Phobias

SWEET DYNAMITE · 03-26-2008, 10:55 PM

Everyone has some sort of phobia in their life. What is yours?
Here is a list of some of phobias that actually exsist (& some are the funniest things I have ever heard!)

Altophobia - Fear of heights
Bibliophobia - fear of books
Felinophobia - fear of cats
Autophobia - fear of being alone
Hemophobia - fear of blood
Hobophobia - fear of bums or beggars
Vestiphobia - fear of clothing
Coulrophobia - fear of clowns
Apiphobia - fear of bees
Ergophobia - fear of work
Andraphobia - fear of men
Dystychiphobia - fear of accidents
Musophobia - fear of mice
Arachnephobia - fear of spiders
Xerophobia - fear of dryness (LOL!)

I have Arachnephobia & spider webs. I hate static too cause it feels like spider webs. Ugh!

**Plastic Flute** · 03-27-2008, 12:16 AM

I dont fear anything.

**MSFixR** · 03-27-2008, 06:11 AM

Super Flute!!!

Blackmask · 03-27-2008, 06:17 AM

I have a fear of bushfires and being eaten by sharks...not at the same time though.

**MissyO** · 03-27-2008, 06:24 AM

Bicycles.

I'm shlt scared of them.

Captain Beefheart · 03-27-2008, 06:34 AM

Needles. I haven't had a blood sample taken in about the last 10 years now. I get way hypochondriac when I'm at a hospital. All I can think about is getting sick and needles.

I can't pull a cotton ball out of an aspirin bottle without freaking out. If you squeeze the ball in the wrong way it makes this weird squeaking sound that for some reason makes me want to die.

**MSFixR** · 03-27-2008, 08:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Captain Beefheart

I can't pull a cotton ball out of an aspirin bottle without freaking out. If you squeeze the ball in the wrong way it makes this weird squeaking sound that for some reason makes me want to die.

A cotton ball makes a squeaking noise when you squeeze it?!?!? You sure they don't put white mice in your aspirin bottles down there?

Captain Beefheart · 03-27-2008, 09:34 AM

Yah, it's only when I grab it wrong and I feel that weird scrunchy weird feeling and hear that squeak. But that 50% makes me trepidatious around cotton balls, to say the least.

**MSFixR** · 03-27-2008, 09:39 AM

I would guess a career in medicine is out of the question, then, although psychaitrists usually only dispense oral medication.

**Jocasta** · 03-27-2008, 10:22 AM

Clowns, although no one likes clowns so it's hardly a phobia.

Anyone have Arachibutyrophobia - the phobia related to the fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of your mouth?

**MSFixR** · 03-27-2008, 10:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Jocasta

Clowns, although no one likes clowns so it's hardly a phobia.

Anyone have Arachibutyrophobia - the phobia related to the fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of your mouth?

I don't fear clowns (I work with several every day) but I just don't understand and hence appreciate (European) clown humor.

Arachibutyrophobia? I had to look that one up. At first glance I though it was the fear of things made out of butyl rubber! No I am not afraid of having peanut butter stick to the roof of my mouth.

**Jocasta** · 03-27-2008, 10:48 AM

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I had to look that one up

I did try and make it easy by typing the answer in my post but you obviously didn't work out you had to highlight the white writing.

And like I said, no one likes clowns.

**MSFixR** · 03-27-2008, 10:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Jocasta

I did try and make it easy by typing the answer in my post but you obviously didn't work out you had to highlight the white writing.

And like I said, no one likes clowns.

Always trying to make life difficult for me, right Jo?

**Jocasta** · 03-27-2008, 11:20 AM

I just thought it was a fun way of letting people guess the nature of the phobia, rather than just reading it straight out. I thought you were a smart guy and you'd figure it out. Seems I might was well talk to the wall. Get it?

**MSFixR** · 03-27-2008, 12:04 PM

Well, this guy has too much on his plate right now.

aloha · 03-27-2008, 12:55 PM

spiders and bugs

**Val** · 03-27-2008, 03:35 PM

Sometimes I have phobia of myself.

VALPHOBIA

Does it count?

edawg99 · 03-27-2008, 06:32 PM

If anything I would say I got Autophobia the most and Ergophobia. Sometimes I dread going to work because I know it's going to be so busy and it's going to be a rough day.

CaseyM · 03-27-2008, 08:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Plastic Flute

I dont fear anything.

High five!

Spin Teacher · 03-27-2008, 11:51 PM

Girls...PMSing, money spending, nagging chicks... :p

03-26-2008, 10:55 PM	#1 (permalink)
SWEET DYNAMITE Light 'er up baby! Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 462 My Profile	Phobias Everyone has some sort of phobia in their life. What is yours? Here is a list of some of phobias that actually exsist (& some are the funniest things I have ever heard!) Altophobia - Fear of heights Bibliophobia - fear of books Felinophobia - fear of cats Autophobia - fear of being alone Hemophobia - fear of blood Hobophobia - fear of bums or beggars Vestiphobia - fear of clothing Coulrophobia - fear of clowns Apiphobia - fear of bees Ergophobia - fear of work Andraphobia - fear of men Dystychiphobia - fear of accidents Musophobia - fear of mice Arachnephobia - fear of spiders Xerophobia - fear of dryness (LOL!) I have Arachnephobia & spider webs. I hate static too cause it feels like spider webs. Ugh! Last edited by SWEET DYNAMITE : 03-26-2008 at 10:58 PM.

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Plastic Flute ICHiBAN HoOT Join Date: May 2006 Location: New Jersey Posts: 12,861 My Profile	I dont fear anything.

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MSFixR Science Boy Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Dante's Inferno, Circle 4 Posts: 8,501 My Profile	Super Flute!!!

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Blackmask Protector of Inanity Join Date: May 2002 Location: Australia Posts: 6,158 My Profile	I have a fear of bushfires and being eaten by sharks...not at the same time though.

03-27-2008, 06:24 AM	#5 (permalink)
MissyO Perennially Disgruntled Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Sydney Posts: 4,111 My Profile	Bicycles. I'm shlt scared of them.

03-27-2008, 06:34 AM	#6 (permalink)
Captain Beefheart Mu nótahu Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: In a West End town, a dead end world Posts: 3,677 My Profile	Needles. I haven't had a blood sample taken in about the last 10 years now. I get way hypochondriac when I'm at a hospital. All I can think about is getting sick and needles. I can't pull a cotton ball out of an aspirin bottle without freaking out. If you squeeze the ball in the wrong way it makes this weird squeaking sound that for some reason makes me want to die.

03-27-2008, 09:34 AM	#8 (permalink)
Captain Beefheart Mu nótahu Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: In a West End town, a dead end world Posts: 3,677 My Profile	Yah, it's only when I grab it wrong and I feel that weird scrunchy weird feeling and hear that squeak. But that 50% makes me trepidatious around cotton balls, to say the least.

03-27-2008, 09:39 AM	#9 (permalink)
MSFixR Science Boy Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Dante's Inferno, Circle 4 Posts: 8,501 My Profile	I would guess a career in medicine is out of the question, then, although psychaitrists usually only dispense oral medication.

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Jocasta Joshtopian Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Shaftesbury Avenue Posts: 17,807 My Profile	Clowns, although no one likes clowns so it's hardly a phobia. Anyone have Arachibutyrophobia - the phobia related to the fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of your mouth?

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Jocasta Joshtopian Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Shaftesbury Avenue Posts: 17,807 My Profile	I just thought it was a fun way of letting people guess the nature of the phobia, rather than just reading it straight out. I thought you were a smart guy and you'd figure it out. Seems I might was well talk to the wall. Get it?

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MSFixR Science Boy Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Dante's Inferno, Circle 4 Posts: 8,501 My Profile	Well, this guy has too much on his plate right now.

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aloha 30 Days of Josh Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Germany Posts: 17,928 My Profile	spiders and bugs

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Val Gear Heads Moderator Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Brazil Posts: 7,620 My Profile	Sometimes I have phobia of myself. VALPHOBIA Does it count?

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edawg99 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 8,395 My Profile	If anything I would say I got Autophobia the most and Ergophobia. Sometimes I dread going to work because I know it's going to be so busy and it's going to be a rough day.

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