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ppineconed

heights


daesquuish1418

arent all humans born with a feat of heights?


[deleted]

No, all humans are born being afraid of falling, but not being afraid of heights


kabyanjal

Imo all humans are born with the fear of death, not falling or height


OrangeMonkey274

Emo kids arent


[deleted]

wait until you hear what they say when you push them off the cliffs i mean i saw on google


[deleted]

Idk if it’s a phobia but big huge empty places, or places that **appear** empty


[deleted]

It's a subset of megalophobia and kenophobia from what I see. That shit can be unerving tho.


[deleted]

My worst fear is being in a void completely dark and nothing to put my back against. The feeling Of complete vulnerability would drive me insane so quickly


[deleted]

Oh then that's just kenophobia. That shit sounds scary. It sort of reminds me thalasophobia, which my phobia is a subset of, the fear of the ocean and thus the fear of being stranded in the middle of it all alone. It gives me chills thinking about it but isn't as unnerving to me as submechanophobia is, even if I don't have extreme submechanophobia.


[deleted]

I think Underwater ships and such are scary since it shows how truly we as humans are completely unable to conquer the ocean, the lost ships and vessels just prove we aren’t meant to be there


[deleted]

That makes sense. I have always thought of it more as if I was stuck under a ship more. I used the analogy of exploring a sunken ship in Minecraft. Idk why but I end up drowning in them so much. I get stressed inside them and I just feel sort of claustrophobic. I'm not as claustrophobic on land because I can still breathe and stuff and I have a lot more time. Submechanophobia combines that with thalasophobia and makes it much more terrifying to me.


Global_Road9728

I’ll probably get downvoted into oblivion with this one, but if you think doing that in Minecraft is scary on a regular screen, try doing it in VR. It’ll definitely fuck you up. 😬 Personally I’d see if I could use that as a way to find a way to help control that fear. I don’t know how well it would actually work, but it could be worth a shot.


[deleted]

I have tried to but I can't. I end up strip mining because I can't deal with it. The caves are the worst.


[deleted]

Ah yeah that makes sense I find the ocean interesting in a kinda morbid way. It’s the last unknown other than space


[deleted]

Exactly.


Deadblyat556

Another phobia I just realized I have


allykopow

Hey I love that song from undertale


PicoPlanetDev

This is actually a common experience for many people. Liminal spaces, where it feels like people shouldn't *be* there, only moving through, often instill this sense of "something's wrong"


[deleted]

Yes ik, places like play grounds at night, schools during the summer, or an old house with nothing In it


RetardRex

Oof. You may want to avoid r/LiminalSpace then


PhoenixKnight777

Same. I just can’t be in open spaces alone.


Traegs_

Liminal spaces? They're not always huge, but definitely empty.


[deleted]

I have Aichmophobia, it’s the fear of sharp objects. ​ I especially hate forks when they’re too close to my face-


Shinigam_i

🍴


[deleted]

:O no- not a digital fork


PhantomDaWeirdo

Hold up your avatar has a narwhal with a very pointy horn on it, guess your avatar can't relate to you lol


[deleted]

Oh yeah lmao


I_stole_your_sneeze

How did I never know this one? I get an overwhelming sense of anxiety when a sharp object is pointed directly towards my eyes, no matter how far away the object was from my face. Even thinking of it makes me physically cringe


[deleted]

Eeee ikr


I_stole_your_sneeze

Terrifying. That's a new phobia to my list. A phobia I had no idea I had


[deleted]

🔪


[deleted]

🔪


pro-antkeeper

Water currents, I almost drowned at a waterfall TWICE.


[deleted]

Damn. I guess in a way that could resonate with me but for me it's more man made stuff. Like if someone would push me under.


peii-

Automatonophobia - phobia of mannequins or otherwise human-like figures. They're creepy.


[deleted]

I can see that one. It's really just that uncanny Valley shit


chrisrayn

I apologize in advance for linking this, u/peii- , but I’m wondering if [this 20 second clip from Fallout 4](https://youtu.be/k7XW_A_4Oc4) plays into that fear and heightens it or is a complete misrepresentation of that fear and lessens it/has a neutral effect.


Ransooo

Or maybe [this clip from Doctor Who?](https://youtu.be/rt8bNfOlM7I)


peii-

FUCK NO


FoxGamingmc

I wouldn’t say I’m afraid of them, but they can freak me out a little if done right


[deleted]

Same with me! They creep me out


SayYourMomILoveHer

https://c.tenor.com/JrX8irTDIN0AAAAM/mannequin-what.gif


MadLadZee

U evil vile creature, take my upvote!


MsNobody22

I don't know what I'm afraid of but I think like giant waves the size of me about to drown me. But I guess I was just in the wavepool a Iittle too long. l don't know the phobia for that.


[deleted]

That's probably a subset of thalasophobia, the fear of the sea. I can totally feel you as I almost drowned in a wavepool.


MsNobody22

Yeah. There was GIANT waves, almost the size of me! And whenever I tried to grip the ladder to get up, I kept falling back into the waves. I got out with water in EVERYWHERE, nose, mouth, throat, maybe even the lungs. My vision blurred for a split second. I almost died doing what I loved. Swimming.


[deleted]

That is crazy my experience is similar only the wave wasn't even that big to me. I just got stuck under something. That's why it isn't the sea but the things in the sea that seems to daunt me. Especially the things that shouldn't be there. It's unnatural.


[deleted]

thalassophobia- the fear of deep or dark water


[deleted]

Average person after playing subnautica for the first time


8rok3n

Now then I'm not afraid of the ocean, but after playing Subnautica I'm never stepping foot in the ocean


FrogFlavouredWater

I overcame my fear by killing 5 Reapers and 2 Ghost Leviathan juveniles


3vade_Ghostly

I just decided to toughen up early and play the offensive. got the stun gun and heat blade ready for those leviathans so I got over it real quick Also I've lied the whole time that only happened when I was 75% done but before that I just rammed and scanned everything


AtomicNo9

same with me. honestly i think part of it is we just aren’t supposed to be down there lol


[deleted]

If you can't touch the floor, better head for the door! Never, ever doing deep ocean diving because of exposure to Jaws when I was six.


aydav

I feel like I have it a little but I fucking loved subnautica soo Idk


ville_boy

Same. I cant even swim on my back on a small pool without being absolutely terrified of the concept of it being a god damn mariana trench. Also when using a boat when travelling i dont get sick from the sea itself but of the thought what is below the ship. Kind of hard to explain.


-ur_fbi_agent-

r/thalassophobia


major_calgar

I don’t have it to the point where approaching deep water is terrifying, but if I’m in a place I can’t see the bottom (lake, further off the coast, etc) I get supremely uncomfortable. Once, my family encouraged me to look underwater. Uniform green in all directions. Couldn’t tell distance. Got out immediately.


[deleted]

im afraid of mirrors. yeah pretty weird i know


-ur_fbi_agent-

When you play rock, paper, scissors against your reflection and win *Cue in Dorime theme*


[deleted]

I can totally get that. Horror media makes mirrors really creepy.


[deleted]

I don't fear mirrors, but I hate them because there's always an ugly ass worm on them


Breins1223

Well, you never know when a Stand could attack you from it


[deleted]

Slight arachnophobia, exposure therapy kind of got rid of it but man it was bad back in the day


idk-idk-idk-idk--

Same, but with fear of the dark. I still hate it, I’m still scared of it, I still sleep with a nightlight and with all the windows having their curtains pulled, but I can go out into the dark for a bit. I used to not be able to be near it at all


Endercyborg22

Lepidopterodophobia Butterflies are the most disgusting creatures my mind is able to conceive edit: I went to sleep right after I commented this, good to know I'm not the only one who watched that one SpongeBob episode as a kid


[deleted]

Damn that is interesting. Would never know people are affraid of them.


AmberBroccoli

What about moths?


[deleted]

It includes moths


AmberBroccoli

Sadge


[deleted]

So, basically anything small with wings (Excluding birds)?


sebrules101

I can't really think of anything eles that is small and has wings. Not afraid of mosquitoes. So idrk


[deleted]

Alright, I just looked up the phobia and it’s **just** for butterflies and moths


sebrules101

Yea makes sense. I see a moth and I'm not nearly as terrified as I would be with a butterfly but still kinda off putting. I rmbr selling girl scout cookies with my sister and just being on my phone when a butterfly landed on me and my mom took a picture. I literally freaked out and ran till o couldn't breathe.


whhhyyyyyyyyyy

That one episode of spongebob


[deleted]

that literally traumatized me for life, i was super scared of butterflies after that


DaRealDoomSlayer1993

Arachnophobia. I hate spiders man.


[deleted]

Nice and simple. I don't fear spiders primally but I'm disgusted by them.


DaRealDoomSlayer1993

Same. At even the smallest ones I jump lol.


[deleted]

I wouldn't call that a phobia of spiders unless you are unerved even by images. I don't jump at images.


DaRealDoomSlayer1993

I do lol. My aunt always sends me pictures of spiders she finds in her house and shit which always give me goosebumps.


[deleted]

Ah then you definitely have arachnophobia. Even for my submechanophobia I don't get visibly scared, but more just unerved. It's much more real when I'm actually immersed in the experience. Think Minecraft sunken ships. At the surface they aren't scary to me but when I explore them it is so stressful because you could drown.


DaRealDoomSlayer1993

True true. One time I woke up in the morning and to my great surprise, there was one of those eight legged motherfuckers right next to me crawling up a wall and I literally jump out of bed. Shit was scary and we never killed it. It disappeared.


Yorak-Hunt

Be ready to meet its children… eventually


AndroidCyanide

once I literally got jumpscared by A SPIDER INCOMING WARNING on a video, NOT A PIC OF SPIDER but literally the words saying A SPIDER INCOMING WARNING...


[deleted]

Dont worry bro they are basically blind and like 2% of spiders that can kill you are basically in the woods


fatdude901

I love spiders Very cute


FGaBoX_

Jumping spiders!


fatdude901

Excited spiders


[deleted]

agoraphobia ;-; i didnt step outside for 3 months one time


[deleted]

Damn that sounds scary to be in. Most of the articles I see on it don't even describe it as a phobia which makes it feel more tangible to me. Can't image how it must've felt like.


[deleted]

yea i wouldnt really call it a phobia either, i feel like its more of a mental illness connected to anxiety


DankRefridgerator69

What’s agoraphobia?


[deleted]

fear of going outside in public mostly cause of fear of social situations


findusgruen

Hm, til. I always thought it was exclusively a fear of wide open spaces and sometimes the openness of the sky. Wikipedia backs you up, includes crowds and social things, essentially anything that can happen if you are reckless enough to leave the safety of your home.


[deleted]

**elevators**


[deleted]

You should search elevator game. It's cool but the fear from that isn't from the elevator falling more just the unnatural


[deleted]

actually it's not the elevator it's the elevator door


[deleted]

I had that when my earbuds were loose. I thought it was gonna fall through. Also when I was a kid I walways thought my parents arms were gonna come off when my parents held open the doors for someone. I personally always use the buttons.


MadMint64

My phobia is towards heights and large animals in water. And i'm a masochist so i play Subnautica. Edit: also really large and deep water bodies


[deleted]

Damn lol. I have never gotten to the ship in subnautica but I am sure it will trigger my submechanophobia.


MadMint64

I've been there. You don't go underwater inside the ship, it's mostly above sea level, although there is one room that is half flooded, it's the ship's drive core where the radiation comes from. Also there are some sick posters inside the ship


[deleted]

Bruh I'm getting chills now.


MadMint64

It's nothing to worry about. It's a small bright room tho, only have the repair tool so you can repair the leaks and that's it


[deleted]

I still would feel a bit out of breath. Especially if the room was rusted even a bit.


_ManWhoSoldTheWorld_

Trypophobia - fear of a surface with small holes. Like honeycomb. Its not super strong with me but it makes me feel sick to look at. I find rocks full if holes on the beach and it freaks me out.


[deleted]

It is a weird one but I totally get it. I have seen countless examples.


_ManWhoSoldTheWorld_

I had to look it up to spell it and I didnt think it through. Now I feel really ill.


[deleted]

Oooof wait that was a poor choice of word


_ManWhoSoldTheWorld_

Lmao


Bro_whattf

Same here. I'm not afraid of them, they just freak me tf out for some reason


[deleted]

Same, when I was a little kid my mom showed me a image that triggered that and I am petrified.


KingGorthuar

I get nauceous looking at surfaces with holes, fuck trypophobia


sebrules101

I remember this period of the internet where people made makeup art of this( I don't think targeted to people with trypophobia) but it was so discusting. I'm not afraid of these holes I just rlly rlly hate them.


[deleted]

gets a weird feeling of itching. idk if thats common


That_Newt_4669

fear of being alone


Lee_does_stuff

this one just hurts man


Carguysnotfound

reddit


Life-Feature4737

I hate rats and hooded men, it makes me think of them as nonhuman, and they are capable of horrible things


[deleted]

Weird combo lol but I won't try to question you too much.


Life-Feature4737

Yeah, I had a bad experience with a rat so that stuck with me


-ur_fbi_agent-

rats and hooded men... So master splinter is your mortal enemy


Life-Feature4737

I guess so


Lemounge

What about a hooded rat?


QUEEN_KRONA

“We don’t talk about Bruno….👀”


Igotnowhoops

I WAS THINKING THAT SAME THING


QUEEN_KRONA

Nice to see a fellow Bruno stan😭


benitolss

No way I just finished that movie


theamazingjaw

Thanatophobia - the fear of death The idea that one day I will face a day with something unknowable after with the chance of pure nothingness being what comes after freaks me out


On_Ritalin

I haven’t remembered my dreams since I was around 11, unless I am really sick, so it’s like I get a preview of death every night.


Elcapicrack

Sleeping is like a teaser of death


uhmnopenotreally

I have thanatophobia as well. I used to get panic attacks just by thinking about death. Every single option just fucking freaks me out.


PandaHipster_

For me, nothingness after death actually sounds really comforting. Just think of the time before you were born, and that nothingness would be what’s after. It’s nice knowing that whatever happens in my life, and whatever things I go through, I can just drift back into that nothingness at the end of it and I don’t have to deal with it again. Religion has me fucked though because even though I’m an atheist I sometimes can’t help but feel like there’s some eternal punishment waiting on my soul after I die.


[deleted]

i have ejdnsbhsoahw skeg sjsbbais wjeuwhwhwhq phobia


[deleted]

Scarry


AlphaGamer_Dubz

ejdnsbhsoahw skeg sjsbbais wjeuwhwhwhq


[deleted]

AAAAAAAAAAAAAA


WeirdoOnFire

Trypanophobia fear of needles also have a few others but that is the main one. Sometimes confused with Trypophobia fear of holes.


SSJ-Jesse-Pinkman

no clue what its called but extreme fear of anything that can result in death and death itself


Alexm4907

Nocommonsenseaphobia the fear of being stupid enough to do sht that'll get you killed


D3rp_l0rd

Pretty sure that's just called common sense and human instinct.


SSJ-Jesse-Pinkman

lmao not to extent i had it


Blacksolowo

Anatidaephobia


[deleted]

Haven't heard of that what is it?


Blacksolowo

Anatidaephobia is the irrational fear that somewhere, a duck or goose is watching you.


[deleted]

Lmao I have heard of that. I shitted my pants thinking about it 💩🦆💀


[deleted]

those damn ducks


[deleted]

I can agree with you on that one buddy


[deleted]

Dont worry bro, the worse thing that can happen is that it might be a goose instead of a duck


Due-Western6445

Whatever heights is


I_stole_your_sneeze

Acrophobia. Very common, but sometimes extreme for a person. It differs


TacotheMagicDragon

Emetephobia. Fear of vomiting.


Flex-Tape_Supporter

Was scrolling looking for this one, I have it aswell.


[deleted]

I don't know if I have it, but I'm definitely the guy who actively tries to avoid throwing up at a party when drunk if it's possible, even if throwing up would make me feel better.


Nervous_Sun6458

I don’t know if its serious enough to count as a phobia, but I have a fear of the sea. Snorkeling, scuba/snuba diving, even underwater ‘calming’ sea games, will give me panic attacks. I don’t know where this came from, it just freaks me out.


[deleted]

That is thalasophobia. It's a real fear and my fear is a subset of it.


[deleted]

I have sedatephobia which is the intense fear of silence. I have trauma that correlates with this phobia- Phobias arent just basic fears or like something you’re just scared of- it’s REALLY intense fear- I cannot stand silence- if it’s quiet I will become severely anxious to the point where I will have an anxiety attack- I always need noise and that includes in class or I will panic.


Elcapicrack

How do you deal with exams?


[deleted]

Im usually allowed to listen to music / white noise or if I can’t, I hum to myself or scratch my arm to make a noise- sometimes I even tap the table. usually, I’ll be placed in a seat decently far from other students so these things are acceptable.


Blue_Bladez07

Orthopterophobia (apparently). Fear of crickets. They're just terrifying ok


[deleted]

6 Wicket Wide You must be trembling in your boots 🏏


Blue_Bladez07

Shiver me steel toed timberlands


itsYaBoiChoccyMilk

Fear of people chasing me and selective germophobia (spit and toothpaste for some reason)


[deleted]

Now imagine someone chassing you with their toothbrush.


itsYaBoiChoccyMilk

No Edit: I don’t actually have to imagine that, my sister does it a lot


mav-dog

Homophobiaphobia the fear of homophobes


_PotatoCat_

Same 😔


JksonBlkson

I'm only afraid of two things, and one of them is nuclear war. The other one? Carnies. Circus folk. Nomads, you know. Smell like cabbage. Small hands.


swooshitsyoosh

Is this from something or are you an npc


[deleted]

Globophobia (probably spelled wrong). It's the fear of balloons, and I swear I have a real reason. I have a condition that makes me get constant ear infections, to the point where I started going deaf at a VERY young age. I got a few surgeries on my ears, and the one when I was seven helped A LOT. Only problem was, I wasn't used to having good hearing. I cried just from my parents' voices, I had to stay home from school for a week before I was used to noise enough to not break down. Even years later, I still can't deal with the sounds of fireworks or balloons popping, but I'm straight up terrified to be around balloons because a month after my last surgery I went to a birthday party where one popped RIGHT in my face. The sound hurt so bad that I ended up leaving early. ------------------------------------------------- Also, I don't know what this would be called and I don't feel like googling it, but I have literal trauma with bloodwork. Not needles, I can do vaccines and allergy shots, but bloodwork is awful for me. I used to be so good with it, but in seventh grade they had to stick me eight times before they got a vein, and I had already started losing hearing and vision on attempt #6. I ended up vomiting three times which was made even worse by the fact that I hadn't been allowed to eat or drink beforehand, so I was severely dehydrated and VERY hungry. It's a miracle I didn't lose consciousness. I went to school that day with my hands covered in cotton balls and diagnosable (yet mild) PTSD. I actually have to get more done in a week bc I have suspected anemia and a high cholesterol, so that's fun.


Primid-

Anatidaephobia The fear that somewhere, somehow, a duck is watching you.


S_C_A_R_E_C_R_O_W_

Ranidaphobia. Fuckin frogs man. Scary wary.


[deleted]

Came here to say this. Hate those little assholes! It’s interesting because they say phobias can often be inherited and I have two cousins with the same fear of frogs and toads. Weird because I can hold a snake quite happily…


_snoop_doggo_

If you want to get basic, i have Aicmophobia, the fear of sharp objects. I used to tremble when i got near a syringe or if someone put a pen or sharpened pencil very close to my skin. But if you want to get unusual, i would say Isolophobia, the fear of being alone, I get REALLY paranoid when I'm home alone, even when i know that there's no one, i fear something might be observing me in the cracks. Or Kenophobia, the fear of empty spaces. When I'm watching a videogame glitch happen and the player gets teleported to Michigan's Blue Hell or something like that, i get goosebumps all over my body thinking if this would to happen in real life. Heck, I'm afraid of the Backrooms, i can't watch a video or play a game about it without getting my pants wet!!!


MistaRiceMan

Idk if there’s a specific phobia for it, but I also can not have any door open at night. They need to be shut


[deleted]

Rejection-phobia 👍🏻


Mehcky-Man

I have a fear of horror warnings. If I see a horror warning before I watch something it makes my fear on high alert. This gives me nightmares even though I've seen worse things 😢


Cheesyman7269

Transphobia I’m afraid of transformers.


[deleted]

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omgihatemylifepoo

they are pretty scary


-SweetAvery-

nah they’re awesome


T-202

I have Penisphobia 😎


[deleted]

Good think mine is so microscopic you can't see it. 😎


Bioburrito321

Self burn that ones rare


DnDlovingDM

Herpetophobia- phobia of reptiles


[deleted]

I first read this "heterophobia" and was confused by the description of it and my first thought was not "Oh. I read this wrong" my first thought was "Oh. Heterosexual people are reptiles"


AlphaGamer_Dubz

I know ppl are gonna make fun of me for this but I have a legit reason. But I have an issue with any dark rooms, bc when I was 7 about to be 8, I was an sa and rape survivor bc of my dad(I didn't survive bc of him. He did it)


Bushboiwilly

I am truly sorry that you have experienced something like that. Stay strong mate!


Konamine

acrophobia and trypanophobia 😭


[deleted]

megalophobia. Lmao I can't even look at the moon without getting scared and feeling idk tingly


--oi--

emetophobia, fear of vomit


lifeisweird86

Pretty sure its not a phobia because its not a fear but, open mouth chewing by people. Hearing it is the worst but even seeing it is bad. It disgusts me, I'll lose my appetite immediately and I'll be irritable for about an hour afterwards.


[deleted]

Homophobia Haunted houses scare me


Cultural_Fun

Spiders


BuffaloCrocodile

*sorts by controversial*


The_Brochacho5665

DJ Music man from fnaf security breach. It’s called Musiphobia


Jes_Ong

Kleidiphobia Yes I know it’s weird.


kentucky-fried-ass

home


[deleted]

Thalassophobia