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Have you got any irrational fears?
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I was just reading an ancient article which gave the example of a boy who was afraid of dolls - I misread it for dogs and couldn't think why it was supposed to be irrational. Anyway, it seems that every time he saw a doll he would scream. If there was one in a shop window his mother would have to drag him past. Very strange! My only fear is that I cannot get on an escalator in spite of much urging by various members of my family, I have to use the lift or the stairs. No way can I face that moving staircase.
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There are some spiders that are poisonous and the fact that they are skuttle around quickly brings out the fear in people. The same with snakes and mice although mice are not venomous. Funnily enough I don't have a fear of any of these creatures. The one that I do have a severe irrational problem with is worms. I can't even look at one without screaming and feeling sick.
I'm not keen on balloons either Sherrard.
I'm not keen on balloons either Sherrard.
I was thinking about this the other night!
I can't stand watching people drink milk. I don't know what it is, I will have it in cereal, hot drinks etc... but couldn't drink a glass of it and couldn't watch someone else do it. Reminds me of a random coffee first date where we went to Starbucks and he ordered a glass of milk...it was only ever one date (not for the milk think, I'm not that shallow haha!).
I have a fear of standing too near to the edge of a Tube platform when the tube train is coming in case I get pushed off...very irrational! I'm fine otherwise, if anything am looking over as used to watch the cute little tube mice in the morning at Tottenham Court Rd on the way to work. I'm not really like it with normal trains.
I also have a wierd one about a powerful falling waterfall, I think it comes from watching one of the Superman films when I was little, one where they are round Niagara Falls. It's about being at the top and the risk of falling in or getting pushed or being pulled over. Random, I know! It's wierd as I went to Niagara Falls last year and it was all fine, not as I thought it'd be and even went on the Maid of the Mist and stood right by the top of one of them. It's wierd, more of an in my head fear!
I can't stand watching people drink milk. I don't know what it is, I will have it in cereal, hot drinks etc... but couldn't drink a glass of it and couldn't watch someone else do it. Reminds me of a random coffee first date where we went to Starbucks and he ordered a glass of milk...it was only ever one date (not for the milk think, I'm not that shallow haha!).
I have a fear of standing too near to the edge of a Tube platform when the tube train is coming in case I get pushed off...very irrational! I'm fine otherwise, if anything am looking over as used to watch the cute little tube mice in the morning at Tottenham Court Rd on the way to work. I'm not really like it with normal trains.
I also have a wierd one about a powerful falling waterfall, I think it comes from watching one of the Superman films when I was little, one where they are round Niagara Falls. It's about being at the top and the risk of falling in or getting pushed or being pulled over. Random, I know! It's wierd as I went to Niagara Falls last year and it was all fine, not as I thought it'd be and even went on the Maid of the Mist and stood right by the top of one of them. It's wierd, more of an in my head fear!
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