Has your phobia ever caused you to act foolishly in front of others?

[Natasha0717]

A couple of mine have caused me to act like a complete fool in front of the general public.

The first one, BEES. I am scared to death of bees. I am known for running around store parking lots, convinced the bee that was previously chasing me has somehow ended up in my hair, I have pulled my car over (no matter where I am) if a bee flies in while my window is open, secretly hoping a police officer will show up just in time to assist me in safely removing the bee from my car, and the neighbors on my street already know me as the crazy girl who randomly runs around frantically looking behind her as if being chased by something. They don't know it's a bee, because they can't see it. But I do.

The second one is my fear of flying. I desperately start conversations with the passengers sitting next to me asking them if they think the plane "sounds okay"...and asking the stewardesses endless questions like, "What caused that sudden bump? Have we hit something? Did we lose an engine?" One time, when I was little, they actually had to call one of the pilots to come speak to me just to calm me down.

Do your phobias make you forget about how you are acting in front of others because you are so focused on them that you forget you may have attracted an audience?

 

[Concernedgal]

Absolutely it has . I have amaxophobia. That is the fear of being in a car as a passenger. I will scream and shout and demand my husband pull the car over because I simply want out. I can't tell you how many times he's had to pull over due to my fear. My doctor and I are discussing Valium. Maybe it will help. Fingers crossed.

 

[Natasha0717]

Absolutely it has . I have amaxophobia. That is the fear of being in a car as a passenger. I will scream and shout and demand my husband pull the car over because I simply want out. I can't tell you how many times he's had to pull over due to my fear. My doctor and I are discussing Valium. Maybe it will help. Fingers crossed.

It should help! I do get that way too, but only when the roads are icy and it seems as if the driver simply isn't being as cautious as I would. I keep grabbing onto the door handle/arm rest and randomly yelling things like, "Slow down! You're turning too fast! We're gonna die!" Needless to say, not too many people enjoy driving me around during a snow storm or ice storm.

 

[Concernedgal]

To me, it's the feeling of being in an enclosed space for a certain amount of time. Claustrophobia. Nothing rational about this.

 

[Natasha0717]

To me, it's the feeling of being in an enclosed space for a certain amount of time. Claustrophobia. Nothing rational about this.

Oh, I see. So yours isn't so much the fear of somebody else behind the wheel driving you around and you have no control of the vehicle, you just don't like the feeling of being closed up inside of a car. Got it.
Again, remember my bike idea......once it gets nice and warm again! You can jump off that thing anytime you want, and feeling the wind against your face will remind you that you are NOT closed up and are as free as a bird in the open air. I think I'm gonna get a bike this Spring too. I really like that idea.

 

[Concernedgal]

Heck yeah . it would be so much easier for me to be on a bicycle . I should try that . no more enclosed spaces and what anxiety I do feel, I can burn off. That was a pretty clever idea. I would have never thought of it.

 

[AngelaMc]

My fear of Spiders has definitely made me look like a complete fool. And it seems like people get a kick out of your fears sometimes. I know some of my family even finds it hilarious when we go camping, especially when we rent a cabin with all of those big furry ones running around, which its no joke to me. In my mind when I see a Spider it's out to get me, and I can't really relax and enjoy myself because I am to focused on the Spider.

 

[Ellen]

When there is a thunder storm coming - I put on my "good jewelry", shoes and get my purse ready...In case I have to run out of the house - you know....if the thunderstorm knocks my house down....!!

My husband is a good sport about it - if he sees a storm coming, he will ask me, "Shall I bring down your jewels"?? He will then call me "Madame Beju" -- from the movie Titantic - she was the character who walk around wearing all her jewelry, all the time!

 

[Concernedgal]

I love storms. I don't know why. I love how hectic it is. I love the wind, rain, and when the thunder rolls... let's just say it's like white noise to me. I sleep like a baby. And o hate a bright sunny day. I'm like the complete opposite of what I should be.

 

[janemariesayed]

For years I worried about 2012 and wondered what would pan out. I was living in Egypt at the time, and for a couple of months leading up to the big date, we did have a few earthquakes. A couple of small ones and a bigger one. My friends laughed at me because I did my best to try to be ready for any scenario.

I had two dogs and lived on the top floor. I had noted that it would be safer to run upstairs to the roof, rather than down. Then I would be on top of all the rubble rather than under it. I put the harnesses on my dogs and made them sleep with them on and made them wear them all day. This was going on for about a month. I had a large bag ready by the front door which I called my 'Earthquake' bag. I had my passport in it, the two dogs leads, a bottle of water and some non-perishable food. I also had a blanket in the bag and money. I felt ready to take on the end of the world, much to the amusement of my friends.

 

[Concernedgal]

For years I worried about 2012 and wondered what would pan out. I was living in Egypt at the time, and for a couple of months leading up to the big date, we did have a few earthquakes. A couple of small ones and a bigger one. My friends laughed at me because I did my best to try to be ready for any scenario.

I had two dogs and lived on the top floor. I had noted that it would be safer to run upstairs to the roof, rather than down. Then I would be on top of all the rubble rather than under it. I put the harnesses on my dogs and made them sleep with them on and made them wear them all day. This was going on for about a month. I had a large bag ready by the front door which I called my 'Earthquake' bag. I had my passport in it, the two dogs leads, a bottle of water and some non-perishable food. I also had a blanket in the bag and money. I felt ready to take on the end of the world, much to the amusement of my friends.

they always laugh at at they don't understand. They just don't get it. People like us need the security of being prepared. 1 day they will be sorry that they don't think the way we do..

 

[janemariesayed]

Thinking about it, it may be that the rest of them don't even consider things. They are not bothered about what may happen, what nature has in store for us, nor do they consider conspiracies that may be true or not. What they are concerned about is where they will next satisfy their ego. Or what they will do after work that night. Some people don't give a second thought to the goings on in the world. Not politics, not nature. They just don't care. Or understand those that do think about these things.

Humans get phobias of all kinds. We may have a phobia of flying or spiders or conspiracies or the end of the world. They may get some phobias themselves but don't even notice it. They have the ability to just get on with their lives. This doesn't give them the right to make fun of us, though. Or maybe not so much make fun of us, but think of us in a derogatory way. Just because we have phobias doesn't make us stupid! But it feels like that is the way sometimes.

 

[Concernedgal]

So true. By the way. I think it's amazing that you got to live in Egypt. That must have been awesome. I wish I had the courage to travel.