irrational fears

daryn · #1 04-29-2005, 12:19 PM

what gives?

people deathly afraid of spiders, needles, etc. what is the world coming to? what are your irrational fears and excuses?

kerssens · #2 04-29-2005, 12:21 PM

Is fear of heights irrational? Its not as much a fear now as it was when I was younger but there are times when I get nervous.

daryn · #3 04-29-2005, 12:22 PM

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Is fear of heights irrational? Its not as much a fear now as it was when I was younger but there are times when I get nervous.

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it depends.. are you afraid when you are clearly in a safe situation, or are you hanging from a piece of dental floss from the outside of a skyscraper?

kerssens · #4 04-29-2005, 12:29 PM

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Is fear of heights irrational? Its not as much a fear now as it was when I was younger but there are times when I get nervous.

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it depends.. are you afraid when you are clearly in a safe situation, or are you hanging from a piece of dental floss from the outside of a skyscraper?

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Can't say I've ever been hanging from a skyscraper, pretty sure I'd need to change my pants from that experience. When I was younger even most safe places would make me nervous, like being at the window of my dad's 30th floor office but now it doesn't bother me so I guess I'm over it.

gonores · #5 04-29-2005, 12:21 PM

Fear: Claustrophobia

Excuse: Mommy issues

InchoateHand · #6 04-29-2005, 12:22 PM

None. I have a lot of a rational fears--like heights. But thats what makes climbing, high places fun.

Also, I have a fear of dinosaurs. Not the ones in museums, real ones. If I saw a dinosaur, I'd be [censored] terrified. Not only could the thing possibly eat me, or at least step on me, it would shake my very foundations of understanding to the ground.

Shajen · #7 04-29-2005, 12:22 PM

I was thinking this same thing.

I don't have any irrational fears that I can think of.

Needles, snakes, spiders, heights, tight spaces, none of that bothers me.

It's very interesting psychology though.

daryn · #8 04-29-2005, 12:23 PM

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I was thinking this same thing.

I don't have any irrational fears that I can think of.

Needles, snakes, spiders, heights, tight spaces, none of that bothers me.

It's very interesting psychology though.

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me neither that's why i thought to bring it up. i get afraid if i think i am in danger, that's it.

mostsmooth · #9 04-29-2005, 12:54 PM

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I was thinking this same thing.

I don't have any irrational fears that I can think of.

Needles, snakes, spiders, heights, tight spaces, none of that bothers me.

It's very interesting psychology though.

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me neither that's why i thought to bring it up. i get afraid if i think i am in danger, that's it.

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well you two guys are just soooo cool arent you!?!? [img]/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img]
actually, i cant think of any fears either. i dont like needles, well i dont have an opinion on needles themselves, but i definitely dont like getting shots. im not afraid, i just dont like it. is there a difference?

wacki · #10 04-29-2005, 01:07 PM

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I don't have any irrational fears that I can think of.

me neither that's why i thought to bring it up. i get afraid if i think i am in danger, that's it.

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I have a feeling that a lot of this has to do with the fact that you are a science guy.