elilupe said:
I have many phobias, arachnopobia, acrophobia(heights), and a fear of ceiling fans, which has no name
In regards to the ceiling fan: all the time? Or just when they look like they're going to whir down and wreak total devastation on you and the room because of what looks like faulty installation (but can't be because it happens with every single damn fan i've ever seen)? If the latter...i can see where you're coming from.
Anywho, I have a really intense phobia for anything insect, entomophobia, wherein anything from a hissing cockroach to the tiniest ant can make me panic. Even typing it freaks me out a little. I started having to go to sleep with the television on to keep me distracted, lest i have an episode where i convince myself i'm being swarmed in my own bed.
Strangely enough, the same phobia doesn't transfer to arachnids. I haven't before, but i think i could let a (non-poisonous) tarantula crawl on me without a problem (in fact, that sounds like a welcome respite from all this talk of bugs). I'm even cool with scorpions, besides that whole stinger thing they've got going on. I can't say the same for bees and wasps, though.