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What scares you?

Crazy4Sephora1 — Mon, 27 Oct 2014 18:52:11 GMT

With Halloween almost here, what scares you? Or do you have a phobia? Have you done or attempted anything to overcome your fear?

I have bathmophobia (fear of stairs). I have no problem at the bottom but looking down from the top is another story. Also related is escalaphobia (fear of escalators) which is even worse because it's moving stairs. I don't know where this fear came from but I read that if you have some weird fear (my mom is terrified of being buried alive), it's because that's how you died in a past life.

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vegchililover78 — Sun, 26 Oct 2014 05:17:01 GMT

I'm terrified of sharks. So terrified I won't even dip my toe in the water. My dad showed me JAWS at a very young age and it has stuck with me.

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jozkid — Sun, 26 Oct 2014 16:24:47 GMT

Terrified of dying old and alone. I am married and have children and I desperately want to keep it that way.

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Anonymous — Sun, 26 Oct 2014 18:55:35 GMT

Being snake bitten, and tornados. I feel like these are just fears since they were daily issues where I grew up.

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andyhtrieu — Mon, 27 Oct 2014 06:47:14 GMT

spiders
checking my grades
checking my bank account

Also I find it SO IRONIC that the fear of long words is known as hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia 😄

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Anonymous — Mon, 27 Oct 2014 13:03:03 GMT

lol. and omg I know what you mean about the bank account. The transition point from going to working a retail job at WalMart to getting as much OT as possible at the next (pseudo-admin/hospitality) I developed a sickness reflex to checking our balance. I'm better now but every once in a while when we buy something big like a tv or bed I get flashbacks. Being an adult sucks yo, you never forget that struggle.

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redwagon44 — Mon, 27 Oct 2014 13:14:37 GMT

Moths. With their crazy erratic flying and creepily fuzzy bodies...... blech. I'm terrified one would fly into my head and get tangled in my hair. If I'm out at night and there are moths, I'm either hiding in a hood/hat or have my hair in a tight bun.

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Anonymous — Mon, 27 Oct 2014 13:20:54 GMT

Moths ate the lining and part of the outer of my favorite wool tam-o-shanter.

I'm sure this won't help you with your terror, but my mom had a ladybug crawl in her ear one night. Holy crap no one slept until she got it out and calmed down.

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redwagon44 — Mon, 27 Oct 2014 14:30:28 GMT

OMG. I would have freaked the hell out. I thought I had a tick once and almost had a panic attack!

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Anonymous — Mon, 27 Oct 2014 17:40:53 GMT

Oh gosh you must've lived in the woods like me. Aren't they the worst?

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twilightnicky — Mon, 27 Oct 2014 19:22:03 GMT

Spiders

Snakes

Heights (Ferris Wheel)

Never marrying again and having kids 😞

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michelleshops — Mon, 27 Oct 2014 20:24:34 GMT

Bugs. Anything with more than 4 legs is not ok with me.

Money. I spend too much and will soon have a mortgage. gah!

Clowns. Just...no.

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andyhtrieu — Mon, 27 Oct 2014 21:47:30 GMT

TAXES
STUDENT LOANS

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jozkid — Mon, 27 Oct 2014 23:48:42 GMT

Taxes should only scare you if you neglect to pay them. 🙂

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LariTheLoud — Tue, 28 Oct 2014 00:12:16 GMT

Student loans are way scarier than taxes.

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jozkid — Tue, 28 Oct 2014 11:56:57 GMT

Oh yeah!

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makeupobesessed — Tue, 28 Oct 2014 16:36:43 GMT

Clowns

Spiders

Snakes

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Anonymous — Tue, 28 Oct 2014 16:51:13 GMT

I'm not sure if it's considered a "fear", but birds (more specifically, pigeons) give me anxiety. Not necessarily in the "The Birds" kind of way. I'll walk across the street, or go around it. People who scare of flock of birds & force them to fly toward me... death stare. Well, after I flail around like a mad woman.

Funny/not funny story of how it started: My mom used to take me to feed the ducks, the duck wanted more, I had no more bread for it. The mean sucker pecked at my hand and chased me. Imagine one of those "funniest home video" moments. Sigh.

xo, Mia

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andyhtrieu — Tue, 28 Oct 2014 18:56:44 GMT

I have a fear of birds pooping on me

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DiVWA — Tue, 28 Oct 2014 20:16:48 GMT

OMG. That totally reminded me of this old episode of Night Gallery. The one with the earwigs. Did you ever see that episode? (I just looked online and I think it may be on YouTube.)