What is your phobia? Share your story here.

I have 3:

Arachnaphobia. Spiders and scorpions should NOT exist.

Not a fear of death, but a fear that nothing lies beyond.

Fear of helplessness.

I have trypanophobia, fear of needles -- I don't even get flu shots in the winter because I'd rather just have the flu than get an injection. This especially sucks cause I'm a trans guy, and at some point in order to get hormone treatment I'll have to inject myself biweekly. I'm scared out of my mind of the concept but I guess I'll have to get over it.

I also have a really specific fear that I couldn't find a name for -- explosions, but only like, the sound of explosions? Not just loud sudden banging sounds -- like if a book drops, obviously I'm startled, but I'm fine, but if I know it's something popping or exploding that made the noise, I'm on edge until I get away from the source. The biggest problems that come from this are a) I can't be in the same room as a balloon, it just freaks me out, which has lead to some embarrassing moments in the past where I couldn't participate in activities because I flipped out from the balloons, and b) thunderstorms give me serious panic attacks, like crying and curling into a ball panic attacks. If it rains I'm immediately checking the weather app and only relaxing until I see on the radar there's no chance of a storm.

Does anyone know if there's a name for this last one? I know of brontophobia (fear of thunder), so I just say that when people ask why I'm scared of storms, but it's not the lightning (I actually think lightning is super cool) and it's not the thunder itself, it's the sound of it. There's also ekrixiphobia (fear of explosions) and phonophobia (fear of loud sounds) but it's not one of those things specifically, it's both combined.

So many serious phobias. My phobia is small spaces and heights. Although I go to theme parks on the big rides, I push I myself with the heights it's took years to buildbthr courage but the small spaces i am still working on.

Flying, death, bugs/spiders/creepy crawly stuff, rejection, public speaking, crowded places

I have a phobia of failure. I don't want to fail.

I feel like I fear everything. Fear keeps me from leaving my house. Fear keeps me from living a productive life.

I've always had the biggest fear of sickness/germs in general, but nausea/vomiting is the absolute worst for me

A phobia I have is a fear of choking everytime I swallow ik its weird...

I used to have issues with flowers, and now I am at a point in my life when I feel like flowers does not scare me, they do not make me feel incredibly disgusted. I am someone who has had issues with/about/towards flowers, plants, they has looked disgusting, has disturbed me to a point where I can not eat and or drink when I am near them or see them or think about them, or at least I have avoided doing it. It has bothered my quite a lot. And now I am like calm and not really experiencing any fear toward them. Why is this?

I fear anything medical but that is because I have PTSD. I used to be an EMT/Medic and ever since I stopped, things make me paranoid. Just watching others live freaks me out.. I think "Omg, youre gonna get hurt like that patient I had.. " I'm working on it but it seems to be so hard.. Ugh..