Have you ever felt scared by experiencing something?
A user asked the forum, “What’s a very niche phobia you have?” Here are the top responses.
FEAR OF ENCLOSED SLIDES
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“Enclosed slides, I don’t know why but I just hate them. Regular slides, water slides send full panic through me.”
FEAR OF PREGNANT WOMEN
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“Pregnant women. Since I was a small child, they have freaked me out, and I don’t know why. I don’t know how to interact with them, and they make me sweaty and nervous.
No offense to pregnant women; I’m sure you’re lovely.”
MASKLOPHOBIA
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“Masklophobia. I am terrified of people in mascot/character costumes.”
FEAR OF SPROUTING POTATOES
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“I’ve always found something about sprouting potatoes deeply unsettling. If I open a bag and they’re sprouting, I’ll scream and run away.”
REFLECTION IN THE BATHROOM
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“Seeing my reflection in the bathroom mirror with the lights off. I’m not a fan of mirrors in dark rooms in general.”
FEAR OF STYROFOAM
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“Styrofoam. I can’t stand the noise or feel.”
COTTON IN PILL BOTTLES
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“I fear having to touch the cotton in pill bottles. I use tweezers, and even then, I don’t enjoy it.”
VEXIPHOBIA
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“Vexiphobia, I hate flags flapping in the wind.”
FEAR OF BUTTERFLIES
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“I have a terrible, terrible fear of butterflies. I can’t even look at pictures of them, and I get nightmares of them chasing me. It isn’t very nice.
Everyone I know thinks I’m crazy for being scared of something ‘so beautiful.’ I can’t help it, though my heart stops even when I accidentally come across pictures/videos of them.”
ICHTHYOPHOBIA
![Young beautiful woman wearing yellow t-shirt standing over white isolated background afraid and shocked with surprise expression, fear and excited face.](https://mrsdaakustudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/scared-woman-1.jpeg)
“Ichthyophobia. I have a terrible phobia of fish, dead, alive, even things resembling fish like tangerine segments.”
FEAR OF MUSHROOMS
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“Fear of mushrooms. Since I was a kid, nobody could ever explain why. When in the forest, I feel like they are ‘staring’ at me, as alive beings.”
FEAR OF SPINNING
![Young brunette woman wearing casual blue shirt afraid and terrified with fear expression stop gesture with hands, shouting in shock. panic concept.](https://mrsdaakustudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/repell.jpeg)
“I have a terrible fear of spinning; the thought freaks me. I get nightmares of me spinning uncontrollably, and I wake up in cold sweats.”
MAZEOPHOBIA
![Handsome middle age man wearing casual sweater over blue background afraid and terrified with fear expression stop gesture with hands, shouting in shock. panic concept.](https://mrsdaakustudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/1.-angry-and-shocked.jpeg)
“Mazeophobia. I have an unreasonable fear of getting lost. I left the house alone when GPS (Global Positioning System) came along.
FEAR OF CHEESE
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“Cheese, I will not eat it; I don’t want to see it, touch it, or talk about it. Stay away from me with the cheese. I won’t eat cheese for money; I’ve been offered crazy amounts; yes, I’m sure some random cheese ingredients slip by, and I am not lactose intolerant; yes, if I am starving and I have to eat something with it, I might, but I’ll not enjoy cheesecake.
I have been tormented so much one day that I might snap and accidentally harm someone who thinks it’s funny. My friends warn other people of my peculiar fear because they know this. I am a very picky eater anyway, so I don’t care. Like Superman and kryptonite, it’s my religion now I’m 36.”
FEAR OF MOLDS
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“Molds. When I touch them accidentally, they can live and multiply on my skin.”
SHOWER DRAINS
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“Shower drains. They make me panicky and short of breath. For some reason, my brain convinced me that if I looked in a shower drain, I would see someone looking back at me. I’m fine with other drains, though, so I don’t know.”
DISPROPORTION
![Young beautiful African American afro woman with curly hair wearing yellow casual sweater Crazy and scared with hands on head, afraid and surprised of shock with open mouth](https://mrsdaakustudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/scared-wtf.jpeg)
“Disproportion. It extends to quite normal things, like spiders (their legs are too skinny for their fat bodies) and, yes, giraffes. Why are their necks so long? Like, why is the rest of your body tiny in comparison to that monstrosity attached to your chest?”
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