Any unusual phobias?

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I know someone who has a bad spider phobia, but that would be common enough I suppose.

used work with a girl who was terrified of dwarves, her face went white at the mere mention of the word dwarf, I was talking one day at work about a stag party where groom was handcuffed to a dwarf for 2 days/nights and thats how I found out about her phobia. apart from not looking at willie wonka or actors playing elves etc she would run away terrified if she encountered a dwarf person in reality, dunno if she actually met one.

wife worked with a guy who had a meringue phobia, if meringue was ever served at a work do/office party he'd be out the door!
 
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used work with a girl who was terrified of dwarves, her face went white at the mere mention of the word dwarf, I was talking one day at work about a stag party where groom was handcuffed to a dwarf for 2 days/nights and thats how I found out about her phobia. apart from not looking at willie wonka or actors playing elves etc she would run away terrified if she encountered a dwarf person in reality, dunno if she actually met one.
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She never went on the beer with the England Rugby team so.
 
I have acute aibohphobia - a fear of palindromes. My girlfriend has acute angina, but that's more information than you need ;).
 
Frogs and french pedicures both give me the shivers.

I also have a fear of being knocked out after being told a story about a woman who gave birth and never woke up to see her babies. In hindsight I now know it's not true but the fear is still there. So much so I avoid going to the doctor - last time was in 2009 for a smear.
 
I've been a luposlipaphobia sufferer for years.

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I wouldnt be overly gone on spiders so if there was one in the room I wouldnt be able to relax until I squashed him.
I think it goes back to my childhood and seeing an old Tarzan movie (the ones with Johnny Weissmuller and Maureen O'Sullivan) where a giant spider is going after Boy (remember him) who is trapped in his web. I had nightmares for weeks after. If I saw it now it would probably ease my fear as it would probably look like a really poor production to my adult self.
I tried looking for it a few years back but couldnt find it anywhere.

A girl in our office has a fear of balloons. Not sure what could have brought that about.
 
I have a fear of needing a tracheotomy. I don't know if i could bring myself to consent to one. Imagine my 'delight' when i had to visit 2 clients in 2 weeks who manufacture parts for these, and for respirators. I had to sit down and went all clammy at some of the promotional ads on the walls :( Feeling shaky even typing this and almost gagging....
 
I have a fear of snakes. I can not watch the TV when there is a snake on it, or I have to get up and check is there one behind the chair I am sitting on, or maybe one under the table. I hate turning a page in a book and seeing a picture of one, I get an awful hop. I can't go into a pet store if they sell them.
 
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I have a fear of snakes. I can not watch the TV when there is a snake on it, or I have to get up and check is there one behind the chair I am sitting on, or maybe one under the table. I hate turning a page in a book and seeing a picture of one, I get an awful hop. I can't go into a pet store if they sell them.
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I don't mind snakes; I've held them and eaten them (not at the same time).
 
I've held a snake, felt like a leather hand bag to me. What do they taste like, Purple?
 
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I have a fear of snakes. I can not watch the TV when there is a snake on it, or I have to get up and check is there one behind the chair I am sitting on, or maybe one under the table. I hate turning a page in a book and seeing a picture of one, I get an awful hop. I can't go into a pet store if they sell them.
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Indiana is that you? ;)
 
Spiders would be mine. Anything bigger than a money spider freaks me out.
 
Getting cancer.

When I was 12, my nana was moved to a hospice, as it was clear to everyone that the end was rapidly approaching. I was confused as to the diff between a hospice and a regular hospital. My mother gave me a book to read that was written by an American teen before she died of cancer. She thought it would help me understand what was going on.

When she was 16, the girl in the book found a weird black mole on her big toe. It turned out to be cancerous. She lost her toe, then her foot, then her leg. Then the cancer spread to her bones. Her parents were loaded (they funded her writing the book) and she got the best medical care that money could buy. But by age 18, she was in a Hospice waiting to die.

She wrote a book (about the Hospice mainly) that was supposed to be uplifting and educational. It freaked me the eff out. The fact that she was so young and that something so random as a mole on her big toe wound up killing her, despite the wealth of her parents, made a lasting impression on me. Now, I can't watch any TV show or movie or read any news article about cancer. I am not a hypocondriac, far from it, but everytime I get a head ache, the thought crosses my mind that it is a brain tumour.

Thankfully, from that day to this, cancer had not impacted me or any member of my family. But I live in fear of the day that it does.
 
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Getting cancer.

When I was 12, my nana was moved to a hospice, as it was clear to everyone that the end was rapidly approaching. I was confused as to the diff between a hospice and a regular hospital. My mother gave me a book to read that was written by an American teen before she died of cancer. She thought it would help me understand what was going on.

When she was 16, the girl in the book found a weird black mole on her big toe. It turned out to be cancerous. She lost her toe, then her foot, then her leg. Then the cancer spread to her bones. Her parents were loaded (they funded her writing the book) and she got the best medical care that money could buy. But by age 18, she was in a Hospice waiting to die.

She wrote a book (about the Hospice mainly) that was supposed to be uplifting and educational. It freaked me the eff out. The fact that she was so young and that something so random as a mole on her big toe wound up killing her, despite the wealth of her parents, made a lasting impression on me. Now, I can't watch any TV show or movie or read any news article about cancer. I am not a hypocondriac, far from it, but everytime I get a head ache, the thought crosses my mind that it is a brain tumour.

Thankfully, from that day to this, cancer had not impacted me or any member of my family. But I live in fear of the day that it does.
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It's true what they say..Health is Wealth (although a lot of people (particularly those of lesser means) confuse these are being mutually exclusive).

I was at hospital before Xmas visiting a family member with cancer and there was a girl in her late 20s early 30s in the room with cancer. The giveaway for me was that she was using an iPad. It sort of puts things into perspective alright doesn't it?

There are lots of things I don't like but I'm not sure I have any phobias...perhaps processed/frozen food from Iceland :eek:
 
Knives.
Well not day to day of course but violence with knives

I've watched my share of violent films and nothing bothers me realy. Shoot someone in the head, no problem. He was snitching to the Feds and he deserved it :p
Machine gun down thirty soldiers, send in the mortars and watch arms and legs getting blown off, this film looks decent :)

But knives, I just shudder when I see an actor pull out a knife in the film.
I was flinching when Johnny Deep was using his razor in Sweeney Todd and instinctively putting my hand around my throat.
 
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