omg me too rihannon-.-!

I'm sixteen years old and I, as most people do, have many fears. Fear of the dark, fear of hurting myself, fear of peoples opinions of me but I don't feel as though any of these are actually phobias. There are two main phobias that I think I have. One is spiders which has got to the extent where I can't even look at a picture of a spider without either feeling sick or having to shut my eyes. Let alone actually seeing a spider in real life. I'm afraid of most other insects too but there's something about spiders that just really gets me. My other phobia is a little abnormal and I was wondering if anyone else suffers from the same sort of thing? In a brief explanation, I can't stand anything being dry. Dry skin is the worst, mainly my hands, feet and elbows but my lips are just about bearable being dry. I have to moisturise my feet several times during the day and sometimes even in the night and my hands have to be constantly clammy, which is a pain really! If they dry up slightly and I don't have moisturiser or hand cream near me, it's got to the point where I actually have to lick them to solve the problem. I can't wear socks unless they're a little damp and even then, I have to moisturise my feet before I put them on. My mum often tells me to take the clothes out of the airing cupboard which are usually very dry and include socks and towels and flannels. This usually makes me gag if I touch them and even thinking about it now is making me gag. Maybe I just have a gland problem, I don't know. One other thing that really gets me is drying china with kitchen towels. It's something about the friction between them and the sounds it makes that makes me feel really sick. I actually vomited once from it. So, basically, I suffer from a weird phobia that I genuinely can't seem to control.

OHHH MYY GOSHHH,

to the person who is afraid of spines, I have the exact same fear as you and everything you said!! Im glad to know I am not alone.

I also can't stand to touch cotton balls and chalk! I hate the sound it makes too, I hate having dry feet or hands also,I keep lotion bottles everywhere because if my skin gets dry I freak out. I'm not scared of the chalk and cotton balls I just won't touch them, it makes my skin crawl and i have to chatter my teeth together. Is it still a phobia then? I have felt panicky when I've heard/touched chalk or if my skin is to dry but I'm not scared of it.

What would be the phobia of not touching the floor of the pool.because like I like to swim but I walk on the floor and any time I'm not touching the floor I freak. I almost failed gym for this.once my cousin tried teaching me to swim and tried having me float and as soon as my feet left the bottom I have a panic attack. What would the name of the phobia be? If there is one I can't be alone

Chelsea -- the scientific name for that is answimmingpoolfloorophobia.

I've only read some of the pages of comments here, but of those, at least 50% of the things people are calling phobias here are probably related to some type of Sensory Processing Disorder (look up "SPD"). :exclaim: This includes not being able to stand touching certain things because of their texture, the sound they make, etc. When you have SPD, certain types of sensory input (i.e. sounds, textures, sensations) make you feel disgusted and shivery, or like one feels when hearing fingernails scratching on a chalkboard. So if you're one of the ones who posted about fabric/paper/cardboard/styrofoam or wet clothes/hands/feet or certain noises, you should look into SPD. I know about this because I have two types of it called tactile defensiveness and oral defensiveness. I can't stand to touch any type of synthetic fabric, especially if my hands are sweaty. I also can't stand the feeling of toothpaste foam in my mouth. There are others too, but those are my main problems. I hope this info helps at least one person! 😊

I have a fear of straws, does anyone else? It's because I almost died by one almost lodging itself in my throat. If it was just a tiny centimeter or less to the side, it would've went down my throat and killed me. I can use them, but I get super paranoid about being in a car or walking with one in my mouth. It makes my heart speed up and I feel like I'm gonna trip or the car will hit a bump and the straw will hit my throat again. Does anyone else have this phobia? And what's the official term for it?

Omg i dieee when someone rubbs their hands together
I never rub mine or put any hand lotion or touch the inside of my hands cause i cant take that sound and the feeling kills me!
Its seriously not normal ! My whole body gets goosebumbs and i go crazy
Ppl do it on purpose they think its something funny but they know i hate it ! I might laugh put it pisses me off !
I also cant take it whem someone eats next to me
If i hear someone eating , really i get no control and am about to slap that person !
I cant do nothing when my parents eat next to me
I just leave or put music on
I feel like everyones eating like animals in the jungle tht have never seen any food i literally go crazy !

Another thing is after taking a shower.. I cant touch nothing for atleast 5 min till my fingers get normal again and i cant walk without socks
The feeling of my feet rubbing on catpet or wht ever kind of floor drives me crazy !

I am shocked @ Elizabeth's fear of Tape.

I seriously thought I was the only one. Realizing that it is completely irrational - I usually don't tell a soul, because it spurs on several dozen embarrassing follow up questions.

I have actually lost a job over the fear of any type of tape / adhesive paper sticking to me. I cannot use 'Hello my name is' stickers, and cannot participate in charitable donation days (such as casual day) if I am forced to wear something sticky to announce to the world that I am supporting a cause.

I become physically ill, I begin to gag - and cannot concentrate until the offending item is removed. The threat of tape is enough to send me into a quivering mass, or an angry defender of my person. Completely irrational - I know. I think I would physically harm someone if they stuck something to me on purpose.

My other most prominent fear is Moths (and it has grown to include butterflies). I must leave the house if one enters - I am TERRIFIED of them.

My friends joke that if I don't do what they want, they will TAPE A MOTH TO ME... I pretend that it's funny - but I am horrified by the thought.

I am 37 years old.

I have a fear of spiders rust mold and fruit drinks? Like kool aid gatoraid poweraid all of those freak me out I have to walk away when I see someone drinking it bc of the smell? I'm not anti fruit I love fruit! I guess it's bc its fake/processed? Punch freaks me out too. Help?

I have a fear of people with flawless skin, or almost porcelain like skin. Not porcelain dolls, but REAL people with perfect skin. It freaks me out, and I just get nauseated by it!!! Can someone tell me what this phobia is called?

I really want to know what the name is to my phobia, I'm afraid of spoons, the shape of it really freaks me out, I also had a nightmare about spoon, it had to do with the shape, and it somehow impacted on me... I can't remember the exact details, but it was terrifying, DOES ANYONE KNOW THE NAME OF THIS PHOBIA, because by relatives make fun of me when I say, "I'm afraid of spoons" when I could say, "I'm ______phobic"

i HATE HATE HATE cardboard more than ANYTHING IN THIS WORLD, the feeling the smell the look the noise it makes, when i say the word cardboard or box my mouth just stops working like i cant explain it but i cant say those words my mouth just starts to shutter and i grind my teeth and my whole body starts to get loose and people think im crazy but i started crying once cuz i just cant stand cardboard and also popsicle sticks ohmygosh when i eat popsicles and the stick goes in my mouth i wanna rip my head off, or when i go to the doctor for a check up the worst thing the doctor can do is stick the cardboard stick in youre mouth i feel like dying when someone puts cardboard near me, its just horrible :/

I have a really bad phobia of ripped/torn cardboard.
It makes me cringe and grind my teeth.
I can't look at it or touch it or i'll get a weird shock threw my whole body.
I can barely think about it let alone touch.
anybody have any ideas?

Someone touching my solar plexus or even thinking of them being touched .. makes me defensive.. You try to touch them I will punch you!

I have a phobia of the inside if my arm being touched where it bends like the inside of my elbow? I cannot have blood took from here because of it! It's the same with my legs the back of knee and my groin I'm near sick even talking about it I also can't touch another persons bends lol sooo strange! I get laughed at havnt met another person like it :( therefore cannot find a name for it! Lol

I have a fear of wet plastic. Just the thought of it makes me squirm. I also hate using plastic cutlery and drinking through a straw. I do not know when this started. Anyone else have the same thing?

Can anyone tell me the fear of have bends touched ie the bend of your arm the bend of your leg(back of knee) also of groin being touched? I have the weirdest phobias never met someone with the same thing! Someone wrote about people chewing material! I'm the same with sleeve jumpers etc and especially wooden sticks like Lolly pop sticks and tooth pick absolute turn me! Arghhh lol

I am not sure if this is an actual phobia, or if it's anxiety issues. However, for as long as I can remember I have had an extreme issue with paper towels. I hate them. I hate the texture, smell, and look of them. I especially hate it when It is rubbed together or torn up. It gives me goose bumps and the need to leave the room. I really want to get over this. If anyone has a similar issue, or some advice it would be very much appreciated.

I have a crippling fear of crumpled up bits of paper. It really affects me in school and at restaurants. I can't stand when people roll up little balls of paper, and i start to breath heavily and rub my hand together and up and down my pants. If i touch a crumpled piece of paper, i have to wash my hands right away. Help please! I'm 13, this is a recent thing, last year or so.

Alix from California: Fear of collarbones

I suffer the same thing. It is knowned as Calvicaphobia. I will not let no one touch my collarbones what-so-ever, not even my seatbelt can touch my collarbone without me freaking out.

what do you call the fear of SEEING OTHER PEOPLE TOUCH THEIR EAR? i know it's funny but it really scares me. i also refuse to let others touch my ears. by the way, i'm 15 and i haven't wear earings ever since my ear was wounded because of it. i was in grade 1 when it happened.

I have a fear of touching wet skin. Like if I'm in a pool and my hands and feet are wet and pruny i can't touch myself or other people without getting completely grossed out. I get shivers just thinking about it. Can someone please find this fear for me? I can't find the name of it anywhere

Hey.

I just like Hannah on this board (page 9)
Have a fear of scratching paper with my nails.

I have no fear of paper, its just when scratching the paper, it kinda gives me the chills down my bi-lateral sides...

I have a crazy intense feeling of anxiety about teeth on fabric that physically affects me with my throat tightening up,teeth grinding, knots in my stomach and ringing ears. It happens when i even think about teeth on fabric, mostly cotton. Its awful!

I THUOGHT I WAS THE ONLY ONE WHO HAD PHOBIA FOR WET WOOD! I CANT TOUCH SEE HEAR OR EVEN THINK OF WET WOOD I GET THE GOOSEBUMPS WHEN I GET NEAR IT! CAN SOME ONE GET ME THE SCIENTIFIC NAM FOR THS?
THANX :cheese:

Alright, can you tell me what fear I have? I've heard of the fear of cutting your nails and stuff...but I have a way worse case that's sort of different. I'm scared of ANYTHING happening to my nails. I can't cut them. I can't file them. I'm terrified to death that they will come off or I will lose them. Even thinking about that makes my body shudder. I was outside today and I dropped my folding chair on my toenail and it began to bleed. I then had a panic attack and I started crying and it was hard to breath...but it was only a little speck of blood. I refuse to take the band-aid off now and I don't know what to do because I can't look at it without crying. What is this fear?

I absolutely hate wet wood. Touching it, or scratching it just gives me chills. My sister hates chewing on dry cotton, like shirts.

Comments: Page 15 of 15 pages ‹ First  < 13 14 15