I’ll Say Phobi, You Say A!
May 6, 2008So Courtney inspired/forced (noo I’m kidding) me to write a blog about phobias. Because everyone has something that they are scared of, even if they don’t admit it and claim to be tough and not afraid of anything, there’s usually SOMETHING. For me it has always been fears of small spaces (claustophobia) and heights. But it is weird. As time goes on, they’re not such a big deal.
When I was little I would be SO freaked out about both of these things. Okay, so this might be a little weird, but me and my sisters were really cool and “brave” and we would always play this one game when we were hyper. It was called “Black Torture.” Here’s how it worked: say we’re hyper, running around the house. One of us runs into our parents’ empty, dark (thus the black of black torture) bedroom and the other one would chase them in and laugh evilly and yell “Black Torture”!! We would jump on their bed and than hold down, tickle, wrestle on their massive bed to no end (thus the torture of black torture). It was a lot of fun, but one thing that my sister loovvved to torture me with was she would take the blanket and put it over my head/face so that I could not breathe, or at least so that I freaked out and thought that I couldn’t breathe. I would start screaming and yelling, “MICHELLE!! STOP!! LET ME GO!!!”. She thought it was hilarious! Anyways, clearly I’ve always survived, and since than she’s apologized for being so cruel, but I don’t hold a grudge. Anyways so I was always convinced that I was claustophobic. Since than I’ve calmed down a little bit, and although I’m still pretty uncomfortable with being covered in a blanket, it’s not really as big of a deal. I wouldn’t consider myself claustophobic anymore. So it’s weird how it changes.
It’s the same deal with heights. I would be scared just of being on the third step of a ladder in our garage. On occassion at a waterpark I would brave it up to the high diving board, but as soon as I got towards the edge, I would freak and have to climb back down. Embarrassing? Yes. But it was worth the embarrassment to not have to freefall to my wet and certain death. Now, though, I love going on high rollercoasters and although it is still scary at the top of them or on drop zone, I can handle it and I enjoy that thrill!!
So for me these were not phobias. They were childish fears that I pretty much got over. Some people, though have actual phobias and I can’t imagine going through life with such an incredible fear of something that you would miss out on many opportunities because of this mental fear. It’s beyond me how that works, but I guess it’s some sort of genetic/mental thing that they cannot help. (Note: I don’t mean mental like woo-hoo-crazy mental)
Do any of you guys have fears or phobias? Do they affect your life and the way you live?
FROGS! EVEN THE WORD MAKES ME SICK. IF ONE EVEN GETS NEAR ME I WILL CRY.
I WOULDNT/DONT GO TO THE CAMPFIRE UNLESS MY DAD PIGGY BACKS ME…BECAUSE I KNOW THERE ARE FROGS ON THE GROUND.
ONCE I HAD A DREAM THAT THEY WERE IN MY BED….SO MY PARENTS HAD TO GET UP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT AND I MADE THEM RIP APART MY ROOM. THEY EVEN HAD TO LIFT THE MATRESS AND CHECK IN EVERY DRAWER….I HATE FROGS SO MCUH
I am afraid of sharks! It’s not like I usually have the opportunity to be close to one, but when I do make a trip to the ocean, I hesitate a little before going in for a dip! And once I’m in the water the thought of them crosses my mind every once in a while and I get a little nervous, but I don’t ever let it ruin my trip, because I’ll go in eventually. Sometimes if I’m in a store that has aquariums or something and I see one of those small sharks that can fit in one I get shivers up my spine, even though I know it won’t hurt me… they’re just scary!!
BUgs. Girly i know. Earwigs are the worst. they just freak me out so bad. i was at camp once and this girl told me there was one on my back.i freaked…i did that cartoon freak to. i like screamed and ran around in a circle before she told me she was just joking…i was so angry.
Hmm.. Thats a good question.. ! O! My greatest fear is if i was swimming in the ocean and then all of the sudden i see a gigantic whale… That would totally freak me out. They are so big.! I am not really scared of spiders, snakes, frogs, etc.lol!
I guess my phobia would have to be a fear of being left alone for too long, I think I would completely lose it if I went without human contact for an extended period of time…so yeah, I could not do the whole “deserted island” thing.
thats sounds like fun!! haha anytime I would wrestle or anything with my sister or my dad (usually my sister and i would gang up on my dad… or he would attack one of us and we should call the other one for help) I would always pull the “I cant breath!” card haha
I dont think I have any huge phobias. I’m not a big fan of spiders or bugs in general. Open heights kind of suck too if its ridiculously high, like higher the the CN tower high
THE DARK! the dark is the worst thing ever. I am only afraid of it when I am by myself. I have slept with my teddy bear since I was a little girl. This is so embarassing. haha. Sleeping with my teddy bear brings the comfort of having something there that in a way makes me not feel alone even though I know that I am. I can sleep in the dark when I am with someone else but I really have no idea why it is that way.
I also hate feet. Holy! Wiggling toes just scare the crap out of me. I can’t have them touch me or look at them. They are just so gross. That is why I wear socks ALOT. I can hardly even look at my own feet let alone everyone elses.
CHANTELLE! Me too!! I am so repulsed by feet. Everyone just loves bothering me and sticking their barefeet on me or in my face . Disgusting. Socks I can almost stand, but I just think that it’s dirty and yucky. Anyways. AGREED.