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venn177
Joined: Sun Mar 18, 2007 5:35 am Posts: 3778 Location: Largo, Florida
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Re: Phobias - Any stories?
The big story that I think scared me shitless for weeks will follow this sentence. As in, it's going to start now. Note that I was 11 or 12.
My sister decided it was a good idea to go canoeing, and so we did. I forget what river, but we're like halfway down the river and there's a tree down across the river, and there's only one tiny part where we can get past it. Across this tiny, two foot wide opening is a hugeass spiderweb, which has 4 or 5 green huge ♥♥♥♥ spiders. We ended up beating the ♥♥♥♥ out of it with our paddles, but then we look up while going through it and saw about 40 more of them.
Suffice to say, it was scary as ♥♥♥♥ at the time.
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Tue Jun 02, 2009 9:28 pm |
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FoiL
Joined: Tue Oct 30, 2007 4:02 pm Posts: 1434
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Re: Phobias - Any stories?
Spiders have made me jump and/or run for my life for quite a few years now. But after some self control improvement I'm able to tolerate their presence, even though the big ones still make me extremely uncomfortable.
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Tue Jun 02, 2009 9:53 pm |
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Metal Chao
Joined: Sat May 05, 2007 6:04 pm Posts: 2901
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Re: Phobias - Any stories?
I don't mind tiny spiders, they can climb all over me for all I care. I don't really mind hairy spiders either, tarantulas are ok. But any huge spiders without hair or similar insects I can't stand. (Craneflys I'm basically alright with, that camel spider thing you posted is horrible but just seeing a picture of it isn't too bad).
I hate wasps and I can't easily tell them apart from bees so I hate them too.
I don't really like going in the sea but I can handle that one.
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Tue Jun 02, 2009 10:38 pm |
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Roy-G-Biv
Joined: Mon Feb 12, 2007 12:46 am Posts: 1765 Location: ..............
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Re: Phobias - Any stories?
Supposedly the largest species of spiders ever. Goliath birdeater I think.
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Tue Jun 02, 2009 10:46 pm |
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Scope0
Joined: Wed Feb 25, 2009 2:45 am Posts: 346 Location: Funkytown
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Re: Phobias - Any stories?
You are correct, my good man.
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Wed Jun 03, 2009 12:00 am |
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venn177
Joined: Sun Mar 18, 2007 5:35 am Posts: 3778 Location: Largo, Florida
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Re: Phobias - Any stories?
Sure is cute.
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Wed Jun 03, 2009 12:05 am |
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Shard
Joined: Sun May 18, 2008 5:02 pm Posts: 380 Location: Florida
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Re: Phobias - Any stories?
That spider has some pink lines on it. And I think one eye is bigger than the other.
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Wed Jun 03, 2009 1:48 am |
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Dauss
A HUMAN BRAIN, SAFELY INSULATED FROM THE TERRORS OF HYPERSPACE
Joined: Sun Jan 28, 2007 8:54 pm Posts: 1070 Location: Somewhere beyond the endless sea of hyperspace, fighting for your right to call a planet home.
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Re: Phobias - Any stories?
Shard wrote: That spider has some pink lines on it. And I think one eye is bigger than the other. That's about 6 eyes by my count, actually.
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Wed Jun 03, 2009 6:22 am |
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Metal Chao
Joined: Sat May 05, 2007 6:04 pm Posts: 2901
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Re: Phobias - Any stories?
You see I am perfectly fine with those last two
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Wed Jun 03, 2009 11:08 am |
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FoiL
Joined: Tue Oct 30, 2007 4:02 pm Posts: 1434
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Re: Phobias - Any stories?
The first one gave me the shivers and if I saw it in front of me a little squeal couldn't be avoided.
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Wed Jun 03, 2009 1:14 pm |
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MaximDude
Joined: Wed Nov 22, 2006 3:19 pm Posts: 2073
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Re: Phobias - Any stories?
Roy-G-Biv wrote: Supposedly the largest species of spiders ever. Goliath birdeater I think. Its so big that you can't squish it! Argh!! I'm getting my army boots.
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Wed Jun 03, 2009 2:22 pm |
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CommanderCool
Joined: Tue Aug 14, 2007 2:53 pm Posts: 296 Location: Black Mesa Research Facility
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Re: Phobias - Any stories?
I have a fear of most flying insects. Why? Because one managed to fly into my room one night and fly right down my ear while I was sleeping. Suffice to say, the buzzing noise was shocking and deafening.
So yeah, now I have a fear of flying insects. Well, only when theyre indoors really.
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deathbringer
Joined: Sun Dec 21, 2008 8:16 am Posts: 293
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Re: Phobias - Any stories?
Falcon X wrote: -Arachnophobia - I can't even stand little spiders. If I see a web or something, I'm fine. I can pick up a box, that could be filled with spiders, and be fine. But if I see a spider I will flip the fudge out and run. It's terrible.
-Fear of large indoor areas - I can't explain this one rationally, but a big empty room will really bother me. I sometimes have nightmarish dreams of my room being really big and me being really really small.
-Fear of deep water - I hate water when I can't see bottom, and dislike when I can't touch it. If I'm alone I won't even swim. If it's really deep but I have friends or something, I can manage, but I will be uncomfortable.
-Fear of audiences - I can't do stuff in front of people. This encompasses public speaking, acting, or even doing a trick or playing an instrument. I think this has something to do with my intense paranoia.
Thoses are exactly my fears. I can't stand big shiny and rich houses if their rooms are too tall and long and not furnished enough. I'll just get sick and uncomfortable. I fear spiders but I never panic in front of big ones, only small ones. I find the big ones cool. Deep water doesn't bother me as long as i'm not in it. I know that when playing Crysis (lol) i can't go into water without freakin out because i can't see the bottom. Same in a bunch of other games like half-life (with gmod). When playing in player made maps, they often have bottom-less water, forcing me to uninstall them only because of that. And i hate audiences. If i'm in a party and there is too much ppl i don't know around me i'll just keep my mouth shut or go in a more quiet place with the guys (and girls) i know, away from all the others. And believe it or not, i'm TOTALLY afraid of bombs. When i hear a sound that looks like a bomb falling (when its only just a plane doing stupid tricks) i just run to my basement. I hate even more nukes, they are the worst. I was freakin out when they said the terrorist had chemical weapons of some sort, i was sure they had nukes and stuff and they would blow the hell out of north america.
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venn177
Joined: Sun Mar 18, 2007 5:35 am Posts: 3778 Location: Largo, Florida
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Re: Phobias - Any stories?
I love audiences all you shy people are crazy
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Thu Jun 04, 2009 7:13 am |
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Kallemort
Joined: Tue Aug 21, 2007 2:55 pm Posts: 948
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Re: Phobias - Any stories?
venn177 wrote: I love audiences all you shy people are crazy I love being alone all you normal people are crazy
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