tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28060897.post839667756154837309..comments2024-02-13T05:20:46.558-05:00Comments on A CUP OF JO: Do you have a phobia?Joanna Goddardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18109285188206811042noreply@blogger.comBlogger298125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28060897.post-19366305762748073692014-11-08T01:44:48.721-05:002014-11-08T01:44:48.721-05:00Recently I've noticed that being followed up t...Recently I've noticed that being followed up the steps puts me a little over the edge ( i live on the 8th floor) I don't mind meeting people coming down, but if i here someone coming up behind me I have to walk faster to make sure they don't catch up to me a few times it's been a person who climbs the steps really fast and I kind of go into a minor panic and start sprinting up the steps to get away, even if i know it's only my neighbor ... no idea why its so weird.Lizzy 海韵https://www.blogger.com/profile/12440969734918534449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28060897.post-50717992787631829892014-08-15T19:45:49.347-04:002014-08-15T19:45:49.347-04:00You need to do cognitive behavioral therapy!!! It ...You need to do cognitive behavioral therapy!!! It is incredibly helpful for phobias, anxiety, and depression. It's the most evidence-based method of therapy, and unlike old-school talk therapy, it doesn't drag on and on for years. You're meant to do a few months of hard work with a counselor, and then you can practice the techniques on your own.Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10362417035006174497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28060897.post-35845240405778394612014-08-11T14:41:10.774-04:002014-08-11T14:41:10.774-04:00Belly buttons! For as long as I can remember I hav...Belly buttons! For as long as I can remember I have been grossed out by seeing, touching or even hearing about belly buttons...including my own! I'm hoping to have a bebe someday and I am petrified of what mine will look like, as well as how I will care for my bebe's. Help hubby! ;) xo dinaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28060897.post-181189271884648572014-07-29T12:03:08.687-04:002014-07-29T12:03:08.687-04:00I really do not like calling someone on the Phone....I really do not like calling someone on the Phone. As soon as they answer I'm fine, but until then, I sweat like a pig, afraid of..... I really don't know :-) Stupid, I know!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02282575619476264266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28060897.post-64072637731444476402014-07-28T17:57:19.748-04:002014-07-28T17:57:19.748-04:00Totally agree with Jessi, snakes make me crazy! E...Totally agree with Jessi, snakes make me crazy! Especially garden snakes. My fear is that they'll slither over my feet. <br /><br />You can do it with the subway! Minahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12996810962896113010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28060897.post-87677263059220736622014-07-27T17:54:56.389-04:002014-07-27T17:54:56.389-04:00Other people's tissues.
Just, yuck.Other people's tissues. <br /><br />Just, yuck.Sammihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05017777921531998887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28060897.post-89285743432687612062014-07-23T23:26:57.865-04:002014-07-23T23:26:57.865-04:00uh oh, you know if you say 'don't google i...uh oh, you know if you say 'don't google it' that i will, and i'll wish i didn't... horrible pictures.<br /><br />also, deathly afraid of moths. in summer we get them the size of your palm in the house (Australian summers) and i just can't deal with it. even if its 3am, i wake someone up to deal with it.<br />and peanut butter! ugh! i'm terrified it will stick to the roof of my mouth and then cement my mouth closed.bunnygracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15160912241771741322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28060897.post-1323683841528097702014-07-23T22:50:05.180-04:002014-07-23T22:50:05.180-04:00My neck being touched. I just freak out if I think...My neck being touched. I just freak out if I think someone is going to touch it.Danisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15205126795645592005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28060897.post-1324935899832335322014-07-23T05:36:58.750-04:002014-07-23T05:36:58.750-04:00Totally get you about your upcoming 'trial run...Totally get you about your upcoming 'trial run' - I just did 1 last week. <br /><br />I have a totally irrational fear of tight enclosed spaces and flying, so I freak out internally when the trains get too packed (which is pretty common in my neck of the woods in Asia) or when I'm in a plane. <br /><br />After reading up INTENSIVELY, and trying out really funny things like a hypnosis app, I realize the below worked a little while I was on a plane. It's all about distracting oneself - tell me if it works for you guys:<br /><br />1) Download the Calm App or other similar apps. They have different exercises ranging from 2-5-10 minutes. <br />2) Get noise-cancelling or noise-isolation headphones so you can listen to the exercises clearly<br />3) Watch comedies - somehow, laughing makes everything all better<br />4) Breathing exercises (got this off a psychologist) - you know the moment where your palms go cold, and you start panicking, thinking you're about to hyperventilate? Breathe in deeply, hold your breath (newcomers try 5 secs, those who are used to it try 10 secs) then expel. Do it for sets of 10 to 20. You'll feel much better. <br /><br />The problem with me is that I tend to swing from 1 end of the phobia to another - in the day, I feel 'Yes, I can do it! I'm going to take another flight'. Fast forward 24 hours, I feel nothing but doom and gloom, and do a mini-freak out thinking of the upcoming flight. How paralyzing :(Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06633892634689434294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28060897.post-28110793014915895042014-07-22T17:43:08.124-04:002014-07-22T17:43:08.124-04:00I have a phobia of not being near a bathroom, whic...I have a phobia of not being near a bathroom, which makes me get a "have to pee" feeling even more.Kristina Uriegas-Reyeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06701796970448002243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28060897.post-56851873074673717692014-07-22T15:00:32.296-04:002014-07-22T15:00:32.296-04:00Elevators. I do not use elevators. If I do, I have...Elevators. I do not use elevators. If I do, I have these horrible nightmares about elevators. I also worked in an old building in Los Angeles (well old for LA) with an elevator that did NOT work. It would randomly fall multiple floors and get stuck in between floors. Maybe it's from that...<br /><br />I also don't like mirrors in the dark. Left over I guess from Bloody Mary days in grade school...Carolynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10734191666516574861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28060897.post-52152249952997122122014-07-22T05:01:54.536-04:002014-07-22T05:01:54.536-04:00@Briel: I was riding the NY subway one weekend sta...@Briel: I was riding the NY subway one weekend standing by the door busily reading my book...so I didn't notice a teenager swinging around violently sick...until he vomited all over me. Chest to toe. No joke. It was mortifying. I had to walk, sopping wet in chunks into Spring street looking for a drug store to find baby wipes, then buy new clothes and then make my way home to shower and anti-bacteria-myself! Yuck!!!Michikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03939748772993571146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28060897.post-34505281202407507032014-07-22T00:19:27.556-04:002014-07-22T00:19:27.556-04:00I'm scared of blown up balloons.
Not sure whe...I'm scared of blown up balloons. <br />Not sure where it came from. As I recall I've been afraid of balloons since I was a kid. <br />I can't handle the stress of thinking that the balloons might pop anytime. I get instant anxiety attack. Worse thing is, it doesn't get better with age, the older I am the more I'm scared of it, sigh..<br />Now every time I have to be alone around balloons, I put on my headset and turn on my music as loud as I can handle. When I'm around people I know, I just have to bear it as much as I can.nyun.yunihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13006217439983204917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28060897.post-81898318874079999002014-07-21T21:28:30.422-04:002014-07-21T21:28:30.422-04:00wow, I share a bunch of the ones mentioned, but I ...wow, I share a bunch of the ones mentioned, but I cant believe this one wasn't mentioned more!<br />centipedes- they are the worst! thousand legger demons. i literally let out a shreik every time i see one in my house and try to get someone else to kill it. they are so fast and sneaky and gross. all those legs. <br />also, the ocean, i love the ocean and all ocean creatures, i even love sharks. I love to snorkel, but it still terrifies me every time and i'm constantly on the look out for sharks or other scary fish. The open water- no idea what might swim across your path<br /><br />and of course public speaking= clammy, sweating, shaking, terrifiedlillykchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14521940277237333346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28060897.post-41662775938828294672014-07-21T21:14:32.460-04:002014-07-21T21:14:32.460-04:00I googled trypophobia. Oh god why.I googled trypophobia. Oh god why.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13070099306446281084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28060897.post-72866671705315419312014-07-21T20:44:03.818-04:002014-07-21T20:44:03.818-04:00Lightening. And mice or rats.
The first crack o...Lightening. And mice or rats. <br /><br />The first crack of lightening and I'm in idiot mode.<br />My Dad was hit by lightening as a small child...on the mouth. Early 1900's. Dad was holding a donkey on a rope when he leaned in to get a drink of water from the drain pipe on the side of his house. Lightening struck the house, traveled down the pipe, hit my Dad, burned the rope and killed the donkey.<br />As an adult he had several disfiguring surgeries for skin cancer on his mouth. <br />I've told this story all my life and each time it still amazes me. <br />I do not fool around with lightening.Martinihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13286970181407134417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28060897.post-37526442753565041812014-07-21T16:20:56.248-04:002014-07-21T16:20:56.248-04:00Unfortunately yes...arachnophobia and ophidiophobi...Unfortunately yes...arachnophobia and ophidiophobia. I guess is very common to be afraid of spiders and snakes but mine goes to the next level, cannot stand seeing them not even at Zoo or TV.<br /><br />Lifestyle blog, healthy recipes and myself at:<br />http://lifewithiulia.comIuliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01184892903949274872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28060897.post-31430594189430091542014-07-21T16:15:35.147-04:002014-07-21T16:15:35.147-04:00Emetophobia here, too; I've had it since I was...Emetophobia here, too; I've had it since I was about 10. If my husband mentions any kind of stomach discomfort, my day/evening/week is given over to obsessing about him throwing up and me having to take care of him. Same issues with public transportation, bars/restaurants, public restrooms, etc. I love kids, but I do have the constant background thought that kids throw up at the drop of a hat. I had a great deal of anxiety about that while my husband and I were trying to have kids (we ended up not having any). <br /><br />I tried cognitive behavioral therapy about 10 years ago after a particularly bad period of anxiety, but wasn't getting anything out of it (nothing short of it actually happening next to me raised my anxiety significantly; my brain just kept saying "yeah, but this isn't real. It could still really happen."), so I switched to regular talk therapy and medication for the anxiety. The talk therapy has helped me understand the root of my fear, but hasn't diminished it. <br /><br />The medication has enabled me to do most things I want to do without panic. When I started, I didn't like the idea of taking medication, but then I came to realize that if I were diabetic... I'd take insulin if it helped. If I had high blood pressure... I'd take medication for that. This is no different. My brain chemistry is atypical and medication is one of the tools I have to regulate it. I can do yoga and meditate and eat healthfully and exercise regularly and get enough sleep, and STILL panic if my husband gets a stomach bug. Everyone has to make the decision for her/himself, but my experience with it has been a good one.Ellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05549448257887599022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28060897.post-51149183738836698242014-07-21T12:32:48.251-04:002014-07-21T12:32:48.251-04:00Okay... Now I can tell my mom that I'm not the...Okay... Now I can tell my mom that I'm not the only one with trypophobia and that it has a name.. I googled it and immediately needed to close the screen!! Oddly enough I can use a sponge though.. I guess all holes aren't created equal.. <br /><br />I always have a fear of loose hair not attached to the body.. I MUST have a detachable shower head so that I can wash away all the stray hairs in the tub before using it.. I also won't go near and/or touch anything with a hair on it.. It just seems SO gross and nasty!!! And the longer the strand of hair the worse it is... Let's not even talk about clumps of wet hair or finding hair in your food!! UGH! A. Sparklehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07382198545767918173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28060897.post-91321443163600602732014-07-21T12:19:48.207-04:002014-07-21T12:19:48.207-04:00but seriously, why did i google trypophobia ? get...but seriously, why did i google trypophobia ? getting chills all day. like right now...again. ew!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01102378036723550181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28060897.post-43649687677448098242014-07-21T10:29:42.237-04:002014-07-21T10:29:42.237-04:00I have a intense fear of vomiting and of choking. ...I have a intense fear of vomiting and of choking. I always carry a bottle of water with me and I'm very stingy about sharing it: 1) Because I may not have enough in case I start choking; 2)The person who drinks from it may have germs that will make me vomit.Shawnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11006318368718654742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28060897.post-6337414273509653052014-07-21T02:16:09.555-04:002014-07-21T02:16:09.555-04:00I have emetophobia. It can be so frustrating at ti...I have emetophobia. It can be so frustrating at times because I always worry about being around people who might vomit (like when I'm on an airplane, boat ride, driving in a car with someone new, at an amusement park, at a party or bar where people are drinking, etc.) It doesn't prevent me from doing things for the most part but it is something that is always on my mind. And I'm afraid if I ever get pregnant that I'll get morning sickness. Ugh. Brielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00998841610157200487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28060897.post-25619742168373885842014-07-21T01:00:52.541-04:002014-07-21T01:00:52.541-04:00I love reading these comments, it helps me feel le...I love reading these comments, it helps me feel less weird. I'm totally with you on the claustrophobia. I've had panic attacks on elevators and once on the London Tube (the round shape of the train makes the ceilings shorter). I once got on a super crowded subway where the doors literally closed a centimeter from my nose (I was SUPER late to work) and I breathed slowly and carefully and got through the 2 stops. If I can do that, you can get on a non-crowded subway. You can do it!!Ninahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15104292526834517978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28060897.post-47072778711479258622014-07-20T13:16:52.521-04:002014-07-20T13:16:52.521-04:00I have panic attacks when I drive on busy intersta...I have panic attacks when I drive on busy interstates and over bridges. I'm a pharmaceutical sales rep and drive 3-4 hours per day. Oh, the irony...Caseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14576076217658209687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28060897.post-61536860245375965212014-07-20T12:53:15.492-04:002014-07-20T12:53:15.492-04:00I am terrified of lightning. I always have been. I...I am terrified of lightning. I always have been. I see it (or year thunder knowing lightning is close), I start trembling. As it gets closer, I start crying. Regardless of where I am. I have no control over these feelings. <br />If it strikes within a couple miles, I vomit. I cannot calm myself at all. It's so terrifying! It's embarrassing to me that I react so. This has been ongoing for all 35 years of my life. Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14984396844953268688noreply@blogger.com