<p>^ Ooh, those are horrible… :P</p>
<p>I suppose I might have an irrational fear of malware/viruses getting put on my computer… But then again I’ve never had that happen, unlike many of my friends, so maybe my caution pays off.</p>
<p>“It was about a woman who kept lions ad pets, couldn’t afford to properly feed them so they were starving in her backyard. One day she goes out to clean their pen or something, forgets to check the gate that one of the lions was in and was mauled and killed.
They said it ate one of her arms up to her elbow, ripped off both breasts and wasn’t recognizable at all.
Her 13 year-old son found her body that the lion dragged back into the cage and buried under straw and he was ferociously guarding his kill.”</p>
<p>ahhh D:</p>
<p>I’m afraid of dogs (I assume I have cynophobia). I’ve been afraid of them for my entire life. I can look at pictures of dogs, stuffed animals, and such, but…
…if I see one in my view coming from any direction/behind a fence/in a car, I get REALLY nervous (heart pumping, sweaty hands, paranoia) and I start to plan ways of “escaping”.
I have a few family members with dogs and I have learned to avoid them, but I still feel really paranoid and scared.</p>
<p>My irrational fear is driving off a bridge or cliff into a ocean…ha</p>
<p>^ Same here! haha</p>
<p>ohh i have one more:</p>
<p>Whenever I look through the hole in the door to see who’s there I think somebody’s gonna randomly pop up on me and stab my eye through it…haha</p>
<p>but the chances of the happening are very low :P</p>
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<p>Already happened to my laptop :[</p>
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<p>me too D:</p>
<p>I also have the fear of being alone 
I have my moments when I want to be on my own, but I also have other moments when I * need * someone.</p>
<p>And flushing airplane toilets!!!</p>
<p>Not really a phobia, but I always close my ears because its so loud</p>
<p>dots. or more like spots. <em>shudder</em></p>
<p>Ok, I don’t think it’s irrational to fear murderers. Everyone fears gangsters, serial killers, pedophiles, etc.</p>
<p>I fear sleeping on my arm and waking up with it dead.</p>
<p>I’m morbidly afraid of the dark, that I went to counseling for it. One time my brother locked me up in a dark room and I screamed and screamed for for hours, while crying at the same time. By the time my cousin got me out, I was in a deep shock, and I had a panic attack so bad I have to be rushed to the hospital. This happened two years ago when I was 16 :</p>
<p>^ Awww, I’m sorry :(</p>
<p>I can understand. Why would your brother do such a thing? Unless if he’s a little kid (how old is btw?)</p>
<p>I’ve realized by the numerous posts, that many of our fears have been imprinted at a young age by a specific incident.</p>
<p>^ That’s the beauty of psychology. I was able to track down my fear because of a traumatic childhood incident I had that includes darkness and small space. </p>
<p>@ Eastafrobeauty My brother is only a year younger than me, so he was 15 at the time. He thinks it would really funny if he plays that trick on me, since he finds it hilarious that I’m afraid of the dark.</p>
<p>I’m scared of my shirt ripping everytime I flex.</p>
<p>Hence why it’s irrational.</p>
<p>Thats why I don’t watch scary movies at all…</p>
<p>I would rather witness a heart attack (of a stranger) than watch a scary movie</p>
<p>I’m also claustrophobic 
I have panic attacks when in a narrow space. Not extreme panic attacks…but I start to take quick-short breaths and I try to escape for a couple of seconds, but then I realize that i’m okay and need to calm down. I still evacuate.</p>
<p>I laughed out loud Grisam</p>
<p>Thank you. ^_^</p>
<p>@ Trumpet: I know right! I wish sometimes I’m a wizard, or I have red shoes and with a snap I could be in a big sunny open field.</p>
<p>Wow, I looked up that trypophobia thing and saw some of the google images…ya, it’s safe to say I DEFINITELY have that O_o I don’t understand it! Why do random holes make my skin crawl?</p>
<p>I also have this weird fear of people throwing up. I like run whenever someone says anything remotely close to “My stomach hurts” or “I feel sick”. </p>
<p>I don’t like having irrational fears :(</p>