Please Do Not Read On If You Suffer Phobophobia...
By holesworth
@holesworth (220)
Australia
April 27, 2010 5:01pm CST
I have never understood the intense fear that some people have when it comes to spiders. I guess that to me - a solid 6' guy - it almost seems irrational. But it's certainly not the most irrational fear, by any means. I once knew someone who was scared of beards - it's called 'pogophobia' - and refused to go near anybody who had them. That, of course, made Christmas an extremely interesting time of year; not to mention his entry into the world of dating when he discovered that his first serious girlfriend had a father with a wispy wiggins!
Sure, I realise that no fear is truly irrational. To the sufferer it is a very real and traumatic issue and should not be understated or belittled. But I'm still curious to know -- what is the most unusual fear that you've experienced?
2 responses
@panagdato (48)
• Philippines
28 Apr 10
I have a problem regarding crowds sometimes. I don't feel comfortable with too many people around in one place. It's difficult for me to even have a relaxed mind set, especially in churches. I go to church every Sunday but there are times that I won't or can't go inside. It's really irrational and strange having this kind of mental state. People sometimes tend to have a difficulty understanding what are you going through and it sometimes makes it difficult for you to make them understand you.
@stealthy (8181)
• United States
28 Apr 10
I'm not actually overly fearful of anything to the point of it being a phobia. I'm not really comfortable being very close to the edge of a cliff or to snakes but it is not a phobia. As far as spiders go, I read somewhere that a person is never more than about 3 feet from a spider at any given time. So maybe we shouldn't tell those people who fear spiders about that. When I see spiders in my house I usually leave them alone unless they are getting way to close to my personal space.
