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Fear of Vacuum Sweepers 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? | |
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Well, I don't; but my dog barks at them and runs away when it gets close. | |
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My cat suffers from this phobia. | |
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magnificentsynthesizer667 said: My cat suffers from this phobia.
See, I can relate to cats when they freak out at the vacuum sweeper. If I could fit under a couch, I'd join 'em. | |
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Anxiety said: 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? I hate it more on a level that they are working around you when you both should (could?) be relaxing. It's an uncomfortable feeling. Good thing is many people don't bust out their vacuum cleaners around me. | |
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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. FREE THE 29 MAY 1993 COME CONFIGURATION!
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Just excuse me while I vacuum around this thread.
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althom said: Just excuse me while I vacuum around this thread.
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scififilmnerd said: 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. 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. | |
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Anxiety said: scififilmnerd said: 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. 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. When I read about the evils of drinking, I gave up reading. | |
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Anxiety said: scififilmnerd said: 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. 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. I think I worked it out. You hate things that suck. (?) | |
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Anxiety 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. ARE YOU GOING TO JUST SIT THERE AND WATCH ME...OR ARE YOU GOING TO GET OFF YOUR BUM AND HELP ME VACUUM? :MAD: | |
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scififilmnerd said: 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. 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. | |
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cynicalbastard said: I think I worked it out. You hate things that suck. (?)
Well, things that suck out loud anyway. | |
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Anxiety said: scififilmnerd said: 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. 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. FREE THE 29 MAY 1993 COME CONFIGURATION!
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althom said: ARE YOU GOING TO JUST SIT THERE AND WATCH ME...OR ARE YOU GOING TO GET OFF YOUR BUM AND HELP ME VACUUM? :MAD:
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Anxiety said: cynicalbastard said: I think I worked it out. You hate things that suck. (?)
Well, things that suck out loud anyway. so if somebody came out with a silent vacuum cleaner, you'd be ok with it? | |
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cynicalbastard said: Anxiety said: cynicalbastard said: I think I worked it out. You hate things that suck. (?)
Well, things that suck out loud anyway. so if somebody came out with a silent vacuum cleaner, you'd be ok with it? | |
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Anxiety said: 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? My two cats have the same "problem" WHAT IF THERE IS NO TOMORROW? THERE WASN'T ONE TODAY! | |
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my birds used to be afraid of mr vacuum cleaner and his deafening song but then my male cockatiel began to sing along with mr. vacuum and now, whenever i bring mr. vacuum out from the closet, he gets excited and starts making the 'vacuum' noise before i can | |
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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] FREE THE 29 MAY 1993 COME CONFIGURATION!
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scififilmnerd said: 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] No, but I live in an apartment with hardwood floors and I am not afraid of my Swiffer. | |
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magnificentsynthesizer667 said: My cat suffers from this phobia.
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. | |
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Cloudbuster said: magnificentsynthesizer667 said: My cat suffers from this phobia.
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. good idea! | |
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Shock treatment? FREE THE 29 MAY 1993 COME CONFIGURATION!
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Cloudbuster said: magnificentsynthesizer667 said: My cat suffers from this phobia.
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. | |
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