What Do You Fear? Name Your Phobia. (1 Viewer)

[Steve Christou]

That wasn't me Dennis, and that's a famously sick joke.
Natalie Wood died by drowning in 1981, she was 43.

 

[JonZ]

Worms,Roaches,Heights and Salt Water

 

[BrianW]

Here's one for Steve:

Flagitiochirophobia - Fear of Evil Hands!

 

[Steve Christou]

Don't fear the Evil Hand Brian, you must love it, worship it, Evil Hand is your friend.
Now repeat after me "Evil hand is my friend" and "Satan is good, Satan is our pal", keep chanting that... feels good eh?

[nggg.. okay Evil you can let go now....]


ps. Still have no idea what a Walloon is, and why I might fear it.

 

[MarkHastings]

BÖCophobia - Fear of the Reaper

 

[BrianW]

Since I didn't know what a Walloon is, I looked it up. (Good thing I don't have lexiphobia...)

A Walloon is a French-speaking person of Celtic descent inhabiting southern or southeast Belgium, or adjacent regions of France.

Whoa! Now THAT'S scary!

 

[Matt Pelham]

I can understand enclosed spaces, but how does someone have a fear of wide open spaces? Why would someone consider that scary?

 

[Max Leung]

Max, I think Dopaphobia from a few posts back might apply?

Nah. There are plenty of stupid people who don't take drugs or get drunk. Why should they? They are already stupid.

 

[David Williams]

I can understand enclosed spaces, but how does someone have a fear of wide open spaces? Why would someone consider that scary?

My understanding of it, is that it comes from an instinctual response to being open to attack (no place to hide, no place to defend yourself, no place to protect yourself from falling objects, etc).

 

[John Watson]

At least hardly anyone fears falling off the edge of the earth now (Flat Earth Society members excepted )

 

[LewB]

Off-shoreaphobia
Downsizeaphobia
Leverageoursynergiesaphobia
Dotheyhonestlybelievethecraptheyrepeddlingaphobia
Weneedtostaycompetitiveaphobia

The fear of losing my job due to the pointy haired nimrods that run coporate America.

 

[Steve Christou]

A Walloon is a French-speaking person of Celtic descent inhabiting southern or southeast Belgium, or adjacent regions of France.

Brian, at least now we understand why there's a phobia of it, brrr!


Probeophobia - "Um, Doctor, why are you putting on that rubber glove?"

Rentanotherpornophobia - "You`re busy Saturday? Well, how about next weekend then?"

Shrinkaphobia - "Hey, this is a nude beach. I ain`t getting in that cold water!"

Smallpenisphobia - "Honey, I bought a Corvette!"

 

[MarkHastings]

I can understand enclosed spaces, but how does someone have a fear of wide open spaces? Why would someone consider that scary?

When I was a kid, I wasn't scared of wide open spaces exactly, but I was afraid of large/open enclosures. For example, an empty airplane hangar would freak me out. I guess it was the shear size that would scare me. The fact that that it was open made it seem more menacing because you could see every bit of it in one shot. It was this feeling of smallness in comparison that would creep me out.

They don't freak me out as much now, but when I go to concerts (or hockey games) at these giant arenas like MSG, I still get chills looking at the inside of them. The massive seating, the high roof, the shear size of the building, etc.

As David stated, I guess the fear stems from feeling insecure. The place just seems too big to provide adequate shelter and comfort. I feel safer in a small/cozy room.

 

[John Watson]

"Probaphobia" Hehe

Windophobia - fear of blue screens

 

[Dome Vongvises]

I have a fear of being buried alive, burned alive, and drowning.

 

[Steve Christou]

I have a fear of being hanged in the electric chair.

 

[John Watson]

I fear the Spanish Inquisition, especially the comfy chair

 

[Zen Butler]

Probeophobia - "Um, Doctor, why are you putting on that rubber glove?"

That is not funny.


Ceesphobia - fear of pruning shears

 

[John Watson]

Annaphobic - fear of being trapped in an elevator with Anna Nicole Smith, and running out of oxygen

 

[David Williams]

but I was afraid of large/open enclosures. For example, an empty airplane hangar would freak me out.

[SNIP]

They don't freak me out as much now, but when I go to concerts (or hockey games) at these giant arenas like MSG, I still get chills looking at the inside of them. The massive seating, the high roof, the shear size of the building, etc.

And I thought I was the only one who has this fear! Mark, you just described the feeling to a 'T'.