Irrational fears - do you have one?

[firesmudge 10]

I have a terrible fear of heat, heights & confined spaces

[*carrie* 10]

At the moment i'm dealing with an irrational fear of being socialising with people i don't know when i feel horrible. The fear that they won't understand that my being how i am when i feel like this isn't me but the depression stops me from doing things sometimes, and it's really debilitating and makes things worse, but the fear of doing them makes me not want to do them in the first place. Confusing? i think so!

[mojo1 10]

I'm frightened that everybody is being broken down by the fear mongering media and that people are forgetting how to live.

 

I'm not sure if that's irrational or not.

[BasilRathbon 10]

I have an irrational fear of people resurrecting my old threads months after I started them. Fair brings me out in a rash, it does.

[Hypnolady 10]

My biggest fear is not being able to move my arms..

Its so bad that when I'm hugging my OH, I HAVE to have my arms over his and not his over mine..

Just the thought of a straight jacket freaks me out..

Its the feeling of defencelessness..

I can't protect my self if I can't move my arms..

I can't stop myself from banging my head if I fall, if I can't move my arms..

Its hard to explain..

I know that it's a stupid fear but it's horrible..

 

There could be an interesting subconscious memory of a past life experience here......

[gizzy 10]

Everyone will laugh at me when I tell you what I have a fear of.

 

I hate fish. I can just look at them when we walk past the fish counter but if someone asked me to touch one I would scream. I hate everything about them. I hate the way the eyes look at you and the fact that they look really slimy. I really dont know where this fear comes from.

 

I used to work in Morrisons at hillsborough and this man once bought a fresh salmon (the whole bloody thing) and just slapped it on the conveyor belt. Now pls bear in mind it was really close to me, (it was wrapped in clear plastic). When I saw this big Salmon I just screamed and jumped back off my chair I nearl fell off it.

 

I had to ask the man to read me the bar code so I could tap it in on the keyboard.

 

I know its a funny phobia to have but I do have a laugh about it with people. The thing is the fish really scare me and if I had to touch one or someone chased me with one I would scream my bloody head off.

 

Gizzy.