Weird things you are scared of..

[cuaphi]

Funny how so many of us are scared of water, oceans, pool drains, etc. Add me to that group. I used to be scared of the lake my grandparents lived at.

I think we are a generation destroyed by Jaws. Seriously.

[G8Ralphaxi]

Mayonnaisse and Minivans.

Mayo because of a recent food poisoning incident at a VERY inconvenient time (last February's bar exam). I get freaked out at the smell, seeing it squished on bread, etc. As long as that evil crap stays in the jar, I feel safe.

Minivans because they are trying to kill me, I know it. I'm not really afraid of being in one or seeing them in general, it's just when I'm driving and there's one on the road. You can't see around them and the people who own them just seem to be the WORST drivers on the planet. My mom used to have one and I know it had major blind spots, but it goes beyond that.

On my drive to work (ah, the joys of Interstate 4 in Orlando!), the minivans are either (1) flying along like they can't see other cars, coming up right behind you and tailgating, or (2) traveling so slow that I think it would be more productive for them to just put the thing in park and let the earth's rotation move them around.

Plus, I've had several near-misses with minivans, getting cut off, hearing that really nice SCCRREEEEEEEEEEECH of brakes as they barely stop in time, seeing them wander around the highway without regard to the lane markings, etc. One tried to kill me this morning - stupid driver was towing a U-haul trailer and driving too fast. I was in the left lane and the minivant next to me. The traffic got bad suddenly as I approached a hill (normal on I-4), so I slowed down. The minivan was tailgating, so they had to slam on the brakes, causing the trailer to sway back and forth. It came within inches of hitting my car.

Stupid, stupid minivans. Seriously, I know it sounds weird, but it keeps happening to me. I think I'm starting to develop a phobia.

[GreekLetterGirl]

There are few things that scare the heck out of me more than anything else...

1- Being head over heels in love with some one and the lack of control associated with the emotion of love,,,

2-FISH I HATE THEM MORE THAN ANYTHING I can't go to petco.petsmart and go NEAR the fish area... ugh are they some creapy looking animals...

[AXJules]

I swear I posted this somewhere else, but...

1. Handlebar mustaches. Gangs of NY was my worst nightmare.
2. Identical twins dressed exactly alike.
3. Carnies.


Really though. **shudders**

[valkyrie]

I'm claustrophobic, but I really don't find that weird. I'm also terribly afraid of doctors and medical procedures. I'm like an incomplete hypochondriac -- I'll always diagnose myself with terrible things like tumors and West Nile, but I'm afraid to go to the doctor to find out for sure. I'd rather be blissfully ignorant until I keel over dead one day.

[FiReKraCkEr]

Originally posted by valkyrie
I'm claustrophobic

As am I, but mine is in a weird way

...when 50 people are in a close proximity of me I start to freak out. Funny, especially since I go out to parties and clubs with large crowds of people almost every weekend.

Bugs scare the crap putta me

Sharon Osbourne is scary

[lifesaver]

Originally posted by cuaphi
Funny how so many of us are scared of water, oceans, pool drains, etc. Add me to that group. I used to be scared of the lake my grandparents lived at.

I think we are a generation destroyed by Jaws. Seriously.

Add me to that list. Lakes TERRIFY me. It comes from when I was a kid and we went to the club pool and my sister used to tell me that if I got too close to the drain it would suck me on to it and I wouldnt be able to move. Didnt help that the grate for it was all evil looking and kinda only partly on.

Well that fear transferred to lakes. When I was probably 9 our neighbors took us on the lake and the bastard neighbor wanted me to get on the skidoo. He was OCD about me getting on that damn skidoo. I told him I would if he'd let his son go on with me (I thought he was so cool being 14...). He said yeah, and then when I got on, pushed me out by myself. Started the boat and it was the most terrifying 4 minutes of my life till he crossed the wake and tumped me over RIGHT BY THE DAM. It was the longest 30 seconds ever till they picked me up. I think I jumped straight from the water into the boat. I was convinved I was gonna get sucked in by the drain thing and end up in someones drinking water.

My sister has since vehimently apologized for creating the phobia.

The thought is enough to push me over the edge. Being all sucked up against the grill of the intake, not being able to get away. I think I need a paper bag....

[mu_agd]

Originally posted by lifesaver
It comes from when I was a kid and we went to the club pool and my sister used to tell me that if I got too close to the drain it would suck me on to it and I wouldnt be able to move. Didnt help that the grate for it was all evil looking and kinda only partly on.

this reminded me of what my sister told me. she said that if i walked across the grates in the sidewalk it would open up and i would fall in and i wouldn't be able to get and and would die under there. to this day i have trouble walking across those, i almost always walk around. i did it last night when i was walking to dinner with a friend. he was like seriously, you need to get over that fear.

[SSS1365]

Originally posted by Dionysus
People or myself throwing up. It's my number one fear. Thank GOD I have a strong stomach so far, despite that I get nauseous quite often.

Me too! That's why the idea of having kids terrifies me... I wouldn't be able to deal with them when they throw up! I also have a pretty strong stomach... haven't thrown up for real since I was 10 (unless you count the college days when too much alcohol caused it ). But yeah, I do get nauseous all the time. Hmmmm... maybe people with strong stomachs are afraid of people puking because we're not used to it!

[justamom]

Currently, scared of terrorists
The devil
Heights-Colorado mountain roads-like Engineer's Pass-LITERALLY
freak me out not scared, FREAKED OUT. Being near a cliff without a rail
Eating spoiled food
Men who have a LOT of tattoos.
Ocean and sharks
Lakes and water moccasins
Bumble Bees and wasps

[SSS1365]

Oh, I forgot... driving, and being next to a big truck really makes me nervous! But I know where that fear comes from... my senior year of H.S., when my family was taking a road trip so I could look at a college, we almost got nailed by a trucker who had either lost control or fallen asleep or something. He came flying straight across 4 lanes, heading straight for us as we were merging onto the interstate.

[AlethiaSi]

Originally posted by AXJules
I swear I posted this somewhere else, but...

1. Handlebar mustaches. Gangs of NY was my worst nightmare.
2. Identical twins dressed exactly alike.
3. Carnies.


Really though. **shudders**

hahah i have a friend that i swear has carnie hands- and kinda looks like a carnie... i don't talk to him much though but he's my best friends boyfriend... he kinda freaks me out lol

[justamom]

SSS1365 BOY, I almost forgot!!! 18 wheelers!!!
...especially those with drivers from Mexico!

[OtterXO]

Originally posted by justamom
Currently, scared of terrorists
The devil
Heights-Colorado mountain roads-like Engineer's Pass-LITERALLY
freak me out not scared, FREAKED OUT. Being near a cliff without a rail
Eating spoiled food
Men who have a LOT of tattoos.
Ocean and sharks
Lakes and water moccasins
Bumble Bees and wasps

Okay, we are scared of all the same things....weird! I also include raw chicken in my list though.

[ZTAngel]

Originally posted by G8Ralphaxi

ah, the joys of Interstate 4 in Orlando!

See, it's not the mini vans that scare me. It's I-4 in general that scares me. Fun Fun! You have tourists who don't know where they're going, old people who can't see more than 2 feet in front of them, soccer moms who can't keep their Expedition in one lane, high school boys in their spruced up stock cars going about 30 mph over the speed limit (and weaving in and out of traffic), the people who cannot speak/read English and don't realize they're exit is coming up until last minute ("Oh! There's my exit. Must cross over 6 lanes of traffic and cut everyone off and just smile at them if they honk their horn at me. Teehee!"), and the angry middle age men who will try to run you off the road if they feel they've been wronged in any kind of way.

I'm scared of the dark. I cannot be a room that has no light coming into it whatsoever. I must be able to see some light of some kind whether it's through a crack in the door or the glow of an alarm clock. I'm not scared of monsters or anything. I heard when I was little that if you stay in a dark room for too long that you could go blind. I've been frightened ever since.

I am also scared of winding mountain roads that have no guardrails. If I'm traveling along the outer side of the road and there's only about a foot between the road and a huge drop-off I will freak out. Luckily, I live in Florida but when I was in Cali last Spring Break my friend drove me through the mountains. My hands were so sweaty and I had to close my eyes.