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05 Aug 2012, 4:13 pm

Do you have any phobias that are seen by others as strange?

I have molluscophobia, a fear of slugs and snails, and sometimes worms. I don't even know why I'm scared of them.

Emetophobia, fear of vomit or someone vomiting.


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05 Aug 2012, 4:17 pm

Claustrophobia-

Fear of small spaces and small rooms.


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05 Aug 2012, 4:34 pm

I'm terrified of uneven custers of holes. The smaller, the scarier.

I have one ENORMOUS phobia which I've told ONE PERSON but there really isn't a name for it. I would post it but two of my friends know my username on here and read sometimes and... I'm afraid someone would do it as a prank or something if my friends knew.



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05 Aug 2012, 5:05 pm

I have phobiaphobia - a fear of phobias. Could be worse though - phobiaphobiaphobia sounds worse - the fear of having a fear of phobias.



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06 Aug 2012, 12:33 am

I have a really bad fear of heights.

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06 Aug 2012, 12:59 am

- Arachnophobia (fear of spiders and other arachnids)
- Aerophobia/aviophobia (fear of flying)
- Social phobia (in my case meeting new people, talking on the phone, public speaking etc)



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06 Aug 2012, 2:32 am

Molluscophobia -- I didn't even know there was a name for that until I read this thread.

Also, the one about holes, that I can't remember the name of.

And a bit of agoraphobia. I've also developed over the years a fear of going places far from home by myself. I used to feel like traveling was adventurous but now it makes me feel desolate. Fortunately, I almost never have a reason to have to travel somewhere.



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06 Aug 2012, 3:21 am

Agoraphobia and mysophobia



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06 Aug 2012, 3:25 am

I have a fear of spiderwebs which doesn't have a name.

I have a fear of plugging things into electrical outlets.



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06 Aug 2012, 7:29 am

Apple_in_my_Eye wrote:
Also, the one about holes, that I can't remember the name of.


Trypophobia?



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06 Aug 2012, 8:32 am

Arachnophobia, Aerophobia, Carcinophobia, Thanatophobia and an intense fear of contamination (I have OCD).



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06 Aug 2012, 8:43 am

Dromophobia


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06 Aug 2012, 9:35 am

Not sure if they have names but i have a fear of popping balloons and ants



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06 Aug 2012, 11:47 am

Spiders. Even pictures of spiders in newspapers and stuff. In fact they should come with a warning on the front cover.


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06 Aug 2012, 11:49 am

readingbetweenlines wrote:
Spiders. Even pictures of spiders in newspapers and stuff. In fact they should come with a warning on the front cover.


I concur.



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06 Aug 2012, 11:58 am

Wasps. I'm frightened of lots of things, but the only one that is a real phobia is wasps. Even just typing the word is making my skin crawl.