Strange Phobias

salnew

Mine is Tomatoes, i have a real fear of them exploding and the pips going every where, i have panic attacks when they are on my plate. luckly when i go out for dinner my OH takes them off my plate straight away if i forget to tell the waiter.

katieclampet

Have a phobia of daddy long legs, spiders dont bother me, escalators, and clowns. All very common, apparantly!!!

katie

barbiedoll

I don't mean to make light of phobias which I know can be very debilitating but I have to say, this thread is making me laugh!

I know that almost all phobias can be traced back to a childhood incident, which most sufferers can barely remember but I do wonder what triggered off the "exploding tomato" phobia?
And the cheese grater-phobic? What on earth happened to you? :eek:

There are definitely some interesting tales to be told here!

:D:D

penguin83

Mine is water pipes, cisterns, water tanks and that sort of thing. If I need anything out of the cupboard under the sink, I have to get my OH to get it incase my arm touches that weird U bend pipe thing and I could never take the lid of the cistern in the toilet or anything like that. I have gone all goose pimpley just typing that! xx

lisawal1971

We must be an odd phobia family:

son - stickers
me - pencils
daughter- crayons

Oh dear!

budget_budd

I have a couple of phobias, one is suspension bridges, they make my legs go funny if I see one, Im not sure I could ever go over one.

I hate masks with a passion and not just scary ones, there was one on crimewatch once I had nightmares for ages!

My other phobia is slightly funnier, its Bertie Bassett . He freaks me out, those adverts from when I was a child...
one too many and you might turn bertie ....
I used to believe that and was terrified to eat them (I still am now)

sarahlou89

Carousels!!!

They make me freak out to the point were I start panicking if I can hear one, its not the sight of them just the noise.

We have a huge travelling fair every year and the huge carousel is right at the begining...hate it

lizziem_2

Wasps, cotton wool, toilet roll or tissues - especially if used and dropped on the ground, crowded noisy places - hate pubs and clubs.

snapping_crocodile

I'm scared of the talking sloths from the old specsavers advert, and probably the real ones too (but I've never seen them in real life!!). I can't explain why, but they just really freak me out. Even when I heard the advert on the radio I had to turn it off!!! :rotfl: I'm glad it's not on anymore. My OH being the supportive man he is is very good at doing impressions of them though, just to wind me up :cool:

AllyBabe

I am terrified of reservoirs, especially the square ones, they really freak me out. When I was little, I used to think they had a giant plug hole at the bottom and I've been frightened of them ever since!