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I have a fear of fingernail and toenail clippers. I don't know exactly why but when I hear them being used or see them it freaks me out. I always picture in my head that my teeth are being clipped off by them. This is something that I even think of when the clippers are nowhere near me. I just randomly think about it. I can't stand the sound of them and I can't even stand to hear the word "toenail clippers" it makes me crazy. I cringe just thinking about it. It is like the fingernails on a chalkboard kind of feeling, only over and over and over again!!

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I freak out and sometimes cry whenever I touch something really soft or dry. Things like suede or dry wood or paper just creep me out.

Anna
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I am scared of electric fans especially in bathrooms where I am on my own. The thought of being shut in a room with one scares me to death especially if they come on automatically.

My one recurring nightmare is that I am desperate for the toilet and I end up in this room with about 20 toilets and massive big fans on the wall behind some, of which are starting to spin. The room is lit with florescent lights and the fans are massive.

Sounds weird but I have to 'get to know' a fan before I can use a bathroom. I do not go to the toilet when I am out if there is an electric fan in there. Especially above my head. Hand dryers also scare.

Parisha
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I have a huge phobia of towels touching my finger nails... which makes it very hard to dry myself after a shower... i even got goosebumps typing this and thinking about it... it sends me through the roof!

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i'm always scared at loud sounds. Like motorcycle screeching or a really loud piano, or just people talking, but loud..
it tingles my nerves and this scared feeling just came out of nowhere..it seems weird when i think about it, but i've never been able to shake it off until now.

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I have an extreme phobia of ET, the alien guy from the movie ET, directed by Steven Spielberg. ET is the scariest thing I have ever seen. The little guy just freaks me out.

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I am scared of patterns: plain black lined patterns. They freak me out, just the very sight of them sends shivers down my spine. The more detailed they are, the more I have to fear!

Sarah
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I'm not scared of toilet paper (that would be silly) but I really, really don't like it when Iget a new roll and the end is stuck down and I have to unpick it - urrgghh. Even worse than cotton wool balls.

Jane B
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