Bizarre Phobias

I can totally relate to everyone out there who has a fear of midgets/dwarves. I have no idea where my phobia came from; but its serious. I have full out panic attacks around them. My heart starts beating unbelievably fast, my breathing becomes shallow, i feel dizzy, my body feels numb, and I usually burst out crying. Its embarrassing especially when you work with the public and you come across one. I do admit there has been times where I have just ran the other way to get away from them. Once I got off the skytrain (metro) and caught another one because a midget had just stepped on. I have also almost been in a car accident because I saw one driving and swerved to get away. I want to be a nurse someday but wonder...what if I have to treat a midget or work with one? I will pass out and be unable to help them. My close family and friends tell me I should go for therapy but I don't know...only way to get over a fear is to face it right? I am afraid that at the beat my heart races when I see one that I'll end up having a heart attack. Does anyone actually know where there fear rooted from?

oh just to add to what I said before....its only the T-rex resembling ones that terrify me. like Little People Big World mom style. I'm fine with Mini Me and Deep Roy! Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Oompa Loompas? nooooo thank you. And what is with the media and movies lately featuring midgets in EVERY single movie? I went and saw Prince Caspian and nearly died. A whole army of Narnians being midgets? eff that! they're everywhere lately. are they haunting us? OH. Dont watch Nacho Libre either if you're afraid of them. Im serious.

i fully know what you mean about the chalk thing, my boyfriend reckons i'm crazy so i had to find out if other people have chalkophobia too. i feel sick thinking about it, the thought of it touching my fingernails or getting some stuck under my nails makes me gag. eurgh. why the hell would chalk make you feel so disgusting and sick?! i don't get it at all.
also my vomit phobia is pretty bad, they need to put warnings on movies with spew scenes. ("Warning: This film contains vomit scenes that may disturb some people...")

I read one of the earlier posts in which someone said they have this uncomfortable feeling when they see or even think about people chewing on cloth (ex: kids chewing their sweaters in school). I too get this wierd feeling in my teeth even just thinking about it. Does anyone know if that's even a technical phobia? Im curious of the name and how many people actually get this wierd feeling

Whoever mentioned their fear for their Achilles Tendon and I must have been separated at birth.
I have the same exact thing. I had a boyfriend who knew about it and would touch them on purpose.

I hate them being touched by anything that isnt the backs of my shoes. I want them protected constantly.

FYI, don't watch Hostel, it has a very graphic scene that involves that tendon and garden shears.
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I have a fear of scratching paper. with my nails. i can't find anything on it. and anyone who finds out is pretty cruel about it. i have to suck on my nails if i do it, and have the urge to do it to anyone else who scratches paper. thinking about it makes me dig my nails into my palms. help? at least a name for it.

me again.

@Marina
I do that with walls.
Like scratching them or having cloth rub against them. It's horrible.

My 9 year old son has a real fear of tissue, napkins, kitchen roll or anything similar. Does anyon else have the problem, if so how do you cope with it? or does anyone know if there is a name for this type of phobia?

my palms and feet sweat most of the time. When they are sweating I have a phobia of touching or rubbing anything warm (especially skin) with my hands or feet. Therefore I can't hold hands or high five or shake hands. I can't also stand the sound of slightly damp hands sliding down a smooth surface such as a door. The sound it makes really makes me cringe!! My siblings do this to wind me up.

OMG! i totally have this wet paper thing,
when i go into a public toilets and there's like wet paper on the floor and its all like bitty it makes me actually hurl,
now its got to wet plastic bags too, i cant stand the sight of them, or the textures
urgh, i am cringing at this discussion topic

I also have a fear of my nails scratching paper, and people are horrible about it. Freaked out in class several times cause people thinks its funny to sit and scratch paper. I don`t think there is a name for it, not any that I have found, it must be quite similar to nails on a blackboard though!

Ok so I read that some of you have a fear of touching paper with wet hands, that doesnt bother me. But what does bother me is touching paper AFTER I wash my hands, like when they get all dry. I swear I have to bring lotion with me everywhere I go. I can't touch paper, just the sound of paper rubbing togehter...ugh. I have to wear a sweater everyday at school cuz I cant touch the paper. Some of my friends make fun of me for this and then tease me by scratching paper, but I'm glad to hear that I'm not the only one with this problem... 😖

I have this wierd thing where I don't like it when people touch my collar bone. They can but if I think about it too much it makes me think of a broken collar bone and..I dunno, its just wierd. Please respond if you have a simmilar phobia or know what this is called...

I have a fear of ripping nails. I cant pull my nails...I feel like they are going to be ripped out. What is this called??

Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia, this is the fear of long words. I was just wondering how ANYONE could hace a fear of long words. They cant hurt you or anything, so if you have this, could you please explain how and why you have this phobia. Like...what is going on in your mind to make you actually fear a long word. I'm not trying to be mean or anything, I just want to know.
P.S. I also have a phobia, I already wrote about it. Its in the list under my name if you can find it.

"have"
Sorry, typo.

Hello all!

I thought I was a "freak" or something. For as long as I can remember I have been "afraid" of paper! Not really afraid, but I freak out when I touch it and when other people touch it. I can't read the newspaper or magazines. I hate the smell and the texture. Whenever I touch, see or smell it, I FREAK OUT. I feel like my nose, mouth and skin is drying out!!! I want to know why I HATE paper so much.

i have a phobia of foam getting rubbed together scares the living day lights outta me and i faint, i cant stand it its horrible,

Thomas in CA:

I have the same problem. I can't stand for my hands, feet and lips to be dry. I go through lotion and chap stick like most people go through underwear...it drives my fiance crazy!!! Then if I even get near paper or wood I lose it. I feel like I am drying up..it's awful. I work in an office so I have to deal with paper all day, it kills me! I can't stuff envelopes like "normal" people, and lick and envelope...well you might as well kill me now. i have to fold paper using a pen and sometime I wrap my sweater sleeves around my hand to touch paper..yes I am a FREAK...I know. I can't tell you the last time I actually read a newspaper..and not online. My guess is, it's been YEARS upon YEARS upon YEARS!!! OH...and I can't use pencils unless they are plastic or covered in plastic. Man it feels good to get this out. And then I'm a bit OCD. I can't do things like blink one eye without blinking the other. Then I have to blink them together about twenty times to make it even. Yeah, I know that has nothing to do with paper but I just wanted to get it OUT!!! Anyway, I'm at work so I better WORK!!!! Good to know I am not alone...

Danielle in Colorado:

I have that problem too! I can't STAND anyone to touch my belly button. I can't even touch it. The thought of anything going in or near it makes me FREAK OUT..my fiance tries all the time, just to show me that it's okay...I can't do it. I can't even touch anyone elses belly button. Ewww....I'm freakin' a little right now...

I just wanted to comment on the fear of "midgets" or "little people" to be CORRECT. Those with Dwarfism prefer to be called "little people" because that is exactly what they are, PEOPLE who are little. The fact that people have a phobia of them is just sad, and it makes me realize how many movies etc. are out there making them seem "scary" or "threatening." They are just like any other person with a bone condition. Their bones just don't grow as fast as the rest of ours. It has nothing to do with being "evil" or anything like that one religous PSYCHO posted...he scares me more than anything. We are all gods children & it is sad that you cannot understand or accept this.

I have a phobia of sweaty fingers touching paper. and also a fear of achillies tendons. and a phobia of fish.. but mainly sweaty fingers on paper. if i hear sweaty fingers on paper, i get visible goose bumps and feel like im going to cry.

OK, I have the dry thing..and I just found out recently that my Dad does too! I seriously thought I was the only one and that something was wrong with me! I work in an office and have to make sure to put lotion on if I'm gonna be doing a lot of paperwork. No licking envelopes..no eating popsicles straight off the stick..no using wooden spoons to cook with..sometimes I can't even use a dry paper towel! I have to get it a little bit damp to use it during dinner! The thought of dry things in my mouth (like when the dentist puts gauze in OMG!!), or rubbing certain fabrics (corduroy) literally gives me chills. It's insane!

i have a phobia of nosebleeds and of getting my face wet

wow i thought i was the only person who is weird with hands and feet. the bottoms of my hands i cant touch together same with my feet. people rubbing there hands together kills me i get so upset. the thought of me doing it makes me want to start crying. i get a weird sensation (most likely in my head) once in a while that the bottom of my hands and feet dont feel right? i put lotion on them or put them in water put them on something smooth and cold? i dont know im out of my mind i guess : /

I have afear of dirty or carpets or fabric in general. its really bad, my grandma's house has this really old dirty and raggy carpeting and i hate having to walk around on it, i almost always avoid it unless i have to. also, sometimes with dirty car seats or movie theater seats or whatever, if the seats are made of that certain type of fabric, i just wont sit.

I have a terrible fear of Egypt, Egyptians, Pyramids, Desert, and sandstorms. I'm also scared of the 1800's. We've toured many old houses from those time periods when I was young and I now have a fear of the smell of older houses. It's very odd.

ok i have the worst phobia ever about mcdonalds and asian food, its really bad an im really sure im the only one, please correct me if im wrong cuz i h8 them both more than anything.

o and i have a fingernail breaking uneven phobia too, just bothers a bit

i cant stand bug or even step of one i have the fear of one going on me and crawling inside my skin its wierd and i always get someon e else to kill a bug if i see one and if i have to kill it i would take a long tiime from dropping cups of water and chemicals on it

I have a fear of getting my eyebrows waxed. I'm so terrified they will mess it up and I'll have one eyebrow. I went once in 7th grade. First and last time I got it done. Is there a name for it?

I have a phobia of people scratching fabric (especially denim) with their finger nails. People donn't belive me and think I am making it up. But it makes me gag and cry and cringe. It also hurts my nails and teeth. Is their a name for this so I can prove it to people?

Arachibutyrophobia is indeed the fear of Peanut Butter sticking to the roof of your mouth.

RE: Samantha; Fear of Scratching;

That would be Amychophobia... X|

I have actually heard of hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia before.

omg i no this sounds carzy and wired but i have there huge phobias agoraphobia(open space)
ironicaly i also have a bit of calstraphobia but its not as bad as the agoraphobia but the worst of alli have a big fear of crayon i dont no what ti is about them but i just cant touch them or uggg i think its the waxy feeling or sumthing i dont no but its wired but my qustin is wat is that called

omg but i also have a fear of a coulor its such a stange coulor its like when u mix peach and red or sumthing i dont no but its gross

ok people i am deathly afraid of fake finger nails i dont no what its called tho can anybody help?

I have a few. Agliophobia: Fear of pain. Ophthalmophobia: Fear of being stared at. Hemaphobia: Fear of blood. I deal with pain terribly. I can't stand it, I think for weeks before I go to the dentist or something like that and psych myself out. I can't look people in the eye when I talk to them, and public speaking makes me hyperventilate. Blood makes me throw up. You know the best part? I get random nose bleeds, and blood makes me throw up. Ever better: I'm only 14 and I've already been diagnosed with these things. Hahaa. Well, my point is, these aren't very drastic, but a lot of phobias are. Don't think they're a joke or laugh at them. I feel bad for others with worse phobias than mine.

I Have a fear of people touching my ears, breathing in my ears, whispering in my ears if they do this it makes me get goose bumps all over the side of my body where the ear has been effected. I get cold sweats and generally freak out. I can't submerge my head in water, can let shampoo bubbles get on them or i freak out and start to panic. Thinking about going to the hairdressers makes me feel sick. I can't sleep without having them covered. I cant go out in the wind without something covering my ears. Does anyone know what this phobia is called? I cant seem to find a name for it anywhere.

I have an intense fear of doorknobs... I actually have to climb in and out of my side window at home. The neighbors have called the police a number of times, yet I've explained my phobia clearly to them. Grocery day really sucks

I have this fear of my feet touching flat on the ground in bathrooms especially in the shower. I also cant stand for my hands to be wet or touch anything gross and everything has to be in like perfect order everything has to be perfectly organized. Is this like OCD and germaphobia or what I am just so confused and it seems to be getting worse.

I'm not really sure this is a phobia.
Its more of an OCD type thing. I count my
syllables when i'm talking. it is the most
peculiar thing. I do it subconsciously now.
i'll just be talking and saying stuff and
counting my syllables and if they don't fit
into an ever number or a number with a five in it i get upset. and have to fit new words into
it to make it even. yeah i'm a freak. 😊

I have, I don't know if you'd call it a phobia, but I...cannot stand to TOUCH PAPER, especially after washing my hands or being in the shower. I also cannot touch fabrics, like clothes, or carpet. This extends to my feet as well. I am 21 years old. My mom says I've been like this all my life. I have to put lotion on constantly. I always have a bottle. Always. It's the only solution I've found.

On another note, I seem to have recently developed a phobia of my nails scratching things. Certain surfaces. I used to bite my nails constantly, and now I don't. I work in a lab, and just seeing the countertops (I don't know what material they are) gets me sweating and speeds up my heart rate. Also, smooth metals, like bowls. And ceramics. I can't even think about it. It makes my nails itch to the point of pain. Any help on this would be greatly appreciated! And a name so I can put a name to this monster.

I have a fear of those things that are on paper and if you move them the image changes. Only when I am touching them do I freak out, or if someone else touches them and starts sratching their nails on it and makes a smaller and quieter sound similar to a zipper being zipped. It sends shivers up my back and I can't stand it! Even when I think about it enough it sends shivers up my back. Uhg!!

does anyone know the name of the phobia of wednesdays? as in the day...?

it's something like "mercred..." idk

thanks =]

@Dana - yes I have a HORRIBLE fear of spines, it freaks me out so much. The thought of breaking my back or getting a slipped disk is my worst nightmare!! If anyone touches my back I freak out!! Cant even get massages!!

i also have an intense fear of spines when really skinny people bend over,and of achillles tendons! i always imagine them getting cut or snapping and it just makes my insides squirm with revulsion.

i have to say that i am deathly afraid of midgets. if i see one, or someone mendtions them i cry start shaking hyperventalate and i just stand still dont do anything like i forget where i am, just know that one is around. i wish i could calm down and i feel bad, but its something i can't ever get over. i've tried watching willy wonka, didnt work. watched the wizzard of oz, made it worse. everything i try to do doesnt work. im even like that when i visit hospitals.

i am 15 and i have a fear of touching paper after i wash my hands it freaks me out touching paper would even make me scream sometimes the other day while i was in school i washed my hands and came back into the classroom to do my work but when i touched the paper i went crazy i was going around the class asking for lotion omg its like i heard the paper and the sound of it was scratching a chalk bored as soon as i touched the paper a sort of shock or something went into my body and was just like aaahhhhhhh.!!! i didnt kno what to do when i was younger i hated paper i couldnt even touch it the only paper i could use was construction paper or that handwriting paper the school gave you(the one with only like 5 lines)i couldnt bare the feeling of touching envelopes it was like if i did i was going to die..i have grew out of that a little but i still cant touch paper after washing my hands does anyone know what that is called??