Phobias, got any?

[DanielBenoit]

OMG Juniper, why why why why?

I am scarred ****less of spiders.

Eeeek, now I'm imagining them in my bed

[Paulclem]

Bears (Melissophobia). Every time I go hiking or backpacking, I'm always freaked out the first couple of nights if I'm in bear country. I saw a bear in the wild this past summer though, and that helped a lot (surprisingly enough). Watching "Grizzly Man" did not help.

That's not a phobia. That's just sense.

[Hurricane]

That's not a phobia. That's just sense.

I guess. I think I'd still rather be blissfully ignorant though.

[Nax]

This particular part of the thread about the spiders kinda made me lawl. No offense, but where I live, we have REAL spiders.



The very common huntsman spider, although not very venomous, can grow to be the size of a dinnerplate in the bush. They eat other spiders, and as such tend to be incredibly fast runners. I personally knew a girl who was driving her car gingerly along, when she pulled down her sun visor, flipping a full grown huntsman directly on to her face. Suffice to say, as most of us would, she drove her car directly into a tree and wrote it off. She was ok tho.



They too, like your Wolf-spider Juniper, care for their babies. Which of course just gives most people a terrible case of the whillies.

There are heaps of more poisonous ones, some of the most deadly in the world of course. But they arent nearly as creepy so.

However I digress. My personal fear is of Earwigs, which has absolutely no basis, their existence just offends me.

I am also terrified of cliffs and other giant hieghts, which is why I enjoy jumping off them so much. Preferably into water.

[Veho]

The very common huntsman spider, although not very venomous, can grow to be the size of a dinnerplate in the bush. They eat other spiders, and as such tend to be incredibly fast runners. I personally knew a girl who was driving her car gingerly along, when she pulled down her sun visor, flipping a full grown huntsman directly on to her face. Suffice to say, as most of us would, she drove her car directly into a tree and wrote it off. She was ok tho.



They too, like your Wolf-spider Juniper, care for their babies. Which of course just gives most people a terrible case of the whillies.

There are heaps of more poisonous ones, some of the most deadly in the world of course. But they arent nearly as creepy so.

However I digress. My personal fear is of Earwigs, which has absolutely no basis, their existence just offends me.

I am also terrified of cliffs and other giant hieghts, which is why I enjoy jumping off them so much. Preferably into water.

Urgh, why does that last one even feel the need to exist, it just shouldn't be allowed, it's too grotesque. I am never going to Australia if that's the kind beasts it harbours. *shivers*

[DanielBenoit]

Urgh, why does that last one even feel the need to exist, it just shouldn't be allowed, it's too grotesque. I am never going to Australia if that's the kind beasts it harbours. *shivers*

I know! No more spiders! I'm going to die!

[Hurricane]

The very common huntsman spider, although not very venomous, can grow to be the size of a dinnerplate in the bush. They eat other spiders, and as such tend to be incredibly fast runners. I personally knew a girl who was driving her car gingerly along, when she pulled down her sun visor, flipping a full grown huntsman directly on to her face. Suffice to say, as most of us would, she drove her car directly into a tree and wrote it off. She was ok tho.

I didn't have a phobia of spiders before. I might now.

[JuniperWoolf]

I hate you so much.

[soundofmusic]

Urgh, why does that last one even feel the need to exist, it just shouldn't be allowed, it's too grotesque. I am never going to Australia if that's the kind beasts it harbours. *shivers*

I guess you heard that Australia was a prisoner dumping ground "in the day"; the idea was that everything remotely human was supposed to die; instead, we got a bunch of rattlesnake catching, spider touching, women chasing, hard drinking mens men...who would have thought

[sprinks]

I swear this is the one of the rare times big and fluffy = scary
Normally big and fluffly should = big soft teddy bear!
And Nax, I agree with earwigs I used to be really scared of them when I was younger, because they loved hiding in our bath sponge things


As for me I'm petrified of ventriloquist dummies and most puppets (automatonophobia) and car washes (the drive through ones).

[Jozanny]

I am actually rather fond of spiders, which is somewhat odd, given the terror the blur of a fleeing mouse inspires.

[Maryd.]

This particular part of the thread about the spiders kinda made me lawl. No offense, but where I live, we have REAL spiders.

Ok guys, we have a bird eating spider (also the size of the above pic) kept in a glass lair, in our lounge/family room... He is my son's (Snape) and he actually uses the a pic of him for his avatar. Personally I would like to introduce him to the insect spray or the broom, but he is there and I constantly fret that the ugly hairy creature will escape...

[Nikhar]

Claustrophobia

[Helga]

all these spider pictures are driving me crazy.... I hate them

[Veho]

I guess you heard that Australia was a prisoner dumping ground "in the day"; the idea was that everything remotely human was supposed to die; instead, we got a bunch of rattlesnake catching, spider touching, women chasing, hard drinking mens men...who would have thought

Ahh, I didn't know they weren't supposed to survive. I hope no one would seriosuly touch that big spider