The Irrational Fear Thread

[shahab6]

Though I tend not to put energy into my irrational fears, sometimes it helps to air them out.

This year I developed an irrational fear of spiders. I revere spiders and I am fascinated by them, but I am completely paralyzed by my fear of them and there is absolutely no reason for it because I have handled them and been around them all my life (my father kept turantulas and taught me a lot about spiders). I have had poisonous spiders drop from the shower ceiling into my bath and I constantly find them crawling across my bed at night. I haven't intentionally killed a spider in over 10 years and would never do so out of inconvenience. I find the practice barbaric since it only takes a second to move them out of your house. So you'd think I have some good karma or something with them, but in actuality I think about them everyday. That is definitely not healthy! I can deal with mice and rats, but spiders make me squeel like a little girl!! They are all around me and I think part of it is because we don't use pesticides or anything of that nature in our house or yard, plus our yard is purposefully kept a little wild for the bees, so maybe they all gravitate here. And the thing is that I like living in places where nature takes the lead, so I really have to get over this ridiculous fear.

So what is yours?

 

[Barrucadu]

Ah, another arachnophobic. Join the club :p

 

[Keral_Patel]

I have fear of snakes and ghosts and unethical humans

 

[mjnels]

i have an irrational fear of .mobi.... am i alone?

 

[SnarkyTech]

I have an insane fear of horses. I really have no idea why, but they scare the crap out of me. I've never ridden a horse or have been up close... so I am convinced that a horse must've killed me in a past life or something. 8-X

I have a bunch of other ridiculous fears, but it's mainly because I have crazy anxiety. :p

 

[nicedomains]

I wouldn't say I fear spiders.. I hate them! If they are innocently crawling across my bed or in my shower or wherever.. They are dead.

Sorry little spider, evolution says survival of the fittest! I'm sure one day a poisonous spider will bite me and paralyze or kill me... knock on wood

 

[Jake]

I am scared of spiders, like crazy...

Heres my story :lol:

About a week ago, I was mowing my lawn, and I saw a bird picking at something.
Whatever it was fought off the bird, so I figured I would squish it with my lawn mower.

As I got closer, I noticed that it was a spider that was bigger than my hand :/

I almost threw up, (lol) and I ran over it, and I resumed mowing the next day, out of fear.

:lol: :lol: :lol:

 

[Standout!]

About a zillion spider + keyword .com domains deleted yesterday and today... no arachnophobe there...

 

[nicedomains]

I am scared of spiders, like crazy...

Heres my story :lol:

About a week ago, I was mowing my lawn, and I saw a bird picking at something.
Whatever it was fought off the bird, so I figured I would squish it with my lawn mower.

As I got closer, I noticed that it was a spider that was bigger than my hand :/

I almost threw up, (lol) and I ran over it, and I resumed mowing the next day, out of fear.

:lol: :lol: :lol:

LMAO :bingo:

 

[dgridley]

When I was a kid, I watched Old Yeller and hence developed a fear of RABIES.. I used to wash my hands so much they actually bled. Not kidding.. it was years before I grew out of having a fear of germs and such. Now, I've even been known to break the "5 second rule" if a choice piece of grub falls on the floor

 

[bobdigital]

I fear we are going to get a Democrat in office and my taxes will go way up.

 

[squid]

Chat ops.

 

[nicedomains]

I fear we are going to get a Democrat in office and my taxes will go way up.

I fear we are going to put a Republican in office and we will do something stupid like get into nuclear war with Iran, continue to pile up trillions of dollars of debt while crashing the world economy, alienate ourselves from every country in the world, continue to make the rich richer and the poor poorer, and what else oh yea fabricate more lies to secure our interests in other regions.

 

[AndyR]

Spiders I can easily live with, I rescue them from the shower or put them outside. One similar bug I hate is the crane fly.

Living in the UK we have done away with most predators over the centuries and very little is poisonous.

I fear the constant drip drip erosion of civil liberties, cameras on every corner, ID cards etc.

 

[dgridley]

scorpions hiding in my shoes..and spiders. I generally try to take anything I can back outside rather than kill it. Many a spoder has frozen in it's tracks when it realizes I've seen it (Oh crap, I'm about to get squished!).. I feel much better if I can just get them out of the house. I'm bigger than they are.

 

[ApeXX]

I fear we are going to get a Democrat in office and my taxes will go way up.

Whew, I thought I was the only one.

I fear we are going to put a Republican in office and we will do something stupid like get into nuclear war with Iran, continue to pile up trillions of dollars of debt while crashing the world economy, alienate ourselves from every country in the world, continue to make the rich richer and the poor poorer, and what else oh yea fabricate more lies to secure our interests in other regions.

But don't worry, like the thread's title, that's an irrational fear. :D

 

[Irieman]

Even though I'm not an American, I have the same fear.

I fear we are going to put a Republican in office and we will do something stupid like get into nuclear war with Iran, continue to pile up trillions of dollars of debt while crashing the world economy, alienate ourselves from every country in the world, continue to make the rich richer and the poor poorer, and what else oh yea fabricate more lies to secure our interests in other regions.

 

[SnarkyTech]

scorpions hiding in my shoes..and spiders. I generally try to take anything I can back outside rather than kill it. Many a spoder has frozen in it's tracks when it realizes I've seen it (Oh crap, I'm about to get squished!).. I feel much better if I can just get them out of the house. I'm bigger than they are.

Me too... I don't kill anything because I'd feel too guilty... except for ROACHES. UGH. I'm afraid of those things too. I live in Florida and we have the ginormous kind. But, I don't think that's an irrational fear. :lol:

 

[yilduz]

But don't worry, like the thread's title, that's an irrational fear. :D

I don't think it's too irrational. Look at Bush.

 

[dgridley]

I was born and raised in Florida.. yeah, you mean the Palmetto bugs. Harmless. :p

Me too... I don't kill anything because I'd feel too guilty... except for ROACHES. UGH. I'm afraid of those things too. I live in Florida and we have the ginormous kind. But, I don't think that's an irrational fear. :lol: