Curious...do you have a phobia?!

[Barb]

I was mentioning this to a friend the other day...

Mine would be heights...don't do escalators or steep and long stairs because I'm afraid of falling backward. I would never be able to drive up a long and winding mountain road...no way!!

I'm petrified of driving over long bridges. Last summer we went up to the Big Mac Bridge...Sis. Barb thought she could it. Oh my...I prayed...I cried and told the toll booth sister I would need help driving back. The next day when we were ready to cross back to the other side, I thought I could be brave and do it until I saw the sign which read "High winds"...no way!! I tipped the man $5 and would have given him more if I'd had change!!

Anyone else care to share?!:(

[Rhymis]

postphobia

[BoredOutOfMyMind]

postphobia

Seeing Rhymis here scares me!

Not really.

[rgcraig]

I don't, but my daughter has a weird one.

She can't stand to see a lot of holes together. Example is a bowl of macaroni with all the ends (holes) exposed or traveling behind an 18-wheeler with pipes stacked as the cargo and all the ends of the pipes facing out (holes).

[BoredOutOfMyMind]

I don't, but my daughter has a weird one.

She can't stand to see a lot of holes together. Example is a bowl of macaroni with all the ends (holes) exposed or traveling behind an 18-wheeler with pipes stacked as the cargo and all the ends of the pipes facing out (holes).

Hole-y fearful.

[The Mrs]

Being trapped underwater. :uhoh

[berkeley]

I will not climb a ladder. I love flying in planes. *shrugs*

I dunno if it's a phobia, but I hate interaction with the public. When I walk into the market I look away from the crowd immediately. I used to think that everyone was judging me.
Don't know and really don't care if they are judging me now... but I still hate public settings.

[COOPER]

I don't do Heights.
:aaa

[BoredOutOfMyMind]

I don't do Heights.
:aaa

What about depths?

[Subdued]

- Making/receiving phone calls!

Symptoms: rapid pulse & heartbeat, sweating, cold/shaking hands, dizziness, nausea, shortness of breath, stomach cramps.

UNLESS the call is from or to my husband, children, mom, one (of three) of my sisters, or one (of several) of my aunts.

- Heights (but I *LOVE* ANY roller coaster!).

- And I'm claustrophobic, big time!

[Barb]

I don't, but my daughter has a weird one.

She can't stand to see a lot of holes together. Example is a bowl of macaroni with all the ends (holes) exposed or traveling behind an 18-wheeler with pipes stacked as the cargo and all the ends of the pipes facing out (holes).

Hmmm...never heard of that before...interesting.:dunno

[Sherri]

I don't like heights if I'm out in the open. Being on a plane doesn't bother me. I can't do ferris wheels or anything like that. When we went to the Grand Canyon, I didn't even enjoy it because I wouldn't get anywhere near the edge to get a good look.

[Subdued]

I don't, but my daughter has a weird one.

She can't stand to see a lot of holes together. Example is a bowl of macaroni with all the ends (holes) exposed or traveling behind an 18-wheeler with pipes stacked as the cargo and all the ends of the pipes facing out (holes).
What happens when she sees a lot of holes together?

[Sherri]

I don't, but my daughter has a weird one.

She can't stand to see a lot of holes together. Example is a bowl of macaroni with all the ends (holes) exposed or traveling behind an 18-wheeler with pipes stacked as the cargo and all the ends of the pipes facing out (holes).
That is a weird one; never heard of it. My neice can't stand for someone to rub their hands across denim. I don't even ever hear it, but it drives her nuts.

[Barb]

I don't like heights if I'm out in the open. Being on a plane doesn't bother me. I can't do ferris wheels or anything like that. When we went to the Grand Canyon, I didn't even enjoy it because I wouldn't get anywhere near the edge to get a good look.

Oh I know, girl...

[SDG]

I'm claustrophobic like you can't imagine.

[Barb]

- Making/receiving phone calls!

Symptoms: rapid pulse & heartbeat, sweating, cold/shaking hands, dizziness, nausea, shortness of breath, stomach cramps.

UNLESS the call is from or to my husband, children, mom, one (of three) of my sisters, or one (of several) of my aunts.

- Heights (but I *LOVE* ANY roller coaster!).

- And I'm claustrophobic, big time!

I'm claustrophobic like you can't imagine. So is my momma...when she had a CT scan, they had to give her a shot...

[Subdued]

So is my momma...when she had a CT scan, they had to give her a shot...
They's have to drug me, too, I imagine!!

[HeavenlyOne]

I am terrified of spiders. My heart stops just seeing one. The only exception are the yellow house spiders. Now, I don't hold them, but when I kill them, I'm not shaking like a leaf...although the anxiety is there!

Snakes, on the other hand, I love!

I'm scared of heights but not to the phobic point. My astigmatism doesn't help it either.

[HeavenlyOne]

When my son was younger, he was afraid of the vacuum. Just seeing it would send him to the couch with his feet up on it!

And something strange....he didn't like the credits rolling on the TV screen. He would watch a program, like Barney or Sesame Street, but when the time came for the credits, he would jump in my lap. If I tried putting him down, he'd start screaming....LOL!

[HeavenlyOne]

I used to have a phobia on elevators. I do have mild anxiety, especially if it's a long ride. I did freak out in the Sears Tower once.......

[hammondb3klingon1]

I have hypervoidaphobia.















which just means I am extremely afraid of emptiness............................

.so when the cheerio box is empty...........................I flip..................

[HeavenlyOne]

I'm claustrophobic, but can override it with mental pics sometimes.

[OneAccord]

I guess its a phobia. Ants. I can't handle it if I pick up something in the yard (like a board or rock) and ants get all over my hand. Freaks me out. Two things (I think) caused this. I saw a movie when I was real young called "Them" about ants attacking villages and eating people. And I found our house cat dead in a flower bed when I was real young. It had ants all over it. I guess that scarred me for life. No other kind of insect bothers me. Just ants. (well, except an uncle or two.) Weird, ain't it?

[Barb]

When my son was younger, he was afraid of the vacuum. Just seeing it would send him to the couch with his feet up on it!

And something strange....he didn't like the credits rolling on the TV screen. He would watch a program, like Barney or Sesame Street, but when the time came for the credits, he would jump in my lap. If I tried putting him down, he'd start screaming....LOL!

My nephew, Ethan, used to be that way, but he has Asperger's Syndrome, and loud noise will sometimes bug them. He has gotten over that though...:bliss

[berkeley]

I am terrified of spiders. My heart stops just seeing one. The only exception are the yellow house spiders. Now, I don't hold them, but when I kill them, I'm not shaking like a leaf...although the anxiety is there!

Snakes, on the other hand, I love!

I'm scared of heights but not to the phobic point. My astigmatism doesn't help it either.
snakes.. eww.. my friend has 3 ball pythons, a sand boa??, and an anaconda :praying

[Barb]

snakes.. eww.. my friend has 3 ball pythons, a sand boa??, and an anaconda :praying

Mercy sakes!!

[hammondb3klingon1]

my children have Kathisophobia

















fear of sitting down.

[Barb]

I have hypervoidaphobia.















which just means I am extremely afraid of emptiness............................

.so when the cheerio box is empty...........................I flip..................

:killinme

[SDG]

I rebuke that Boston logo ..... I also have a Big Papi phobia especially when Posada calls another pitch into his wheel house!!!!

[berkeley]

I rebuke that Boston logo ..... I also have a Big Papi phobia especially when Posada calls another pitch into his wheel house!!!!Rebuking is not allowed on this forum. I'm reporting this post to admin. :killinme

[hammondb3klingon1]

adminphobia....................

[Barb]

adminphobia....................

You done gone to far now, hb3...:heeheehee

[Arphaxad]

I dont like shopping and will do almost anything to get out of it!

[philjones]

I don't do Heights.
:aaa

Ah... a kindred spirit! A 6 foot ladder can cause real consternation!:sad :sad

[philjones]

I'm claustrophobic like you can't imagine.

All right, you have had your say... now back in your box!:drawguns

[Margies3]

Frogs and toads.

[Sister Truth Seeker]

I don't, but my daughter has a weird one.

She can't stand to see a lot of holes together. Example is a bowl of macaroni with all the ends (holes) exposed or traveling behind an 18-wheeler with pipes stacked as the cargo and all the ends of the pipes facing out (holes).
OH that is interesting I have the same thing kinda...mine is if I see the end of a piece of something and it is jagged it makes my teeth feel on edge...

[Sister Truth Seeker]

High balconies, or cliffs, I feel like I will be pulled over...

Large pressing crowds...

fear of drowning or suffacating...I don't care to be underwater, a submarine would drive me crazy, and elevators are not my favorite if the building is really tall...

[BoredOutOfMyMind]

Bump for the scaredy cats at night

[Barb]

Bump for the scaredy cats at night

LOL!!

[Ron]

Bump for the scaredy cats at night

I am afraid of meeting a Lion in the wilderness face to fur!

The reason?




Because I am a "scared of de cat!" Nyuk, Nyuk, Nyuk!:D

[Carpenter]

I was going to say heights (which is really true), but I wanted to avoid my conservative brethern jumping on that like white on rice! :heeheehee

[hammondb3klingon1]

I am afraid of widths

[RevDWW]

No phobias, but I find I'm alergic to Klingons........aaaachooo......:killinme :killinme :killinme :killinme

[HeavenlyOne]

No phobias, but I find I'm alergic to Klingons........aaaachooo......:killinme :killinme :killinme :killinme

Nothing that a little Scottissue can't take care of.


;)

[SDG]

Nothing that a little Scottissue can't take care of.


;)

Or RAT POISON. :killinme

[hammondb3klingon1]

Klingons looove rat poison. We eat it cut in small squares.... on a scott tissue

[SDG]

Klingons looove rat poison. We eat it cut in small squares.... on a scott tissue

Build a better mouse trap??? :tease

[Neck]

I was mentioning this to a friend the other day...

Mine would be heights...don't do escalators or steep and long stairs because I'm afraid of falling backward. I would never be able to drive up a long and winding mountain road...no way!!

I'm petrified of driving over long bridges. Last summer we went up to the Big Mac Bridge...Sis. Barb thought she could it. Oh my...I prayed...I cried and told the toll booth sister I would need help driving back. The next day when we were ready to cross back to the other side, I thought I could be brave and do it until I saw the sign which read "High winds"...no way!! I tipped the man $5 and would have given him more if I'd had change!!

Anyone else care to share?!:(

I have a fobia of Hornets and Wasps. I have never been stung. So not sure why I have the fear. I kill them by the tens during the summer...

[LadyCoonskinner]

I don't do snakes, mice (rats) and I'm extremely claustriphobic (? sp) When I had my C-Sections, they had to take down the "blue blanket and not tie my hands down. I almost freaked out when they put that blanket up. My blood pressure went up and I started sweating, couldn't breathe, etc. It was bad, so they took it all down..bout freaked me out.:praying

[Felicity]

I don't have many fears really but I'm terrified of cockroaches! :woot I hate them! I abhor them!

I'm more scared of them than I am of snakes or mice. I'm talking about the big ones like we had in Hong Kong. I'd never seen one until we lived there.

I also hate June bugs -- the kind we have back home! Ugh! It's bad enough when these big ol' bugs crawl but they're even scarier when they fly! :woot

[The Dean]

I'm not a fan of heights. I hate snakes. But no true phobia of either. My strange fear is that I simply cannot stand ANYTHING pointing towards my eyes.

Straws in a glass? I'll move your glass.
Pencils in a cup? I move the cup or move myself.
Things over the visor pointing back towards my eyes? Not a chance in this life.

I know it's weird. :tease Just started noticing it in the last 3 or 4 years.

[Malvaro]

needles and, to the lesser degree, blood....

[LadyChocolate]

I don't think I have any real fears.....They are all fake! lol No, there is one, I guess... I grew up on the coast but I never got used to going past ankle deep waters when I was at the beach....I would get nervous when it would reach my knees...I know, I know,,, i missed out on lots of fun....But when I was in my teens, I was out having a good time enjoying the waves, ( in my skirt) and my aunt became scared when a huge wave came and she pulled on me, pushed me down into the water so she could get up out of the water.......so she caused my fear....because of her, i have emotional scars that will never heal!!! I'm going to talk to Rhoni!!! lol:heeheehee lol!!:bliss

[rgcraig]

I don't think I have any real fears.....They are all fake! lol No, there is one, I guess... I grew up on the coast but I never got used to going past ankle deep waters when I was at the beach....I would get nervous when it would reach my knees...I know, I know,,, i missed out on lots of fun....But when I was in my teens, I was out having a good time enjoying the waves, ( in my skirt) and my aunt became scared when a huge wave came and she pulled on me, pushed me down into the water so she could get up out of the water.......so she caused my fear....because of her, i have emotional scars that will never heal!!! I'm going to talk to Rhoni!!! lol:heeheehee lol!!:bliss

I wouldn't blame your aunt, but I would blame the skirt.

[philjones]

We are all sinners and possessors of the passion of satan! If we have the spirit of fear it did not come from God for He hath not given us the spirit of fear! Yea repent....


Wait a sec... what's that Lord? Right you did not give us the spirit of fear .... uh Huh.... I see... so you did give us the spirit of common sense. Well thanks for straightening that out! What was that?? stay off those high places in the flesh and walk in the Spirit? I got it! Thanks again!

[LadyChocolate]

I wouldn't blame your aunt, but I would blame the skirt.

my skirt was just fine...................after I found it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:killinme

[LadyChocolate]

We are all sinners and possessors of the passion of satan! If we have the spirit of fear it did not come from God for He hath not given us the spirit of fear! Yea repent....


Wait a sec... what's that Lord? Right you did not give us the spirit of fear .... uh Huh.... I see... so you did give us the spirit of common sense. Well thanks for straightening that out! What was that?? stay off those high places in the flesh and walk in the Spirit? I got it! Thanks again!

You are right brother.....There are times when fear would like to take hold, (mostly at night and especially if hubby had to go out of town on business). Fear tries to take hold and I then have a choice to make....I have to decide whether or not I am going to give in to fear, or, if I am going to trust GOD for everything....I can't tell you how many times I have thought, "try to scare me if you like devil, but "in Jesus Name" I am going to sleep now....!!! It sounds funny, I know.....................until it's 3:00am! :heeheehee

[Esther]

I don't like heights if I'm out in the open. Being on a plane doesn't bother me. I can't do ferris wheels or anything like that. When we went to the Grand Canyon, I didn't even enjoy it because I wouldn't get anywhere near the edge to get a good look.

Ditto!!!

[Trouvere]

I have a phobia of a sink load of dirty dishes:killinme

[LadyChocolate]

I don't like heights if I'm out in the open. Being on a plane doesn't bother me. I can't do ferris wheels or anything like that. When we went to the Grand Canyon, I didn't even enjoy it because I wouldn't get anywhere near the edge to get a good look.

OH my word! I was at Bay Beach Amusement Park this summer and my boys wanted to go on the ferris wheel. I didn't think anything of it until I got on and it started to tip. As we got further up, i began to get real paranoid! I told them that they weren't allowed to move a muscle....the cart tilted forward and backward and I didn't want it moving the least bit....My 3 year old was more brave than Me!!

[Esther]

I hate snakes too. :)

[Sister Alvear]

claustrophobic I guess it the greatest of all...since the robbery I get this shakey feeling if I see someone using a mask...

[Theresa]

I dont think I have the nerve to tell y'all all the things that freak me out LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Esther]

claustrophobic I guess it the greatest of all...since the robbery I get this shakey feeling if I see someone using a mask...

I guess so.

[Theresa]

but I'll try:

1. escalators - totally traumatic experience. My husband knows he has to go RIGHT in front of me and hold my stuff so I can hold to the rail. (did I say hold? I mean cling to that thing for my dear life) Then I nearly hyperventilate before the thing gets to the end. That is if I even get on the stupid thing - I freeze a lot at the top and stop..and won't get on - my husband has to make a couple round trips sometimes to come back and get me at the top. That is if he can find me when he gets back.

2. curbs - I cant stand to step off a curb. It's not so much the fault of the curb, it's the fear of falling that gets me. Same thing with going down steep stairs, it's the falling forward thing that gets me. I think that is the root of my escalator phobia.

3. slopes/hills - you know any kind of embankment, I cannot go DOWN them - see above for explaination. If the yard slopes, I'll be walking AROUND till I find a flat spot

4. Roaches, mice, snakes and spiders. I'm not deathly afraid of them, well snakes and spiders - well, mice too..roaches I just LOATHE. They are all nasty creatures that have the ability to seriously hurt you (snakes,spiders)

Hey, but I will go check out the "bump" in the night LOL!!!

5. Large, pressing crowds. ICK cant stand the feeling of being trapped or the "urgency" about the whole thing....

6. Water deeper than I am tall. I dont swim, wont learn how and I wont get in water deeper than say chest height. One time when I was little, my sister decided to baptize me in the pool. (4-5ft) it was deeper than I was tall - well she dropped me on the dunk....she scarred me for life.

I have more weirdness, as my dh calls it, but I'll spare y'all the details and myself the humiliation LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Warmbee]

I knew I wasn't comfortable being in a big crowd, but when our youth group went to youth conference two years ago.... I flipped. Started off nervous (which was normal for me) then got anxious (usually I woulda left the crowd by this point, but didn't want to lose my group amongst the thousands), then angry at anyone who bumped me, wouldn't hold hands with my friends, then crying (uncontrolably) and shaking. One of the girls pulled me aside into a restroom and got me to semi-calm down, but for the next few hours I couldn't handle anyone being within about ten feet of me (I looked like a nut cake and the guys got the biggest kick out of walking towards me... even my pastor got some laughs). The next day before we got off the bus they asked me would I be okay and I was like "yeah, I can handle it, just don't talk about it" I did better, but no the less, flipped a little. I determined not to EVER go to a general conference EVER again..... but then I loved it and probably would, but I know I would flip:sad

[Warmbee]

good-ness! I almost feel the fear just thinking about that experience...

[berkeley]

needles and, to the lesser degree, blood....I looove needles!!!

[Warmbee]

I looove needles!!!

umm, that sounds scary:covereyes

[berkeley]

umm, that sounds scary:covereyesmmkay

[Warmbee]

mmkay

I could almost hear you say that.... I shoulda used that word, woulda given more emphasis:tease

[Nahum]

I don't like clowns. They look evil.

[Nahum]

I don't like to drink after anyone either.

[Nahum]

I eat my food in order. I start at the top of the plate, and go clockwise.

[Nahum]

I've just realized I'm pretty messsed up! LOL

[Nahum]

I don't like people who won't look me in the eye when we are talking.
Makes me nervous, and I wonder what they are up to.

[LadyChocolate]

I eat my food in order. I start at the top of the plate, and go clockwise.

so what do you do when you eat spaghetti? :heeheehee

[ManOfWord]

As a very young boy, my first step-father used to lock me in a dark closet for punishment. It terrified me and I remember banging on the door trying to get out. A terrible memory for a boy. As a result, I developed a terrifying fear of the dark. It remained with me until just after I got saved. Jesus set me free from it and now I no longer have that fear.

What is my current "phobia?" Probably the thought of not having made a difference when this life is over! :D

[LadyChocolate]

I don't like people who won't look me in the eye when we are talking.
Makes me nervous, and I wonder what they are up to.

that is a sure sign they are hiding something.....or they are really insecure.

[QueenEsther]

My main phobia is of spiders. I totally freak out if I see one no matter the size or type of spider! I am a little clausterphobic also can't do tight closed in spaces, nothing over my head or face - definitely can't go through tunnels. Other than that I think I am fairly normal. :dunno

[berkeley]

I could almost hear you say that.... I shoulda used that word, woulda given more emphasis:tease
lol

[Rhoni]

I was mentioning this to a friend the other day...

Mine would be heights...don't do escalators or steep and long stairs because I'm afraid of falling backward. I would never be able to drive up a long and winding mountain road...no way!!

I'm petrified of driving over long bridges. Last summer we went up to the Big Mac Bridge...Sis. Barb thought she could it. Oh my...I prayed...I cried and told the toll booth sister I would need help driving back. The next day when we were ready to cross back to the other side, I thought I could be brave and do it until I saw the sign which read "High winds"...no way!! I tipped the man $5 and would have given him more if I'd had change!!

Anyone else care to share?!:(

No phobias to speak of but I am a bit paranoid:dunno

Blessings, Rhoni

[Rhoni]

OCD...the lot of ya...;)

[Sister Alvear]

I just went out and checked on this huge spider my son in law brought from where we camped during carnival...I too used to be afraid of spiders I really had to pray for the Lord to help me overcome that fear. Strange because I am not a fearful person...Other things never really bothered me...snakes, bugs etc but I would get physcially sick around spiders I had such a fear of them...today they don't bother me...but at one time....
This spider my son in law brought home is bigger or as big as my hand! Fuzzy and has 8 legs...

But I have seen bigger ones....

[Sister Alvear]

Oh yes I have a phobia of people coming to visit the mission field that I do not know...I always worry about doing something wrong...or something that might offend them...

[LadyChocolate]

I used to be afraid of wasps.... I would lock myself in my bedroom when one got in my living room....it seemed like when I'd open the door, they would be waiting on me..................I got sooo mad of being afraid one day, that I beat a wasp to nothing....I overcame my fear, now I welcome them,,,,,,,,,,,,,with a shoe in my hand!!!

[COOPER]

- Making/receiving phone calls!

Symptoms: rapid pulse & heartbeat, sweating, cold/shaking hands, dizziness, nausea, shortness of breath, stomach cramps.

UNLESS the call is from or to my husband, children, mom, one (of three) of my sisters, or one (of several) of my aunts.

- Heights (but I *LOVE* ANY roller coaster!).
- And I'm claustrophobic, big time!
Me too! I love coasters!:highfive

[Rhymis]

Phobias are for scaredy cats.

[Subdued]

Me too! I love coasters!:highfive
I'm 38 and STILL go to Cedar Point every summer! :nod

[Digging4Truth]

I don't, but my daughter has a weird one.

She can't stand to see a lot of holes together. Example is a bowl of macaroni with all the ends (holes) exposed or traveling behind an 18-wheeler with pipes stacked as the cargo and all the ends of the pipes facing out (holes).


So your daughter is most comfortable in an un-holey environment?

:killinme

[Felicity]

I think dislike, fear and phobia are 3 different things. I hate and have some fear when it comes to bugs but I'm not phobic about it.

[rgcraig]

So your daughter is most comfortable in an un-holey environment?

:killinme
That was good. :killinme

[Digging4Truth]

Not a phobia... but proof that my daughter carries on her fathers OCD ways... :)

My daughter doesn't like for her food to touch on the plate. :)

[HeavenlyOne]

I don't have many fears really but I'm terrified of cockroaches! :woot I hate them! I abhor them!

I'm more scared of them than I am of snakes or mice. I'm talking about the big ones like we had in Hong Kong. I'd never seen one until we lived there.

I also hate June bugs -- the kind we have back home! Ugh! It's bad enough when these big ol' bugs crawl but they're even scarier when they fly! :woot

June bugs terrify me too! The problem is, they don't watch where they are going!

And after speaking about how phobic I am about spiders......I'm in the shower this morning, and I have a habit of looking around to see if I have company. Sure enough, there is a yellow spider in the corner. They don't really scare me, but I don't want them moving when I'm in such a precarious situation.

I'm showering and I guess the water was splashing on his, so he's moving around in the corner...just enough to make me nervous. I'm drying off and what do I see above the bathroom door?? His brother!!!

That's it. Brother is on the move and I don't want him disappearing on me. I grab TP and get him first, then get the guy in the corner. After that was all done, I realized that I was breathing quite fast!

Was it something I said that made them come out??

[HeavenlyOne]

Another thing I have a phobia of..........dentists. I am terrified of dentists. Just the smell of the office is enough to make me sweat. I have to go through the dental hygienist part of the college on my way to class, and I have sweaty palms by the time I get to the elevator! I have major anxiety when I have to go for just a cleaning.

[HeavenlyOne]

I'm 38 and STILL go to Cedar Point every summer! :nod

OLD LADY!




:D

[LadyChocolate]

I have this phobia that my boys will find my chocolate stash!!!!!!!!








...and I am for real! those lindt choc. truffles are mine!!!

[Warmbee]

I don't like people who won't look me in the eye when we are talking.
Makes me nervous, and I wonder what they are up to.

I know this is really wierd, but I can't stand it when people look me directly in the eyes the whole conversation, it makes me SOOOOOO uncomfortable...and I really don't know why:blush

[LaVonne]

I was mentioning this to a friend the other day...

Mine would be heights...don't do escalators or steep and long stairs because I'm afraid of falling backward. I would never be able to drive up a long and winding mountain road...no way!!

I'm petrified of driving over long bridges. Last summer we went up to the Big Mac Bridge...Sis. Barb thought she could it. Oh my...I prayed...I cried and told the toll booth sister I would need help driving back. The next day when we were ready to cross back to the other side, I thought I could be brave and do it until I saw the sign which read "High winds"...no way!! I tipped the man $5 and would have given him more if I'd had change!!

Anyone else care to share?!:(

I don't think I have one...

[LadyChocolate]

I know this is really wierd, but I can't stand it when people look me directly in the eyes the whole conversation, it makes me SOOOOOO uncomfortable...and I really don't know why:blush

...like when they don't blink or anything.....it's unnerving!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Subdued]

OLD LADY!




:D
Umm... You're not too far behind me! :tease

[Warmbee]

...like when they don't blink or anything.....it's unnerving!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


No, they could blink.... it's when they make an effort to maintain eye-contact, just being curtious, I can't handle it... makes me feel like hiding:dunno :heeheehee

[HeavenlyOne]

Umm... You're not too far behind me! :tease

But I'll always be behind you!!! ROFL!!

[Subdued]

But I'll always be behind you!!! ROFL!!
IIRC, you're son is older than mine... so you'll always have an older child than me... which means, you MIGHT be a grandma before me! :heeheehee

[HeavenlyOne]

IIRC, you're son is older than mine... so you'll always have an older child than me... which means, you MIGHT be a grandma before me! :heeheehee

Better not happen!

[Barb]

As a very young boy, my first step-father used to lock me in a dark closet for punishment. It terrified me and I remember banging on the door trying to get out. A terrible memory for a boy. As a result, I developed a terrifying fear of the dark. It remained with me until just after I got saved. Jesus set me free from it and now I no longer have that fear.

What is my current "phobia?" Probably the thought of not having made a difference when this life is over! :D

MOW, of all the posts on this thread, this gave me pause. Thank you so much for posting your experience and deliverance.

[Trouvere]

Wow MOW that was an awesome testimony of deliverance.Just think of how many dark doors you can open for others.God bless you brother.Keep your waders on!

[hammondb3klingon1]

"We have nothing to fear but fearful elves"... Floyd the Turtle - The Pond

[RevDWW]

Perfect love cast out all fear!


An initeresting book about overcoming fears is called "Will" by G. Gordon Liddy. It's about his life and how he overcame things in his life.

[BoredOutOfMyMind]

You don't scare me.....

[hammondb3klingon1]

No but I have a nice pair of fluffy bunny slippers

[ForeverBlessed]

Don't like my face being covered.. guess like a fear of not getting air... but also don't like someone in my face.. or personal space for that matter. I am somewhat claustrophobic.. but can deal with it.

I love roller coasters and flying... but don't do heights if my back is not covered/closed in.... so I do not do ladders.

can handle spiders and most bugs with no problem, but can't deal with bats or rodents... and I have an old house where I have dealt with them all.

have fears of failure, criticism and the unknown...

Other than that... pretty normal I guess. :dunno

[LaVonne]

Don't like my face being covered.. guess like a fear of not getting air... but also don't like someone in my face.. or personal space for that matter. I am somewhat claustrophobic.. but can deal with it.

I love roller coasters and flying... but don't do heights if my back is not covered/closed in.... so I do not do ladders.

can handle spiders and most bugs with no problem, but can't deal with bats or rodents... and I have an old house where I have dealt with them all.

have fears of failure, criticism and the unknown...
Other than that... pretty normal I guess. :dunno

Got me on this one!

[Scott Hutchinson]

I'm not really fond of elevators,I guess a thought comes to mind,what if this thing gets stuck.

[ForeverBlessed]

Got me on this one!

Those are probably my greatest fears. So I am one who strives for perfectionism.. lol and never get it. Just drive myself crazy in the meantime. :)

[Subdued]

I was mentioning this to a friend the other day...

Mine would be heights...don't do escalators or steep and long stairs because I'm afraid of falling backward. I would never be able to drive up a long and winding mountain road...no way!!

I'm petrified of driving over long bridges. Last summer we went up to the Big Mac Bridge...Sis. Barb thought she could it. Oh my...I prayed...I cried and told the toll booth sister I would need help driving back. The next day when we were ready to cross back to the other side, I thought I could be brave and do it until I saw the sign which read "High winds"...no way!! I tipped the man $5 and would have given him more if I'd had change!!

Anyone else care to share?!:(
I guess you'd never be able to drive on THIS road then, huh?

http://lonestar.texas.net/~mclean/ddm/Images_II/ddm_r103.JPG

("Death Highway" in Bolivia)

[NLYP]

SPIDERS!!!!!!!!!!!
Watch this funeral blood guts gore man run screaming!

[Subdued]

I guess you'd never be able to drive on THIS road then, huh?

http://lonestar.texas.net/~mclean/ddm/Images_II/ddm_r103.JPG

("Death Highway" in Bolivia)
Bump for Barb

[Barb]

Bump for Barb

Girl, you made me holler!! There is no way...!!

[Subdued]

Girl, you made me holler!! There is no way...!!
I'm watching a show about this road right now, on the History Channel.

[hammondb3klingon1]

I am fearful of people who are fearful of people who are fearful

[Sherri]

I'm watching a show about this road right now, on the History Channel.
We drove over bridges in Costa Rica that were only half there, mostly missing every other slat! It was really scary.

[Barb]

We drove over bridges in Costa Rica that were only half there, mostly missing every other slat! It was really scary.

Ain't no way, girl...

[Praxeas]

postphobia
I have phobiaphobia

[Praxeas]

Who was it that said as they were driving over a long bridge their GPS with a voice warning system started saying "you are in the water! You are in the water!"?

[Drama Queen]

We drove over bridges in Costa Rica that were only half there, mostly missing every other slat! It was really scary.

DROVE????? Oh NOOOOO Sista...... I would have been getting out right about then! :praying :praying

[Drama Queen]

SPIDERS!!!!!!!!!!!
Watch this funeral blood guts gore man run screaming!


OH GEEZ!!!!!!!!! Hun don't tell anyone that I have to kill your spirders for you! It's just not cool..... :bigbaby

[LadyChocolate]

I have a fear of threads with PCI or PAJC in them....

[Subdued]

I was mentioning this to a friend the other day...

Mine would be heights...don't do escalators or steep and long stairs because I'm afraid of falling backward. I would never be able to drive up a long and winding mountain road...no way!!

I'm petrified of driving over long bridges. Last summer we went up to the Big Mac Bridge...Sis. Barb thought she could it. Oh my...I prayed...I cried and told the toll booth sister I would need help driving back. The next day when we were ready to cross back to the other side, I thought I could be brave and do it until I saw the sign which read "High winds"...no way!! I tipped the man $5 and would have given him more if I'd had change!!

Anyone else care to share?!:(

I guess you'd never be able to drive on THIS road then, huh?

http://lonestar.texas.net/~mclean/ddm/Images_II/ddm_r103.JPG

("Death Highway" in Bolivia)

... Or THIS one ... :heeheehee

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a291/sabal5/bridgepic.jpg

[Felicity]

Woah!! That makes me dizzy looking at it but I'd drive on it though. :thumbsup

[berkeley]

do I have a phobia... well.. homophobia.. j/k..

but I am minimally claustrophobic... I won't climb a ladder, but I love flying in airplanes.

[Glenda B]

Yes I do have a phobia, of being cremated while I am in a comatose state. I am seriously trying to avoid the hot place.

[SDG]

... Or THIS one ... :heeheehee

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a291/sabal5/bridgepic.jpg

Where is this picture taken????

[Blubayou]

I cannot stand to put my hands in ground meat to mix it up. I wear plastic gloves ( disposable) when I handle ground meat.

[Barb]

... Or THIS one ... :heeheehee

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a291/sabal5/bridgepic.jpg

Woah!! That makes me dizzy looking at it but I'd drive on it though. :thumbsup

YIKES!! Subby, the meds you are on for strep throat are making you talk outside your mind...there ain't no way!!:eek:

And Felicity, it makes me dizzy, too...I know I couldn't drive and if I were a passenger, I'd be screaming the whole way!! :faint

[Subdued]

Where is this picture taken????

http://www.roadtraffic-technology.com/projects/millau_viaduct/

My niece sent this to me via email.

[Subdued]

YIKES!! Subby, the meds you are on for strep throat are making you talk outside your mind...there ain't no way!!:eek:

And Felicity, it makes me dizzy, too...I know I couldn't drive and if I were a passenger, I'd be screaming the whole way!! :faint

LOL... I saw this pic & thought of YOU! :D

[SarahElizabeth]

I have a phobia that someday I will develop a phobia and have to talk about it on a message board for the whole world to see!!:lol

[Rhoni]

I have a phobia that everyone with a phobia will be healed and I will be unemployed;)!

Blessings, Rhoni

[ILG]

I have a phobia of confrontation. It seems to find me regularly though, so I am fairly a nut case. :D

[LadyChocolate]

I have a phobia that everyone with a phobia will be healed and I will be unemployed;)!

Blessings, Rhoni

Cute! here, sit on the couch and we'll talk about this.... 95.00$ please...

[Hoovie]

I don't, but my daughter has a weird one.

She can't stand to see a lot of holes together. Example is a bowl of macaroni with all the ends (holes) exposed or traveling behind an 18-wheeler with pipes stacked as the cargo and all the ends of the pipes facing out (holes).

That is anti-holiness and is heretitary.

[Hoovie]

Mine were (I have mostly overcome) needles. I still hate snakes.

[berkeley]

Mine were (I have mostly overcome) needles. I still hate snakes.

I love needles... I make up illness just to have blood work... :icecream

[Rhoni]

I love needles... I make up illness just to have blood work... :icecream

Yep, I have many a client think they are "vampires".:heeheehee

Blessings, Rhoni

[Rhoni]

Actually, I do have a phobia about open drawers, doors, and lifted up toilet seats. I go through the house closing drawers, closing doors, and putting toilet seats down. Not sure what irks me about it but, for the most part, I am a detail person. I saw one worse than myself: I was standing outside the main entrance to the church sanctuary and Pastor was coming my way...looked all around the hall and his eye fell on a piece of paper at the same time as mine...I walked over and picked it up...He said, "Thank-you". and walked into the sanctuary. For the first time - I totally understood him. :)!

Blessings, Sis. Rhoni

[Ronzo]

Rhoni = O C D






:D

[Rhoni]

Rhoni = O C D






:D

:largehalo You're good!

Blessings, Rhoni

[Ronzo]

You've got a mild case of it.


I've seen folks who are REALLY OCD and it's saddening. My heart breaks for them. They're absolute slaves to it.

Checking a lock 15 times to make sure it's locked... then having someone else check it 10 more times just to make sure... etc....

[tamor]

Actually, I do have a phobia about open drawers, doors, and lifted up toilet seats. I go through the house closing drawers, closing doors, and putting toilet seats down. Not sure what irks me about it but, for the most part, I am a detail person. I saw one worse than myself: I was standing outside the main entrance to the church sanctuary and Pastor was coming my way...looked all around the hall and his eye fell on a piece of paper at the same time as mine...I walked over and picked it up...He said, "Thank-you". and walked into the sanctuary. For the first time - I totally understood him. :)!

Blessings, Sis. Rhoni


I don't call that a phobia, just a peeve (OCD) or something like that. I am the same way. I can't stand to have cabinets, drawers, closet drawers, toilet seats, anything open, the bed unmade, etc. NOW comes the fun part -we won't talk about what it looks like behind, under, inside, etc.

I was thinking about this once (in my other life) and it hit me that I was that way with my personal life. My marriage was in shambles, it was a farce and I was living it with an "everything is okay" smile on my face because I had the fake it till you make it mentality. It wasn't that I was in denial, I just wanted to protect the one who should have been protecting me (yeah, right).

Anyway, I think that mixed with my OCD in that I felt like if someone came into my home, it could be chaos on the inside but as long as the outside looked good, no one would notice the mess!

[BoredOutOfMyMind]

You've got a mild case of it.


I've seen folks who are REALLY OCD and it's saddening. My heart breaks for them. They're absolute slaves to it.

Checking a lock 15 times to make sure it's locked... then having someone else check it 10 more times just to make sure... etc....


Is checking 7 online forums daily OCD?!?

:boomm












That is scary! :lol

[Rhoni]

I don't call that a phobia, just a peeve (OCD) or something like that. I am the same way. I can't stand to have cabinets, drawers, closet drawers, toilet seats, anything open, the bed unmade, etc. NOW comes the fun part -we won't talk about what it looks like behind, under, inside, etc.

I was thinking about this once (in my other life) and it hit me that I was that way with my personal life. My marriage was in shambles, it was a farce and I was living it with an "everything is okay" smile on my face because I had the fake it till you make it mentality. It wasn't that I was in denial, I just wanted to protect the one who should have been protecting me (yeah, right).

Anyway, I think that mixed with my OCD in that I felt like if someone came into my home, it could be chaos on the inside but as long as the outside looked good, no one would notice the mess!


Tamor,

This is the root of the therapy with those who truly have Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and not just OCD tendencies. It is definitely a control issue. When all other areas of our lives are out of control we can control what our home/office looks like. This is where Anorexia, Bullemia, and other anxiety Disorders stem from...even the 'cutting'. When someone feels their lives are being controlled by others, by outiside circumstances, or unforseen situations...there are some things we can control.

Co-Dependency has its underpinnings in the control issue also. Many times when we can't control our own lives or situations we get over-involved in other's lives and try to control them.

Control....ouch. you hit a subject there Tamor!

Blessings, Rhoni

P.S. I will be out of pocket for a while...taking a trip south.

[Felicity]

I don't have any phobias in its true definition. But I do have a few anxiety issues that I've had to deal with all my life. That's normal though.

I think. :D

[Carpenter]

Heights...

Even when I see pictures of heights, or if they are showing people walking on tops of buildings on TV it makes me want to puke. When I was painting my house a few years ago, I honest to God thought I was having either a panic attack or a stroke, so I had to contract the rest of it out.

I can deal with spiders pretty well and have been accused of having the opposite of OCD. :D

[jillian]

... Or THIS one ... :heeheehee

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a291/sabal5/bridgepic.jpg

There is no way I could drive over this bridge. It makes my chest hurt just looking at it!!!!!!!!!! :faint :faint

[Carpenter]

There is no way I could drive over this bridge. It makes my chest hurt just looking at it!!!!!!!!!! :faint :faint

lavalavalavaheeelomohyaaaaahhhh!!! :smack

[The Mrs]

I have never before felt claustrophopic until my last two vacations...

One was having to walk under the 'Shark Tunnel' at Sea World, (which I assumed had to do with my phobia of being trapped underwater) and the other just recently at Trim Castle walking up the spiral stairs.

The head room was very low, the width very narrow, and the steps were extremely short, like you could only fit about half your foot on it. My heart started racing when we kept going around and around and not stopping...I wanted to freak out for a minute there, I wanted OUT!...but calmly kept going. :wacko

[Drama Queen]

I don't have any phobias.....
No anxiety issues.....
I’m not claustrophobic.....
I’m not afraid of heights....
Don’t care for spiders... but I don’t scream like a girl when I see one...
I love to fly...
Love roller coasters and all the rides that go around and around and around and around and around and around.... well you get the picture
I can drive over any bridge.....
I love to pet all types of animals...




I’m beginning to think that I‘m not normal!!!!!!
:tease

[BoredOutOfMyMind]

I’m beginning to think that I‘m not normal!!!!!!
:tease


:hmmm

[HeavenlyOne]

do I have a phobia... well.. homophobia.. j/k..

but I am minimally claustrophobic... I won't climb a ladder, but I love flying in airplanes.



Ummm....claustrophobia has nothing to do with heights....if that's the connection you were trying to make. :)

[BoredOutOfMyMind]

Ummm....claustrophobia has nothing to do with heights....if that's the connection you were trying to make. :)

To some, climbing the ladder is the same as being in a tunnel.

[Drama Queen]

:hmmm

WHAT?:haloplug

[RevDWW]

What is it called when your afraid of being afraid? :heeheehee






Seriously, doesn't the Word say "Perfect Love cas out all fear"?

[Timmy]

What is it called when your afraid of being afraid? :heeheehee


Phobophobia.

"The only thing we have to fear is fear itself."

[FRINGE_NUTTER]

The final thing we have to fear is the fear of fearing fear itself.

[Timmy]

The final thing we have to fear is the fear of fearing fear itself.

Yep. I'm afraid so.

[FRINGE_NUTTER]

I am afraid for you to be afraid.:rolleyes2

[Timmy]

I am afraid for you to be afraid.:rolleyes2

Let's see, that would be phobophobophobophobophobia. More or less.

[HeavenlyOne]

To some, climbing the ladder is the same as being in a tunnel.

I completely agree, as I have both problems.......but one still has nothing to do with the other.....LOL!

[Hoovie]

Yes I do... but I am scared to talk about it.

[HeavenlyOne]

What is it called when your afraid of being afraid? :heeheehee






Seriously, doesn't the Word say "Perfect Love cas out all fear"?

Yep, and when I have perfect love for spiders, I won't fear them any longer....LOL!

[SarahElizabeth]

Let's see, that would be phobophobophobophobophobia. More or less.

"I am cabin'd, cribb'd, confined, bound in To saucy doubts and fears"....as Macbeth said.

OR as C.S. Lewis noted in his novel, Voyage of the Dawn Treader, he describes an island where all dreams come true. On this island, we would meet every shadowy thing we ever imagined to be lurking in the darkness, every terrifying image we ever tried to thrust from our mind. That would be fear.

[BoredOutOfMyMind]

Yes I do... but I am scared to talk about it.

This is scary indeed.

Dialogueaphobia

[Scott Hutchinson]

I'm scared of rattlesnakes and garden hoses that wiggle.

[berkeley]

I'm afraid that the forum will shut down and I'll have to get a life...

[Hoovie]

I'm afraid that the forum will shut down and I'll have to get a life...

or perhaps a wife?:nod

[philjones]

I fear heights

[berkeley]

or perhaps a wife?:nod

that'd work!!! :nod

[Subdued]

Just thought I'd share:

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a291/sabal5/swing.jpg

The world's highest swing: http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_2325093.html

[Margies3]

Just thought I'd share:

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a291/sabal5/swing.jpg

The world's highest swing: http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_2325093.html

NOT a chance!!!!!! I couldn't even watch someone else go on this, let alone try it myself!! How about you??

[Subdued]

NOT a chance!!!!!! I couldn't even watch someone else go on this, let alone try it myself!! How about you??

Uhhh... I won't even ride those swings at an amusement park! So, to answer your question: NO!

[Margies3]

Uhhh... I won't even ride those swings at an amusement park! So, to answer your question: NO!

I'm with you. I've been on a swing already when the chain broke. It was only a little ole' porch swing - but it fell on my leg and broke it in 5 places and shattered my heel. NOPE. No swings for me.

[Subdued]

I'm with you. I've been on a swing already when the chain broke. It was only a little ole' porch swing - but it fell on my leg and broke it in 5 places and shattered my heel. NOPE. No swings for me.

Oh, please don't give me any more reason to worry about my kids! LOL "Okay kids! No more swings for you! No scooters, no sitting in chairs that turn/spin, no "Red Rover", no walking down stairs, no trampolines... and now NO MORE SWINGS!" haha! j/k Well, j/k about everything except Red Rover & trampolines.

[Barb]

Just thought I'd share:

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a291/sabal5/swing.jpg

The world's highest swing: http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_2325093.html

You ain't a bit right, girl...I am praying for you!!:tease :heeheehee

[Subdued]

You ain't a bit right, girl...I am praying for you!!:tease :heeheehee

heehee! Barb, I think of YOU every time I see a picture like this. Doesn't it feel good to know that I think of you often? :D

[Barb]

heehee! Barb, I think of YOU every time I see a picture like this. Doesn't it feel good to know that I think of you often? :D

Not sure...:heeheehee

[BoredOutOfMyMind]

postphobia

It scares me that this thread is still active!

See Post #2.... quoted above. :heeheehee