My paraskevidekatriaphobia.

Hi Topffer I am a victim of positivity and allow life to come as it does. I do not worry about the date superstition and hope you will not continue to do so. I try my hardest to simply believe that when I am a positive mindset that only good things can come my way. Generally I am not a lucky person, so adding negativity to my life would not benefit me. Therefore, I will remain as positive as I can and hope that my Friday is peaceful. It is almost 8am so I have a full day ahead of yet. So do like me and say HA, HA! It is just another day. I do plan to go to the grocery store today, which will be pretty much the highlight of my day. Outside of that I do not have any plans. Hope your day has gone well, and that nothing but peace and tranquil has come your way.

Actually there are 13 lunar cycles in a year so there are possibly 13 new moons depending on how they fall on the callendar. That's where you get the term blue moon ( when the full moon happens to line up to fall twice on the same month ) Friday is never unlucky. It the start of the WEEKEND

I am SO not paraskevidekatriaphobic. In fact, Friday the 13th is generally lucky for me. If I had been able to get on here yesterday, then I am sure that I could have found some way of taking your mind off any negative things you associate with the day and perhaps even getting you to enjoy the beauty of it.

I am a victim of this disease and many others. I have only one good news to give you..I was not born on Friday the 13th.

I rode the train to my way in my office and I am at work now, nothing happened to me, I'm keeping my self from thinking about the negativity and think of this day as a regular that is oh so safe. I have enough of bad lucks so I better try not think about them. Maybe you need have a bit of laughs and try listening to the sensational song "friday by rebbeca black" LOL I think Just stay at home and relax, thats the best advise i can give you.Tommorow its over so Saturday the 14th might give you some luck.

Hello Topffer! Well I don't really have that problem as today I had a wonderful day even if it's Friday the 13th. I went swimming today and didn't drown. LOL. Anyway I think you have a reason to be scared as a lot of bad coincidences happens on Friday the 13th in your part. I think though that you should start little by little in over coming your phobia. I think it's not necessary to hide yourself at home. Just try engaging in small and safe activities. Don't go on risky adventures without a companion to be safe. You do this not just on Friday the 13ths but also on Friday the 12ths. You can never be too careful you know. Life is beautiful. Enjoy it. Don't let a number rule your life. Have a swell day.

I have bad experiance with 13. I joined 3 jobs on 13. All of these was not prove fruitfull for me.

Hi topffer Couldnt they have a simpler word for this I almost started fearing this word as it seemed to be a tongue-twister I do not believe in these myths... To me everyday is another day and it depends on how I get started at the day... When I get up with a smile and a feel that yes, today is good, it turns out good for me and otherwise... it makes me sulking most of it...

Hi topffer. What a large word... I'm more frightened to have to say correctly this word to somebody that the Friday the 13th itself... I think is just suggestion, a phobia is a disease, but the symptom is just the fear not the external events, for example if you have Acrophobia you could be afraid of heights but it doesn't means that you have to go to a high place or even fall down, is just the fear, and the fear could be controlled. If you had an accident in a Friday the 13th is just casualty, you can have an accident any other day and maybe you won't consider it as a bad day forever, but if is a Friday the 13th you become suggested that the day is the guilty. All days have bad and good things, if you consider there is a good day (for example your birthday) you are suggested that this day will occur good thing to you, and you pay more attention to the good events, so you are convinced this is a good day always. In the counter part if you consider Friday the 13th as a bad day, you pay more attention to the bad things occurred this day and of course this day is bad forever, but the bad things occur all days, maybe we don't pay attention all the other days. That's my point of view, all we can have a bad or a good day any day, and is just that, a single bad or good day. Regards.

Let me do an inventory for what happened to me today. I started my day with the bad luck of meeting a huge friendly black stray dog during our morning walk. He played with Binne a lot but they rolled in mud so that I had to give Binne a shower. This made me arrive a little late to the office. Hmmm, a good start for the day. Then my boss gave me an extra job to do so that I was busy all the day - not too much time for myLotting at the office today. :( Hmmmm, bad, Bad, BAD luck! After work I went shopping and guess what? I found something I've been looking for 5 years! Such bad luck I'd like to have every day! Nothing odd happened during the afternoon hike in the woods. Well, except for the cap of the water bottle which mysteriously opened in my backpack, letting the water leak on my back. It wasn't too bad after all, we had 26 degrees Celsius here today, so the water didn't do any harm to me. On the contrary. LOL And now what? I've discovered the green logo of myLot but today the green is not for me. I missed two weeks in April, so no payment for the last month today. You have to admit I had a bad Friday the 13th. But still I wouldn't say I'm paraskevidekatriaphobe. My Friday 13th was not much different from a regular day. In fact, until seeing your discussion, I didn't even think about the coincidence - Friday - the 13th of the month. Have you thought that maybe you are the one who attract the bad luck?

Although you mention being involved in an accident on Friday the 13th, how many other days where the 13th fell on a Friday have passed where no misfortune or bad luck befell you. Couldn't it just be coincidence that the accident happened on that particular day and that you only associate Friday the 13th with being unlucky because of it? Also, as far as Jesus is concerned,having 13people seated at his table is really irrelevant, since it wouldn't matter if there were 13 or 40, since his betrayal by Judas would have happened no matter what, couldn't this also be considered a coincidence? IMO,if you would just consider how many times the 13th fell on a Friday where nothing bad has happened to you or anyone close to you, you would realize that there is really nothing to fear and is only another day of the year.

Many people say that bad things will happen to them on Friday the 13. However, to me, it is just a superstition. On this day, when you keep thinking that bad things will befall on you, you definitely will have bad things happening to you. For example, when you miss a bus, you will say that it is because today is Friday the 13 and attributed to it. If you suddenly trip, you will also attribute it to the 13. However, on normal days, when you trip, you won't think anything of it. To me, friday the 13 is just like any other normal day. I don't even think about it. TO cure yourself of paraskevidekatriaphobia, i think you just have to stop worrying about it.

All my superstitions were cured a couple of years ago when a black cat entered our home and refused to leave. It's still here, more annoying than any cat I've ever seen, but it doesn't seem to bring bad luck. Besides, over here Tuesday is the unlucky day, not Friday. By the way, congratulations for starting this topic, we've been without it for too long (I'm afraid to type it.. thought about copy/pasting, but it feels like cheating, so I'll skip it completely.)

hi friend, I'll help you cure that phobia of yours if you will agree that both of us go under a ladder, no problem, I'll wrap my arms over your shoulder and both of us go under a ladder together, you see phobias could be cured if you are willing to overcome it, try going out on Friday the 13ths and see if anything happens. Ok, I understand your contentions and I'm really sorry for the accident. I'm not afraid of Friday the 13ths but I'm afraid to go out when it's nearing my birthday, well I was made to believe that our birth date is our lowest ebb, meaning that was the day when we were most vulnerable if based on bio-rythym cycles, and I had 1 or 2 accidents before my birthday, but come to think of it, one or two accidents against nothing happened or that one accident of yours compared to all the Friday the 13ths in our life time, makes it coincindetial??. What is really scary is that one miss we both die thing, so maybe that is where both our fears come from , just to throw back, what do you think friend?

well, today is my baby's 18th birthday and i honestly dont think friday the 13th is any different than any other day.

I used to be afraid of Friday the 13th. I also would stay home all day. But it was not due to a certain event. I just knew the superstitions that this day is bad. I did not want to push my luck. But now I go out if I have things to do. I decided to be brave and not let the date stop my day!