Pentheraphobia

I'm only joking Jono8 and of course being startled by a spider is not an irrational fear.
I even jump when I see the odd spider and I used to keep tarantulas.

A clinical phobia is a very nasty condition.
The person gets themselves into such a state that every minute can be occupied with their phobia.
Yes it is all in the mind but you've gone so far you can't get back without help.
My eldest daughters life was ruined from the ages of 14 to 16 because of frogs.
Even a cartoon frog would have her vomiting and completely ruin her day until she had slept it off.
When she was 16 we decided to get her professional help and it took 18 months of Psychiatry to do it.
She still doesn't like frogs but she can now live a normal life.
Yes it is stupid & pathetic but we saw how slowly it got worse until something had to be done.
She also had a 'fear' of flying and adapted her treatment to that so she has zero problems now.
There is a huge difference between a phobia and a fear.
 
I haven't got any phobias. I can't think of anything I'm scared of, but if there is anything it is rational.

Stuff like massive spiders can make me feel a little uneasy, but I'm not scared of them.
 
Mattus said:
Since when did a phobia have to be newsworthy?

And given that a tiny spider can't hurt you in any way whatsoever, I'd say that being scared or startled by one is irrational.
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so for a spider to hurt it has to be big? umm..
 
Skimming the thread list I saw this as "Panteraphobia".

Thought it was now a recognised fear of joining a successful metal band and getting shot in the face on stage.
 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/4849832.stm

mwahahahahaha!!!

3 Baked beans: "Just typing and thinking about it makes me want to vomit. I can't be in the same house as anyone eating them, the smell alone brings me out in a sweat."
Elaine Green, Littlehampton
"As a child I was completely terrified of baked beans. I couldn't sit on the same table as someone who was eating them and I used to feel physically sick at the sight of them. I used to inspect the soles of my shoes every time I left the school refectory to ensure that I hadn't stepped on a bean. Horror of horrors, my worst nightmare was realised, when one day I stepped on a bean. It sounds incredulous but my mum had to buy me another pair of shoes as I refused to wear shoes that had been contaminated."
Sarah Jones, Cardiff
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hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia - the fear of long words, i'd pay good money to see someone who has it try say that when asked what's the technical word for it
 
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