Silly Fears

[tiggger1]

Big bridges.. I had a panic attack on the way home from Disney because we were going 2 miles an hour over a huge bridge that had steel panels covering the holes they were fixing! I had to put the ipod on, close my eyes and sing to myself or I would have passed out! of course hubby was laughing the entire time

I am afraid of thunderstorms at night, I cant sleep and will hide in the bathroom..

That someone will come in my house and attack us

and that I will end up in an car accident (that I will either end up under water or on fire and I wont be able to save both of my kids...)

 

[scotlass]

I am teased mercilessly for this...

fish.

Yes, fish. They terrify me. I can't swim in lakes and I wouldn't dream of eating seafood. NOTHING FROM THE SEA! Or a lake. Ew, lake fish are the worst! I can't even stand the thought of it. They are the most disgusting, vile, ugly creatures on the planet with their expressionless eyes, slimy scales, and squirmy bodies. GROSS!!!

But, I love Nemo. It's my favorite Disney movie. Go figure

Im with ya sister.....Fish are just wrong !!


My BF's dad once sneaked up behind and put a large Scottish Trout on my shoulder.....I got the last laugh thought cause I projectile vomited down his shirt !!


Moths are also the mingin.....scare the bejesus oot me...when you splat them they turn to dust.....whats up with that....are they not real.....just little bits o' the evil flyin about !!?

 

[tinkerbell87512]

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!

Ugh I will agree with you on that! I had the worst experience at summer camp when I was younger. A couple of us went out into the lake on the canoe and one of the girls tipped the whole thing over. Well we ended up in patches of lilly pads. Trying to stay afloat kicking with all those lilly pads wrapping around your legs was quite an experience. Scared me to death...the more you kicked the more they wrapped around your legs. Ugh it was awful!

 

[MarksMom2006]

Birds! Oh I am petrified of them but I have no idea why. My mom even told me when I was little I would never go to the back of the pet store in the mall because I had to walk by them. I remember being at the beach once at the end of the day so not too many people around. My little brother -just a baby at the time- was in a carseat or something. The rest of us were just feet away from him playing. But all of the seagulls kind of surrounded him and we couldn't get to him without having to walk past them. Still freaks me out to this day!
It did me NO good when our frickin parrot got out and flew at my hair! My sister was laughing too hard to help me and there I was...on the ground crying! NOT FUNNY! Also, I went to the museum in Boston as a chaperone and everyone wanted to eat outside. OK...until all of the seagulls came around and started squawking for food. I was in tears and went back inside the building. Did anyone follow me ... nope!

Im also petrified of driving next to tractor trailers. Its the worst when we take long road trips and are driving at night because those suckers are everywhere! I can't do it...have to make DH drive!

People standing at the top of stairs. I can't deal with that! I really think they are going to fall right down them.
Heights...typically I am ok, I can do roller coasters and stuff. The worst was when I climbed to the top of El Castillo in Belize a couple of years ago. I had the worst panic attack. My DH was so embarassed and so was I, but I swear, they never told us it would be THAT narrow up there with NO railings. LOL

 

[tinkntraining]

Underwater tunnels....when I know one's coming up in 4 or 5 miles, I'm already sweating. When I see the dark hole ahead of us, I have to remind myself to breathe. And once we're in it, I am absolutely petrified. I have this irrational fear that it's gonna spring a leak and we're all gonna be trapped and drown in a cement coffin. OMG! And when the drivers don't obey the laws and stay in their own lanes, swishing and slashing in between cars, I almost lose it.

People, stay in the same lane that you went into the tunnel in!!!!! Don't pull in front of me. Then I'll have to slam on my brakes, which will cause an accident, and then the tunnel will spring a leak and we'll all die!

Geez, I hate underwater tunnels.

 

[2BOYMOM]

Clowns. They just freak me out.

Dolls, the kind that are meant to look like actual little babies but people put them on a shelf or something...CREEPY.

I agree 100% with the clowns and those dolls. The dolls in IASW freak me out too, I grit my teeth through the entire thing.

My worst one - wooden popsicle sticks. Gosh I HATE those!

 

[ols386]

Elevators. I will ride on them, but I don't like them at all. I'm always afraid it's going to get stuck inbetween floors, or that the door won't open.

 

[chisnpeke]

Planes. I just have a fear that it will crash while I'm on it. I know it's safe but I think I'm bad luck to a plane or something.

 

[chisnpeke]

Elevators. I will ride on them, but I don't like them at all. I'm always afraid it's going to get stuck inbetween floors, or that the door won't open.

I also don't like elevators. I love the clear ones where you can see out especially on cruise ships! But if it's a really tall building I hate riding in elevators. I think they will just drop or not open or get stuck.

 

[GlendaO]

I am completely freaked out by loose, wiggling teeth!! It's awful because kids loose teeth and I cannot look at them before they fall out -- Dad's job!

 

[laughinplace199]

Spiders and most bugs terrify me.

I also developed a fear of moths after watching Silence of the Lambs. Such a great movie. I had no fear of Dr Lecter the cannibal, but the moths scared the heck out of me.

I have a neighbor who is afraid of sunflowers.

 

[TheDisneyGirl02]

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

Me too!!!!! I woud have to do with my biggest fear too! LOL!!!

 

[denise5374]

I have a fear of large plants, or plants with large leaves. Especially rhubarb , yuck! The houseDH grew up in had this gigantic rhubarb plant along to path to the door and I would push him to that side so he wouls walk between me and the plant...and at night I made him walk with me around to the front of the house so I wouldn't have to walk by it. Totally freaked me out!

Also, lily pads.....yuck!

 

[onelilspark]

I also have problems with water. I can't go into a lake or an ocean unless it's perfectly clear. When I was little at the Jersey Shore I had a crab pinch/bite my little toe on my foot. I was able to pull my foot completely out of the water and he was still hanging on. Creeped me out, now I'm afraid of most sealife. I'll just eat it, thankyouverymuch.

I also can't splash water on my face. Everyone I've met finds this highly amusing. But if I get the slightest bit of water on my face, I imediately have to dab it off! I hate walking in the rain and I'll cover my face before I worry about anything else. I had an ex splash water on my face because he thought I was kidding. I freaked out!

 

[Handbag Lady]

Diving.

I can swim like a fish but I won't and can't dive.

I know how and the mechanics of diving, but when I try to go, the fear of my head being tucked under my body and then having THAT land in water just freaks me out.

Would I like to dive, yes? I just can't.

My fear is very much like that of the person in the dentist's chair when they tilt you back, that's the ONLY way I can explain it.

 

[HSMndLKfan92]

I am teased mercilessly for this...

fish.

Yes, fish. They terrify me. I can't swim in lakes and I wouldn't dream of eating seafood. NOTHING FROM THE SEA! Or a lake. Ew, lake fish are the worst! I can't even stand the thought of it. They are the most disgusting, vile, ugly creatures on the planet with their expressionless eyes, slimy scales, and squirmy bodies. GROSS!!!

But, I love Nemo. It's my favorite Disney movie. Go figure

You took the words right out of my mouth.
Finding Nemo's my favorite all-time movie.

 

[chattyann]

I am so glad to see others have some silly fears like me. I got tagged too! Thank you Tag Fairy.

 

[marypoppinswannabe]

Wow, this thread actually makes me feel a little normal....

My fears:

1. Cockroaches!!! OMG!!! They are from hell....and they all need to go back there!!!! I am not a girly-girl, but roaches turn me into one... and Lord, have mercy, if one flies at me, it is all over...I start stripping because there is no way in hell that sucker is gonna stay on me if it lands on me...I become totally irrational over a roach.

2. Tornadoes. I live in the south and I live in a 3rd story apartment. I always stay the night at a friend's house in bad weather...I call her house my local tornado shelter.

3. Airplanes. I am terrified to fly, but have learned how to cope with that fear.

Other than the roach thing, I think I am pretty normal.

 

[Eeyores Butterfly]

OMG! Cockroaches! My mentor teacher has madagascar hissing cockroaches. Those things are the devil. We had two, then a couple of weeks ago one mysteriously vanished and the other one doubled in size overnight. They kept saying the big one at the litle one and I seriously thought I was going to throw up on a kid. I can't even look at that monster now. It just gives me the heebie jeebies.

 

[wendylady36]

Water (I can say it, 'cause it's already a tag of mine)!