Unusual fears or phobias

Funny you mention the drain grate at the bottom of the swimming pool. I remember as kids the competition was always to reach the grate and then defend it from all others (small things please small minds and small kids) - either the teachers or somebody put about the doubtless apocryphal story of how some kid back in the day got his foot stuck in the grate playing just such a game and drowned. I wouldn't say it's into phobia territory but I still double take and kind of try to avoid those grates at the bottom of pools.

Originally Posted by MiniMatt

Funny you mention the drain grate at the bottom of the swimming pool. I remember as kids the competition was always to reach the grate and then defend it from all others (small things please small minds and small kids) - either the teachers or somebody put about the doubtless apocryphal story of how some kid back in the day got his foot stuck in the grate playing just such a game and drowned. I wouldn't say it's into phobia territory but I still double take and kind of try to avoid those grates at the bottom of pools.

Kind of glad I'm not the only one who is worried by them. lol Think your reason is probably a bit more rational than mine though!

I 'have' Ichthyophobia, which is the fear of fish and Ostraconophobia, which is the fear of shellfish. There is just something about all fish creatures that really gives me the wiggins.

Otherwise, nothing else scares me. Not even things like death or drowning.

[Dave20046]

I know a few people terrified of cotton wool
My gran's afraid of tea spoons
And one of my mates is terrified of moths and to a lesser extent flutterbys.

I know some weirdos...

Sharks for me too. I grew up in South Africa near the beach and loved going there.....until I saw Jaws the film. After that I thought there were sharks under my bed and in our pool. Since then I can't comfortably swim in the sea unless I can touch the floor, even though I know the chances of being attacked are pretty slim.

My sister in law is terrified of buttons... yep.. the things for doing up your clothes....

don't know why, but she'll freak if she has to touch one... to the extent that none of her clothes have buttons... ever....


I'm slightly claustrophobic. not dark places or stuff like that but more for restriction of my movement.. think it stems from being trapped a couple of times and then recently being strapped to a spinal board for quite a few hours....

Had to have an MRI scan and when they slid me in on the bed, the tube was pressing against my shoulders and was just an inch or so in front of my face... With the prospect of 20 minutes in this tube I freaked and pulled myself out so quick that I broke the bed... oops..

Reggie

i have an irrational fear of frogs... like some fear spiders (and they dont bother me) and screech and run at the sight... i do that with frogs... i cant even look at pictures of them without the hairs on my back standing on edge... yuck yuck yuck

Originally Posted by reggie perrin

I'm slightly claustrophobic. not dark places or stuff like that but more for restriction of my movement..
Had to have an MRI scan and when they slid me in on the bed, the tube was pressing against my shoulders and was just an inch or so in front of my face... With the prospect of 20 minutes in this tube I freaked and pulled myself out so quick that I broke the bed... oops..

Reggie

i can relate to that too... its a terrible feeling!!

It's not that irrational from my perspective, but I have a thing about water in my eyes. That (I think) stems back to me being KO'd by someone's foot in a swimming pool. The last thing I remember about it is water in my eyes, then a load of birds flutterying around my head.

Give me goggles & I'm fine. I'm fine in the shower, I'm fine swimming underwater now (though that hasn't always been the case).

I used to be terrible with people spashing in the pool, but since having kids I've got a lot better with that.

Everything else, not a problem at all.

[Bluepete]

I hate crossing bridges over dark water. In the daytime, no problems, I'll sit there and gaze at the view or watch fishes, but after dark........

I have NO idea why either, but I get a real shiver down my spine as the wheels go onto that bridge!

Pete