Odd things that gross you out

[CathrynRose]

I am a little ocd and have many mental issues. I never put the 2 together but it makes sense now that you say that. I joined that group earlier and took myself off of it and I am now really starting to calm down. Today was a very anxiety ridden day. I wonder why people who belong to a phobia type group put their phobia pics for all to see and get anxiety ridden. would have been nice to belong to it though...

Alright - i went back and checked it. The owner got rid of the pics:

http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/group.php?gid=3318322299&ref=ts


Everyone yelled at the poster. I don't think that's a norm. They don't post them.

 

[TheDisneyGirl02]

I know what you mean!

My late MIL had a friend whose husband was into hunting and taxidermy. I was invited to their home one time and was shocked at the number of "stuffed" animals they had on display. Really, it was completely disturbing. MIL's friend was really proud of the cat her husband had found dead on a road. The cat was displayed on the floor of their family room. I believe that she thought he had done a good deed by picking up the dead cat to have it stuffed; almost like he rescued it. From death? Weird people.

That has me shivering right now!!! I get goosebumps and REALLY cold whenever I am around taxidermy animals. Last week, I went with my parents and my sister to a place nearby called Country Junction. Several years ago they had a fire that burned the place to the ground. Before the fire, they had several displays of dead stuffed animal and I would shuttered everytime I saw one. Anyway, fast forward to the present. They rebuilt.

So we were walking into the brand spanking-new Country Junction and I see a wonderful sign that reads "Welcome Home" hanging by the front doors and what do I see next? A couger leaping off a tree branch to attack a deer, a bear rug with the HEAD on and MOUTH open, several deer that looked like they could just walk around and shop and deer-heads mounted on the walls! I freaked out! I ran back to my sister who hadn't come around the corner yet. The guy standing by the fudge stand (which was by the dead stuffed animals) thought I was afraid of the fudge. No way - give me fudge anyday over a dead stuffed animal!

Needless to say, in order to exit, we had walk right by the disturbing (well, at least to me it was disturbing) display. My mom actually had to walk next to me so I wouldn't freak out.

And there was another time that I was at a restaurant and there were mounts EVERYWHERE! I'm still not sure how I ate there...but I was facing another bear rug with the head and open mouth included. I was doing my best to focus on my then DF (he's not my DH) but my eyes kept getting drawn over to the rug. Next thing I knew, a little girl went over and started petting it! I wanted to stand up and yell, "Don't! It's dead and gross!" but I restrained myself. Then her mommy told her to kiss the bear's head...thankfully dinner hadn't arrived yet because if it had, it probably would have come back up.

I hope I'm not offending anybody who is into taxidermy. When I did the research to try to 'cure' my fear, it was very interested - very much like an art. Just an art that I'm afraid of, I guess.

 

[Eagle-]

anything to do with eyeballs.

I can;t stand when someone puts in contacts or eyedrops for example.

 

[lacrosse_lady72]

No. Its funny you said this. I have a super aversion to holes, too. Like bad. I even have Googled it, to see if it was a phobia, and never found anything.

There was a stupid email going around a few years ago - and it contained this 'breast rash' (DO NOT GOOGLE IT, I'M SERIOUS - IT'S WORSE THAN THE FROG *which I Googled* BLAH! )- it was debunked by Snopes (being a lotus pod and a breast all super imposed) but it bothered me SO bad. I couldn't stop thinking about it for weeks.

I hate holes, and didn't know about that nasty frog. Yuck. **heebie shivers**

ETA - don't Google lotus pod either - which I just did. GAWD! ***shudder*** I need to go drink some wine now.

ETA x 2 - I haven't Googled the hole phobia in a while, check this out: http://lysa.andysocial.com/archives/001469.html

And lots more links (get ready to use your hand to cover the images that will pop up) http://www.google.com/#hl=en&source=hp&q=phobia+of+holes&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=&fp=3d121c88310e67e3

Naturally, I had to google these things (I don't know why) and I am genuinely grossed out right now. Goose bumps and shuddering all around.

ok I DIDN'T read the thread yet but had to respond to this!!!!!! First things first. Are you serious???? I say this because I too hate the "holly" frog!!!! I cannot look at it without going into SERIOUS anxiety attack mode.
In the past I have had to take meds to calm me down from these episodes. My family knows now I cannot watch any show that comes on the tv about it. The only reason for me is because of the "holes" on its back. I have a SERIOUS phobia against certain types of "HOLES" that I got I believe in result to seeing a decaying dog near my elementery school. I tend to stay away from the nature shows that might have the frog on it... My family although do tease me about the "holly frogs" every now and then.

You can show your family this thread and explain you're not the only one

 

[Shellie722]

Dishwater that has been sitting in the sink for over 20-30 minutes grosses me out. I absolutely HATE sticking my hand in to release the stopper.

I am worse about this- I can't even make myself put my hand in to pull the drain plug so if I have to empty the sink & it's been sitting I find some sort of utensil I can use to reach it and dislodge the plug so thet the water will drain & I can rinse it out to use.

Also, hate sitting in the warm spot somebody else's butt made....especially leather or vinyl covered chairs and I always wipe the toilet seat down if somebody else has just been in there before me.

 

[Disneylover79]

Well, might is kinda along the line of boogers. I absolutely can't stand when people blow their nose at a dinner table. The SOUND of boogers entering the tissue. THEN the thought of icky boogers SITTING in the tissue throughout the entire meal. EWWWWWWWWW. I just can't understand why so many people do this!!!!

My hubby is so nice. He knows how much it bothers me, so he never does it in the kitchen, at the dinner table, out at a restaurant, or anywhere near where I might be eating.

I am right there with ya....like really can't you get up and go to the bathroom or wait until you get outside....totally gross

 

[TIAMOMMA]

I'm sure I have some, but can't think of it at the moment - but my DBIL has a thing about peas. He says he does not like small round things, they gross him out. Now I know peas are not a fave for a lot of people but I never heard objections about peas because of the shape and size.....

 

[OK!]

My skin is officially itching right now! Never realized that I didn't really like some things with holes in them. Yuck!!!!!!!

One thing that grosses me out are stitches. I hate stitches. I've had my ACL reconstructed three times - all three times I have had cadaver tendons used to replace my ACL. I thought that was going to freak me out - having a dead person's tendon in me, but no! It was the stitches that creeped me out until I could have them removed.

Ugh, I'd forgotten about stitches. I cut my arm wide open on a piece of broken glass last 4th of July and they spent about an hour and a half stitching it closed (special technique, apparently, to help minimize scarring). There was one layer of stitches inside the wound and another on the outside when the inner ones wouldn't keep it closed. So far, so good. Well, apparently the inner stitches were the ones that were supposed to dissolve on their own and most of them did, but there were a few pieces that came up to the surface of the skin. Retching, I asked the doctor to somehow snip them off or something so I wouldn't have to look at them, so she did, cutting as close to my skin as possible. I ended up having to put a bandaid over it so I couldn't see it and could NOT let myself think about it or I'd start gagging.

Eventually, I ended up being able to grab the end of the stitch with a tweezers and yanked it out myself. Yes, it hurt, but at least it wasn't there anymore. However, guess what was left in its wake? A damn HOLE. Cue the next bandaid.

Blech.

 

[dimimi]

Watching peole brush their teeth. I don't need to see someone on tv or someone in my house house! Just close the door!

I also had to watch people eat/chew with their mouth open.

 

[MomNeedsVacay]

my DH can't touch ice cubes or latex balloons-- both give him the heebie jeebies

 

[PebblesMom]

Bar soap, I feel like I have to wash it before I can use it, and then if something gets stuck on it (like a hair) then I am done! I also can not stand the smell of matches burning, it makes my stomach turn!

 

[CathrynRose]

Naturally, I had to google these things (I don't know why) and I am genuinely grossed out right now. Goose bumps and shuddering all around.

I told you NOT to!!!!

It was bad, right??? BLAH!!!!!!

I saw that nasty thing and seriously could not stop thinking about it for weeks. WEEKS! And now I'm thinking about it again.

I wish they'd delete this damn thread.

 

[ginna74]

yeh I haven't told hubby yet about it (as our phone calls are still pretty short) but I will tell him and the rest!!!! I am not the only one with this!!!! ok ok I think I am not gonna come back to this thread as I get into itch mode when I do!! lol

 

[CathrynRose]

yeh I haven't told hubby yet about it (as our phone calls are still pretty short) but I will tell him and the rest!!!! I am not the only one with this!!!! ok ok I think I am not gonna come back to this thread as I get into itch mode when I do!! lol

See????

DELETE THIS THREAD!!!!!!!

 

[marypoppinswannabe]

What tops my list: Loose wet hair...GROSS...I don't want any of it touching me. Inevitably, my cat always wants to rub up against me when I get out of the shower...It takes all my willpower not to want throw her out of the room, but then I would have to touch her fur and I am all wet. That just skeeves me out thinking about it.

Anyone touching my feet.

Cooked fruit, pizza and popcorn also gross me out.

 

[katiebug86]

KETCHUP! I can not eat it, touch it, or really even look at it without gagging. The smell of it just makes me sick. Ugh.

Another thing that really grosses me out is when someone gets done eating and puts trash from the table on the plate with the leftover food. I have no idea why, but it really grosses me out.

I also HATE washing dishes manually. The whole wet food thing is so gross to me.