Help!  I have developed the weirdest phobia?
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It sounds like "old memories" type of deal. Maybe subconsciously when you go back home, you are remembering it and you feel like you can't recover in front of these people, so the fear comes back. Does that make sense to you?
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Phobias are common and i too WAS afraid of spiders.Try overcoming yuor fears. Running away from them ,getting someone else for the eradication of the cause of fear aint gonna work fer long.Try to see and reason why u r afraid of it. You will see that there is absolutely nothing out there to be afraid of.Just think,What's the maximum harm a spider can cause- youll see that they are harmless(to us) and stupid lil creatures just craawling with their Long 8 legs.That's all I can do for your fears.It's up to you now to try and overcome u fears.
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I had a real problem with Agoraphobia.  I couldn't even look out any of the windows in the house.  I kept my indoor world dark and comfy.\n   I finally started forcing myself to get up in the mornings and open 'a' curtain. Then later I was opening all of the curtains in one room.  After awhile I was really wanting to go out on the front porch.  Everytime I tried and started opening the door I would hear a car coming and slam it shut.\n    It was awful.  \n Eventually I would make it out to the porch and stand there and look at the roses and smell the beautilful air...and run back in.\n  It has been a year and a half now.  I was stuck in here for 2 yrs. \nNow I have a car and actually go places by myself.\nIt was rough at first with the car.  I would drive around and not get out. I remember having to go to the bathroom really very badly and 'scared' to stop somewhere.  I ended up driving over 70 miles before I couldn't take it anymore and found a rest area on the interstate.\n   Yep, definately 'baby steps' is the way to go.\nI wish you or whoever it is all of the 'oomph' in the world!\n  You WILL make it ...it's not so bad out here...AND.... I know that I can always come home and  'cave-out' if I feel like I need to.\n     Good luck and be strong! ~wink, wink~
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drink a lot of warm water and try to get really scared
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I feel sorry for your anxiety caused by your phobia and for the other people writing about their phobias in your answer column. I to have suffered with many different phobias; as a child it was injections (both dentists and doctors), and Dogs; now it is the feeling of fear itself that I fear. (Because of years of panic attacks)\n\nI can tell you what helps, if you need to take an oral pill (tranquilizer) if you are really bad (one every night before going to bed for a short time) or (half an hour before you need to go to the doctor for an appointment involving an injection). \n*However this will not teach you too become brave or help you cope with your underlining fear which has become a phobia. \n\nI suggest you learn to relax through different sources.\n\nFirstly you can do positive self talk as your fear comes from negative thoughts causing you to have a chemical release in the brain which in turn causes the physical sensations of heart racing, sweating, feelings of faintness, fear, anxiety, nausea, light headedness, numbness, and so on…..oh yeah feelings of unreality is another one.\n\nNext learn relaxation or meditation either through physical participation in yoga classes or by listening to these sorts of cd, tape, or videos. There are hypnotic and relaxation available through JB Hi Fi stores designed to relax and strengthen your subconscious.  Cost $22 on average per item.\n\nYou can see a professional hypnotist or a physiatrist who will help you work you through your fear in a safe non threatening environment.  However this option is the most expensive and time consuming because it takes many sessions and time to feel you can trust or open up fully to another person.\n\n\n\n*If you use drugs as a crutch you can become addicted and that would start a whole new problem. \nP.S. the side affects of many tranquilizer drugs are feelings of anxiety and panic which you don’t want anyway.\n\n*The body is affected the same with legal and illicit drugs (downers or relaxants) like tranquillizers, sleeping pills or (marijuana, heroin, and alcohol) \n*Stimulants which are (speed, & cocaine) (cigarettes = nicotine), (tea & coffee =caffeine), and (ice & ecstasy which is often a combination of both stimulants and relaxants). \n*Cigarettes, Alcohol, and Marijuana are most accepted by the general public however they cause the most disease related deaths. Through internal organ diseases, like *Cancers and Blood clots (causing amputations, strokes and heart attacks) \n*Lung diseases from asthma, bronchitis, emphysema, and cancer.  \n*Liver diseases from damage trying to alienate the body of toxic poisons and chemicals associated with medications and alcohol over years. \n*Hepatitis, sclerosis, and cancers of the liver.  \n*Marijuana has a chemical THC which our body has receptor in our brain and we also store for long periods in our blood and fat cells; (up to one month each time you smoke just one joint). Regular bong smokers and users will cause many different chronic health problems including lung disease (as the same toxic chemicals are in tobacco and marijuana excepting nicotine which is a stimulant) mental health suffers with paranoia, anxiety, fear, loss of memory, loss of appetite or increased appetite for sweets, loss of motivation, poor health, poor sleeping patterns and a dependency to use marijuana to get to sleep. Personal hygiene problems like sweating, bad breath and rotting teeth and the best for last you only feel mellow for a short time the rest of the time you are short tempered and unbearable to be around.\n*All drugs both legal and illicit have one thing in common the same side affects which is anxiety and withdrawal symptoms.
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No, I don't, but I'm sorry you do. It's very curious, though. Have you ever met anyone else with this particular phobia?\n\nInterestingly, I found a few links that discuss food phobias, and even mentioned condiments:
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I'm too freaked out to look
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A fear of enclosed places.
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People are scared of all kinds of things.  The best way to get over a phobia, any phobia, is to try it out and  discover how irrational it is to fear something...  ...especially something as delicious as kissing.
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In my work, I do meet people with all sorts of phobias - and they can be extremely phobic. Buttons was a recent one - they were OK if they were on clothing but one on the floor would send them into a total panic - screaming, the lot. Also met fear of ice cubes, fear of vomiting, fear of bouquets, fear of balloons, fear of parsnips to name a few. Having said that, not sure what name each of these has! The trouble with phobias is that they don't make much sense - perhaps we all have irrational bits from time to time.
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lol, that reminds me of phobophobia. how can someone have a phobia of getting a phobia?!
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Having a phobia means that the fear that you have gets in the way of doing everyday tasks. For example, if you were to avoid seeing your boyfriend or going to public places for fear of being touched, that would qualify as a phobia. Even if you don't think it's that serious, if it's really bothering you, you could always see a therapist and try to talk through it. Good luck!
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It's weird because it depends on my mood sometimes I get more fearful sometimes I over come it. Like I'm scared of spiders I face that fear couple times but still I never over come it, so I think it takes few times of facing that fear in order to actually be fearless of it. For me anyway.\n\n\nRock on!
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i think you are suffering from claustrophobia.  you should seek the help of a professional.  :)
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im scared of mayonaise its not funny but it just freaks me out to be around it!
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weirdness.. what is the question????
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Was there a specific event in second grade that began your fear of vomiting?  Most extreme fears and phobias begin this way.\n\nIt almost sounds like you may be having "flashbacks" whenever you are exposed to vomiting currently.  You are also very aware of what triggers your fear.\n\nThe best thing to do is to see a therapist who can help you become "desensitized" or much less reactive to your triggers.  The methods they use for doing this are very well tested and can be very successful.\n\nCheck out the American Psychological Association web-site: www.apa.org.  You can look up information about phobias.  There is even a "therapist locator" directory that can help you find a therapist in your area that specializes in helping people with phobias.\n\nGood luck to you!