Life can be scary sometimes. Everyone has a few phobias or fears: something that makes us uncomfortable, nervous, and anxious. Share your fears down below and check out other community members' fears. Perhaps you have some tips and tricks to get over them and can help one another out. Maybe you have stories of how you got these phobias?
I personally have autophobia, atychiphobia, claustrophobia, athazagoraphobia, vermiphobia, and trypophobia.
#1
Phobophobia
19points
#2
Coulrophobia, fear of clowns. I found out at the circus, and I now go to therapy
19points
#3
Growing up in a Mexican household I would have to say Chanclaphobia. Or fear of flying chanclas.
18points
#4
Heights, drowning in the sea and ladders. And I work on a boat where the only access is by ladder. I need a new job
15points
#5
I have an irrational fear of grasshoppers. Even if someone is just talking about them, the hair on the back of my neck stands up and I get the heebbie jeebbies.
11points
#6
Arachnophobia
11points
#8
Claustrofobia ,fear of heights ,fear of fur or furry feeling things, fear of large crowds and I can't get on an escalator without help. Just your average neurotic.
10points
#9
I'm afraid of being trapped, specifically, if something is really bad as if whatever it is I'm in was on fire, sinking, or free falling. Also hippos.
10points
#10
i have a phobia of nedles shots and any blood coming out of my body
9points
#11
Thalassophobia- fear of deep water and hamaxophobia- fear of driving. I have had my learners permit for about 7 years now coz I am terrified of driving. It’s not the other people on the road that scares me, it is the fact that I am in control of something so big that one mistake can kill someone. My psychologist said it is the lack of confidence in my abilities. I need to find a way to get over my fear soon coz I want to go and study but where the courses are held that I want to do is a 2 hour bus ride away.
9points
#12
claustrophobia, discovered it the bad way...
8points
#13
I'm terrified of cicadas. Mice, rats, spiders, snakes? Love them all. But cicadas? Big nope from me. Even their shells freak me out. A 7 year hatching and a 13 year hatching coincided one year when I was in high school. They were everywhere! The buzzing. Those creepy red eyes. I almost had a nervous breakdown that summer.
8points
#14
Athazagoraphobia
7points
#15
I'm slightly germaphobic and absolutely hate touching things that have been touched by other people and really hate people touching my hands (even like a high five) so yeah
6points
#16
Honestly, I've never really been afraid of much. I've jumped off a 150 foot bridge (bungie jumping), ridden the tallest roller coaster in the US and stood on the outdoor observation decks of some seriously high buildings.
But now?
Total germaphobe. Total anthrophobe. Neophyte claustrophobe.
All because of stupid COVID19.
I wash my hands compulsively. I stay as far away from other people as possible and avoid going out unless absolutely necessary. Enclosed spaces are a big no-no...if it's not a cavernous supermarket, I'm not going inside.
6points
#17
IDK why but there's something about Jeff The Killer that I just don't like. He's creepy.
6points
#18
I used to be afraid of fire. So I became a volunteer firefighter. Don't fear it respect it and use it carefully.
6points
#19
autophobia, fear of being alone.
5points
#20
Escalaphobia
Its pretty stupid because it means im scared of escalators.
Its pretty stupid because it means im scared of escalators.
5points