peb319 said:

peb319 said:

Me too! I hate that! I had 2 light bulbs do that to me just recently. Scares the crap out of me and makes me go "Oooh!"

Lammastide said:

This is going to sound strange, but I cannot step on an escalator that is going down. I get dizzy, and it always seems like the steps are moving way too fast. I get real dizzy, and I worry about stepping on the crack between two steps, and falling down. What's even wackier is that I'm okay with going up the escalator, it's going down where I have a problem. Yeah, I know it's weird.

The Police

scissors
cats
construction workers~ this is recent, blame it on the NBC studion and Leno shows
big birds

Speaking to a group .....knowing their eyes are on me

a dumb thing, really, really dumb? I seem to have issues opening that Pillsbury (or other brand) biscuit thing, like I think it's going to suddenly explode or something. I open them, but I always get weird ed out by it.

amorbella said:

Poor Edward

I get really freaked out by fish - especially dead ones and freaky ones that look weird

Getting lost is another biggie for me - and as I gave the sense of direction of a slightly mouldy dishcloth driving outside of my home town frightens the shit out of me and brings me out in a cold sweat.

Animals, especially dogs - I can't 'read' them so i dont trust then they freak me out.

psychodelicide said:

That's not so strange, Nancy. Sounds like you may be dealing with vertigo there.

morningsong said:

I never thought about it, but I guess those cylinders kinda make me anxious, too. It seems like the dough is under SUCH pressure. Opening one is like diffusing a little bomb.

Hospitals

MarySharon said:

There's nothing dumb about that.

TyphoonTip said:

I don't trust doctors though

Lammastide said:

Definitely have vertigo going on. Ever since I bumped my head back in 1980, it's been an issue. I even had a whole slew of tests run to find out what may be causing it, and they couldn't figure out what was going on. Guess I just have to live with it.

TyphoonTip said:

Especially now, with the problems hospitals have with C Diff and staph infections going on. You would think that they could find a way to stop that from happening. Makes me nervous to even THINK about a loved one, friend or myself having to stay in a hospital for any reason.

dying....

I'm not scared of it per se...but I DREAD THE SOUND OF MY OWN TEACH GRINDING. I mean, I can do it once by accident, and I'll be paranoid for the next hour, being careful not to o it again. I hate hearing it.

And...do you know what a mind fuck is? Those "shit bricks" photos? Or those screamer videos with the old ghost lady thing? I am so scared of them. If I look at one, I'll be looking over my shoulder for DAYS.

MarySharon said:

Over the last few years I have spent way too much time in hospitals, both for myself and my mother, who recently passed away. One of the many things I've taken out of that experience is that everyone needs to take charge of their own health. Trust your instinct as much as any doctor's opinion.

If it just doesn't sound right, then see another doctor. Do your research carefully, and thoroughly, without scaring yourself!

Communication between doctors, specialists etc... can never be relied upon and is often non existent.

And most important of all, no matter how serious or life threatening your condition, find a GP you can trust. GP's tend to be the only medical practitioners that genuinely have your 'over all' care @ heart. Not always, but you have more chance with them than relying on a specialist.

Lammastide said:

I really do feel silly about it. Of all things in the world...

TyphoonTip said:

I can't think of a single instance where it has even happened

It used to be not getting an orgnote believe it or not!
Also the squeaky sound made by foam boxes in veggie markets...ayayayayayyyyy
Touching meat or chicken raw. And meat markets.
I'm sure there's more weird stuff i'm scared of lol...