News of Specific Phobias

I have to tell you straight off, this is taking a lot out of me to even post this message. For several years I have struggled with a specific phobia that is increasingly getting worse day by day. It is really starting to affect my marriage (only been married 3 weeks as of today). I have a phobia about women, strippers(women), nudity and any sort of provacativeness that a woman might act on. This phobia ...

i have always had a fear of spiders from the time when i was born. as early as i can remember spiders have always terrified me. however, i am not sure that these fears are actually irrational. i know that most peole are at least a little terrified of spiders, but i think my fears go a little beyond that. when i see a spider i am sure to stay away from it and i ...

Its embarrasing that im talking about this, just because its bizarre, and I feel im the only one affected.

Back in 1997, this movie called "Volcano" was made. I was the little scientist in my family (I was about 11). And I wanted to see this film. Well, I got the daylights scared out of me. Even though the acting was bad, the scenes in the film scared me ever since. This one subway worker ...

Hey folks.... strange issue here....

I am currently faced with a great opportunity to spend some time with a good friend on the big island of Hawai'i, scuba diving, snorkeling, and just having a great time. Well, great aside from one little issue....

I have a very intense phobia of volcanoes.

Ever since I was quite young, I have been absolutely terrified of volcanoes and (to a lesser extent) tectonic activity like earthquakes. I now ...

My name is matt ross im 16 years old, and when ever i get the slightest headache or something i think oh know im gonna get sick, and then i get really nauseated,but i never throw up, i know its not a big deal but for some reason throwing scares me and im sick of feeling like this, i need some help.

I hate butterflies and moths! They totally gross me out and make me fly into a panic running around screaming, and getting a good distance away, hiding myself and watching the gross thing to make sure it doesn't fly into my mouth or touch me.

I also hate flying insects, most I can handle by staying away from. But once a locust landed on my arm at the beach and I just ran screaming into ...

I've currently been moved to the desert and I've ssen SO many of them: vinegaroon whip scorpions, sand spiders, more weird scrorpions, all kinds of strange spiders_in my backpack in my shoe I caught a snake once :shock:

I'm Petrified!!!!!!!!!!

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Hello All,
I am new here. I have got to find some help somewhere. I have a terrible fear of spiders. To the point to where I can not breath, I shake like a leaf and nearly faint. This is even if I'm shown a picture of a spider, one on TV or God forbid one in person. I don't care how small it is. I know this fear is irrational. I know that a ...

OMG OMG. I found this section for phobias and I knew I had to go here. I have the biggest fear of snakes. I didn't know the proper term for it so I looked it up. I went into one of the sites and I cannot believe that they have a discussion about ophiciophobia and show pictures of snakes! I had to go punch something to stop shaking and get the 'anger' inside of me, ...