Recent questions tagged phobias

Description : Does the idea of kids playing hide and seek in dryers cause you concern?

Last Answer : You mean when you have some who are actually doing that? Or just as a general abstract worry you think about out of the blue? It sounds like probably potentially dangerous if it actually happened with a child small enough to get into one.

Description : What would be an effective and non-violent way of torturing you?

Last Answer : - Force fed durian. – Watching Caillou on repeat. – Trapped inside a vat of crumbled styrofoam.

Description : How to stop being scared of uncleanliness?

Last Answer : I hate to diagnose over the internet and I'm not an expert but this certainly sounds like some form of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. A friend of mine had it. It seems to be hampering you greatly ... a doctor or a therapist. You certainly can be helped to deal with this more comfortably. Good luck!

Description : Do you find that as you get older your phobias and fears increase or become magnified?

Last Answer : No, just the opposite. I’m more careful, because I’ve come to the realization I’m not bulletproof, but I know I can deal with whatever happens, because most of it has already happened and I survived. So far. :)

Description : Do you suffer from Triskaidekaphobia?

Last Answer : I’ve suffered from it 13 times in my life, but now I am over it.

Description : What are some unusual phobias you have?

Last Answer : lookingglassx3 I feel the same about heartbeats!!!!!!!!!!!! As for the phone, I am subconsciously terrified of the ringing sound, a phone ringing, especially at a high pitch sends shivers up my spine!

Description : Is there a way to cure trypophobia?

Last Answer : answer:Apparently, this one is catchy. According to Martin Antony, a psychologist at Ryerson University in Toronto, past-president of the Canadian Psychological Association and author of The Anti-Anxiety Workbook: ... into it, you may be easily suggested out of it. Try hypnotherapy or a homeopath.

Description : Do you suffer from friggatriskaidekaphobia?

Last Answer : I have the opposite of friggatriskaidekaphobia. It is my lucky day.

Description : Why do I have these phobias?

Last Answer : I would suggest trying some hypnotherapy, its fairly cost effective and a good way to get to the root cause of your problems.

Description : Do you have a particular phobia? How has it affected your life? How do you deal with it?

Last Answer : Hey there, my phoia is for snakes im hate snakes!!! i like watching then like on animal planet and stuff but i dont like them in person. Now i live in iceland and im from Zambia, here I always ... and there were ful of snakes:( im kinda getting scared of going to Zambia now. Hope its a good answerxD

Description : Do you think phobias are a product of our environment?

Last Answer : I don’t know. I used to play with bugs when I was a kid, now I have a near crippling phobia of them. And insects and arachnids for those who wish to be pedantic. I can’t remember a particular time when I changed from one to the other.

Description : What do you think of the "Woman stuck on a toilet seat for two years" story in the news this week?

Last Answer : answer:I think people are fascinated with such stories because they are afraid to face how they are stuck, and the story helps them tell themselves they are not like people who get stuck. Meanwhile, they waste their lives stuck in mental prisons they’re afraid to see…

Description : What are some web sites that might help address a phobia of general anesthesia?

Last Answer : if you’re going for surgery, they give you the IV and before you know it you’re waking up. bam that’s it. are you having surgery?