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So.........we know we all got 'em...........what scares you?

Me......it's spiders, bees / wasps, and large crowds.

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I don't like spiders.....but I DO like mice, rats, snakes, bats etc...etc.
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Simbelmyne34 wrote:I don't like spiders.....but I DO like mice, rats, snakes, bats etc...etc.
I'm not so sure about the bats.........but snakes are awesome

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Huge bumblebees freak me out.
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Just about any bug scares me....and lots more!
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I really dislike being near spiders and weird bugs and snakes, but I don't think that I have a fear that could officially be classified as a phobia. I don't have any phobias - just lots of general wimpiness! ;)
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wasps. I hate them!
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Simbelmyne34 wrote:I don't like spiders.....but I DO like mice, rats, snakes, bats etc...etc.
Same here.

Stupid spiders! ](*,)
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I have acrophobia. :anxious:

Here are some phobias I found interesting:

Androphobia or Arrhenphobia - Fear of men
[We are so very scary, are we not?]

Caligynephobia or Venustraphobia - Fear of beautiful women
[This does not apply to me :noway:]

Ecophobia - Fear of home
[How would one treat a homeschooler with this phobia?]

Homilophobia - Fear of sermons
[So that's why my friends don't want to go to church... :-]

Japanophobia - Fear of Japanese
[We love you Elf! :D]

Technophobia - Fear of technology
[You wouldn't be reading this if you had this fear]

Somniphobia- Fear of sleep
[This is an actual phobia? :shock:]

Olfactophobia - Fear of smells
[Solution: wear noseplugs your entire life]

Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia - Fear of long words
["I have hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia." Can you say oxymoron?]
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what is acrophobia?
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Fear of spiders I think.

I have that too! :anxious:
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Laura Ingalls wrote:Fear of spiders I think.
No, that would be arachnophobia or arachnephobia . :noway:
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True, true....I thought it sounded similar to what it would be...I guess not. #-o
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Laura Ingalls wrote:True, true....I thought it sounded similar to what it would be...I guess not. #-o
It is, indeed, rather similar. However, acrophobia is fear of heights as opposed to fear of spiders. :)
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Trent DeWhite wrote: Homilophobia - Fear of sermons
[So that's why my friends don't want to go to church... :-]

Somniphobia- Fear of sleep
[This is an actual phobia? :shock:]

Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia - Fear of long words
["I have hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia." Can you say oxymoron?]
I loved those! :hilarious:

I am very afraid of hights. I get queasy on stepladders.
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Yeah, I have that somewhat.
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I'm scared of dark corridors. Dark hallways, dark rooms, shadow-filled old houses that are full of strange noises. I can't stand walking around huge buildings by myself at night. (I guess I shouldn't be afraid, because I'm never all alone. :D )
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Frank wrote:I'm scared of dark corridors. Dark hallways, dark rooms, shadow-filled old houses that are full of strange noises. I can't stand walking around huge buildings by myself at night. (I guess I shouldn't be afraid, because I'm never all alone. :D )
Sounds like achluophobia. :-k
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Trent DeWhite wrote:
Frank wrote:I'm scared of dark corridors. Dark hallways, dark rooms, shadow-filled old houses that are full of strange noises. I can't stand walking around huge buildings by myself at night. (I guess I shouldn't be afraid, because I'm never all alone. :D )
Sounds like achluophobia. :-k
My word, are you an expert in phobias, Trent? :)
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Trent is an expert....in just about everything I think. :anxious:

i'm afraid of falling. I'm okay with being up high, just as long as there isn't a chance I'll fall.
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