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OzzyR1 said:
What do you do on holiday?
My last holiday was 2007. That was for a week skiing in Bulgaria. I had it all planned, friend was staying on the slopes a bit longer. I went back to the hotel. Layered bog roll on the seat, hovered and went mid holiday. Then didn't go until I got back home. I've been away for a few days since, go once before I go and then hold it in until I get back. Longest is a week or so. Not going to lie its part of the reason I've not been on holiday for so long.
I mentioned a fear of larges bodies of water or water under high pressure, I visited the Hoover Dam a while back and loved it but it did make my head spin a bit, the heat, the height and the water.
How the hell did this guy think that was a good idea, I can swim fairly well so the distance isnt a problem but those huge inlet towers make me shudder and swimming near them would induce fear.
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/4435703/stag-do-brit...
How the hell did this guy think that was a good idea, I can swim fairly well so the distance isnt a problem but those huge inlet towers make me shudder and swimming near them would induce fear.
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/4435703/stag-do-brit...
Lozw86 said:
Do you or does somebody you know have an unusual phobia?
We all know people with irrational fears of spiders or heights but I'd be interested to hear about some of the rare ones and how they impact day to day life
There are websites that list hundreds if not thousands of phobias, many are fears of seemingly inanimate objects. Does anyone have any of these?
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_phobias
http://phobialist.com
Ablutophobia- Fear of washing or bathing.
Acarophobia- Fear of itching or of the insects that cause itching.
Acerophobia- Fear of sourness.
Achluophobia- Fear of darkness.
Acousticophobia- Fear of noise.
Acrophobia- Fear of heights.
Aerophobia- Fear of drafts, air swallowing, or airbourne noxious substances.
Aeroacrophobia- Fear of open high places.
Aeronausiphobia- Fear of vomiting secondary to airsickness.
Agateophobia- Fear of insanity.
Agliophobia- Fear of pain.
Agoraphobia- Fear of open spaces or of being in crowded, public places like markets. Fear of leaving a safe place.
Agraphobia- Fear of sexual abuse.
Agrizoophobia- Fear of wild animals.
Agyrophobia- Fear of streets or crossing the street.
Aichmophobia- Fear of needles or pointed objects.
Ailurophobia- Fear of cats.
Albuminurophobia- Fear of kidney disease.
Alektorophobia- Fear of chickens.
Algophobia- Fear of pain.
Alliumphobia- Fear of garlic.
Allodoxaphobia- Fear of opinions.
Altophobia- Fear of heights.
Amathophobia- Fear of dust.
Amaxophobia- Fear of riding in a car.
Ambulophobia- Fear of walking.
Amnesiphobia- Fear of amnesia.
Amychophobia- Fear of scratches or being scratched.
Anablephobia- Fear of looking up.
Ancraophobia- Fear of wind. (Anemophobia)
Androphobia- Fear of men.
Anemophobia- Fear of air drafts or wind.(Ancraophobia)
Anginophobia- Fear of angina, choking or narrowness.
Anglophobia- Fear of England or English culture, etc.
Angrophobia - Fear of anger or of becoming angry.
Ankylophobia- Fear of immobility of a joint.
Anthrophobia or Anthophobia- Fear of flowers.
Anthropophobia- Fear of people or society.
Antlophobia- Fear of floods.
Anuptaphobia- Fear of staying single.
Apeirophobia- Fear of infinity.
Aphenphosmphobia- Fear of being touched. (Haphephobia)
Apiphobia- Fear of bees.
OP -given the last one mentioned on your list -do you suffer from it and that is why your list stopped at A?We all know people with irrational fears of spiders or heights but I'd be interested to hear about some of the rare ones and how they impact day to day life
There are websites that list hundreds if not thousands of phobias, many are fears of seemingly inanimate objects. Does anyone have any of these?
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_phobias
http://phobialist.com
Ablutophobia- Fear of washing or bathing.
Acarophobia- Fear of itching or of the insects that cause itching.
Acerophobia- Fear of sourness.
Achluophobia- Fear of darkness.
Acousticophobia- Fear of noise.
Acrophobia- Fear of heights.
Aerophobia- Fear of drafts, air swallowing, or airbourne noxious substances.
Aeroacrophobia- Fear of open high places.
Aeronausiphobia- Fear of vomiting secondary to airsickness.
Agateophobia- Fear of insanity.
Agliophobia- Fear of pain.
Agoraphobia- Fear of open spaces or of being in crowded, public places like markets. Fear of leaving a safe place.
Agraphobia- Fear of sexual abuse.
Agrizoophobia- Fear of wild animals.
Agyrophobia- Fear of streets or crossing the street.
Aichmophobia- Fear of needles or pointed objects.
Ailurophobia- Fear of cats.
Albuminurophobia- Fear of kidney disease.
Alektorophobia- Fear of chickens.
Algophobia- Fear of pain.
Alliumphobia- Fear of garlic.
Allodoxaphobia- Fear of opinions.
Altophobia- Fear of heights.
Amathophobia- Fear of dust.
Amaxophobia- Fear of riding in a car.
Ambulophobia- Fear of walking.
Amnesiphobia- Fear of amnesia.
Amychophobia- Fear of scratches or being scratched.
Anablephobia- Fear of looking up.
Ancraophobia- Fear of wind. (Anemophobia)
Androphobia- Fear of men.
Anemophobia- Fear of air drafts or wind.(Ancraophobia)
Anginophobia- Fear of angina, choking or narrowness.
Anglophobia- Fear of England or English culture, etc.
Angrophobia - Fear of anger or of becoming angry.
Ankylophobia- Fear of immobility of a joint.
Anthrophobia or Anthophobia- Fear of flowers.
Anthropophobia- Fear of people or society.
Antlophobia- Fear of floods.
Anuptaphobia- Fear of staying single.
Apeirophobia- Fear of infinity.
Aphenphosmphobia- Fear of being touched. (Haphephobia)
Apiphobia- Fear of bees.
Good topic, Norman.
Since a very young age I had the classic life changing Arachnophobia, exhibited all the traits of a phobia, hair on arms standing on end, sweating and a instant focus on the percieved threat. Once I was waiting for the old woman to come in from a night shift standing at 3am in a lit bedroom staring at a spider on the ceiling knowing there was one in the box room too.
I was in my boxers.
I did a hypnotism session at London Zoo and it has all but cleared the phobia, even to the point of holding a tarantula and letting house spiders run over my arms. I don't want one as a pet and probably wouldn't go into that part of the zoo with any glee in future - however if there is one in the garage or dungeon I can get rid of it now with the glass/card method and all organisms, regardless of their skeleton placement survive the ordeal in tact.
Sadly this seems to have been replaced by another phobia. Shortly after the day I played GTAV and there is a side task where you collect spaceship parts or something and have to swim down to a downed airliner. Seeing that loom from the murky depths (even with the restraints and awareness of a video game) triggered the same reactions I had with spiders. Not as extreme, but I have to brace myself when I see pictures of anything submerged and man-made.
Horrific, can't imagine diving and seeing a sunken ship or plane loom from the depths.
It's recognised too - http://diveprice.com/submechanophobia-fear-underwa...
Anyone else?
Since a very young age I had the classic life changing Arachnophobia, exhibited all the traits of a phobia, hair on arms standing on end, sweating and a instant focus on the percieved threat. Once I was waiting for the old woman to come in from a night shift standing at 3am in a lit bedroom staring at a spider on the ceiling knowing there was one in the box room too.
I was in my boxers.
I did a hypnotism session at London Zoo and it has all but cleared the phobia, even to the point of holding a tarantula and letting house spiders run over my arms. I don't want one as a pet and probably wouldn't go into that part of the zoo with any glee in future - however if there is one in the garage or dungeon I can get rid of it now with the glass/card method and all organisms, regardless of their skeleton placement survive the ordeal in tact.
Sadly this seems to have been replaced by another phobia. Shortly after the day I played GTAV and there is a side task where you collect spaceship parts or something and have to swim down to a downed airliner. Seeing that loom from the murky depths (even with the restraints and awareness of a video game) triggered the same reactions I had with spiders. Not as extreme, but I have to brace myself when I see pictures of anything submerged and man-made.
Horrific, can't imagine diving and seeing a sunken ship or plane loom from the depths.
It's recognised too - http://diveprice.com/submechanophobia-fear-underwa...
Anyone else?
FerdiZ28 said:
Good topic, Norman.
Since a very young age I had the classic life changing Arachnophobia, exhibited all the traits of a phobia, hair on arms standing on end, sweating and a instant focus on the percieved threat. Once I was waiting for the old woman to come in from a night shift standing at 3am in a lit bedroom staring at a spider on the ceiling knowing there was one in the box room too.
I was in my boxers.
I did a hypnotism session at London Zoo and it has all but cleared the phobia, even to the point of holding a tarantula and letting house spiders run over my arms. I don't want one as a pet and probably wouldn't go into that part of the zoo with any glee in future - however if there is one in the garage or dungeon I can get rid of it now with the glass/card method and all organisms, regardless of their skeleton placement survive the ordeal in tact.
Sadly this seems to have been replaced by another phobia. Shortly after the day I played GTAV and there is a side task where you collect spaceship parts or something and have to swim down to a downed airliner. Seeing that loom from the murky depths (even with the restraints and awareness of a video game) triggered the same reactions I had with spiders. Not as extreme, but I have to brace myself when I see pictures of anything submerged and man-made.
Horrific, can't imagine diving and seeing a sunken ship or plane loom from the depths.
It's recognised too - http://diveprice.com/submechanophobia-fear-underwa...
Anyone else?
Going to need an answer please. Bit rude.Since a very young age I had the classic life changing Arachnophobia, exhibited all the traits of a phobia, hair on arms standing on end, sweating and a instant focus on the percieved threat. Once I was waiting for the old woman to come in from a night shift standing at 3am in a lit bedroom staring at a spider on the ceiling knowing there was one in the box room too.
I was in my boxers.
I did a hypnotism session at London Zoo and it has all but cleared the phobia, even to the point of holding a tarantula and letting house spiders run over my arms. I don't want one as a pet and probably wouldn't go into that part of the zoo with any glee in future - however if there is one in the garage or dungeon I can get rid of it now with the glass/card method and all organisms, regardless of their skeleton placement survive the ordeal in tact.
Sadly this seems to have been replaced by another phobia. Shortly after the day I played GTAV and there is a side task where you collect spaceship parts or something and have to swim down to a downed airliner. Seeing that loom from the murky depths (even with the restraints and awareness of a video game) triggered the same reactions I had with spiders. Not as extreme, but I have to brace myself when I see pictures of anything submerged and man-made.
Horrific, can't imagine diving and seeing a sunken ship or plane loom from the depths.
It's recognised too - http://diveprice.com/submechanophobia-fear-underwa...
Anyone else?
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