But i used to be afraid of heights, but i go on roller coasters all the time, and actually got over that fear, though it does scare me sometimes.
I have two phobias: Acrophobia (fear of heights) and atychiphobia (fear of failure).
Altophobia is also the fear of heights, and that is what i've always heard it to be. i'm going to have to say "ditto" on your fears...
I'm also afraid of being alone(monophobia/autophobia) or abandoned, like i dont mind being alone, i prefer it so it's kindve hypocritical for me to say i'm afraid of being alone, like i just have a fear that everyone i meet is going to leave me and i won't know why. (Note: i have never been left/abandoned in my life, well i was locked inside a church alone once for 3 hours before someone came and got me when i was 6 but i dont think that really wouldve given me this fear haha.)
Herpetophobia - Fear of Reptiles (I'm only scared of Alligators, Crocodiles, and some Snakes.)
Selachophobia - Fear of Sharks
Funny Phobias:
Ablutophobia - Fear of washing or bathing Basophobia - Fear of walking Anablephobia - Fear of looking up Cathisophobia - Fear of sitting Cibophobia - Fear of food Clinophobia - Fear of going to bed Geliophobia - Fear of laughter
Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia is very ironic. I sort of have hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia, not that I'm afraid of seeing the word but spelling the word in a spelling bee, or something.
I have a friend who is horribly afraid of anything made out of velvet. I have this tiny bag made out of velvet and I showed it to him. He totally freaked out. Was kind of unnerving to see a grown man just loose it like they saw a real life demon or something. The man actually cried. Probably didn't help that I was trying to touch him with it. I apologized after he started crying.
I on the other hand fear death. I think about it almost every day. In my dreams I die at least once a week. It's the thought of dying and nothing else afterward. I try not to think about it. But it just pops in my head, a sickening feeling washes over me. I have thought of a million different scenarios, car crash's, choking on my lunch, random stroke. I know it could happen anytime to anyone for almost any reason. Seems useless to dread it so much. I just can't stop.
true but isnt it perfectly rational to be afraid of heights (you fall and die) and shark (rip you entrails out) and just about all other dangerous situations. Or is there another name for the rational ones, or is there some "reason" that those arent rational
I stay away from the edges (the bottom) of my bed, because to this day I always think the boogyman is hiding under them. And as messy as my room is, you never know what's hiding under my bed!
