My cat suffers from this phobia.

I have a horrible fear of vacuum cleaners. Not so much when *I* use one, but when other people use them around me. I get really uptight and uncomfortable, and I usually have to leave the room.

Anyone else have this problem?

Just excuse me while I vacuum around this thread.

You have some kind of traumatic experience with vacuum cleaners, perhaps in your childhood? Mebbe your penis got stuck in it or something?

That might explain your unreasonable fear as an adult.

scififilmnerd said:

Actually, I think it comes from when I was a little kid and my mom would vacuum around me and be pissed off because she would rather I be doing the vacuuming, so she would vacuum aggressively around me and give me dirty looks.

Strangely, I have no phobias about passive-agressive behavior.

scififilmnerd said:

Actually, I think it comes from when I was a little kid and my mom would vacuum around me and be pissed off because she would rather I be doing the vacuuming, so she would vacuum aggressively around me and give me dirty looks.

Actually, I think it comes from when I was a little kid and my mom would vacuum around me and be pissed off because she would rather I be doing the vacuuming, so she would vacuum aggressively around me and give me dirty looks.

Strangely, I have no phobias about passive-agressive behavior.

You have some kind of traumatic experience with vacuum cleaners, perhaps in your childhood? Mebbe your penis got stuck in it or something?

That might explain your unreasonable fear as an adult.

I think I worked it out. You hate things that suck. (?)

scififilmnerd said:

And I *TOLD* you...I don't have a fear of it when I'm the one using it.

...erm, on THE CARPET, that is.

ARE YOU GOING TO JUST SIT THERE AND WATCH ME...OR ARE YOU GOING TO GET OFF YOUR BUM AND HELP ME VACUUM? :MAD:

cynicalbastard said:

Well, things that suck out loud anyway.

Anxiety said:

so if somebody came out with a silent vacuum cleaner, you'd be ok with it?

If I ever visit you and I've overstayed my welcome, just start vacuuming and I will leave with the quickness.

I have a horrible fear of vacuum cleaners. Not so much when *I* use one, but when other people use them around me. I get really uptight and uncomfortable, and I usually have to leave the room.

Anyone else have this problem?

Have you given any thought to NLP healing? You know, hypnotic regression to the moment in time where your subconscious mind made the decision that other people vacuum cleaning makes you feel uncomfortable so you can undo that decision and suddenly love it when other people vacuum clean?

Just a suggestion. But really, would you rather go on living in unreasonable fear? Surely NLP healing is worth consideration seeing as how other people vacuum cleaning causes you such anxiety.
[This message was edited Fri Feb 13 9:31:58 PST 2004 by scififilmnerd]

My cat suffers from this phobia.

magnificentsynthesizer667 said:

As does mine. But I'm hoping to help her get over her fear by purchasing maybe 30 or 40 vacuum cleaners and leaving them all switched on for a coupla weeks or so.

magnificentsynthesizer667 said:

As does mine. But I'm hoping to help her get over her fear by purchasing maybe 30 or 40 vacuum cleaners and leaving them all switched on for a coupla weeks or so.