What's scary?

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marwen said:
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That critter sneaked in. It is not even related to Centipedes. That is an insect called a silver fish. One of the most ancient of insects. But they too are very common in houses. Especially in older house that have the old paper wall paper glued on with the old wheat paste. They love to eat paper.
 
im also terrified of snakes, cant look at even pictures without cringing
 
Bedouin said:
^ Do you like crabs?
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me?

dont LIKE them but not terrified of them, but then ive only been close up to small ones running round, not monster ones. wouldnt chase them but wouldnt squeal at the sight of one either :p
 
Woodrow said:
That critter sneaked in. It is not even related to Centipedes. That is an insect called a silver fish. One of the most ancient of insects. But they too are very common in houses. Especially in older house that have the old paper wall paper glued on with the old wheat paste. They love to eat paper.
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hmm, you're right, it's another small insect, I'll get him out now. Obviously I don't have the makings of a good naturalist ;D .

Btw, I dunno if you know about this blue one :
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is it real ? where it lives.
 
marwen said:

hmm, you're right, it's another small insect, I'll get him out now. Obviously I don't have the makings of a good naturalist ;D .

Btw, I dunno if you know about this blue one :
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The Blue one is real and it is one of the long legged house centipedes in the family scutigera. Harmless. I am not certain where they are found. I know I've seen them, most likely in Mexico, if my memory is working.
 
marwen said:

That's really harsh ! These "creepy crawlies" have feelings ! <_<
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If they stay under the rocks/wood etc where they belong then they're happy, we're happy, everybody's happy. but it's when they feel adventurous that people get the jitters. :-\

I for one feel awe for someone who can find them even the least bit cuddly/cute/lovely to look at. And maybe a little bit disgusted :X
 
I remebered that I have "Stage fright*". You know, when you have to speak in front of a big number of spectators. I dunno how you can call it in the *phobia terms, and it's not exactly like the fear of crowds, it's the fear to be under attention and all the eyes look at you at the same time and maybe criticizing you.
 
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Elevatorss :| Im so scared i'll get stuck in one, i think im gunna get a panic attack lol. I hope one day i cn overcome this stupid fear insha allah.
 
Sleep. I really don't know why; phobias seldom make sense. It's the main reason I'm an insomniac.
 
I just thought of another one. Deadly poisons. Not that I have ever encountered them alhamdulilah! What I mean is at least none have ever got in me.

So although I'm not afraid of poisonous snakes, I am afraid of their venom. Especially the types that cause widespread necrosis if left untreated, or in some cases your tissues will become necrotic whether they're treated or not! It's one thing to die of venom that, say, attacks your brain, internal organs or your heart. You may suffer for a few hours, maybe a day or two. But to suffer for possibly weeks with slowly rotting flesh... *shudder*

I'm also afraid of anything where I lose immediate independence, like being unable to flee from a predator or my senses not being 100%. So if someone is approaching from behind I want to be able to know exactly where they are, what they look like, how fast they're going, be able to hear them at all times and I want to be able to flee if need be. I want to continue to be able to hear a person's footsteps the next street over so I can take a different route. If I couldn't do that, that would terrify me. I keep myself fit for exactly that purpose, and protect my ears from loud noises. Surprisingly enough, I have found my ears more useful than my eyes most of the time, though to be able to see clearly is a great bonus. And smell too - when you avoid perfumes and scents, your nose does become sharper, you can smell a person approaching from many metres away before you see or hear them. Especially if they smoke or wear scents themselves (or if they just stink).

I'm also terrified of being vomited on. My emetophobia isn't what it used to be, I'm not really that scared of seeing people vomit (and I was never scared of vomiting myself, only witnessing it scared me), but actually being puked on by anything bigger than a baby scares me. Baby puke doesn't scare me either, it's just coagulated milk. I don't think I could ever clean up adult vomit either.
 
Amoeba said:
I'm also terrified of being vomited on. My emetophobia isn't what it used to be, I'm not really that scared of seeing people vomit (and I was never scared of vomiting myself, only witnessing it scared me), but actually being puked on by anything bigger than a baby scares me. Baby puke doesn't scare me either, it's just coagulated milk. I don't think I could ever clean up adult vomit either.
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Yahya Sulaiman said:
Sleep. I really don't know why; phobias seldom make sense. It's the main reason I'm an insomniac.
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When I was a kid about in my early teens, I had that same fear. I think it was because I was a horror movie fan. That was in the early 1950s and the werewolf, vampire movies were the rage. Night came and I would be scared to close my eye. Blasted werewolves.
 
Greetings,

I get scared by crazy drivers on the roads. Being tailgated is an annoyance, but there's an element of fear there too. People sometimes forget how dangerous cars can be. I saw someone doing a really risky overtake the other day, breaking the speed limit past two blind junctions just to get past two drivers who were going at the speed limit. Amazingly, one of the cars he overtook immediately started flashing blue lights - it was a secret police car! The driver got pulled over and busted straight away!

Also, here's a phobia I always mention when this topic comes up. I don't suffer from it, but I just think it's an entertaining word:

Hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia.

It means 'fear of long words'. ;D

Peace
 

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