Weirdest Phobias

wiLLmaH

@wiLLmaH (8802)

• Singapore, Singapore

14 Oct 15

@destry. You are same with my mother-in-law. :)

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sofs

@sofssu (23662)

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14 Oct 15

Cotton wool? Maybe I don't understand that?

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@LadyDuck (471459)

• Switzerland

14 Oct 15

Oh really?! I have never hard about this... yes I found online the fear of cotton balls is called Sidonglobophobia.

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Always smiling

@allknowing (136541)

• India

14 Oct 15

I never got to swimming in the deep for fear of drowning

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Always smiling

@allknowing (136541)

• India

14 Oct 15

@LadyDuck i started so well. Just in 5 days I could swim without a float but one day I got choked and that was the end.

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@LadyDuck (471459)

• Switzerland

14 Oct 15

Now that you mention this, I have the same problem, fear of depth.

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@LadyDuck (471459)

• Switzerland

14 Oct 15

@allknowing My Mother told me that when I was born and the nurses gave me my first bath, they did not keep my head well out of the water and she saw that I was scared trying to breath... I believe that this was the start of my fear.

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Koalemos

@Asylum (47893)

• Manchester, England

14 Oct 15

I cannot think of anything that I fear strongly enough to qualify as a phobia. The idea of becoming sane and normal would really scare me, but as that is so unlikely I do not worry about it. I have always liked the really odd phobias such as triskaidekaphobia for the number 13 and phobophobia as the fear of fear.

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@LadyDuck (471459)

• Switzerland

14 Oct 15

I do not fear the number 13, this is not a southern Italian phobia for sure, because in the south of Italy it is considered a lucky number.

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@LadyDuck (471459)

• Switzerland

14 Oct 15

Just thinking about your phobias... do you have the phobia of unrequested downloads?

Koalemos

@Asylum (47893)

• Manchester, England

14 Oct 15

@LadyDuck Only for the past day or so, which may not be a lasting phobia.

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kiran8

@kiran8 (15348)

• Mangalore, India

15 Oct 15

I have a fear of heights especially when I am leaning down from a mountain top or looking down from a tall building or a bridge ..

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kiran8

@kiran8 (15348)

• Mangalore, India

17 Oct 15

@vandana7 @LadyDuck I guess many ladies suffer from vertigo..

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vanny

@vandana7 (100302)

• India

17 Oct 15

I too suffer with that fear. :)

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@LadyDuck (471459)

• Switzerland

15 Oct 15

I also fear the heights, not so much as closed spaces, but enough to feel vertigo.

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rebel_woman06

@SIMPLYD (90722)

• Philippines

14 Oct 15

So far , i fear snakes and those wiggly worms ! And just like you , i know some kids specially the son of my boss who fears the clown . He didn't go out of the room on his party with clowns on his 2nd or 3rd birthday . I don't know if he still do now .

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wiLLmaH

@wiLLmaH (8802)

• Singapore, Singapore

14 Oct 15

I am afraid of snakes too, and lizards. Haha!

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rebel_woman06

@SIMPLYD (90722)

• Philippines

14 Oct 15

@wiLLmaH I think it's a common phobia - snakes and those . I specially fear geckos .

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wiLLmaH

@wiLLmaH (8802)

• Singapore, Singapore

14 Oct 15

@SIMPLYD Arrghhhh! We are the same! High Five!

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Alfredo Rossi

@amadeo (111938)

• United States

14 Oct 15

Not sure if I have any as of now.Maybe later

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@LadyDuck (471459)

• Switzerland

14 Oct 15

I believe that if you have none now, you are safe even for later.

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AnjaP

@Rollo1 (16679)

• Boston, Massachusetts

14 Oct 15

I don't think I am afraid of clowns, but I don't really like them. I don't find them funny. And these days, no one likes anyone who is hiding his face.

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@LadyDuck (471459)

• Switzerland

17 Oct 15

I agree, I prefer to see the face of people, you never know who lies behind.

marguicha

@marguicha (223107)

• Chile

14 Oct 15

I fer earthquakes very much, but it is a wholly reasonable dear as I live in the country that has the biggest quakes in the world. Still, I think that tsunamis are worse, but I don´t live near the sea. Besides that, I hate roaches.

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@LadyDuck (471459)

• Switzerland

14 Oct 15

I think that most of us hate roaches. I would also be scared by earthquakes and tsunamis.

topffer

@topffer (42156)

• France

14 Oct 15

I have a paraskevidekatriaphobia. It is a fear of Friday the 13th. Looks stupid, but it has never been a good day for me.

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vanny

@vandana7 (100302)

• India

17 Oct 15

I don't believe this...forgive me if I laugh..

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topffer

@topffer (42156)

• France

17 Oct 15

@vandana7 You probably don't remember it, but I started my own paraskevidekatriaphobia category in the old myLot to speak about Friday the 13th. It is a serious topic

. @LadyDuck Some people are buying lottery tickets or scratching tickets on Friday the 13th, and think that it is a good day for money games, but I don't play for money...

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@LadyDuck (471459)

• Switzerland

17 Oct 15

How is it that I missed your comment, I did not receive notification for this.

I thought it was a lucky number in France. I have nothing against the 13, but I know that the 7 is an unlucky number for me.(Yes! I am a bit superstitious).

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Marlina

@marlina (154131)

• Canada

14 Oct 15

I have a terrible fear of snakes.

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@LadyDuck (471459)

• Switzerland

14 Oct 15

I also fear snakes, not because they can be poisonous, I cannot even stand to look them online.

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@LadyDuck (471459)

• Switzerland

15 Oct 15

@Fleura You can imagine how I feel when I see the black snake among my tomatoes in the vegetable garden... I do not go out for days.

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Fleur

@Fleura (30404)

• United Kingdom

14 Oct 15

@LadyDuck My partner is the same, he has to leave the room!

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Jabo

@jaboUK (64354)

• United Kingdom

15 Oct 15

I hate spiders, but I don't think it's a phobia. There are some odd things in your list, and how can you fear clowns? They're supposed to make you laugh

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Kimberley

@mom210 (9117)

• United States

16 Oct 15

Some of my kids have seen clowns that just looked way to odd for them to like. They have never really had any bad experience, they just do not care for some of them

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@LadyDuck (471459)

• Switzerland

16 Oct 15

@jaboUK Clowns never made me laugh, their faces are not funny, some are weird and then I believe I saw too many crime movies where the clowns were serial killers.

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@LadyDuck (471459)

• Switzerland

16 Oct 15

@mom210 I know more people who dislike clowns than people who like them.

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Sharon

@simone10 (54187)

• Louisville, Kentucky

15 Oct 15

I don't have any unusual phobias. Mine is a fear of heights which is pretty common. I do have a fear of snakes and spider but not to the point where it affects my life.

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@LadyDuck (471459)

• Switzerland

15 Oct 15

I also fear the heights, but less than I fear the narrow spaces. I do not like snakes, but I do not care about spiders.

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@LadyDuck (471459)

• Switzerland

21 Oct 15

@simone10 We have an open MRI at our hospital, they have changed the machine two years ago, just to help people who suffer of claustrophobia.

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Sharon

@simone10 (54187)

• Louisville, Kentucky

20 Oct 15

@LadyDuck My Mom was like that and anytime she had to have an MRI, they had to give her a sedative.

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Fleur

@Fleura (30404)

• United Kingdom

14 Oct 15

I have a friend who is afraid of worms. He would like to grow his own vegetables but cannot dig the garden in case he finds a worm, he had to take up hydroponics instead.

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vanny

@vandana7 (100302)

• India

17 Oct 15

May be it is wormophobia.

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@LadyDuck (471459)

• Switzerland

14 Oct 15

My mother has the same phobia, she always tell me to wear gloves when I go dig in the garden.

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Fleur

@Fleura (30404)

• United Kingdom

14 Oct 15

I never liked clowns either but I wouldn't call it a phobia, I just find them sad.

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@LadyDuck (471459)

• Switzerland

14 Oct 15

I find them sad, but I also fear them. I am very uncomfortable even when I see people wearing clown mask for Halloween.

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Oshy

@TiarasOceanView (70022)

• United States

14 Oct 15

I am just like you...circus freaks me out to no end. I am particularly phobic of small people..midgets.

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Oshy

@TiarasOceanView (70022)

• United States

14 Oct 15

@LadyDuck It was very unfortunate when I was doing hair, but I could not do their haircuts, I would have to get another hairdresser to do it..then the other hairdresser would ask me to do some she was afraid of haha

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@LadyDuck (471459)

• Switzerland

14 Oct 15

@TiarasOceanView What an unusual and funny situation.

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@LadyDuck (471459)

• Switzerland

14 Oct 15

There nothing I really like in circus, I also dislike midgets, they look creepy.

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Inlemay

@Inlemay (17713)

• South Africa

19 Oct 15

well I have three of those - my hubby has three as well - the only two we dont have is Haphephobia and Chromatophobia - very interesting - I dont like clowns at all - eeeeeek

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@LadyDuck (471459)

• Switzerland

19 Oct 15

I hate clowns too Lany, they are weird, I do not like their faces.

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MARILYN

@Marilynda1225 (82789)

• United States

14 Oct 15

I think many people are afraid of clowns

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Marsha

@MarshaMusselman (38865)

• Midland, Michigan

18 Oct 15

I never heard of many of those, but I do know of people that are afraid to leave their homes and therefore, for some, they've not been outside for years and years. I don't think I have any 'fears' currently. There is much I don't particularly like, and I'll stay away from those. For instance, I think I might be the only person on the planet that doesn't much like parades. I have gone when my kids were involved, and I walked in one a few years ago with our work group, but otherwise, I'd rather be writing online or playing games than out in odd weather looking at all the floats. I enjoy heights, but I don't like being on shaky ladders. I try to stay off most ladders these days as I know of many elderly that lose their sense of balance. Unfortunately, sometimes I still need to get on six foot ladders, but I make sure someone is around just in case. If anything, I have a fear of winter, but not really. But, I'm hoping that one day, we'll be able to afford going to a warmer climate when winter arrives. During that season, I'd be happy to stay inside till spring arrives, but I also enjoy spending time with family and would miss the holiday get-togethers.

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@LadyDuck (471459)

• Switzerland

18 Oct 15

I have never really enjoyed parades, but I do not "fear" parades. I am claustrophobic and I feat the heights. I can climb on a ladder to clean the upper of a cabinet or the windows, but I need to be very careful never to look down.

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The Horse

@TheHorse (218927)

• Walnut Creek, California

14 Oct 15

You nailed mine. I find clowns pretty scary. Scorpions are close behind.

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@LadyDuck (471459)

• Switzerland

17 Oct 15

I do not know the reason why I dislike the clowns, this has always been the case even when I was a kid. We do not have scorpions here, so I fear the snakes.

The Horse

@TheHorse (218927)

• Walnut Creek, California

24 Oct 15

@LadyDuck I have habituated to snakes, hiking on Mt. Diablo. The first time I saw a rattlesnake, I just about jumped out of my shoes. Now, my heart still beats a bit fast, but I observe them and enjoy their strange beauty.

Deborah-Diane

@DeborahDiane (40294)

• Laguna Woods, California

18 Oct 15

I don't have any phobias but I used to help an austistic teenager who did not like me to wear pink!

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