My only really irrational ones are of needles and bugs. Bugs of any kind. As a kid, I pulled my fair share of legs of grand daddy long legs, but now...I won't even enter a room if I see one. LOL I yell for hubby to kill bugs, or I come at them with something larger than me. And if it jumps, I go running, afraid it jumped on me or not knowing which way it went. Bees are especially bad, because it's like bugs and shots rolled into one. Everyone tells me that if I stop flailing, it won't sting me, but hearing it and doing it are two different things.

Spiders.

Oh gawd, that's what everybody tells me too. They're like, "For crying out loud, Linda, if you don't swat at them, they won't bother you!"

But I can't help it. As soon as a bee or a wasp heads my way, I'm freaking out, swatting at the thing. Got stung once, too. I tried to kill a wasp that was in my house once, spraying at it with insect killer and the little got pissed and came right at me and stung me on my shoulder. I retaliated by throwing down the can of bug spray, went and grabbed the fly swatter, and beat the crap out of it on the screen door, it was trying to get back outside, lol.

Spiders, they don't bother me much. I'm a sap for them when they're in my house, I just don't have the heart to kill them, as crazy as that sounds. We've got those wolf spiders hanging around (the little creepy lookin things that look like miniature tarantulas) and some of them are the babies and some of them are the big boys, I'd say as big as a quarter or larger. Anytime I find them in the house (if I can catch them, they're pretty fast) I grab 'em and toss them outside. Spiders don't bother me for some reason, but the bugs that freak me out are things like earwigs and stuff.

Grrrrrroooooooossssssss!!!!!!!!

I panic if I have to sit in any kind of discussion circle.

I also really don't like the tube slides at the waterpark or playground.

This is so strange. I am currently working in panic and anxiety research clinic. If your fears are totally irrational or even if they are not and they interefere with daily life...they must get medical attention as they may worsen to give you high BP/Diabetes etc.in future.

I am fearful of the dark myslef but I can manage (dont lose sleep). I am fearful of snakes but again I dont ever have to deal with them in my daily life. but for those with fears of elevators/heights/strangers etc...get some medical help.

yeah... im really weird.... I have two fears... and I have yet to meet someone with the same issue... im absolutely terrified of....saltwater fish and butterflies... i cant explain it.. but my family took me to sheds aquarium and i had a panic attack... and i have no idea where that came from.. like i said, im weird! haha

I too am unable to wear turtlenecks or necklaces. I keep thinking it'll change because I keep buying necklaces. Anything around my neck makes my heart race. Also, I am really afraid of driving off a bridge into a body of water. And driving in a snowstorm.... that can definitely test my antiperspirant. And one more thing....... I always announce to my entire family every time I have the iron turned on. They may all be upstairs but I'll call to them and tell them I'm in the laundry room and the iron is hot. They all think I'm crazy.

I am terrified of tight inclosed places!!!! I will honestly have a panic attack if I feel pinned down or not able to move!
I was trapped under snow as a child and I couldn't move. It was awful!!!

I can't believe no one else said snakes!!! I am absolutely terrified of snakes. I can't even read a magazine with a picture of one in it. I don't know what I'll do if I ever encounter one in real life. I will probably just faint. That being said, I don't really think it's irrational I think everyone should band together to wipe out snakes worldwide

I forgot about that one.

Bees and spiders do not bother me one bit. Put a snake in front of me and I just may pee my pants. I even cringe if they are on TV.

I agree. They should be completely eliminated.

Totally not true!! I got stung on the EYE LID once by a bumble bee because I thought if I just didn't swat at it it would go away. HA!

Oh where to start, lol!

Bugs, spiders, bees/wasps, snakes, skunks, heights, the dentist, needles, and last but not least tiny cars. I had to go up to the 23rd floor of a building once and it totally freaked me out. Of course I think it was worse because living in CA I was always worried about earthquakes. I couldn't even look out the window and the guy asked if I wanted him to close the curtain, lol. I will not get in a tiny car and it takes me a while to get to the dentist. When I know I am going I get so anxious, scared and very nervous. Even though I know once I get there and sit in the seat it will be okay once the shot is given. I used to have a fear of flying until DS joined the Army. He went to Georgia for his basic and when they had special events there was no way I was going to miss them. It was cheaper to fly and rent a car than to drive myself so that cured my fear of flying. Not saying that I won't ever be nervous because I always am and I don't think I could fly by myself.

Forgot one...my teeth falling out, lol! For years I have had this dream over and over that my teeth were falling out. I think it stems fomr my mother having to have dentures at the ripe old age of 29.

This is so funny. I am the same way with my iron, Deborah. And when it is unplugged I let it sit for about 6 hours before I dare to put it away.

I've had the teeth falling out dream before, too. One time I dreamed that my jaw fell out of my face and kind of crumbled. Anyone interpret dreams?

Gosh, just READING some of your anxieties make me anxious!!

Mine are:

--Tight spaces ( I think it comes from always being obese. I know that my size could hinder me from being rescued in certain situations, like if I had to escape through my car window.)
--Choking. I had an episode many years ago where I was choking on a piece of baked potato. Luckily my former husband was a nurse and was able to do the Heimlick (sp?). To this day, if I don't chew my food properly and it even remotely feels like it is stuck, my heart starts racing.
--Drowning. I love swimming, as long as I know I am in control. I always have to feel like I can either get to the side quickly or get to where I can stand up on my own. I doubt I will ever have the guts to deep sea dive.
--Fire. The apartment next door to where we live was totally destroyed by fire back in February of this year. I was haunted by the sight of our neighbor on the sidewalk, all black and charred. I couldn't sleep for a long time. I kept smelling burning wood. The only thing that helped my mind relax was to put some Vicks under my nose so I wouldnt smell anything burning. I am really anal about working fire alarms and knowing the fire escape plan wherever I am.

I think I have THE most irrational fear of all you guys.

My fear? Aquariums. I'm beginning to overcome this fear, but it still affects me pretty badly. I go into an aquarium (like the one at Sea World, San Antonio) and I get an anxiety attack. I've nearly passed out from getting so anxious. I'm not so scared of the aquarium itself, more afraid of the glass breaking and me drowning. No other type of drowning scares me, I'm fine swimming in the ocean, a pool, whatever.