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I got a phobia of spider and heights.

What's your phobia


Phobia Top Ten:
1.Arachnophobia
Fear of Spiders. Half of women and 10 per cent of men have, to some degree, a fear of spiders.

2. Social Phobia
Fear of being evaluated negatively in social situations.
Approximately 5.3 million American adults ages 18 to 54, or about 3.7 percent of people in this age group in a given year, have social phobia. Social phobia typically begins in childhood or adolescence.

3. Aerophobia
Fear of flying.

4. Agoraphobia
Agoraphobia involves intense fear and avoidance of any place or situation where escape might be difficult or help unavailable in the event of developing sudden panic-like symptoms. Approximately 3.2 million American adults ages 18 to 54, or about 2.2 percent of people in this age group in a given year, have agoraphobia.


5.Claustrophobia
Fear of being trapped in small confined spaces.


6. Acrophobia
Fear of heights.

7.Emetophobia
Fear of vomit.


8. Carcinophobia
Fear of cancer.

9. Brontophobia
Fear of thunderstorms.


10.Necrophobia
Fear of death or of dead things

one night I stayed up a bit later than usual, I don't think the spiders were expecting this, as at 1:01am wave after wave of tarantulas came scurrying out of a small hollow in the skirting board, daringly pulled themselves up, via the bedclothes, onto my bed, and ran towards the pillows. when they got there, they looked baffled, but as they turned to look in my direction, and realised their mistakes, the shock on their faces was priceless.

needless to say I killed the bloody lot of em, little gets.

Yeah, but I've never seen a spider in my bedroom, ever.

what about when they are crawling down your throat while you sleep?

I dunno what it is really. The small ones are fine. But the big hairy ones. Ergh. I hate it when they're in the bathroom :0(

I don't have any phobia, but I'm not a huge fan of spiders.

it's the way they move

*shudders*

Cliff edges are the worst and spiders and some social situations can make me uncomfortable.

MoJoJoJo wrote:
> Not so much heights, more... edges.

I get the same thing, it once took only a picture of the edge of a cliff with an absoulutely HUGE drop to get me wary. Since then i've had a fear for heights. I'm fine on planes though.

MoJoJoJo wrote:
> Not so much heights, more... edges. Like cliff edges. So I'm fine in
> planes/tall buildings and stuff, and any time I know I can't fall
> out/fall off, but put me near a cliff edge or something, and I start
> to freak out a little inside.
>
> And I've got this thing about drowning, probably related to my
> claustrophobia.

All me apart from the drowing, but I hate spaces where you are trapped, so not neciceraly small ones.

dogs and heights are my phobias...

I have taphephobia.

Yes, it is a fear of male water dispensers.