Totally irrational as well as STUPID fears

[KefkaCultist]

I have a fear of spiders, centipedes, and millipedes. Not too irrational I suppose, but I know a person with a really weird one.

A girl at school is terrified of squirrels. She couldn't get to school one day because there was one between the door to her house and her car.

 

[imaloony]

Bees. Not like huge swarms of killer bees (although I suspect I'd be frightened if one of those came my way), but little bumble bees. I've never been stung in my life, and I have a plan to keep it that way.

 

[Protocol95]

I have a really odd fear of heights. Top of the largest tower in Sydney? Fine. Putting my hand over the edge on the 4th floor of a shopping center? Save me knight in shining armour!

 

[Mechsoap]

god this is embarrassing...i have a fear of not being able to pause
and i have another fear of really small dogs
and another one off fat uncles

 

[Dfskelleton]

This pretty much sums up my irrational fear:

Spoiler

 

[snide_cake]

I used to have a fear of being locked in the toilets after hours. I guess that came from watching too much "Around the Twist" when I was young

I don't have such a strong fear of that now though - I told one of my best friends who, instead of laughing at me, calmly asked why, because if I was locked in the toilet then at least I'd have water and I could make a nest out of toilet paper, and could keep warm with the hand-dryer.

Sounds like an alright deal to me There's worse places to be locked up in for a night.

 

[Mr Fixit]

Gummy Bears, damn things nearly killed me when i was 4.

 

[EeveeElectro]

I have a fear of touching other people clothes, especially when I have to wash them.
I'd be a terrible mother...

 

[Mr Fixit]

Bees. Not like huge swarms of killer bees (although I suspect I'd be frightened if one of those came my way), but little bumble bees. I've never been stung in my life, and I have a plan to keep it that way.

Bee stings are nothing compared to a poisonous catapillar sting. I've been stung by nearly every form of bee or wasp & they hurt a bit, but when i stepped on that damn buckmoth catapiller i thought i had broken my foot it hurt so bad, it hurt for 2 weeks.

 

[neoontime]

I don't have any, but that one kid wandering around here afraid of apples should make an obligatory post.

Easy, afraid of telling the truth. Come on everyones afraid of somethinf irrational.

 

[Bakaferret]

Craneflys.

God damn them.

Oh my, this. A hundred times. Spiders? Usually no problem. Wasps? Bees? Beetles? All fine.

Fucking Craneflies/ Daddy long legs? *runs in terror*

Just can't deal with them >.< They're like what? A few cm in length/height and I'm over 6 feet.

But they're so fucking scaryy =(

Holy shit. This times a million. I don't know why craneflies are so freakin creepy but they are. That and camel crickets. I can kill any other insect in the world, but those two just literally make me frozen in fear.

Also, I have recently discovered that I have a slight fear of mascots. But only when they're up close, like less than 5 feet away. Their huge heads and silence freaks me out...

 

[Hateren47]

I really don't like moths, but only if they are inside my flat. It's not a real phobia because I don't freak out but I really dislike them. I just want them to stay away from me and stop bumping into my head. I will get the vacuum cleaner out in the middle of the night if I see a moth in my bedroom.

I'm fine with bees, wasps, other creepy crawlies and even spiders (though I flush spiders if I can catch them) and butterflies but the moths will have to go.

Fun fact:
"Hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia" is the fear of long words

 

[Mr Pantomime]

It takes me about 15 minutes to leave home. I always have to keep checking the doors are locked, stove is off etc. Im afraid ill mess it up.

For some reason, I am always a little worried that I will trip and take my toenails off. Yeah... I have never understood why either.

Me too, I never pick things with any of my nails because I'm scared they'll rip off.

Yay! I am not alone in my stupid fear about taking toenails off!

I actually saw a girl do the exact thing once, On a school camp. It came clean off

 

[Cazza]

A fear of the number 13. Really it's just a number it doesn't mean bad things will happen when it comes up.

 

[Rofl-Mayo]

Babies, they scare the hell out of me.

 

[Palademon]

Mirrors.
I don't like being in rooms with lots of them because it seems like a horror movie waiting to happen.

 

[Marowit]

Spiders. I like having them around to eat other bugs, I know they for the most part are scared of me, but holy crap when I see one I still jump.

 

[rokkolpo]

Heights -.-

The possibility of falling and dying/hurting yourself isn't that irrational.