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when will we be new skin · 08-23-2009, 09:54 PM

Social Phobia

Cucarachaphobia - Fear of Cockroaches. Ok so I made the name up but there's no formal name for it. I am more scared of cockroaches than anything in the world. More than public speaking... ugh. I can't look at pictures of them. I can't watch them on tv. I can't even get near them to kill them.

Pediculophobia - Fear of Lice. When I was a kid we got a bad case of it and now I am so scared to get it again. I seriously have nightmares once or twice a month about getting lice. I will shave my head if I ever do.

Escalaphobia - Fear of Escalators. I curse the basterd who invented them. They are evil. I seriously get the same physical symptoms that I do when speaking in public when I have to get on one. I wont even explain how hard it is to step onto it. And then when I'm on, I feel like I'm going to fall backwards and crack my head open and die. My dad said that I would scream bloody murder whenever he tried to take me on one. Stairs are my friend. Yes, they can hurt me too but at least they don't move.

Jayne311 · 08-24-2009, 09:56 AM

I hear you about the cockroach thing. I always cry when I have to deal with one.

Your Crazy · 08-24-2009, 10:19 AM

Katagelophobia- Fear of ridicule
Sociophobia- Fear of society or people in general
Arachnophobia- Fear of spiders
Lalophobia- Fear of speaking
Spermophobia- Fear of germs
Iatrophobia- Fear of going to the doctor
Ophthalmophobia- Fear of being stared at
Glossophobia- Fear of speaking in public or of trying to speak
Atychiphobia- Fear of failure
Haptephobia- Fear of being touched
I also have a fear of even numbers.

IThinkIAmMe · 08-24-2009, 10:47 AM

of course social phobia..afraid of people and embarrasment and all that jazz that goes along with it
also afraid of being poor
and being alone forever

as you can see my phobias are kinda working against each other there lol

Chrisalone · 08-24-2009, 10:50 AM

Social phobia
Needle phobia
Public speaking phobia
Bees, hornets , and wasps phobia

RevisionOnTwo · 08-24-2009, 05:52 PM

Well I have some phobias that really worry me, and then some things that just bug me a little.

Phobias:

-Social Phobia (but apparently only at school/around people my age. I am 10 times more comfortable with people like 10 years older than me).
-Atychiphobia-Fear of Failure
-Gerascophobia- Fear of growing old.
-Peniaphobia- Fear of poverty.
-Arachnophobia- Fear of spiders
-I'm also extremely afraid of my teeth getting crooked/falling out etc.

Minor annoyances:

-I don't have a problem making friends (or aquaintances whatever) at any jobs I've had, or if someone I already know introduces me. BUT, I just can't seem to stay calm, cool and collected at school or around people I don't know.
-I sometimes don't like to answer the phone. I guess I'm worried that I'll run out of things to say and there will be a silent pause lol. I don't mind calling people because I only call people when I have something to say.
-I think (probably doesn't actually happen) that people are always looking at me while I'm driving. Like at a stop light I always stop so that my car isn't aligned with the front seat of someone else's (so that they can't look in my car).
-I HATE eating around other people in restaurants. I mean I will do it, but I have to normally sit against the wall so that I can look out.
-In class I used to have to sit against the wall in the back because I'd think that people were looking at me, but I guess I'm getting over that one as of today lol.
-I really, REALLY dislike going to the dentist, but I will if I have to.

08-23-2009, 09:54 PM	#61 (permalink)
when will we be new skin Status: SAS Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: indiana Gender: Female Age: 22 Posts: 154	Social Phobia Cucarachaphobia - Fear of Cockroaches. Ok so I made the name up but there's no formal name for it. I am more scared of cockroaches than anything in the world. More than public speaking... ugh. I can't look at pictures of them. I can't watch them on tv. I can't even get near them to kill them. Pediculophobia - Fear of Lice. When I was a kid we got a bad case of it and now I am so scared to get it again. I seriously have nightmares once or twice a month about getting lice. I will shave my head if I ever do. Escalaphobia - Fear of Escalators. I curse the basterd who invented them. They are evil. I seriously get the same physical symptoms that I do when speaking in public when I have to get on one. I wont even explain how hard it is to step onto it. And then when I'm on, I feel like I'm going to fall backwards and crack my head open and die. My dad said that I would scream bloody murder whenever he tried to take me on one. Stairs are my friend. Yes, they can hurt me too but at least they don't move. __________________ Unlearn me. Ditch what I read, behind what I heard. Look. Find. Free.

08-24-2009, 10:19 AM	#63 (permalink)
Your Crazy Status: 007 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: My Mind Gender: Male Posts: 300	Katagelophobia- Fear of ridicule Sociophobia- Fear of society or people in general Arachnophobia- Fear of spiders Lalophobia- Fear of speaking Spermophobia- Fear of germs Iatrophobia- Fear of going to the doctor Ophthalmophobia- Fear of being stared at Glossophobia- Fear of speaking in public or of trying to speak Atychiphobia- Fear of failure Haptephobia- Fear of being touched I also have a fear of even numbers. __________________ "I believe whatever doesn't kill you simply makes you...stranger." - The Joker

08-24-2009, 10:47 AM	#64 (permalink)
IThinkIAmMe Status: Time Lord Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Ontario Gender: Female Age: 18 Posts: 151	of course social phobia..afraid of people and embarrasment and all that jazz that goes along with it also afraid of being poor and being alone forever as you can see my phobias are kinda working against each other there lol __________________ However long the night, the dawn will break. -African Proverb Regard my omnipresence: mimiincognito.tumblr.com twitter.com/mimiincognito mimiincognito.livejournal.com (where you can follow my Victory Lap blog)

08-24-2009, 09:56 AM	#62 (permalink)
Jayne311 Status: SAS Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 79	I hear you about the cockroach thing. I always cry when I have to deal with one.

08-24-2009, 10:50 AM	#65 (permalink)
Chrisalone Status: SAS Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Front of 'puter Gender: Male Posts: 57	Social phobia Needle phobia Public speaking phobia Bees, hornets , and wasps phobia

08-24-2009, 05:52 PM	#66 (permalink)
RevisionOnTwo Status: SAS Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 4	Well I have some phobias that really worry me, and then some things that just bug me a little. Phobias: -Social Phobia (but apparently only at school/around people my age. I am 10 times more comfortable with people like 10 years older than me). -Atychiphobia-Fear of Failure -Gerascophobia- Fear of growing old. -Peniaphobia- Fear of poverty. -Arachnophobia- Fear of spiders -I'm also extremely afraid of my teeth getting crooked/falling out etc. Minor annoyances: -I don't have a problem making friends (or aquaintances whatever) at any jobs I've had, or if someone I already know introduces me. BUT, I just can't seem to stay calm, cool and collected at school or around people I don't know. -I sometimes don't like to answer the phone. I guess I'm worried that I'll run out of things to say and there will be a silent pause lol. I don't mind calling people because I only call people when I have something to say. -I think (probably doesn't actually happen) that people are always looking at me while I'm driving. Like at a stop light I always stop so that my car isn't aligned with the front seat of someone else's (so that they can't look in my car). -I HATE eating around other people in restaurants. I mean I will do it, but I have to normally sit against the wall so that I can look out. -In class I used to have to sit against the wall in the back because I'd think that people were looking at me, but I guess I'm getting over that one as of today lol. -I really, REALLY dislike going to the dentist, but I will if I have to.