Irrational fears you have?

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Another irrational fear I have is being lobotomized. In my mind, that is the worst thing in the world that someone could do to me. There's practically no chance of it happening these days, but it's still something I fear.

- Spiders
- Insects
- Flying
- Going to the dentist (especially the metal against teeth part)
- Going to new places by bus/train (if I'm alone)
- Public speaking

EDIT: Oh and phone calls and meeting new people.

-going to new places
-phone calls
-meeting new people
-unrehearsed conversations
-phone calls
-PHONE CALLS

Yeah, I know phone calls is on there three times.

Suffocating
Creatures from the sea. Especially from the deep, dark sea part.
Enclosed spaces where I feel like I cannot escape.
Crowds.

Probably others, but I can't think of what they are right now.

not so much stuff outside me.. like things or beasts..
fear is that i do stuff WRONG.. i make it big in my head.. f*****g frustrating..
dunno if its cause they told me alot or its just me.. am trying to be ok with me.. scream to meself.. ITS OK.. yea yeah
doesnt stick

My fears are:

Fire
Burglars

People

escalators

Heights (so bad I never learned how to use a bike) Also, being in really tall buildings makes me a bit uneasy.

Black toilet seats.

Big thick water pipes
Elevated road sections
The stairs at home (this one I've managed to beat)

Vomiting
Snow
Fires
Spiders
Death
Humiliation
Loss

Lucky for me my fears are common in most people, apart from snow. And maybe other people perceive humiliation in a different way.

Death
Blood
Spider/Bugs
FEAR
Enemies
Humiliation
Poverty
Losing control
Headaches
Heights
Diseases
Oceans
Aliens/Strange Creatures
Phone calls
Public speaking

I also forgot to mention that I have a fear of failure. I am always trying to be a perfectionist, especially as a self-educated writer, it has given me lots of fears that most people find over the top. Some of which include reading out loud, failure, people judging me about how I write or type, criticism and all sorts of things. I even fear that when someone wants me to read their stories on wattpad that I won't be able to because I don't know how to. I lack abstract things and all that junk and my brain can't wrap around the idea of how to critique someone else's work.

So as a writer, I fear most of all is failure. As for the fear of being judged, i even fear the compliments I hear about people saying how fast I type or how well I write. It just makes me feel really embarrassed or anxious and at the same time good because they are still good things. I'm not sure why but I just hate being judged, even in a good way.

My parents are often complimenting me on that and I always whine at them and their like, "Oh come on, can't you take a good compliment?" It's not that I don't, it's just... hearing all that doesn't really well... click like it should.

I also fear that I'm a terrible writer. That one day I will fail as a good writer and give up completely. It doesn't matter what people tell me because in my eyes, I'm a horrible writer who really needs to quit writing and just... not write. Yet people say I'm a good writer and I just... my biggest fears are failure and giving up.

When I write, I always have to redo chapters or I always get new ideas and all that. I get tired of doing it and move on to new ideas for that big, "omfg i love this story" thrill. I can't even commit to a story for a long period of time.

I have a lot, but I'll name some:
a- Worms
b- Elevators
c- Storms ( lightening)
d- People's hands ( they touch everything, eu)
e- Crowded places
f- Beaches ( horizon)
g- Looking at sky ( this is the most weird I'm having lately)
h- Death
i- Feet
j- Silence
k- Wind
l- Robberies
m- Walk alone
n- Stay alone at home
o- Being invisible
p-Public shaking due to anxiety
q- People asking directions (I don't have internal "gps", I get lost very easily)
r- Trains, subways and buses

I really hate wasps as they are one of my irrational fears.

Here are mine:

Raw meat juice
Taking/giving blood or someone starting an IV
Thinking people are plotting against me
Touching toilet seats with my bare hands
Eating something that my kids have touched with their bare hands
Hypochondriac


There are more but these are the most irrational.