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I have an irrational fear of bugs. Spiders, insects, whatever. Every kind, no matter what size. I've been known to cower from tiny ants.

Anonymous
from Animals : General

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I have an intense fear of paper cuts. Just the thought of them makes me cringe! its really weird, but it makes my fingers and toes hurt too!

Anonymous
from Human Anatomy : General

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I have a phobia that if I leave anything plugged into an electrical outlet, it will spontaneously spark a fire. I unplug all of my lamps, laptop, fan, hair dryer etc. every morning before leaving for work. After I unplug them I check all the outlets in my house (a few times) to make sure I didn't leave anything plugged in. And I have to take pictures of the empty outlets if I'm going on vacation to constantly remind myself that I did unplug everything. I'm convinced that my entire house will burst into flames if they remain plugged in while I'm not home.

Anonymous
from Little OCD Rituals : General

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I have a fear of styrofoam! I avoid it at all costs. I also do not know the name of this phobia, no matter how much I look the closet word I've found was "styrophobia" is this true?

Marylyn
from Insanely Abstract : General

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i am terrified of bugs. all bugs. especially really little ones. whenever there is a bug around me i will flee to the farthest possible corner and even after it has been killed i will twitch and ring my hands in fear. god forbid it should be actually be crawling on me. no one can concole me by saying "they are so much smaller than you..." or something like that because i think that the smaller they are the more easily they can crawl into an oriface and lay eggs... *twitch*shudder*twitch*

Ophelia
from Animals : General

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I cannot use public restrooms. Not only because of the filth, but because I am afraid someone else will be in there, and they will be able to hear me urinate. I won't even use the toilet at friend's houses- I can only use my own. I have gone days without using the bathroom just because I was away on a trip or spending the night at someone else's house.

Kendra
from Social fears : General

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i have OCD with odd numbers everything i do has to be odd from how many bites i take to finish a sandwich, to an odd number of gulps from a drink the volume on the radio how long i cook something how many rings i wear i mean everything, i HATE even numbers. if its even ill make it odd or redo it so its odd. how many steps i take or stairs how many pieces of each food then all them combined, if i have an itch i have to itch it an odd number of times, the amount of pillows and blankets on my bed. it just keeps getting worse and worse.

Anonymous
from Little OCD Rituals : Counting

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i have selachaphobia. [fear of sharks] they make me cry when behind glass or even in pictures. I HATE THEM ever since watching jaws.

ABC
from Animals : General

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i have an odd phobia, i'm terrified of abandoned ships that have sunken under the water.
they frighten me. i've seen pictures on the internet, and just of how old they look and how torn up they seem. and they look like a horrifying, scary. they make me twitch.

Tabby
from Spaces : General

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I have an extreme fear of peacocks, peahens as well as the albino ones. I have no idea what triggered my fear of peacocks but is mildly comforted that I am not the only person in the world with such a phobia. When I am stressed out, I would have nightmares of being surrounded by peacocks. I can't go to places without first asking if there are peacocks around.

Anonymous
from Animals : General

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