary to me anymore, and I watched the whole movie through without being scared. I was pretty satisfied with myself. I hope yours can go away as well! ^_^

Well, I used to be terrified of bees. People told me that if I ever got stung it would hurt so bad I would cry, and pass out, and all that jazz...

Then I got stung, and I was like...

That's it?

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Well, I used to be terrified of bees. People told me that if I ever got stung it would hurt so bad I would cry, and pass out, and all that jazz...

Then I got stung, and I was like...

That's it?

My thoughts exactly.

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Quote: DannySleepTalks

Well, I used to be terrified of bees. People told me that if I ever got stung it would hurt so bad I would cry, and pass out, and all that jazz...

Then I got stung, and I was like...

That's it?

My thoughts exactly.

Thank you! I'm so glad someone else gets it! What was with all the hype if that was gonna be it...?

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Well, I used to be terrified of bees. People told me that if I ever got stung it would hurt so bad I would cry, and pass out, and all that jazz...

Then I got stung, and I was like...

That's it?

My thoughts exactly.

Thank you! I'm so glad someone else gets it! What was with all the hype if that was gonna be it...?

Well, bees are a rational fear. A whole bunch of them can kill you, especially if you're allergic, so that is a fear that's understandable. Sure, if it's just one bee, you're just like, meh. But have a whole hive and your opinion can change drastically.

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My thoughts exactly.

Thank you! I'm so glad someone else gets it! What was with all the hype if that was gonna be it...?

Well, bees are a rational fear. A whole bunch of them can kill you, especially if you're allergic, so that is a fear that's understandable. Sure, if it's just one bee, you're just like, meh. But have a whole hive and your opinion can change drastically.

Very true! Yeah, bees are a completely rational fear, but thanks to some people, I was irrationally afraid! X3 In fact, I had reason to suspect I might be allergic due to family members having allergies, but thankfully, I must not be...

If it's a bunch, though, totally...

Run. Like. Hell.



Seriously, though, no joke...

Well, people like to exaggerate, perhaps to make you as afraid as them. Like the fear of lizards, or frogs. They can't do any harm to you, yet you'll see people jumping and squealing when one of the critters jump on them.

That's so mean, tho ;~;

XD Yeah, you're right. I love lizards, myself.

And frogs too! Especially these li'l guys...!

That looks like one of my own. Is that a Puerto Rican tree frog? Certainly looks like it. They're quite abundant here

Speaking of fears again, that Beedril image you provided me reminded me of something; have you noticed how Pokemon seem to concentrate of certain species as mean? Not only Beedril. You have some like Ursaring. They had quite a nasty reputation in the Pokemon universe, just like grizzly bears and their temper.

Roller coasters and fun fair rides. I can't even smile or laugh on them. I haven't gone on one in years because they've only ever been a terrifying experience for me. Maybe it won't be bad now that I'm older but even as a kid/teen, my peers never had problems so I think it's just something inherent to me. It might have to do with the fact I'm not in control and don't know the person who is, because I can handle a fast moving vehicle just fine.

Also, eye horror or uncanny valley horror. I won't run away screaming, but I might freeze and stare for a sec the first time. Then always look away if I know it's coming.



Also to a lesser degree, technology/glitch horror. Like if I'm watching a video on some sort of meta fictional horror game or something similar and my laptop starts buffering the video at an overly convenient time, then I'll get paranoid.

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That looks like one of my own. Is that a Puerto Rican tree frog? Certainly looks like it. They're quite abundant here :D

Speaking of fears again, that Beedril image you provided me reminded me of something; have you noticed how Pokemon seem to concentrate of certain species as mean? Not only Beedril. You have some like Ursaring. They had quite a nasty reputation in the Pokemon universe, just like grizzly bears and their temper.

The coquí, yeah! I love 'em, there so cute!

Yeah, omg, I think about that sometimes! I thought it a little unfair, because I like some of the Pokémon they depict as mean, and I wish there were friendlier ones sometimes. XD I think Beedrill and Ursaring are probably common fears in the Pokémon universe!

^Oh, so you do know their common name. I used the long name cause I didn't think you knew their native name. So I was right. Yeah, there are plenty here at home, and I have to get them out of the house on a daily basis cause my mom is afraid of them

As for Pokemon, you're right. That is unfair. It's sad how many animals have such a dastard reputation because of how they are displayed in fiction. Sharpedo is another one, though it's not as often at least, but still doesn't help much. No doubt many people fear sharks, and even today, they still do movies where sharks are the monsters. I really pity them. Fear leads to slaughter. Sure, Sharks have killed people, but it doesn't even begin to compare how much worse is the other way around

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^Oh, so you do know their common name. I used the long name cause I didn't think you knew their native name. So I was right. Yeah, there are plenty here at home, and I have to get them out of the house on a daily basis cause my mom is afraid of them :roll:

As for Pokemon, you're right. That is unfair. It's sad how many animals have such a dastard reputation because of how they are displayed in fiction. Sharpedo is another one, though it's not as often at least, but still doesn't help much. No doubt many people fear sharks, and even today, they still do movies where sharks are the monsters. I really pity them. Fear leads to slaughter. Sure, Sharks have killed people, but it doesn't even begin to compare how much worse is the other way around :(

Haha, yeah, I love coquí so much, and I've long been fascinated by Puerto Rican culture and wildlife. How do you feel about coquí frogs? It must be tough for you if you like them and your mom doesn't! XD

Wow, it's so cool that you think the same as me on that. Yeah, Sharpedo, too. And basically all Poison-types have got a bad name thanks to all of the evil teams (Rocket, Galactic, etc.) that use them. :-( It's just like in real life with real animals. Sharks are... admittedly, kind of scary, but I love them anyway! X3 It's terrible when a shark or any animal hurts or kills someone, but unless you're trying to defend yourself, or it's for food, I don't think people should kill animals either. Not just because they're scared of them! D:

I'm terrified of dogs. Ever since I was chased by one when I was about 8, I have never been comfortable around dogs unless they're on a leash. Of course my dad doesn't understand and just tries to force me to interact with dogs at every opportunity, as if that's going to help.

I can't stand feeling or even seeing things touch the insides of people's forearms or sides of their necks. If I see a scene on TV where someone has a blade held up to their neck, or are injecting something into their forearm, I have to look away. My classmates keep drawing on the insides of their forearms for some reason during class, and every time I see it I flinch and have to look away. I think this is because when I was much younger, my little brother broke a glass door and ended up with broken glass in his forearm just inches away from an artery. My I overheard my parents say something like "I'm glad it didn't land a couple inches down, or you might be in the emergency room now," and it's terrified me forever

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Oblivion

The Deadlands, Coldharbour, or the Shivering Isles?

Spiders

Getting my actual irrational fear out there

Speed

Insects getting into my ear

I had a bee fly near my ear and it freaked me out so bad that I began covering my ears when I went back outside

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Insects getting into my ear

I had a bee fly near my ear and it freaked me out so bad that I began covering my ears when I went back outside

Yeah I had an incident like that

A wasp came out of nowhere and went into my ear, I started freaking out and covering my ear and the wasp stung me in the earlobe

Thanos

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Insects getting into my ear

I had a bee fly near my ear and it freaked me out so bad that I began covering my ears when I went back outside

Yeah I had an incident like that

A wasp came out of nowhere and went into my ear, I started freaking out and covering my ear and the wasp stung me in the earlobe

Then try sleeping with mosquitoes zooming in your ears every night!

I know it's probably not completely irrational, but being alone in the world genuinely terrifies me.

Like I know my parents are gonna die before me and while not a pleasant thought since I love my parents, I can accept that fact. However, I have lost one sister to a disease (Cystic Fibrosis) and my other sister has the same thing. Thankfully, she isn't as bad when it comes to her health, but I know it is gonna shorten her life span many years and no doubt she will die before me too. These facts really scare me to the point that sometimes I don't sleep. I'm just terrified that one day my immediate family (I don't have the best relationship with cousins, aunts and uncles) will all be gone and I'll be by myself.

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Being lonely forever. Not just in a romantic relationship, just in general. I'm feeling increasingly more detached from my friends and I feel like such a loner sometimes. I don't like it, man...

Took the words right out of my mouth.

australians

bees
spiders
heights
falling asleep on the bus

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Getting my actual irrational fear out there

Speed

Sonic is the best horror game.

Wasps and hornets.
Large swarms of insects or spiders.
Losing the people I love or care about.
Dying in my sleep.
Getting a virus on my computer.
Underachievement.
Large, hooved animals running near me. I feel like they're gonna trample on me.