What phobias do you have?

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Certain aspie sensitivities may manifest themselves as phobias of certain things (I'm not just talking about the general social phobia most aspies have, I mean other stuff that may be specific for each case...) So what are your phobias and how have they affected your life?

For example: I have apiphobia, or fear of bees... which has led me towards doing activities that are either indoors, night activities, or things that take place in winter... Anytime I have to be outside during the daytime in warm weather, I walk briskly to wherever my destination is... Also, my fear of bees has also led me to a general fear of flowers (since flowers attract bees)...

One of my other fears is the fear of losing my mind. As a child, I was very prone to rather sudden outbursts of anger (in the finest of aspie traditions), and such losing of my control over my mind was very frustrating to myself. Because of that, I will not touch alcohol or any narcotic substances, and I had to have it on good authority from a physician (in person) before I would take a prescription... The only drug that is not covered in this list is caffeine, as I take a long time to fully wake up (and am particularly vulnerable to mental manipulation during this period), so I have to consume caffeine in order to expedite that process...

Also, as a child, I had a slight fear of toilets, and although I was able to use them, I still always flush with the lid down to this day.

I don't have any phobias.

Tim

I don't know if they're outright phobias, but I have a distaste for unwanted physical contact, and embarrassment. Aside from that, I'm pretty vanilla...

I'm very, very afraid of planes. I'm also very afraid of heights, I have been since I was a small child.
I wasn't afraid of planes until I was about...7, I think.
We were on a plane home from Missouri and there was really awful turbulence. Scared the hell out of me and I've been scared of them since, though the fear has gotten progressively worse. It sucks.

I actually have a fear of revolving doors, because I'm always afraid I'm going to get hit by the door. I don't know if it's a phobia though- I do go through revolving doors when I have to, but I just try to move really, really fast. I also have a problem with heights.

I've got people phobia. *shifty eyes*

Seriously, I don't think I have a phobia.

Watch out with Chuck Norris around... he can slam a revolving door...

Claustrophobia

oddest I have is phobophobia. Fear of being afraid.

I have something similar: spheksophobia - fear of wasps. Bees and wasps are different insects. Bees are those plump, fuzzy ones, and some of them make honey. While I make sure to stay away from them, I don't have a fear of bees. Wasps are the smooth, slender ones, with yellowjackets being the best known species. Now whenever I see a wasp, I feel like running away fast as the wind. As a result, I flat-out refuse to attend picnics. When I absolutely have to, I douse myself with a thick layer of insect repellent, and make sure to have a can of Raid near me at all times.

When confronted about it, I say to people that I'm allergic to wasp stings. Also, when confronted by the same people why I'm more-or-less OK around bees, I explain that bees and wasps have different chemicals in their stingers (it's true), and I'm only allergic to the wasp one. I don't have a fear of flowers, since they tend to attract bees (plumb and fuzzy), rather than wasps (slender and smooth).

I have claustrophobia

Bendyphobia. Fear of Bendy buses.

I have a fear of heights, to a certain point I wont climb any higher, i need something below me, preferably ground.

There is usually ground below, but how far below is the question. I also have acrophobia.

Entomophobia (Phobia of Insects)

This is disabling for me. If I see a bug, I will freeze up and can not move, trouble speaking and breathing.

I know it is completely irrational...but can't be helped.

Just to name a few:

Agateophobia, glossophobia, iatrophobia, pharmacophobia