tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9033718057670720243.comments2023-07-18T10:21:41.193-05:00PHOBIA: Living in Constant FearAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18195461992602534850noreply@blogger.comBlogger434125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9033718057670720243.post-69641728066593476612013-11-30T05:08:20.489-06:002013-11-30T05:08:20.489-06:00i am not diagnosed with cherophobia but i do seem ...i am not diagnosed with cherophobia but i do seem to have many of the symptoms described.<br /><br />when i was around 8 years old my family went on a trip to disneyworld. if you've never been there it's basically 5 disneylands. we were set for a week and a half vacation there. on the second day i recall saying out loud "this is one of those days that makes you feel alive".<br /><br />the very next morning we received a phone call that my grandmother had died. i had been very close to her. my mother was devastated and we had to call the whole trip off.<br /><br />i feel like i blamed myself for the completely ludicrous reason that i had simply "called the thunder down" and that expressing my joy had somehow triggered the event. <br /><br />decade or so later i moved out of my home and attempted to start a life in a different state with my girlfriend of 4 years.<br /><br />everyone doted on us. her family loved me and i felt that i had a truly wonderful relationship with my best friend. <br /><br />one evening she came out of the closet to me. she said she was not heterosexual and had internalized her sexual identity through fear of her oppressive family and an abusive childhood.<br /><br />i was devastated, felt cosmically rejected, suffered mutiple nervous breakdowns and am back in my hometown only now with a distinct lack of any desire to trust, love, or allow myself to be happy for fear that it may come back on me in similar fashions.<br /><br />when faced with the idea of potential success i retract, not because i don't believe i can do it but because i fear it and the potential failure waiting. <br /><br />my friends are all acquaintances, with potential girlfriends i'm fond but not in love, and what really scares me is just how comfortable i am with that.skeletonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9033718057670720243.post-59898909266105706312013-11-25T01:07:39.980-06:002013-11-25T01:07:39.980-06:00my phobia isn't really 100% Eisoptrophobia. wh...my phobia isn't really 100% Eisoptrophobia. when I look into the mirror I can look at every thing but into my eyes. I just feel like I'm looking to closely at myself. it's like I'm peering into my soul. it creeps me out so much that when I put on my makeup it provides a problem.Jaime Lynnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9033718057670720243.post-57781807742932688252013-11-24T22:38:08.711-06:002013-11-24T22:38:08.711-06:00I just realized that I had a fear of trees while I...I just realized that I had a fear of trees while I was on a roadtrip to Florida. No one in my family believed me until I showed 'em this blog about dendrophobia! I also realized that I fear Palm Trees the most especially when we were driving at night and I saw them in the distance "whooshing" back and forth I shut my eyes and tried to sleep and I don't even know what else to say rather than, I'm glad I ain't alone in this fear of trees epidemic...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07066778771085779529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9033718057670720243.post-24531399395917798802013-11-24T22:22:25.221-06:002013-11-24T22:22:25.221-06:00I'm afraid of Palm Tress like what JGurl said....I'm afraid of Palm Tress like what JGurl said. Especially at night... I just found out I have dendrophobia while I was on a roadtrip to Florida. O_O I couldn't look at the trees on the side of the highway. They gave me a little "stomach-churning" feeling.. But once we hit Orlando and I began to see Palm trees, I kid you not I was terrified.. I'm glad I'm not alone... Calms my nerves. lol. Just thinking about them wooshing in the wind scares the shit outta me.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07066778771085779529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9033718057670720243.post-889996455205422672013-11-24T21:40:40.103-06:002013-11-24T21:40:40.103-06:00When I was a little girl, maybe about 9 or 19, my ...When I was a little girl, maybe about 9 or 19, my uncle's house was robbed. Although it may not seem like such a big deal, it was to me since my dad was living there and I was staying the night. In the middle of the night, I heard glass breaking downstairs. I thought it was just my uncle dropping something, but I was still scared enough to go to my dad's room and sleep there. It wasn't until morning that we found out that someone broke in and took whatever they could find. I didn't realize how bad it was until I started having nightmares about it. I dreamt about what the robber looked like or what would have happened if they would've heard me moving upstairs. As I got older, the dreams changed. They got violent and even changed to being at my mom's house and my apartment. I still have these nightmares and I get so paranoid that I check to see if all of my doors or windows are locked twice before going to bed. I remember one night after waking up from one of these nightmares and thinking that I heard glass breaking outside my bedroom door. I called my boyfriend who lived in an apartment a few doors down, telling him what happened. When he burst into my apartment, he found no trace of a break in and me locked in my bedroom having a panic attack.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9033718057670720243.post-86660228958776068912013-11-24T20:26:12.262-06:002013-11-24T20:26:12.262-06:00I suffer from heliophobia.
Living in Florida, it i...I suffer from heliophobia.<br />Living in Florida, it is a very unfortunate phobia to have. <br /> I am fully aware that I can get vitamin D deficiency from lack of sun exposure, so I simply take vitamin D pills.<br />I usually go outside during the early morning or mid/late evening when the sun is low or gone from the sky. When I DO go outside when the sun is at it's greatest height, I bring a parasol,wear long clothing, and use sun screen with spf 110+. I limit my sun exposure as much as possible, and I still live a relatively normal life. I attend college, see friends, travel when I can, and I even work at a mall. Living with any phobia isn't necessarily a bad thing, as long as it doesn't restrain you or hold you back in life. I understand how phobias are formed and how to deal with them, but I am perfectly content living with mine.Cunt shredder 420https://www.blogger.com/profile/07442697253323603611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9033718057670720243.post-6559493416906991552013-11-21T12:12:00.577-06:002013-11-21T12:12:00.577-06:00My fear started this summer as I was training hard...My fear started this summer as I was training hard - doing long distance runs, but drinking not enough water. Combined with my stressful work a situation took place that enabled this fobia: I stood up and felt that I was going to fade out. I was convinced that this was a sunstroke (which was not the case - just a spontaneous fatigue as it was determined later on).<br /><br />Afterwards each time I had to walk for a prolonged time or had any kind of even mild exhaustion (physical or mental) anxiety symptoms would kick in which positively enforced my phobia.<br /><br />Now I am rehabilitating with a strict plan that includes gradually increasing load at work and in sports. Sometimes it comes back, but the episodes are getting more scarce. Confronting the fears again and again is the only way to cope with it I guess.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9033718057670720243.post-87307395917117575992013-11-20T12:04:31.411-06:002013-11-20T12:04:31.411-06:00It's midnight and I'm in my bedroom. The m...It's midnight and I'm in my bedroom. The more I think about mirrors the more my body shakes. Nothing logical here, I know, but I can't get out. It's been 5 years; it just goes away then comes back way stronger. I need help but in my country this phobia is not concerned. I don't know what to do.<br /><br />Knowing many people here feel the same relieve me a bit though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9033718057670720243.post-46668962592506248662013-11-19T21:46:58.586-06:002013-11-19T21:46:58.586-06:00I have been afraid of flowers and "weird"...I have been afraid of flowers and "weird" plants for as long as I can remember. They give me the creeps; especially flowers with tentacles in the middle. I know they really aren't tentacles but that's how I think of them because I'm terrified they are going to reach out and get me. I can't be near them. Weird plants would be anything that isn't your typical oak or maple tree! Thick leaves, large veined leaves, large stems, big leaves absolutely anything with a flower is horrible. I'm freaked out just thinking about it right now. I try to make myself as small as possible when I'm near all flowers and most plants. Instead of flowers my kids give me rocks!!!!! Hey, rocks last! LOL. It's good to know there are others out there!Irishmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11480881549986923441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9033718057670720243.post-20049483497804235922013-11-18T19:41:02.725-06:002013-11-18T19:41:02.725-06:00I believe I have cancerphobia. I live in constant ...I believe I have cancerphobia. I live in constant fear every day that any bump, bruise, illness, or pain I feel...is going to be cancer. For the last year I have insisted on getting several medical tests performed due to me convincing myself that I might have cancer. Its costing me lots of money and significant emotional distress. I have had a throat ultrasound, blood work, stool samples, xrays, CT scans, and a mammogram done in the last 12 months. I will notice some symptoms and immediately get on google. I will freak myself out and call a physician to run tests on me. I badly need help with my anxiety. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17989445185641035504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9033718057670720243.post-20937140661969367132013-11-18T12:42:39.463-06:002013-11-18T12:42:39.463-06:00I frequently will use my keys to release the stati...I frequently will use my keys to release the static shock before touching a metallic object with my hands (i.e. my locker, a door handle, a rail). The shock is less intense. Otherwise I will pause, touch the area around the metallic object (a wall, the glass portion of the door) before touching the metallic object. The worst is when there are people around you and they give you this look like you're crazy. Luckily I'm usually by myself. EMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07312480676527455989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9033718057670720243.post-34977496343936526662013-11-04T05:56:24.585-06:002013-11-04T05:56:24.585-06:00I have also the same phobia and its so ridiculous ...I have also the same phobia and its so ridiculous . due to my skinny physiqueAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9033718057670720243.post-66444943283520895472013-10-31T13:45:02.526-05:002013-10-31T13:45:02.526-05:00I have this as well. I have been terrifyed of tree...I have this as well. I have been terrifyed of trees ever since I was a child. Because my sister told me a story of this big black bird called the Lachussa owl half witch bird. And ever since she told me that. It has been stuck with me ever since. And I'm am teffied of trees. As if f the bird is hiding and watching me . I hate being under or near trees or I start to freak out. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9033718057670720243.post-35526933810325813772013-10-28T08:08:42.993-05:002013-10-28T08:08:42.993-05:00As a child I remember watching cartoons showing gi...As a child I remember watching cartoons showing giant insectivorous plants devouring people. That was in early 80s while my father was stationed in Middle east. When we returned to India until about late teenage, I was afraid of all large trees. The fear, anxiety and dizziness was a bit less if I were able to hold my dad's hand. My parents tried to reason with me about this irrational fear but never forced to face large trees. Now I am in my 30s and thankfully quite insulated as I live in a large city. However, approaching a large Banyan tree with its stilt roots is a big struggle for me. I have no reason for the fear, but close or underneath a large banyan tree I feel as if the being of the tree is encapsulating me and my heart is getting strangled. I am sure i wont survive a walk under a large Banyan tree with its gnarled long and (personally I feel) ugly stilt roots haphazardly touching the ground is one strangling embrace.I wish I could look up the foliage as my wife and my son do innocently. There are many lovely tropical birds etc. to look at. I wish and hope for a cure.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02123743457812195438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9033718057670720243.post-14282352999621277652013-10-23T14:03:11.134-05:002013-10-23T14:03:11.134-05:00my girlfreind is scared of the bogeys that come fr...my girlfreind is scared of the bogeys that come from my nose.they make her sick..is this still bogy phobia.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9033718057670720243.post-40945962199311704012013-10-14T17:00:06.880-05:002013-10-14T17:00:06.880-05:00I am so glad to find I'm not the only one who ...I am so glad to find I'm not the only one who goes through this. When the weather turns cold, I am afraid of touching anything metal, because I know I'll get shocked. I have stood in front of my locker for up to 5 minutes at a time trying to open the locker without touching it (an impossibility). I try to grab metal door handles with the long part of my fingers, and I take my hubby with me grocery shopping so that I don't have to touch the buggy or canned food. What caused it? The pain of being shocked, and then hearing horror stories about injuries caused by mega-shockings. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9033718057670720243.post-60483923338635797422013-10-09T23:41:44.532-05:002013-10-09T23:41:44.532-05:00Mine started with Snow White, The Wizard of Oz &am...Mine started with Snow White, The Wizard of Oz & of course - Poltergiest. Scary trees everywhere! My mom bought a book about trees and would walk me through the backyard as a kid & read the book and try to tell me they couldn't hurt me. <br /><br />I know my fear of trees is also linked to my fear of spiders as spiders often build their webs in trees. I try to avoid walking under trees whenever possible.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9033718057670720243.post-17563412085768222552013-10-09T03:30:14.259-05:002013-10-09T03:30:14.259-05:00I definitely have this. Anytime that I must open ...I definitely have this. Anytime that I must open a door with a metal handle I slap my hand against the handle and grip it tightly, as opposed to wrapping my finger tips around the handle. My logic is that shock hurts less on the palm of the hand then the finger tips. Also, I can't wear anything polyester or wool...ever. I live for the warmer months because the air is less dry and therefore less chance of static. It drives my wife nuts but any time we go in to hug or to kiss I have to slap my hand against her arm or something just in case she might shock me.....ugh. It's a fear I've had for a long, long time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9033718057670720243.post-75213569006229194462013-10-09T03:27:04.938-05:002013-10-09T03:27:04.938-05:00I definitely have this phobia. Anytime I have to ...I definitely have this phobia. Anytime I have to open a door which has a metal handle I have to slap my hand against the handle and grip instead of latching with my fingers. I found that, if I do get shocked, it will be less painful on the palm of my hand then the tips of my fingers. I can't wear anything polyester or wool....ever. I live for the warmer months because the air is less dry and therefore less chance of static. It drives my wife nuts but anytime we go to hug or kiss I have to first slap my hand against her arm in case she might shock me. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9033718057670720243.post-59554023130728591482013-10-04T01:36:04.552-05:002013-10-04T01:36:04.552-05:00I guess I sort of fear mirrors, but it really depe...I guess I sort of fear mirrors, but it really depends. Well, when I say that I mean it scares the s*** out of me if I see my reflection in a dark room. It is just unsettling, it feels unatural, <br />like I shouldn't be seeing anything. It's not really mirrors though. Like in cartoons or something to be scary while telling a story and shine a flashlight under their face it really is creepy. I don't totally freak out, but like I said, it startles me when I see my refection in a dark room. It's like I don't exepect to see my reflection. Anyone else notice this?<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9033718057670720243.post-62659174902034291102013-10-04T01:34:37.263-05:002013-10-04T01:34:37.263-05:00I don't really consider it a phobia, but it sc...I don't really consider it a phobia, but it scares the s*** out of me when I see my reflection in a dark room, like I don't expect to see it or something. It startles me when I do. This is kinda funny, I have this huge mirror on top of my dresser, so when ever I get up in the middle of the night I crawl to my door to avoid seeing it. But I don't have a panick attack, as I said it just startles me. I've tried to overcome this before, so I turned off the lights in my room and stared into the mirror. Here's how it went:<br />Waited like 1 minute<br />*nope*<br /><br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9033718057670720243.post-4802414457203769512013-10-03T05:39:33.004-05:002013-10-03T05:39:33.004-05:00I had a break up wid my gf nd since then i fl unco...I had a break up wid my gf nd since then i fl uncomfortable and have totally lost the feeling of love in the fear of being cheated. Although i fl alone,i dnt want any company nw. I hav become reserved and anxiety surrounds me all d tym.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01599422401995088941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9033718057670720243.post-91576820248621888112013-10-01T02:49:34.491-05:002013-10-01T02:49:34.491-05:00my name is carrie and we were robbed a few years a...my name is carrie and we were robbed a few years ago. my sister and came home and found the house a mess. i kept telling myself this is not real that its a dream. oh it was very real. it was traumatising. i felt like we were raped as they go through your stuff. it was hard to get over but we managed. now staying with my fiance not even a block from our old house that was robbed. we recently had our windows redone and took the burglar bars off for them to get the new windows in and get a new paint job. i did have warning bells because it was so open. i recently would go and download stuff everyday at a nearby supermarket. and my batt for my laptop died and i was thinking i wish i had a charger for the car. i am so grateful i didnt because as i was turning into our street. i saw a strange car infront of our house and thought why is it there and wot are they doing. i came closer and the guy says hi mam how are you. i pull into the yard and he screams for his accomplice. they leave and im thinking omg this is not happening to me. i called my fiance and ppl that heard came to check that i was ok and got police. to my astonishment i had just caught them and all they took was a computer monitor and laptop fan. i was grateful but felt so guilty. the worse was i found out they hurt the two dogs. not bad. but they are traumatised too. my little sausage dog pissed and shat herself in fear. any little thing spooks her. i tried to leave the house for just 30min and i ended up in tears and worrying if everything is ok. if i cant leave the house for 30min. how am i ever going to be able to do groceries. it has affected me more this time because they hurt my pets. wot am i going to do. you can email me too help me with advice and if anyone has advice for me about my pets. please share. email me on carrieannsharp0@gmail.com. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11576174291303477390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9033718057670720243.post-19669213623743678382013-09-22T19:56:29.474-05:002013-09-22T19:56:29.474-05:00I've just figured out that this is exactly my ...I've just figured out that this is exactly my fear, and it's just cost me my 14 year marriage!<br /><br />When I was a young girl I had the most terrible time falling asleep at night. I would literally toss and turn the whole night and get so frustrated that I could never fall asleep. I would have to get up each morning and carry on with all the usual things--getting ready for school in the morning, I would feel sick from lack of sleep, riding the bus would make me feel nauseous. I would drift off mentally during lessons and miss what was being taught, or forget to do my homework at the end of the day because I was so tired. <br /><br />I was always scared of getting in trouble because I missed my homework, or didn't follow what was going on in class. I just remember being tired all the time.<br /><br />My way of handling this was to always go to bed early, to try and cram in as much sleep as possible before the alarm would go off each morning and my day would start all over again. It's a habit I still do this day.<br /><br />This week, my husband told me that he felt there was no chemistry left in our relationship and I know why this happened now. My fear of being tired has caused me to push him away too many times when he has wanted to make love at night. <br /><br />I can hear the stupid voices going off in my head that if I get excited/stimulated/aroused, or whatever, I won't get to sleep afterwards and I will feel all those same feelings of fatigue and nausea the next day. It always takes me a couple of days to catch up from a sleepless night, and I feel nauseous and exhausted the whole time. I'm gripped by this constant nagging fear of living with fatigue.<br /><br />I've tried to hide from this fact for my whole life, but this week I got the wake up call of my life. I've literally pushed my husband away due to my fear of being tired, and I didn't even know why I did it until now! He thought I didn't want to be with him, but it turns out that I am just completely neurotic about being tired.<br /><br />Fortunately for me, I've just figured out that I have this deep-rooted problem and will be looking for some therapy to help me get past it, but I think it's too late to fix my relationship. Who the hell knew this could happen? I'm just so sorry I didn't realize this until now…Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9033718057670720243.post-89491294752332828252013-09-22T07:20:00.945-05:002013-09-22T07:20:00.945-05:00 I hate being touched by guys. I was almost m... I hate being touched by guys. I was almost molested by a guy stranger and i developed an irritational fear of being touched by guys. Whenever the guy tries to touch me, i freeze up and sometimes i will cry deep inside coz im really scared. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com