INTP Phobia

[Chronomar]

That made me laugh!

I used to be scared of flies laying eggs in my ears while I slept.

Actually I'm still not comfortable going to sleep with my ears exposed - the covers have to be over them.

I sleep with my ears covered too, mostly because I heard a news story about a kid who got a spider in his ear, which laid eggs, which hatched, and crawled out his ear. I don't like that.

 

[didyouknow]

Compared to you guys my fears are kinda weird...

I'm afraid of work. I know that sounds really stupid, but I had a panic attack when my history teacher told me to fix up one of my essays (when I thought I was done for the year) and had actual tears in my eyes. So he let me off the hook. (thank god)

I'm afraid of redudancy. Like my life having absolutely no value or effect. That would be terrible. I don't want to live life like: Grow up, study, get job, get married, have kids then die. Because that would accomplish nothing but procreation.

I'm afraid of opening my window, especially at night. Anything could come inside... or even be watching from outside. (scaary!)

And I'm not necessarily "afraid" of buy I severely dislike talking to people on the phone. Texting and instant messaging people is okay because you can use emoticons, but half of my communication is in facial expressions...

The phone thing is probably an INTP thing considering most of us on this forum dislike it.

 

[Pixie]

I fear the dark and talking on the telephone. I dislike bugs... slaters and silverfish particularly. There's silverfish bugs everywhere in this house, the little buggers send shivers up my spine.. with their long feelers and weird appendages.. ugh. I don't like them crawling around my bedroom at night. One time I chased a silverfish under my bed where I lost it, and I laid awake for hours being creeped out by the fact that there's a living creature under my bed, wide awake and scampering around, eating my dust and pooping on my floor, all while I sleep.
Another thing that scares me are flying insects. I'm paranoid that they will fly into my ears. When I go hunting down a flying insect with the flyswat, I sometimes sport a pair of headphones for ear protection.

 

[Spaekle]

My biggest fear is probably of losing control of myself; it's the reason why I don't like the thought of getting drunk, among other things.

Not acheiving what I want to in life as well; I have a general idea of how I want my life to turn out and how I want to be living out of college, and I seriously can't see myself living happily any other way if it all happens to fall through. Nothing I want is really that unrealistic, but it still worries me.

That and centipedes. I see I'm not alone there. One darted right across my floor the other day while I was bent over to pick something up. Right when I thought it was winter and all those sons of bitches were dead or asleep or something. :[ It's kind of weird; I'll be the first to pet a snake or pick up a frog or a lizard, and I'm okay with most other bugs (except maybe loud flying buzzing ones), but I see one centipede and I completely lose it.

 

[severus]

Spaekle:
That's exactly how I am! =^^=

 

[Nightingale]

I don't have any true phobias. Socializing is tiring for me and in many respects I have very little natural aptitude for it... but my worries are based pretty firmly in reality, with consideration for my own abilities and the environment in which I must operate. It's no mystery why I prefer to be alone most of the time.

I have a weird quirk about dead insects. I will let bugs crawl all over me when they're alive, but I would rather not clean up a dead bug if someone else is available to do it for me.

My biggest fear is probably of losing control of myself; it's the reason why I don't like the thought of getting drunk, among other things.

I also have this concern, but I don't think it's an unreasonable fear. Especially when I look at the consequences experienced by my friends and loved ones who are less cautious than I am in this regard, I'm glad to be the way I am.

 

[Aurora]

Not acheiving what I want to in life as well; I have a general idea of how I want my life to turn out and how I want to be living out of college, and I seriously can't see myself living happily any other way if it all happens to fall through. Nothing I want is really that unrealistic, but it still worries me.

I fear that, too. In fact, I think my obsession over worrying about failure is OCD behavior. I just feel overwhelmed thinking about how I'm going to fail because life after college isn't going to turn out the way I want it to.

 

[Anticitizen]

I hate talking on the phone, too - and I work for a mobile phone company! I use my Blackberry for web browsing, texting, IMing, and talking - in that order. I use less than 200 minutes a month and most of my side of the conversation is noncommital grunting.

I also dislike unwelcome touching, unless it's with a sexy lady under amorous circumstances. I have no trouble with handshakes and the like, but anything else is a violation of my personal bubble. I have a friend that always pokes me in the shoulder to get my attention or for emphasis, usually when we're sitting side by side at the bar, and it makes me angry every time.

Once, as a surprise, the boss' wife hired a masseuse to come to my place of work with a massage chair and give everyone 15-minute massages. I quickly declined my turn and let a girl I worked with take a full half hour instead.

 

[kimboli]

Getting hugged by others used to bug me alot but I guess I grew out of it because it doesn't bother me anymore!

I've never like spiders or any biting/or pinching insects like earwigs and centipedes, scopians etc.. Bees don't bother me probably becasue I know they only sting on a life or death situation which I actually feel sorry for them . Where as those bloddy hornets and wasps are relentlessly evil buggers! I have no problem giving them a dose of Raid!

I not scared to talk on the phone but I really hate leaving voice messages probably because I get tongue tied as soon as I hear the beep and fumble on my words sounding like a monotone idiot!!

oh I also hate the fog I feel creeped out if I am outside in it to not be able to see if someone or something is near you.

 

[severus]

Getting hugged by others used to bug me alot but I guess I grew out of it because it doesn't bother me anymore!

?
Are you joking, perhaps?

 

[Ancalion]

I have issues with:
heights - above 3rd floor i get real dizzy when i look down
cockroaches - always jump when i see one
cars - can't stand them
crowds - more than 7 people, that's a crowd for me
hugging and touching - really hate it
the dark - sometimes i like staying in the dark, listening to music, but when i get to sleep i often wonder what's in the dark (pretty childish)
being outside - i really can't stand it, except when i'm alone for a few meters
as of a few months ago, sleep - i suffer from sleep paralysis, and i'm afraid of sleeping

 

[Perseus]

Crossing bridges is my worst.

 

[shadowmouse]

Can. Not. Abide. Touching. Only years of patient reconditioning prevents me from slicing hands off. One of my personal worsts is when someone does that damn shoulder touch to get your attention from behind. For some reason I always feel like I need to disinfect the contact area, even if its under a jacket or a sweater. The only other thing I'm mortally afraid of is the concept of ceasing to exist entirely.

 

[Anthile]

I suffer from Arachnophobia and this picture in the poster thread almost scared me to death.
There are some other things I can not stand, like crossing bridges or when pepole touch me, but I learned to handle it.

 

[NoID10ts]

No Touchy!!!!

I hate being touched. Even accidental contact annoys me. Hell, sometimes it even bothers me when my kids or wife touch me. I need my space. Lots and lots of space.

 

[hopefulmonster]

The only thing that can make my blood run cold is the idea of being in a situation where I'm completely powerless or trapped. Being kidnapped and totally subdued or locked in a burning building with no way out etc. The idea of being completely out of options scares the hell out of me.

 

[Fiaria]

I am extreamly afraid of anything floating in natural bodies of water. Im afraid that any leaf or piece of algee floating by is potentialy harmful/alive. I hate swimming in places with fish and seaweed.

I used to be allot worse with physical contact than I am now. For the most part, although it makes me feel weird, im ok with hugging or tapping. Sometimes if im not thinking I might jump or flinch just as a reflex. I feel bad because sometimes it offends people.

 

[Aces High]

I also share the dislike of phones and physical contact, but I think that is a given. I don't know if it's rational or not but I also have a fear of bridges that turn because I always have a weird paranoia about the steering suddenly going out of whatever vehicle I am in at the time. That same paranoia is also responsible for why I flinch every time a car driving down the road passes me while I'm on the outside of a turn.

 

[Gorgrim]

currently.... not much. hasnt been more than a week since I had a fear of phones

 

[lucazin]

I fear/hate being in a close space with too much people around me and talking louder. When I went to Louvre I didn't enjoy any thing because it was too much full. I felt sick and almost faint.

I fear being a dark place when I'll sleep. I keep looking to all the sides of room and can't practically close my eyes. Whether it's my own room or a hotel room or whatever.

I don't like much people touching me too (maybe one of the reasons I hate being in a place closed with too much people).

And, flying just drive me crazy sometimes, I get sick and hate take large flies because I can sleep in a plane, probably because I don't trust enough in the pilots.

 

[Seducer of the Homeless]

DOGS, DOGS, FECKING DOGS scared so completly by these idiotic creatures.
My friend has a tiny dog with bright pink colour tag, no longer than 30cm
I ran through his house screaming like a banshee from the swine.

dislikes-cold weather(am always cold), schoolgirls and teenagers.

 

[mm1991]

I have a full-on foot phobia. Feet are gross.

Let's see, hmm....

I dislike:
Being touched by people outside of my immediate family
Talking on the phone "just to talk"
Insects
Dishes not properly cleaned
Cats
Family gatherings

I'm sure I could come up with more, but that's all for now.

 

[FacetiousPersona]

I have a phobia of INTPs. My reason for being here is to combat the phobia.

 

[Artifice Orisit]

Hows that going?

 

[FacetiousPersona]

Hows that going?

I lost control of my emotions and fled- subsequently falling into the Dragon's Lair. This is where my true nightmares began and the horrors of this forum were unveiled. In the dreadful lair is a dragon which breathes insanity!

 

[echoplex]

Emotional intimacy, deep water, SFJs.

 

[Gorgrim]

afraid of bee's, or used to. and other insects. not so much anymore though...

i'm afraid of failing at living a good life. i guess. Failure. !

 

[QSR]

Interesting... I don't like being touched (particularly by men) and my friends used to take advantage of that fact to annoy me.

I'm also not a fan of the phone at all, especially incoming calls. But if it's someone I don't mind talking to it's cool... just won't answer if it's a stranger usually.

 

[Sugarpop]

No real phobias, though public speaking - particularly reading my own texts aloud - causes significant anxiety. I'm able to cope, though I previously tended to escape when possible.

I'm not entirely comfortable with dark places, but I can cope with that too.

Bodily contact doesn't cause fear as much as irritation

I'm generally quite nervous and prone to stress, but usually in control.