Let's talk about irrational fears

[Des-Bal]

That everyone in the world can read minds except me, and that everyone I know has conspired to keep me unaware of this fact.

I had this as a kid, I think it might be a diagnosable problem.

[Lorrana]

It's not that irrational, but if I see a bee or wasp, I will scream and run as far away from that bee or wasp as I can, lol. My greatest fear is getting stung by one, which I've gotten before. Let me tell you it is NOT a pleasant experience.

[A z a n i a]

That everyone in the world can read minds except me, and that everyone I know has conspired to keep me unaware of this fact.

I had this as a kid, I think it might be a diagnosable problem.

I've never actually considered this.

[Atheara]

I have Nyctophobia and Acrophobia as an Indonesian, does that have to scare me?

[Tsaivao]

It's not that irrational, having grown up in a fairly religious environment most of my life, but as an agnostic/atheist (I sort of flop between the two), I'm terrified of demons, prophetic dreams, or spooky coincidences. One time my sister brought a deck of tarot cards over and I goofily picked a random card in the middle and somehow got the Devil twice in a row. That kept me up for a while lol

(Also I'm not religious and won't ever be)

[Des-Bal]

I've never actually considered this.

I feared people could read my mind, lamented I couldn't read theirs, and feared others knew more about me than they'd let me know. I remember very little about how it resolved but I think it had a name and remedy.

[A z a n i a]

I've never actually considered this.

I feared people could read my mind, lamented I couldn't read theirs, and feared others knew more about me than they'd let me know. I remember very little about how it resolved but I think it had a name and remedy.

Bruh this is literally how it is with me.

[Atheris]

It's not that irrational, but if I see a bee or wasp, I will scream and run as far away from that bee or wasp as I can, lol. My greatest fear is getting stung by one, which I've gotten before. Let me tell you it is NOT a pleasant experience.

I've never been stung by a bee nor wasp and my fear isn't that it'll hurt (I've suffered a lot worse) but that I'm allergic. I have no clue of knowing, either, because I've never been stung by a bee nor wasp.

[Adamede]

I ain’t going anywhere near bugs or needles unless I have too.

And mosquitos can burn in hell.

[Taigama]

Oh god, this is a good one. I’m scared of Spiders, scorpions, bees, heights, large sums of work, being alone, and needles.

The list goes on!

[Echo Chamber Thought Police]

Spiders and needles.

Also despite not fearing the dark itself at all, watching, listening to or reading about mildly scary shit which would have little to no effect on me at daytime, seems to scare the crap out of me at night.

[Major-Tom]

Strokes, Brain Aneurysms, Hemorrages...deadly or life-altering afflictions that can happen without warning, in the blink of an eye. Terrifies me more than anything else.

[Cordel One]

I often get afraid that my friends are angry with me, and I'm terrified of millipedes.

At the same time, I love small spaces and high places.

[Nejii]

Arachnids, getting cancer, and large bodies of water are my “big three” fears. I’m a chronic thalassophobe.

[Major-Tom]

Arachnids, getting cancer, and large bodies of water are my “big three” fears. I’m a chronic thalassophobe.

A thalassaphobe? You'd hate what I do for fun.

Spiders and cancer though, yeah, shit me too.

[Cordel One]

Arachnids, getting cancer, and large bodies of water are my “big three” fears. I’m a chronic thalassophobe.

So are you more bothered by stuff like

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[Adamede]

Strokes, Brain Aneurysms, Hemorrages...deadly or life-altering afflictions that can happen without warning, in the blink of an eye. Terrifies me more than anything else.

Yah my grandfather had a stroke roughy before he died.

That ever happens to me just put me down dammit.

[Nejii]

Arachnids, getting cancer, and large bodies of water are my “big three” fears. I’m a chronic thalassophobe.

So are you more bothered by stuff like

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The crabs don’t bother me, all I see is lunch.

The other two; you go to hell. (I’m joking. )

[Cordel One]

So are you more bothered by stuff like

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The crabs don’t bother me, all I see is lunch.

The other two; you go to hell. (I’m joking. )

I'm the opposite, those crabs with long legs are scary. They still look tasty though

[Nejii]

The crabs don’t bother me, all I see is lunch.

The other two; you go to hell. (I’m joking. )

I'm the opposite, those crabs with long legs are scary. They still look tasty though

It’s ironic. I adore seafood but am terrified of the sea. Legitimately if I fell off a boat into a large lake or a sea or the ocean I’d have a heart attack in minutes. Especially if something touched me under the water or I saw a shape moving under the waves.

[Narland]

Before I joined the military, I had a mild phobia of needles (specifically inoculations). Some horror movie that I shouldn't have watched as a kid was probably to blame. After uncountable shots in boot-camp and every year thereafter while in active service the fear diminished. I still hate them. My hope is some scientific breakthrough will turn needed inoculations into a pill, a patch, an eye-drop or a nasal spray.

[Cordel One]

I'm the opposite, those crabs with long legs are scary. They still look tasty though

It’s ironic. I adore seafood but am terrified of the sea. Legitimately if I fell off a boat into a large lake or a sea or the ocean I’d have a heart attack in minutes. Especially if something touched me under the water or I saw a shape moving under the waves.

I fell into a massive, creek when I was little and something living touched my leg. There was no way to tell what it was either, the creek was so muddy and polluted that it looked like it was filled with the world's most disgusting chocolate milk rather than water. I might not be a thalassophobe but that was scary. Even now I can remember what it felt like, cold and slippery...

I am afraid of mud though

[Greater Cesnica]

When I was young I once thought that my entire existence and life was just an elaborate hoax/social experiment, with everyone around me in on the secret. Thankfully that fear disappeared rather quickly.

[Cordel One]

When I was young I once thought that my entire existence and life was just an elaborate hoax/social experiment, with everyone around me in on the secret. Thankfully that fear disappeared rather quickly.

I was slightly paranoid about that for a few weeks after I watched the Truman Show

[Sanghyeok]

I once had the irrational fear of suffering a chronic disease, and then being left in the hospital for long periods of time as everyone who I cared about and cared for me slowly forgets who I am. First your classmates, then your friends, and finally your family stop visiting. Alone you lie on the sickbed, as the sterile smell of disinfectant makes you want to vomit with every breath, and each day is another stretch of boredom and regret for the life you once had. Dull hospital food, the beeping of machines keeping people alive, the shuffle of feet from hurried nurses and doctors. In my mind, it's still one of the worst possible fates.