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Posted by: Vahn Jul 5 2010, 05:56 AM

What are some of LCN's biggest fears? Talking about my fear of driving in the channel made me curious.

So yeah, obviously I'm afraid of driving. I'm also terrified of heights and kidney stones. But kidney stones are a totally rational fear.

Posted by: Walrus Jul 5 2010, 06:11 AM

Rejection :D

Posted by: Atma Jul 5 2010, 02:01 PM

Heights. When I was in kindergarten I broke my left arm falling off playground equipment (I was being a stupid little kid). Cue lifelong vertigo and avoiding high places. Strangely enough, planes don't bother me at all.

Abandonment. I had a terrible mom that I'm still reversing the damage from and I fear I'll be left behind by everyone eventually someday and it'll all be my fault.

Your face. Just kidding!

Things people think are fears that I have that aren't, they just make me uncomfortable and annoyed.

Water. I just don't like sitting in pools of it. Not even baths. I like hot showers and rainstorms though.

Dogs. They all just seem to genuinely hate me no matter what efforts I put into being nice; treats, petting, toys, not smelling like a cat, not showing fear. Gotten mauled/bitten by too many of them for no fucking reason whatsoever, I have some scars. The ones that people say wouldn't harm anyone are the ones most likely to maul me, so whatever. They honestly have a fear of me. I'm honestly getting to the point where I'm completely apathetic towards them. I'd never harm one intentionally, but I'm no longer going to go out of my way for one.

Posted by: Lloyd Seegymont the Rasier Jul 5 2010, 05:14 PM

THE ONLY THING I FEAR, IS FEAR ITSELF.

Posted by: Enzd Jul 5 2010, 05:34 PM

Pure darkness. Not being able to see anything ahead of or around me creates so much suspense in my mind, and not the enjoyable kind. I am slowly getting over this however.

Others include social gatherings, being the center of attention, and milk.

Posted by: Vahn Jul 5 2010, 05:38 PM

I was terrified of pure darkness until I was about 14-15, and I still feel pretty uneasy being in it.

Posted by: Lucho Jul 5 2010, 06:02 PM

Used to be afraid of heights until not too long.

Also, when I was a kid I couldn't stand elevators.

Posted by: Enzd Oct 13 2010, 04:15 AM

QUOTE(Enzd @ Jul 5 2010, 10:34 AM) *
Pure darkness. Not being able to see anything ahead of or around me creates so much suspense in my mind, and not the enjoyable kind. I am slowly getting over this however.

Others include social gatherings, being the center of attention, and milk.


None of these actually compare to my fear of being watched without knowing. I'm not really paranoid about it but the thought of someone hiding where I can't see them and staring at me makes my eyes well up.

Posted by: Lloyd Seegymont the Rasier Oct 13 2010, 11:52 PM

I'm scared of my future wifes cooking.

Posted by: Elnendil Oct 14 2010, 06:51 AM

Not really sure.

Maybe not being able to make a difference, or fail. I tend to be aggressive if it comes to a life challenge and it eats me up if I can't handle it, like it means that i'm not an adult or a man enough.

If you don't want that to count I have problems sleeping in the dark. Being awake in the dark is fine, but sleeping in the dark makes me focus too much on the fact that its dark for some reason. Kind of like how I dislike bugs in my house but I don't care if one is outside.

Posted by: Raijinili Oct 14 2010, 09:38 AM

Scared of finding the hate hidden behind the lie.

Posted by: Rosetta Oct 14 2010, 10:19 AM

I probably have some, but I'm not aware of what they are yet because I haven't thought about it.

Posted by: Shiokazu Oct 15 2010, 04:51 AM

...

right now, my worst phobias are:

Death and Future. not kidding.

Posted by: Midnight Oct 15 2010, 05:02 AM

Tight spaces.

Posted by: Vahn Oct 15 2010, 09:25 PM

I actually enjoy tight spaces Midnight. I can sleep better in them then a large open area. Which goes right back to my terror dealing with heights.

Posted by: Rosetta Dec 3 2010, 06:23 PM

Ever since my near death experience, I have a fear of not being able to breathe suddenly.

Posted by: Noir Dec 13 2010, 02:48 AM

QUOTE(Walrus @ Jul 5 2010, 02:11 AM) *

Rejection :D


IT'S A LOT BETTER THAN BEING IGNORED.

Posted by: Raijinili Dec 13 2010, 03:46 AM

OH NO THIS IS ABSOLUTELY TRUE

Posted by: Walrus Dec 13 2010, 04:00 AM

Eh, I'll take the being ignored.

Posted by: Noir Dec 14 2010, 07:37 PM

I don't think I'll ever get that way of thinking.

Posted by: P.P.A. Feb 26 2012, 07:54 PM

 My emetophobia actually vanished a few years ago, but despite that, I still feel anxiety going out, suffer from occasional panic attacks, and generally carry over many of these symptoms, despite no longer being scared of anything in particular.
 The very moment I read about it the first time, I knew this was agoraphobia, however. Agoraphobia is the fear of not being able to escape from a place or situation in case of a panic attack (or something similar), or at least not without major embarrassment or complications. The result is the avoidance of anything where a quick and easy flight is not guaranteed—such as distant locations returning from which would take very long, public transport, open spaces (where the nearest safe spot is visibly far away), crowded places, or solemn/obligatory events where leaving untimely would raise eyebrows.
 Agoraphobia is less of a phobia than an anxiety problem though, usually arising in people with a history of panic attacks (such as myself). What makes it so sneaky is that the subconscious fear of not being able to flee if it becomes necessary triggers various stress responses, which are then interpreted as a reason to flee, thus exacerbate themselves, and eventually result in either a panic attack, or flight—and in the end, avoidance of the situation in the future.

 These are all things I am all too familiar with. My movement is extremely limited; I reply on my parents to get to other places, can't do into stores alone, and, until recently, I couldn't even go into the city core some 200 m down the street because I considered it “too far away”.
 Once I learned about agoraphobia and identified it as my problem however, I started to try and cure myself, exploiting the good weather (temperatures of -15 °C to 10 °C, clear, blue sky, no hay fever) to take one or two walks each day, always exploring new routes and corners of the city I have not been to before, lengthening my walks, and testing my limits. This worked very well actually, and I was able to vastly expand my movement radius, now easily covering distances and crossing places I was dead afraid of not long ago.
Alas, this regimen ended once the weather changed. It got warmer, the latent grey cloud cover returned, and so did my hay fever. I'll have to see how I am going to continue dealing with this.

Posted by: Raijinili Feb 28 2012, 04:21 AM

that is not how you format web posts, PAO PAO PAI

Posted by: Hayate Feb 28 2012, 05:53 AM

Spiders.

yeah I'm such a girl I know shut up

Oh and also needles. Getting shots or blood drawn is terrifying. And acupuncture ugh.

Posted by: P.P.A. Feb 28 2012, 05:55 PM

QUOTE(Raijinili @ Feb 28 2012, 05:21 AM) *

that is not how you format web posts, PAO PAO PAI

BUT ISN'T THIS HOW YOU FORMAT BOOKS
AREN'T WEB POSTS LIKE BOOKS EXCEPT REALLY SHORT AND COMPLETELY DIFFERENT

Posted by: Raijinili Mar 2 2012, 10:23 PM

NO

Posted by: DustyHaru Mar 6 2012, 12:17 AM

Maybe not so much a fear but an anxiety about a certain waffle maker in a certain cafeteria on campus that I expect to explode and send red hot pieces of shrapnel into my face.

I still get waffles though.

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