Female, 16.
Acrophobia- Fear of heights. I cannot in any way stand in a tall building and look out (especially those with large windows) nor can I stand on a bridge and look over. The reason for this is that I know I will jump if I do so... (Catapedaphobia- Fear of jumping from high and low places.)
Bacteriophobia- Fear of bacteria. I guess some would say it is OCD... I've had a panic attack before when someone asked if I wanted to drink from their bottle. I will not eat anything if the person hasn't washed their hands several times. I do not touch anything after I have washed my hands if I am eating. I clean my door handles, computer keyboard and game controllers multiple times a week even though it is only really me that uses them. I do not eat anything if I do not know who made it. I imagine bacteria squirming all over my body and it's disgusting.
Cancerophobia or Carcinophobia- Fear of cancer.
Coulrophobia- Fear of clowns. Again, have had panic attacks...
I also have a fear of water covering my face. I'm not so bad now, but when I was younger I'd have panic attacks if even a little bit touched my face. Washing my hair was a problem, I had to lie in an empty bath with the shower running on my hair, but now I can wash it in the bath and even put my head under a little so it covers my ears. I think this is because I cannot swim and fear I might drown... which pretty much started when I was about three. My mother had taken me to the local swimming pool and I slipped in at the deep end, went under and couldn't get out....
Acrophobia- Fear of heights. I cannot in any way stand in a tall building and look out (especially those with large windows) nor can I stand on a bridge and look over. The reason for this is that I know I will jump if I do so... (Catapedaphobia- Fear of jumping from high and low places.)
Bacteriophobia- Fear of bacteria. I guess some would say it is OCD... I've had a panic attack before when someone asked if I wanted to drink from their bottle. I will not eat anything if the person hasn't washed their hands several times. I do not touch anything after I have washed my hands if I am eating. I clean my door handles, computer keyboard and game controllers multiple times a week even though it is only really me that uses them. I do not eat anything if I do not know who made it. I imagine bacteria squirming all over my body and it's disgusting.
Cancerophobia or Carcinophobia- Fear of cancer.
Coulrophobia- Fear of clowns. Again, have had panic attacks...
I also have a fear of water covering my face. I'm not so bad now, but when I was younger I'd have panic attacks if even a little bit touched my face. Washing my hair was a problem, I had to lie in an empty bath with the shower running on my hair, but now I can wash it in the bath and even put my head under a little so it covers my ears. I think this is because I cannot swim and fear I might drown... which pretty much started when I was about three. My mother had taken me to the local swimming pool and I slipped in at the deep end, went under and couldn't get out....
December 16th, 2010 at 06:44pm