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I'm terrified of endings and of getting all my issues back.
Fear of myself..
Spheksophobia or phobia of wasps. Over the years has evolved into any bug that is yellow/black, although wasps do affect me the most out of anything.
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To add onto this, just for point of reference, my phobia is based in trauma. When I was around four I stepped into an underground hive of wasps and the resulting consequence is why I now am the owner of this phobia.
I am incredibly nervous about having windows open in my own apartment. About a year ago I opened a window during the summer and a wasp actually managed to get through a hole in the screen. I sheltered myself in my room for three hours and afterward, when I determined it was gone, closed all my windows and taped them all along the edges and where it slides.
I don't drive, and never will, because any identified bug sends me into a panic and I would be dangerous on the road.
I have tried exposure therapy, but only managed to the point where I can look at pictures (sort of, I still get nervous). I can't watch videos, or listen to audio without panicking.
Driving among other things but driving is my top phobia. I'm starting to get over my fear extremely slowly tho.
I have 5 phobias which are going to the hospital,nursing home,bugs,rats,and big dogs. I'm not sure how the phobia of the hospital started but I think maybe the hospital is more to me a lot of germs floating around so, I freak out as for nursing home I would say probably the same because it reminds me of a hospital and the fact some nursing homes are just not as clean just makes it worse for me. As for bugs i just don't like them because they're just creepy looking and make my skin crawl and some are poisonous so, yeah... As for rats they carry diseases and movies that I've seen just freak me out more about them biting you and stuff so, I am terrified of rats.... The last time I seen one I swore it was on me everywhere I went... And big dogs... Well I love dogs when they're tiny babies but when they grow and can reach my face I'm scared of them... This phobia came from a childhood event when I was younger so, now I really like dogs that don't grow as much like a shih Tzu or Pomeranian I want one of those so bad till this day...But nobody will get me one 😔 anyways those are my phobias:)
I fear vomiting when having nausea as it makes me quite anxious 
Sharks definitely!
I think it's weird but it's trypophobia - fear of holes. I have no idea why I cringe every time I even think about it.
Hi I am Sal. After making it out of our building on 9/11. I turned off all my emotions and kicked into a survival mode. I literally ran around part of the plane engine on fire on Church Street in Manhattan. It was horrible to see all those innocent people lose their lives that day. People were screaming but I could only focus on this one woman who screamed "it is the end of the world" and I thought maybe it is. For whatever reason when she screamed my heart raced. She screamed again a "they are jumping" again my heart took off it felt like it was going to jump out of my chest. When the first tower fell I never ran so fast in my life and I am fast. I could not out run this dust cloud it just kept chasing me down until it caught me. After the air cleared I was covered in dust from head to toe and I just shut off all my emotions. I walked over to a car that had a radio to hear what was going on because we were not watching it on TV so I did not really know what had just happened. They then announced that all bridges and tunnels were closed to and from Manhattan. So they locked me into the city. Not being able to get a message to my wife and kids was terrible, but even worse I could not get home to them I just felt so powerless. It was 10pm that night that I made it home to my family, and I was never so happy to see my two children and my wife. I never talked with anyone about that day after 9/11 and about a year or so later I started having anxiety attacks, it felt like I was being stabbed in the chest with a knife. My Doctor actually thought I had a heart attack from how I described it to him but tests showed my heart was good. The phobia that I developed is a bit weird but if I am away from my home for awhile, sometimes I get this overwhelming feeling to get home to my family. Obviously my home is my sanctuary where I have some sense of control from the world and I could never get over the thought that I couldn't get to my family. I realized that my mind is a very powerful thing. I know I am blessed to be alive and blessed to be able to watch my beautiful children grow up for the past 15 years to become wonderful young adults.
I am afraid of heights, storms, getting lost,and that I will always live with anxiety and panic disorder
@jr50 I also fear many of these things especially storms. When I hear tornado sirens my PTSD gets trigger so I can understand. Stay strong though. We are always here for you :)