World's weirdest phobias revealed

my daughter has a fear of being watched by a duck. it has a name but I cannot remember it. That's very interesting Daavin. I hadn't heard of this phobia at all until I read this thread and looked up a list and meanings.

When I was younger I was scared of both sheep and lettuce. It's funny because now I love sheep and lettuce is delicious. This doesn't count as a phobia, but if a pickle is anywhere near me I'll move, or if one touches me I'll have to wash my hands. It's weird, but they are just so gross... CC

i have a fear of snake, if i watched national geo with snake, sure i will dream snake. am i normal?

Oh I don't know, the fear of gravity kinda creeps up on you as you get older Seriously though, I'm afraid of heights, which is seriously annoying because I love mountains and the panoramic views but can't get close enough to the edge to make the most of them. I don't get it either, makes no sense, it is so physical and nauseous but I really, really want to enjoy the heights at the same time - strange freaking battle going on in my sub-conscious somewhere

Oh I don't know, the fear of gravity kinda creeps up on you as you get older Seriously though, I'm afraid of heights, which is seriously annoying because I love mountains and the panoramic views but can't get close enough to the edge to make the most of them. I don't get it either, makes no sense, it is so physical and nauseous but I really, really want to enjoy the heights at the same time - strange freaking battle going on in my sub-conscious somewhere I was afraid of heights until aged 16 when I started my apprenticeship in a shipyard where I conquered it quickly, mainly to avoid embarressm... [More]

I was afraid of heights until aged 16 when I started my apprenticeship in a shipyard where I conquered it quickly, mainly to avoid embarressment. lol I never stayed in the yards long and about 10yrs later noticed that, "Hey Presto!".... am afraid of heights again. How does that work? Exactly, I used insist on doing stocktakes in those cages they put on forklifts up to 5 levels high just so I could keep my sanity and fear of heights at bay, it got easier and I enjoyed it but hey presto, no more stocktakes and I am a quivering mess again.

I never really had any phobias until I got caught in a very nasty lightning storm. I used like them, but now thunder and lightning just terrify me. I don't know if it's an actual phobia or just a healthy fear, but since I was 21, I can't stand them.

When I was younger I had a phobia for swallowing food. I was alright with liquids. It stemmed from choking on a small bit of sausage. It was weird, my throat reflexes just did not want to cooperate because I was thinking about it too much. I got over it somehow. I usually eat too fast lol

i had a phobia of vomit from when i was very young knowing that either myself or someone else was going to vomit would send me into panic attacks im now ok when its me throwing up but still get a bit shaky and pale if i think someone else is going to its weird though it affected me alot more than i would have thought vomit could lol it made me scared of rides cause people get sick on them, same as planes, long car trips, public transport....people vomit everywhere lol

I am afraid of roots that grow where they are not supposed to like out of the pot thru a hole, I am astounded where roots can actually get to. The fleshier they are the worst they are, roots look weak but they are incredibibly strong. I also don't like plants growing in weird places like up walls or inside houses from underneath (sneaky), I especially don't like it when tiny growing things search out gaps to grow thru into new teritory. If I touch fleshy roots accidently like when I am repotting my hands go all crawly and I have to leave it and go back to it later. I really don't like roots an... [More]