Myrmecophobia: Fear of ants (I'll avoid them at all costs and I can't even look at pictures of them).
Sursumdeorsumphobia: fear of up and down (Elavator) (This isn't the scientific term for it but the fear of elevators is sometimes referred to as this. This isn't too, too bad. I mean I can still ride them but I white knuckle it the whole time).
Social Phobia (social anxiety): "Social anxiety disorder is a persistent fear of one or more situations in which the person is exposed to possible scrutiny by others and fears that he or she may do something or act in a way that will be humiliating or embarrassing. It exceeds normal "shyness" as it leads to excessive social avoidance and substantial social or occupational impairment. Feared activities may include almost any type of social interaction, especially small groups, dating, parties, talking to strangers, restaurants, interviews etc. In cognitive models of social anxiety disorder those with social phobias experience dread over how they will be presented to others. They may feel overly self-conscious, pay high self-attention after the activity, or have high performance standards for themselves. According to the social psychology theory of self-presentation, a sufferer attempts to create a well-mannered impression towards others but believes he or she is unable to do so. Many times, prior to the potentially anxiety-provoking social situation, sufferers may deliberately review what could go wrong and how to deal with each unexpected case. After the event, they may have the perception that they performed unsatisfactorily. Consequently, they will review anything that may have possibly been abnormal or embarrassing. These thoughts do not simply terminate soon after the encounter, but may extend for weeks or longer." - from Wikipedia
(The above fits me to a tee. The social phobia is really bad for me, too. I've already had three classes that I've gotten a F on an assignment because it involved going to a college event. I was too terrified to go and decided I'd rather get an F than put myself through that. I've almost have had anxiety attacks in social situations, especially presentations. This phobia also affects the ability to talk to family members without being scared. I'm even scared to post this but it's a little easier when no one can see me.)
"The one you confide in the most. The one who understands you best. The one you'll miss more than any other. When he dies..." - Batman/Superman 018
SuperBat ruined my life!<3
Myrmecophobia: Fear of ants (I'll avoid them at all costs and I can't even look at pictures of them).
Sursumdeorsumphobia: fear of up and down (Elavator) (This isn't the scientific term for it but the fear of elevators is sometimes referred to as this. This isn't too, too bad. I mean I can still ride them but I white knuckle it the whole time).
Social Phobia (social anxiety): "Social anxiety disorder is a persistent fear of one or more situations in which the person is exposed to possible scrutiny by others and fears that he or she may do something or act in a way that will be humiliating or embarrassing. It exceeds normal "shyness" as it leads to excessive social avoidance and substantial social or occupational impairment. Feared activities may include almost any type of social interaction, especially small groups, dating, parties, talking to strangers, restaurants, interviews etc. In cognitive models of social anxiety disorder those with social phobias experience dread over how they will be presented to others. They may feel overly self-conscious, pay high self-attention after the activity, or have high performance standards for themselves. According to the social psychology theory of self-presentation, a sufferer attempts to create a well-mannered impression towards others but believes he or she is unable to do so. Many times, prior to the potentially anxiety-provoking social situation, sufferers may deliberately review what could go wrong and how to deal with each unexpected case. After the event, they may have the perception that they performed unsatisfactorily. Consequently, they will review anything that may have possibly been abnormal or embarrassing. These thoughts do not simply terminate soon after the encounter, but may extend for weeks or longer." - from Wikipedia
(The above fits me to a tee. The social phobia is really bad for me, too. I've already had three classes that I've gotten a F on an assignment because it involved going to a college event. I was too terrified to go and decided I'd rather get an F than put myself through that. I've almost have had anxiety attacks in social situations, especially presentations. This phobia also affects the ability to talk to family members without being scared. I'm even scared to post this but it's a little easier when no one can see me.)
@lopithecus RE: Social Phobia: I strongly recommend reading a book by an amazing woman who has a real gift keeping readers engaged. The book is called "Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking".
This is what I look like IRL. "Bald is beautiful" my husband says. I'm getting used to it and I'm starting to like being bald.
Oh crap yeah. Social phobia/anxiety. Yeah I have huge problems with that too.
I can't even get a job because of it and any help I've tried to get has been useless. So yeah, definitely that, probably my biggest phobia.
I suffer from panic attacks, anxiety and cannot stand being the center of attention/public speaking. It's extremely frustrating when it comes to looking for employment because the whole process is stressful already but on top of that I have these issues. I always want to cry because some of the interviewers look at me like there's something wrong with me. It's usually awkward unless they are the kind of person that isn't bothered by one's lack of social skills. For now, I just gave up. No matter how much I try to act normal I always end up making myself look bad.
My fear is that someday is going to come a time when I'll have no one there for me and I'll have no choice but to curl up in a fetal position and just die a slow and horrible death because I'm useless to even help myself even though I try and fail every single time. You know what else is troubling? At some point in my school years, I was usually titled the smartest in the class but I never really saw why anyone would even think that. Book smarts don't necessarily translate to the real world and surviving. Nor does getting good grades if all I do is imprison myself by the constant blockades. All because as a kid, the cruelty of other kids affected me this much to the point I mentally just shut down and I don't know how to fix it. I'm stuck like this for life, it's permanently etched in my life. I cannot escape it...just manage it. Drawing, writing, playing video games, reading, movies, cartoons, etc are the only activities I find peace and comfort in. At times when I'm out of the house running errands or whatever the case may be there will come a time I'm usually present but not present. As in my whole world inside my mind becomes very vivid or I totally just tune out with very little thoughts...just stare. That happens more often when I'm overwhelmed by people or any situation that scares me...I just shut down mentally. It's so draining physically too. I can easily get tired and need to rest.
Nowadays people comments don't really affect me but when much younger I was definitely more susceptible to being the most gullible so far in my life. I don't know why it's so easy to believe what others tell you as the truth at such a young age or even as a teen but I guess I'm just one of those fragile types.
I also have trypophobia but have desensitized myself somewhat.
“What doesn't kill you makes you stronger
Stand a little taller
Doesn't mean I'm lonely when I'm alone
What doesn't kill you makes a fighter
Footsteps even lighter”
@Ashlynne Thank you for the book recommendation. I just want to let you know though that having social anxiety is totally different than being an introvert. You can be extroverted and still have social anxiety/phobia (though I am introverted).
@dreamerz13@Deshong04 Yeah, getting a job for me was very difficult. In fact, the job that I have now, I ended up having an anxiety attack about a half hour before the interview. Then I was so nervous while doing it that I was sure they wouldn't hire me. Doesn't help my mom made me dress in a dress I wasn't comfortable in. I've been working there for 8 months now and I still get nervous getting ready in the morning and going there and talking to people (even though they've been the same people since day 1). The length of time doesn't matter at all when it comes to this phobia. It's awful and I hate it. But my mom won't listen to me about having anxiety attacks because of this so I can't get help for it. I just have to deal with it and continue letting it control my life and allowing myself to get F's on assignments because I'm too afraid to go to them.
"The one you confide in the most. The one who understands you best. The one you'll miss more than any other. When he dies..." - Batman/Superman 018
SuperBat ruined my life!<3
I don't have any phobias per se but I am very afraid of drowning. Some social anxiety and lots of paranoia as well.
Oh yes, paranoia, I have a little of that too but most of it (but not all) ties into my social anxiety.
"The one you confide in the most. The one who understands you best. The one you'll miss more than any other. When he dies..." - Batman/Superman 018
SuperBat ruined my life!<3
I worry about being hit by a meteor thing. Not sure why - I sometimes lie in bed worried that one is going to smash through the roof and hit me. Not an asteroid - but one of those smaller, car-sized ones.
I'm worrying about it now - I just picture this thing coming from millions and millions of miles away and landing on me - ie, the chances of it happening are very low - but it might happen.
Enochlophobia- Fear of crowds. I can never stay in crowds for long time, I always start feeling really nervous/tense and get a feeling that I have to get out of this place. Glossophobia- Fear of speaking in public or of trying to speak. I'm not really good at socialising with others, I spend most of my time alone. In school all kind of assignment representations were the worst, I start feeling really anxious when I'm standing in front of others and trying to speak. In representations I always start muttering and if I have a text next to me, I end up reading between lines. Same happens usually with phone calls, if I have to do an important call, I have to write a note of what I'm going to say.
And also, not really a phobia, maybe more like an "obsession"; even numbers, for some reason they makes me feel really annoyed. I try to avoid them all costs, for example, when I write to a notebook, I always make sure that before first letter there's three empty squares. Because of this I never really count anything, like things I collect.
Yep, I've had trypophobia since childhood. It's a fear of "objects with irregular patterns of holes," as Wikipedia puts it. I didn't know what it was until just recently but I always feel extremely disturbed when I see things like beehives, barnacles, etc. I thought something was seriously wrong with me when I was a kid, but I laugh at it now. It's not a huge deal, just don't show me any triggering pictures or I may scream, lol.
Yep, I've had trypophobia since childhood. It's a fear of "objects with irregular patterns of holes," as Wikipedia puts it. I didn't know what it was until just recently but I always feel extremely disturbed when I see things like beehives, barnacles, etc. I thought something was seriously wrong with me when I was a kid, but I laugh at it now. It's not a huge deal, just don't show me any triggering pictures or I may scream, lol.
Same here actually, I have always started shivering when I see any irregular patterns or holes, this started in kindergarten. I think it was because of those beads, you know those what people use to make those 8 bit looking things, they are cool looking but I can't make them 'cause I can't look at the platform where you have to put them.
Yep, I've had trypophobia since childhood. It's a fear of "objects with irregular patterns of holes," as Wikipedia puts it. I didn't know what it was until just recently but I always feel extremely disturbed when I see things like beehives, barnacles, etc. I thought something was seriously wrong with me when I was a kid, but I laugh at it now. It's not a huge deal, just don't show me any triggering pictures or I may scream, lol.
OMG! I've had a fear of holes ever since I can remember. It's not really every pattern I see but once in a blue moon I'll see
something and I'll freeze and get chills down my spine. One time I was on line at the post office and I looked down and
we were standing on a woven rug and I froze. It was strange and it hasn't happened in a while. I don't know where this phobia
originates from.
My biggest phobia is water bugs, those big cockroaches. I am terrified of those and can't stay somewhere if there is one.
When I was younger I reached for a mop and didn't realize there was a large roach on the pole until it crawled on my arm. One time
my mom left a pile of clean laundry on her bed and I thought it would be fun to dive into it, big mistake, the large roach
crawled onto my hand. Yuck!
My first New York apartment I discovered a huge water bug after my son and I went to bed.
You could see the silhouette in the window. We stayed up until 2:00am trying to find it and kill it.
Mind you my 8 year old did most of the work because I couldn't go near it. Eventually he killed it
with a bat. I didn't go into my living room for several days while that dead creature was there. After
that I was disenchanted with my apartment. I moved to New Jersey a while later and didn't see a
single roach for 10 years. I just moved to New York again, we'll see how it goes.
I work in a tall building in New York and my company's office is on the 9th floor. My bosses
have two huge supply rooms in the basement for the company. When I was hired they would send me to the basement to
get stuff. After a while I asked them not to send me down there, the water bugs are huge down there and they're all over
the place! Thank goodness they don't send me anymore. But I always worry that any supplies that come up from the
basement will have a bug in it.
Trypophobia - fear or organic holes/irregular patterned holes. I had a bad attack after some people were sharing triggers all over Facebook. It's my only real phobia, I can bypass any other normal fear.
Do not google!!! It's super easy to trigger and it's super uncomfortable. My skin crawled for weeks.
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Sursumdeorsumphobia: fear of up and down (Elavator) (This isn't the scientific term for it but the fear of elevators is sometimes referred to as this. This isn't too, too bad. I mean I can still ride them but I white knuckle it the whole time).
Social Phobia (social anxiety): "Social anxiety disorder is a persistent fear of one or more situations in which the person is exposed to possible scrutiny by others and fears that he or she may do something or act in a way that will be humiliating or embarrassing. It exceeds normal "shyness" as it leads to excessive social avoidance and substantial social or occupational impairment. Feared activities may include almost any type of social interaction, especially small groups, dating, parties, talking to strangers, restaurants, interviews etc. In cognitive models of social anxiety disorder those with social phobias experience dread over how they will be presented to others. They may feel overly self-conscious, pay high self-attention after the activity, or have high performance standards for themselves. According to the social psychology theory of self-presentation, a sufferer attempts to create a well-mannered impression towards others but believes he or she is unable to do so. Many times, prior to the potentially anxiety-provoking social situation, sufferers may deliberately review what could go wrong and how to deal with each unexpected case. After the event, they may have the perception that they performed unsatisfactorily. Consequently, they will review anything that may have possibly been abnormal or embarrassing. These thoughts do not simply terminate soon after the encounter, but may extend for weeks or longer." - from Wikipedia
(The above fits me to a tee. The social phobia is really bad for me, too. I've already had three classes that I've gotten a F on an assignment because it involved going to a college event. I was too terrified to go and decided I'd rather get an F than put myself through that. I've almost have had anxiety attacks in social situations, especially presentations. This phobia also affects the ability to talk to family members without being scared. I'm even scared to post this but it's a little easier when no one can see me.)
"The one you confide in the most. The one who understands you best. The one you'll miss more than any other. When he dies..." - Batman/Superman 018
SuperBat ruined my life!<3
@lopithecus RE: Social Phobia: I strongly recommend reading a book by an amazing woman who has a real gift keeping readers engaged. The book is called "Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking".
This is what I look like IRL. "Bald is beautiful" my husband says. I'm getting used to it and I'm starting to like being bald.
I can't even get a job because of it and any help I've tried to get has been useless. So yeah, definitely that, probably my biggest phobia.
I suffer from panic attacks, anxiety and cannot stand being the center of attention/public speaking. It's extremely frustrating when it comes to looking for employment because the whole process is stressful already but on top of that I have these issues. I always want to cry because some of the interviewers look at me like there's something wrong with me. It's usually awkward unless they are the kind of person that isn't bothered by one's lack of social skills. For now, I just gave up. No matter how much I try to act normal I always end up making myself look bad.
My fear is that someday is going to come a time when I'll have no one there for me and I'll have no choice but to curl up in a fetal position and just die a slow and horrible death because I'm useless to even help myself even though I try and fail every single time. You know what else is troubling? At some point in my school years, I was usually titled the smartest in the class but I never really saw why anyone would even think that. Book smarts don't necessarily translate to the real world and surviving. Nor does getting good grades if all I do is imprison myself by the constant blockades. All because as a kid, the cruelty of other kids affected me this much to the point I mentally just shut down and I don't know how to fix it. I'm stuck like this for life, it's permanently etched in my life. I cannot escape it...just manage it. Drawing, writing, playing video games, reading, movies, cartoons, etc are the only activities I find peace and comfort in. At times when I'm out of the house running errands or whatever the case may be there will come a time I'm usually present but not present. As in my whole world inside my mind becomes very vivid or I totally just tune out with very little thoughts...just stare. That happens more often when I'm overwhelmed by people or any situation that scares me...I just shut down mentally. It's so draining physically too. I can easily get tired and need to rest.
Nowadays people comments don't really affect me but when much younger I was definitely more susceptible to being the most gullible so far in my life. I don't know why it's so easy to believe what others tell you as the truth at such a young age or even as a teen but I guess I'm just one of those fragile types.
I also have trypophobia but have desensitized myself somewhat.
Stand a little taller
Doesn't mean I'm lonely when I'm alone
What doesn't kill you makes a fighter
Footsteps even lighter”
@dreamerz13 @Deshong04 Yeah, getting a job for me was very difficult. In fact, the job that I have now, I ended up having an anxiety attack about a half hour before the interview. Then I was so nervous while doing it that I was sure they wouldn't hire me. Doesn't help my mom made me dress in a dress I wasn't comfortable in. I've been working there for 8 months now and I still get nervous getting ready in the morning and going there and talking to people (even though they've been the same people since day 1). The length of time doesn't matter at all when it comes to this phobia. It's awful and I hate it. But my mom won't listen to me about having anxiety attacks because of this so I can't get help for it. I just have to deal with it and continue letting it control my life and allowing myself to get F's on assignments because I'm too afraid to go to them.
"The one you confide in the most. The one who understands you best. The one you'll miss more than any other. When he dies..." - Batman/Superman 018
SuperBat ruined my life!<3
Oh yes, paranoia, I have a little of that too but most of it (but not all) ties into my social anxiety.
"The one you confide in the most. The one who understands you best. The one you'll miss more than any other. When he dies..." - Batman/Superman 018
SuperBat ruined my life!<3
I'm worrying about it now - I just picture this thing coming from millions and millions of miles away and landing on me - ie, the chances of it happening are very low - but it might happen.
Glossophobia- Fear of speaking in public or of trying to speak. I'm not really good at socialising with others, I spend most of my time alone. In school all kind of assignment representations were the worst, I start feeling really anxious when I'm standing in front of others and trying to speak. In representations I always start muttering and if I have a text next to me, I end up reading between lines. Same happens usually with phone calls, if I have to do an important call, I have to write a note of what I'm going to say.
And also, not really a phobia, maybe more like an "obsession"; even numbers, for some reason they makes me feel really annoyed. I try to avoid them all costs, for example, when I write to a notebook, I always make sure that before first letter there's three empty squares. Because of this I never really count anything, like things I collect.
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OMG! I've had a fear of holes ever since I can remember. It's not really every pattern I see but once in a blue moon I'll see
something and I'll freeze and get chills down my spine. One time I was on line at the post office and I looked down and
we were standing on a woven rug and I froze. It was strange and it hasn't happened in a while. I don't know where this phobia
originates from.
My biggest phobia is water bugs, those big cockroaches. I am terrified of those and can't stay somewhere if there is one.
When I was younger I reached for a mop and didn't realize there was a large roach on the pole until it crawled on my arm. One time
my mom left a pile of clean laundry on her bed and I thought it would be fun to dive into it, big mistake, the large roach
crawled onto my hand. Yuck!
My first New York apartment I discovered a huge water bug after my son and I went to bed.
You could see the silhouette in the window. We stayed up until 2:00am trying to find it and kill it.
Mind you my 8 year old did most of the work because I couldn't go near it. Eventually he killed it
with a bat. I didn't go into my living room for several days while that dead creature was there. After
that I was disenchanted with my apartment. I moved to New Jersey a while later and didn't see a
single roach for 10 years. I just moved to New York again, we'll see how it goes.
I work in a tall building in New York and my company's office is on the 9th floor. My bosses
have two huge supply rooms in the basement for the company. When I was hired they would send me to the basement to
get stuff. After a while I asked them not to send me down there, the water bugs are huge down there and they're all over
the place! Thank goodness they don't send me anymore. But I always worry that any supplies that come up from the
basement will have a bug in it.
LOL! Yeah a lot of people joke that they didn't have trypophobia until they Googled it.
Do not google!!! It's super easy to trigger and it's super uncomfortable. My skin crawled for weeks.
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