Phobias anybody?

[Colin Oliver]

I was talking to a friend and I told him that I was terrified of going back to school, seeing as I've pretty much ignored my homework for the past two glorious weeks. He pointed out that this was Didaskaleinophobia, the fear of school. And this got me thinking about the difference between immense dislike and fear.

For me, I suffer from Chilopodophobia - the fear of centipedes. I don't know what it is about them, but they just get to me. Also, one fear that I think is completely stupid, Omphalophobia- the fear of belly buttons.

So what do you guys fear, and what do you think is a completely unfounded fear?

[Paragon]

Acrophobia - absolutely terrified of any form of height My legs turn to jelly, and my head spins so hard.

[Coren]

Ergh, Arachnophobia (fear of spiders) -__-, the little ones aren't that bad. But don't let me see anything bigger then the nail of one of your fingers (even pictures) Or I'll usually try to get a few meters and some obstacles in between me and the thing.

[Verilian]

Not trying to brag, but I am not afraid of anything. That is not to say I don't have a healthy respect for things that could kill me or anything like that, but I have never encountered anything that I have an irrational fear of.

[Satish]

Acrophobia, I can't look down and if I do, I won't be able to stay stand up. BUT my dream is to be a plane pilot. Funny irony of my life.

[Alexis Whitewave]

Arachnophobia ;-; Can't stand spiders of any size, can't even be in the same room as one even if it's dead. I start hyperventilating and panicking And the worst thing is I know it's completely irrational since in Ireland the worst a spider can do to you is tickle you.

[Oluse]

None right now. Buuuuut, I should point out that when i was very little I suffered from Lepidopterophobia .... fear of butterflies o.o

I had no problem with bees or spiders, but butterflies freaked me out when I was a midget. I'm over it now. o.O

[Aidara]

Coulrophobia- The Fear of Clowns.

Seriously. I'm in my mid twenties and to this day, they make me burst into tears and my knees go all weak. They are absolutely terrifying and are used as the bad guys in horror movies for a reason, people.

[Satu]

I have two fears. One I thnk is a form of Claustrophobia, though a small case of it. It only surfaces if I might be the last one in a building or a business and could get locked in by accident. Then I go around saying to anyone who will listen.... "I'm still here, don't lock me in! Don't lock me in! Okay? Really, don't lock me in!" Haha. Then they look at me funny... The other I don't have a name for, but it is 'Fear of Red Bathrooms' or really 'Fear Of Being Murdered In A Red Bathroom.' The kind of bathroom where everthing is some shade of red, the walls, the stalls, the sinks.... Definitely creepy! And yes... i've seen a few of them (all in restaurants), but so far, I've always been able to run out with only a panic attack to show for it! Now the worst would be... to be locked in accidently some place with a red bathroom... Wait... maybe in a past life...?

[Xalet]

I've thought about it a bunch in the past, but I'm with V. I probably have a fear of stuff people should probably have a fear of, but I haven't found anything I'm irrationally afraid of. I wasn't even sure I believed in true phobias until I met my wife. She has katsaridaphobia, the fear of cockroaches.