I'm afraid of heights. No problem with being on a balcony or flying in an airplane, actually would have enjoyed both, but when using a step stool or a ladder, I will not get higher than the first step. I think I should get up higher, but I just can't. And won't.

As you can imagine, ditto for the roller coasters.

Emet (fear of vomiting) which in turn has caused me to be a germaphobe. I am also petrified of terminal illness. And spiders.

I have read and heard SO much about the fear of spiders. My fear is of mice. I don't see too much of that being mentioned. And I'm surprised!!I AM PETRIFIED TO NO END OF THEM. I can't understand why more people don't have this fear! Lol. Spiders don't bother me in the least. Can someone maybe help me out-to possibly look at this in a different way? Can you all tell me WHY you are not afraid of mice??

I am not afraid of mice, because I think they are cute, I don't like them because they carry a lot of germs and they always Pop up when you least expect it

What's very strange is that if I see them in a pet shop or in a magic show, they don't bother me at all. But if I see them in my house, I am PETRIFIED and go screaming for the hills!! And it doesn't even have to do with germs. It's just seeing one. And there is something about their tail-Ewwwww-I get shivers just writing this!! I haven't found anyone else with this reaction!

My neighbor is also afraid of mice, next time I see her I will ask her why and let you know.

Thank you! I would like other perspectives!

I have haphephobia, and I'm claustrophobic.

Hello... new to this group and while I realize that the original post dates back to 2013, I would think the topic is still pertinent. Because I am diagnosed with a "panic and anxiety disorder," it may come as no surprise to those who understand the condition that I can say my fears and phobias run from breathing to not breathing and everything in between. Perhaps my biggest fear is fear (panic attacks) but I can also point to various "triggers" that include day to day life... driving, leaving the house, getting lost, deadlines and appointments, having sex or not having sex, using the phone, unicorns, and just about everything at one time or another. Everyone has some kind of phobia/fear, some irrational and some are "normal" like heights, public speaking, insects, etc.

One of the books that I have read and continue to recommend to others is "When Panic Attacks" by David Burns, MD. The book features a number of self tests and exercises that may help with coping techniques. Check out your local library to screen the book and then purchase like I did once I realized the book is an absolute "keeper."

Emetophobia...

All bugs, reptiles, amphibians, small spaces, being alone at night, pregnancy, water, the United States government, talking on the phone, being in a moving vehicle, illnesses and injuries, etc.

I fear feeling I like or love someone. I mean not the true feeling where in it is just there to fill in something I lack in myself.

Fire alarms of any sorts
Flying in a plane
and much more

Not being able to breathe.

Being eaten alive by a large animal.

Worse yet, being SWALLOWED by a large animal, like a shark or whale, and slowly being digested before I've had the chance to die of other causes, like drowning.

Dying...before I've had a chance to realize my true greatness, brilliance, whatever that may be.

Living a life of mediocrity, or what I perceive as mediocrity.