Do you have a phobia? What is it?

[ASTalumna06]

Spiders and drains.

The drains thing might sound weird, but I hate being near them, I refuse to touch them.. it’s just a thing. I don’t even really know what in particular makes me so “afraid” of them. I hate taking baths (for many reasons), and bubble baths especially, because I can’t see the drain, and I’m afraid my feet will get too close. Whenever I’m in a hot tub, I have to keep my feet off the floor. In the shower, I find myself constantly looking back at the drain (don’t know why!), and I never stand close to it. Even if I see a commercial/tv show/movie with someone in the shower, and I think for even a second that their feet are close to the drain, I get uncomfortable. Filters are also included in this category, and ironically, I swam on teams for ten years.

I’ve Googled this before, and while it seems like many people have the same fear, I can’t seem to find a name for it! If someone does, let me know

[cheerfulgreek]

Originally Posted by ASTalumna06

Spiders and drains.

lol
then you wouldn't like Charlotte (my pet Mexican Red Knee tarantula) I have a scorpion, too.

[AlphaFrog]

Originally Posted by ASTalumna06

Spiders and drains.

The drains thing might sound weird, but I hate being near them, I refuse to touch them.. it’s just a thing. I don’t even really know what in particular makes me so “afraid” of them. I hate taking baths (for many reasons), and bubble baths especially, because I can’t see the drain, and I’m afraid my feet will get too close. Whenever I’m in a hot tub, I have to keep my feet off the floor. In the shower, I find myself constantly looking back at the drain (don’t know why!), and I never stand close to it. Even if I see a commercial/tv show/movie with someone in the shower, and I think for even a second that their feet are close to the drain, I get uncomfortable. Filters are also included in this category, and ironically, I swam on teams for ten years.

I’ve Googled this before, and while it seems like many people have the same fear, I can’t seem to find a name for it! If someone does, let me know

This is me, too. The pool filters thing was because when I was little and in swim lessons, a kid at The Y told me that the filter was a shark cage below the pool and it stuck with me.

The drain thing (and tub faucet as well) was because I thought the guy from Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom that pulls that guy's heart through his chest might come through the drain or faucet and steal my heart. No clue why I thought that dude would hang out in my plumbing.

[ASTalumna06]

Originally Posted by AlphaFrog

The drain thing (and tub faucet as well) was because I thought the guy from Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom that pulls that guy's heart through his chest might come through the drain or faucet and steal my heart. No clue why I thought that dude would hang out in my plumbing.

I also don't like the tub faucet!

And the line in bold made me LOL.