Silly Fears

[coolbeans]

This one is soooo dumb. I can't hit a snake while driving, I have to avoid them. I hate snakes but I'm scared if I hit one it will somehow slink it's way up into the underside of my car and get in with me!!!!

 

[sdarwkcabemanmy]

Needles.
When I was 3 or 4 years old, I had to have blood drawn for some procedure and they were having a heck of a time getting it out of me. Eventually, they ended up having my mom and a nurse hold me down while I screamed and the doctor took the blood from a vein in my neck.

Ever since then, I've been terrified of needles to the point that if I have to have blood drawn it's really hard for me not to freak out. The first time I had to have blood drawn when I was pregnant with DS, it took me forever to calm down. I had a hysterical fit, crying and shaking really hard.

The only way I can get through it is to shut my eyes and sing. Yes sing..usually "It's a Small World" because that's my favorite ride at WDW. When I had my gall bladder out, the entire ER got treated to a wobbly, off key "It's A Small World" and "Mickey Mouse Club March" while the nurse took some blood and inserted an IV morphine drip for the pain.

I also have a fear of people driving too closely behind me or following me. A few years ago, I had a guy follow me to my HOUSE because he was angry at the way I had driven. I stopped the car, turned it off and locked all the doors. I waited for him to go away, but he wouldn't. After a few minutes he got out of the car and came over to my car. I rolled the window down a half inch so I could see what he wanted and the guy proceeded to yell at me because he though I was a bad driver. I was extremely shaken up after that and now if anybody is too close behind me or I think they're following me, I start to get very nervous.

 

[onelilspark]

Oh I'm the queen of irrational fears:
1) I'm afraid of escalators. Particularly down ones. I'm pretty good that I can get on them, but if they're stopped, FORGET. IT. I will find another way up or down. I don't care how inconvenient it is!

2) I'm petrified that all thunderstorms will turn into a tornado... I've never been in a tornado in my life, and I don't live in an area that gets them frequently (actually, it's pretty rare.) I refuse to move to "Tornado Alley."

3) I'm afraid that if you flush a fish when it dies it will come back to life, swim up the toilet, and then when you're going to the bathroom, jump up and bite your butt. Seriously... I couldn't flush any of my fish that died, I'd get someone else to do it and not tell me which toilet they used!!

There are more, but those are some of my more ridiculous ones!

 

[Family Fun Mom]

This thread is awesome!!! Cows, butterflies, potato eyes, and snakes the slither up into cars? I don't feel so alone anymore. Glad to know I'm not the only freak around here!

 

[Family Fun Mom]

Don't look now... I think a certain fairy has visited some of us here on this thread.

I'm not surprised. This thread is a Tag Fairy gold mine!

I love mine! It's so funny. Thanks, Tag Fairy!

 

[FINFAN]

I have a new tag too!
How cool, something fun thanks to a fear...gotta love it
Thanks again TF!

 

[gonzo76]

Someone hearing me pee. I HAVE to turn the water. It's not rational but I worry people are thinking. "Wow... she's taking forever." "What did she drink? A lake."
I hate the faucets that only run for a certain amount of time. I have been known to ask strangers to turn the water on so I can go. I'm a nonpublic pee'er

 

[KimmyDisneyNerd]

I have an odd fear of balloons! I think it's more of the fear of it popping since it gives me instant anxiety when I see someone playing with a balloon.

 

[dancingdisneygirl]

Driving on the right side of a bridge. I'm always afraid that a car will side swipe me from the left side and I will end up with nowhere to go but into the water. For that reason, I have to be on the left lane of a bridge. If I get hit there, at least I have traffic on either side of me. Less likelyhood of falling into water.

I do the same thing, I thought I was the only one!!!!


I'm deathly afraid of thunderstorms and bees. I hide under my covers during thunderstorms, I sweat and get all hot, and i panic. I sleep with my flashlight in case the lights go out.

 

[NMAmy]

DH just found out one of mine on Saturday. I don't mind driving across bridges but I HATE being parked under one--we have a couple of traffic lights in town where you end up stopped under the overpass. I think it's from seeing footage of the earthquake in San Francisco where the bridges collapsed.

My other fear is mice. They totally freak me out--they scamper. I hate that.

 

[monkey68]

Hey! I just noticed I got a tag from this thread! Woohoo!

 

[The Moonk's Mom]

Scared of the following...

Bridges...

Bridges over water...

Driving in the rain...

Driving in the rain next to a tractor trailer...

Driving in the rain, crossing over a bridge over water, with a tractor trailer next to me!
AAAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!
(BTW - my Dad nearly killed himself laughing on the Safari in AK when the bridge was shaking...I nearly passed out! NOT FUNNY!!!)
Flying..

Boats...

Yes, sacred of thunderstorm turning into a tornado...so terrified of storms!

Big Ferris Wheels at the Fair! HATE THEM! I sacraficed by getting on one for my kids this year...cried the entire time! (I hid it from them! But I was sooo scared!)

Should I keep going...it is a wonder I ever leave my house!

But I try VERY hard to not let my fears affect my kids...I don't want them to be like me in that manner.

 

[scottishduffy]

Thou shalt not touch my Belly Button!!!

Okay, i have a very irrational fear of anyone touching or messing with my belly button. (Geez, i sound so insane) When I was little i asked my Dad how belly buttons were made, and he told me it was knot that the doctor tied in the cord after you were born..... so i had better be careful not to untie the knot! I had images of my belly button coming undone and my innards spewing everywhere. It terrified me, although dad was just being silly. Anyway, ever since then i have an irrational fear of my belly button being touch. Not even hubby goes near it.

Yeah.... i'm pretty neurotic. Thankfulyl that is the only craziness i have.

 

[tinkerbell87512]

I'm so afraid of needles. Last time I had to have bloodwork done it was in three steps. (blood drawn, sit in the waiting room, blood drawn, sit in the waiting room, etc.) Well I was crying and shaking the whole time. You would think that I was dying. Well the third time I went in the nurse couldnt find a vein. She kept putting the needle in and moving around I was about to pass out. She then made the joke "at least you wont be a druggie". Ugh I was so taken back but I was so upset about the needle I couldnt say anything. Just thinking of needles I start shaking.

Also when using a public restroom I always have to use the furthest stall away from the door. Don't ask me why....no idea!

 

[Youarehere]

Triangles give me the willies. They are too aggressive. I prefer friendlier shapes like circles. I hate when people "dog ear" something. I can't touch it. If I have to deal with a triange, a right angle or an obtuse angle is preferred. I stay away from acute angles at all costs.

 

[JaxJags08]

Clowns. They just freak me out.

About 7 years ago I lived in an apartment complex. I went outside around 11pm to walk my puppy and I looked towards the parking lot. About 50 yards away from me there was a person dressed like a clown kneeling down and waving at me with a creepy clown smile! Full on clown regalia - hair, make-up, red nose, clothes, shoes - everything! He then got up and started walking away. I still don't understand what that was all about - it wasn't near Halloween! And I definitely wasn't drunk or high! But it was one of the freakiest things ever! I had to search every inch of my apartment when I got back inside (I had left it unlocked), because I was scared there was some psycho clown inside!

I have a crazy phobia of frogs, especially tree frogs. In college I would be all dressed to go out and there would be frogs along the stairwell, so I'd stay home. I also thought one got into my apartment, so I locked myself in my bedroom and called several family members and friends in tears. Yes, embarrassing. I don't understand it - I know they can't hurt me. They're just so GROSS!

 

[RichNKatHolly]

I have an odd fear of balloons! I think it's more of the fear of it popping since it gives me instant anxiety when I see someone playing with a balloon.

HI! I have a fear of balloons too. I don't want them too close to me for fear they will pop. They just totally freak me out!

Oh, I get the same feeling on the large ferris wheels too (although I do go on them for my kids). I'm so afraid it's just going to tip over while I'm at the top or something. Especially the ones at those unpack and pack 'em up fairs that last like a few days in the mall parking lot or something. Eeeek!

 

[fairee]

I'm afraid of tall buildings. Dunno why, but I have been for years. My ex husband thought it was hilarious most of the time.

And fireworks. Bluh! Pretty much any really loud noises like that. I was walking near a church and the bells started ringing and I pretty much just froze right where I was.

And I don't have much of a problem being in a car driving on a bridge over water... but I can NOT walk on anything like that.

Also, clowns. *shudders*

 

[RichNKatHolly]

About 7 years ago I lived in an apartment complex. I went outside around 11pm to walk my puppy and I looked towards the parking lot. About 50 yards away from me there was a person dressed like a clown kneeling down and waving at me with a creepy clown smile! Full on clown regalia - hair, make-up, red nose, clothes, shoes - everything! He then got up and started walking away. I still don't understand what that was all about - it wasn't near Halloween! And I definitely wasn't drunk or high! But it was one of the freakiest things ever! I had to search every inch of my apartment when I got back inside (I had left it unlocked), because I was scared there was some psycho clown inside!

Was he tying one of his big red shoes?

Seriously, that is a very funny story!

 

[cats7494]

I absolutely hate seaweed - you know when you are in a lake and you step on a slimy plant or it brushes against your leg...it just freaks me out.
I am a little grossed out now just thinking about it!