What are you afraid of?

[Whatswiththeheadbands?]

Basically, what phobias do you have?

Mine would be the phobia of wasps. I don't know why i have this phobia, but i am really scared of wasps. I have gotten better with this, but it is still there.

[Leo656]

Spiders. F*cking spiders.

And we all gotta go someday, but I'm kind of scared of having a heart attack. My father had several and they didn't seem at all like fun.

[snake]

Pickles. Yes, pickles.

[Luigiperps]

Hights. And bugs.

[Mzx10484]

Downfall of the West

[blindturtle02]

Roaches! Ah jeez I hate them. I'm a guy who is big on textures since I don't exactly have uh any vision at all. My brother had killed this big honkin roach when I was visiting him and my dad at about age 7 or so. He had impaled it with a stick but quickly removed it. He'd gone to get a paper towel to wrap it up in and flush it. I was looking for one of my Raph's sais at the time. So naturally, guess what my hand happened upon rather than the sai! It was horrible. I found the hole the stick made. And there was... stuff leaking out of it. I kid you not. So ever since then, I've had this fear of roaches. Yes, I hated Cockroach Terminator and can identify with Raph. Oh I liked the episode but that character just makes my flesh crawl. I don't really know if I want the figure, and I love villains! Not that he's an actual villain but you get the idea. I'm wondering if they'll ever have a 2012 version of Scumbug in the series. A big roach is one thing, but a poor guy mutating into a half man half roach is even worse! God! I have to go hide under my covers now. Bye. Oh great thread by the way. Perfect for October as I love the horror genre.

[Blossombrooks]

My irrational fear is spiders and bugs in general. I just freak. I don't agree with killing them though, we have a special 'Spider Vacuum' which gently picks them up so they can be put outside to live their creepy eight-legged lives. It's not their fault I'm frightened.
It's weird, I love Spider-Man but spiders make me feel physically sick.

[Leo656]

I'd use a friggin' gun on a spider if I had one handy. I know it's not their fault that they're creepy gross-looking abominations that make a mockery of God, but I also know if they were larger and had the chance they'd eat me and everyone I care about. So I figure for every one I kill there's a million more and it's not that big a deal in the big picture.

blindturtle: I do know what you mean. I hate killing large bugs because of the audible "crunch" noise and the fact you can sometimes even hear - or worse, feel - the liquids escaping the body, and it's just gross. I don't like to touch those damn things at all.

I forgot, bedbugs. We had a really bad infestation a few years back - actually had to move over it - and frankly, I'm terrified of ever going through it again. They can get ANYWHERE and no matter what the internet tells you, it's almost impossible to get rid of them short of flat-out burning everything you own, because a few might just be breeding in between the pages of a book or magazine, and then overnight you have another massive colony of the f*ckers. The eggs and babies are so small they're almost invisible, so the precautions you have to take are insane. After we moved out the landlord had to gut the entire apartment, rip out the floors, the walls, everything. That was one of the worst periods of my life, I couldn't sleep at all because they'd be everywhere, we had to get rid of our beds and sleep on air mattresses because they have a harder time crawling on plastic, had to do laundry every single day and keep our clothes in plastic bags, couldn't have company over, couldn't even go to anyone else's house because you might have them on your shoes or something, it was horrible. I started going a little nuts from it all, honestly, the lack of sleep and feelings of hopelessness (along with literally being chewed on by parasites 24/7) really took a mental toll.

So actually, I think more than spiders, I'm afraid of ever going through THAT sh*t again. I don't like to think about it, so that's probably why I didn't mention that first. I like to pretend they don't exist.

[RaphAndDonnie]

I have a pretty bad fear of heights. My uncle lives on the 5th floor of an apartment and every time I go to visit him I end up gripping the little bar that prevents you from falling over the edge, palms sweaty. I don't know why but sometimes I fear that the concrete floor will just give out and we all will fall to our doom. Sometimes it devolves into a bad case of vertigo and I feel like I'm going to vomit or pass out.

[blindturtle02]

I have a pretty bad fear of heights. My uncle lives on the 5th floor of an apartment and every time I go to visit him I end up gripping the little bar that prevents you from falling over the edge, palms sweaty. I don't know why but sometimes I fear that the concrete floor will just give out and we all will fall to our doom. Sometimes it devolves into a bad case of vertigo and I feel like I'm going to vomit or pass out.

I didn't have a fear of heights until I jumped off a very high-dive one summer.

[blindturtle02]

My irrational fear is spiders and bugs in general. I just freak. I don't agree with killing them though, we have a special 'Spider Vacuum' which gently picks them up so they can be put outside to live their creepy eight-legged lives. It's not their fault I'm frightened.
It's weird, I love Spider-Man but spiders make me feel physically sick.

Spider-vacuums should come with every house or apartment. I can't kill any spiders because they always make me think of Charlotte's Web. Although I still don't like them.

[Leo656]

More like spider-bazookas. I take no chances.

[blindturtle02]

I'd use a friggin' gun on a spider if I had one handy. I know it's not their fault that they're creepy gross-looking abominations that make a mockery of God, but I also know if they were larger and had the chance they'd eat me and everyone I care about. So I figure for every one I kill there's a million more and it's not that big a deal in the big picture.

blindturtle: I do know what you mean. I hate killing large bugs because of the audible "crunch" noise and the fact you can sometimes even hear - or worse, feel - the liquids escaping the body, and it's just gross. I don't like to touch those damn things at all.

I forgot, bedbugs. We had a really bad infestation a few years back - actually had to move over it - and frankly, I'm terrified of ever going through it again. They can get ANYWHERE and no matter what the internet tells you, it's almost impossible to get rid of them short of flat-out burning everything you own, because a few might just be breeding in between the pages of a book or magazine, and then overnight you have another massive colony of the f*ckers. The eggs and babies are so small they're almost invisible, so the precautions you have to take are insane. After we moved out the landlord had to gut the entire apartment, rip out the floors, the walls, everything. That was one of the worst periods of my life, I couldn't sleep at all because they'd be everywhere, we had to get rid of our beds and sleep on air mattresses because they have a harder time crawling on plastic, had to do laundry every single day and keep our clothes in plastic bags, couldn't have company over, couldn't even go to anyone else's house because you might have them on your shoes or something, it was horrible. I started going a little nuts from it all, honestly, the lack of sleep and feelings of hopelessness (along with literally being chewed on by parasites 24/7) really took a mental toll.

So actually, I think more than spiders, I'm afraid of ever going through THAT sh*t again. I don't like to think about it, so that's probably why I didn't mention that first. I like to pretend they don't exist.

Aw dude, I forgot about that crispidy crunchidy sound. I'm going to try extremely hard not to dream of giant bugs tonight. The fact that I'm reading Stephen King's It isn't helping me much either. Funnily enough, King is also afraid of spiders.

[Refractive Reflections]

I don't have a fear of spiders and bugs, but I detest the surprise factor of the appearance of the house centipede (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scutigera_coleoptrata).

One example is when the weather starts to cool down from the warm, humid summer, like now :P (either spring or fall), and as I'm flipping on the light switch in the darkened home (still feeling groggy from waking up in the middle of the night). Bam! There's a 4-5 inch long centipede right on the wall or ceiling that's only 2 feet away from me, just frozen. (Or if I'm at my desk, one could easily run past the wall in front of me in the middle of concentrating.)

After getting that "wonderful" sudden wake up call :roll::lol:, I have to get a big wad of toilet paper, napkins or paper towel and be very precise to kill it on the first attempt, otherwise it'll scamper off VERY quickly and stealthily hide somewhere, making it futile to find and kill it again. And when I pounce on it, I forceful push hard on the paper or tissues to make sure its dead because if you do it lightly, its NOT enough to kill it! So I pour my frustrations on it! :lol:
When the deed has been done, I use the surrounding tissue to envelope around the dead centipede to make clean up easy, otherwise there's nothing more nasty than not only the smear but having partially broken twitching legs, still trying to "flee" for its life.

It's usually only 3 at most every year, but it's aggravating having that sudden unexpected rush when you are at your most calmest moments.

At least with ants and spiders, which I had in the house before, at least you'll know they are hiding in corners, darkened areas, or scurrying on the floor, but with this centipede, it can just randomly show up right next to you when you turn on the lights or when you are engrossed in reading a book/newspaper/comic. :lol:

So yeah not a "fear", but so aggravating. LOL

[RaphAndDonnie]

I didn't have a fear of heights until I jumped off a very high-dive one summer.

I'm not sure how mine started. When I was little I actually really liked climbing trees and going on rides that went high in the air. I suppose it just developed with me realizing I wasn't immortal and actually could get hurt if I fell from that particular area.

[Refractive Reflections]

Roaches! Ah jeez I hate them. I'm a guy who is big on textures since I don't exactly have uh any vision at all. My brother had killed this big honkin roach when I was visiting him and my dad at about age 7 or so. He had impaled it with a stick but quickly removed it. He'd gone to get a paper towel to wrap it up in and flush it. I was looking for one of my Raph's sais at the time. So naturally, guess what my hand happened upon rather than the sai! It was horrible. I found the hole the stick made. And there was... stuff leaking out of it. I kid you not. So ever since then, I've had this fear of roaches. Yes, I hated Cockroach Terminator and can identify with Raph. Oh I liked the episode but that character just makes my flesh crawl. I don't really know if I want the figure, and I love villains! Not that he's an actual villain but you get the idea. I'm wondering if they'll ever have a 2012 version of Scumbug in the series. A big roach is one thing, but a poor guy mutating into a half man half roach is even worse! God! I have to go hide under my covers now. Bye. Oh great thread by the way. Perfect for October as I love the horror genre.

Wow, that's got to be so terrifying since you depend on your hearing to sense things from a distance, and these little buggers (any insect or bug) hardly make a sound at all. So usually you'll notice them when it's already too late (feeling them pass by your hands or feet), right?

[Discogod]

And we all gotta go someday, but I'm kind of scared of having a heart attack. My father had several and they didn't seem at all like fun.

Oh, f*ck yeah. I had a minor attack when I was 22 (thanks, heavy drug use!), and even though I've been living as healthily as possible these past few years, every time I get any kind of pain in my chest I'm convinced I'm gonna die. Didn't help that one of my closest friends dropped dead from a heart attack at the age of 33 a few years ago.

Other than that, I have but one major fear, and it's fairly pathetic. I have an intense phobia of moths - not all moths, just the big bastards. Anything under an inch or so I can cope with, but this summer we had thousands of the big 'uns. I've never known it so bad - there were times when I physically couldn't leave the house.

[Oisterboy]

Wasps and failure lol.

Edit: I missed the OP. I have it too. I can't look at a picture of wasps without my skin crawling. Honey bees or bumble bees don't bother me...but yellow jackets and stuff like that...UGH. I run away immediately outside. When one is in my house I get a pretty crippling fear where I'm tempted to just hide and not go into that room anymore.

Fortunately alcohol and my friends being around generally gives me the strength I need to smash any bees on the attack. The last few weeks have been brutal. I can't have the windows down in my car without one flying in. Seriously, I've had over 10 bees in my car in the last two weeks.

[ObiWanFan4life]

Oddly enough, I'm afraid of most manner of insects. Scarabs in particular.

[BubblyShell22]

I'm afraid of bugs, bees, wasps, heights, and birds. Yep, I'm afraid of birds, and it all stemmed from when I was little and we were visiting my aunt in Brookfield, IL. They had a parakeet named Tweety, and my cousin let him out and he divebombed me. Ever since then, I've been afraid of birds.

[Storm Eagle]

I'm afraid of bugs, bees, wasps, heights, and birds. Yep, I'm afraid of birds, and it all stemmed from when I was little and we were visiting my aunt in Brookfield, IL. They had a parakeet named Tweety, and my cousin let him out and he divebombed me. Ever since then, I've been afraid of birds.

I have a certain fear of birds myself. Actually, it has more to do with being close to them. Especially larger birds. I also didn't like the idea of a bird flying around free INDOORS. The fear has been allayed a bit six years ago though, when I got the chance to hold a parakeet. Then there was a time where I was able to get close enough to a cockatoo and pet it.

Pigeons, however, tend to still be scary to me. I don't really like them getting too close to me, and the sound that some of them make creeps me out. I remember sitting in my car in front of a store waiting for it to open, and there were a flock of pigeons nearby. One of them was making that sound and I had to roll up my window and turn the radio on so I wouldn't hear it. As for the larger birds, those are the ones I wouldn't want to get too close to, such as ostriches.

I also don't like many insects, but some are cool with me. When I was living at home, I'd see ladybugs every now and then. Instead of killing them, what I'd do is get them on to a piece of paper, and take them to an open window so they can fly out. I also tend to spare spiders since they get rid of the bad insects.

The insects that tend to creep me out the most are roaches, water bugs, and moths (especially the larger ones). Water bugs are especially scary when they're the type that can fly.

I also still don't like to look at Garbage Pail Kids trading cards even to this day. They were pretty huge when I was a kid, and I didn't much care seeing them around, and being stuck on places. So I wasn't very happy when they were brought back in 2003. I don't see them around all that much, but when I go to stores like Target and Toys R Us where they're being sold, I do my best to steer clear of them. It's kind of odd though, since I couldn't stand to watch scary movies back then, but now I can watch them just fine. I had Nightmare on Elm Street and Friday the 13th marathons last year, and I've seen all the Child's Play movies except for the latest one. I even own the Scream series.

[BubblyShell22]

Yeah, I feel the same way about seagulls, too. They just scare the heck out of me and I always cringe whenever they're around. I'm not a horror film fan and never will be either. Just not my cup of tea. I don't mind ladybugs so much, but there are others I'm not so fond of and make sure to dispose of them as soon as I can.

[Lethal Lullaby]

Things I fear:

Most bugs. ( i like spiders, though)
Heights (especially when I can see how far the ground is away from me.)
Being on ladders.
Those glass porcelain dolls https://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRDNvaj4K1yM1CEFHKOVMauKQkJWtPMN psX6tncvgOr4Ww7NFnXbA I can never have anything like this in my room, or I won't sleep.
Public speaking.

[blindturtle02]

Wow, that's got to be so terrifying since you depend on your hearing to sense things from a distance, and these little buggers (any insect or bug) hardly make a sound at all. So usually you'll notice them when it's already too late (feeling them pass by your hands or feet), right?

lol yes. That horror genreish phrase,"Not until it was too late," fits my situation perfectly! One massive water roach got in a few months back after a pretty heavy rain. I was hoping it was a cricket that crawled across my foot but when my fiancé's dad came over he goes,"Ah, I see you guys had one of those huge water roaches we sometimes get after it rains." Luckily the cats had played with it until it was dead on it's back, but it was still disgusting nonetheless. So So yeah, gotta love not noticing them until they're right up on ya.

[blindturtle02]

I have a certain fear of birds myself. Actually, it has more to do with being close to them. Especially larger birds. I also didn't like the idea of a bird flying around free INDOORS. The fear has been allayed a bit six years ago though, when I got the chance to hold a parakeet. Then there was a time where I was able to get close enough to a cockatoo and pet it.

Pigeons, however, tend to still be scary to me. I don't really like them getting too close to me, and the sound that some of them make creeps me out. I remember sitting in my car in front of a store waiting for it to open, and there were a flock of pigeons nearby. One of them was making that sound and I had to roll up my window and turn the radio on so I wouldn't hear it. As for the larger birds, those are the ones I wouldn't want to get too close to, such as ostriches.

I also don't like many insects, but some are cool with me. When I was living at home, I'd see ladybugs every now and then. Instead of killing them, what I'd do is get them on to a piece of paper, and take them to an open window so they can fly out. I also tend to spare spiders since they get rid of the bad insects.

The insects that tend to creep me out the most are roaches, water bugs, and moths (especially the larger ones). Water bugs are especially scary when they're the type that can fly.

I also still don't like to look at Garbage Pail Kids trading cards even to this day. They were pretty huge when I was a kid, and I didn't much care seeing them around, and being stuck on places. So I wasn't very happy when they were brought back in 2003. I don't see them around all that much, but when I go to stores like Target and Toys R Us where they're being sold, I do my best to steer clear of them. It's kind of odd though, since I couldn't stand to watch scary movies back then, but now I can watch them just fine. I had Nightmare on Elm Street and Friday the 13th marathons last year, and I've seen all the Child's Play movies except for the latest one. I even own the Scream series.

So what did you think of that one scene in Elm Street 5, wasn't it? The one where the girl turns into a human-sized roach? I hated that part! Yeesh!

[blindturtle02]

I'm not sure how mine started. When I was little I actually really liked climbing trees and going on rides that went high in the air. I suppose it just developed with me realizing I wasn't immortal and actually could get hurt if I fell from that particular area.

I feel silly being afraid of heights even though I ccan't look down! haha Yeah with me it's the fact that you could be reduced to a broken bleeding mess after falling such a long way. Well, that or dead. So I can't stand some roller coasters. Fiance loves them though so I suppose I'll have to get on one at some point.

[Kas]

Bees and wasps. My neighborhood is full of a kind of bushes that in summer become the home of bees and wasps, so when I walk down the sidewalks near the apartment where I live, I try to get away as much as I can of the bushes, almost stepping on the roadside. I remember one day, I met one friend near my home, and he noticed my fear, so he grabbed me so I couldn't move and started to kick the bushes to scare me. I started freaking out of control and, without wanting it, I made his nose bleed in a punch :ohwell:

[dkram230]

Mushrooms! Unless there's a smurf living inside. :)

[Storm Eagle]

So what did you think of that one scene in Elm Street 5, wasn't it? The one where the girl turns into a human-sized roach? I hated that part! Yeesh!

It probably didn't gross me out too much, since I don't even remember it.

[BubblyShell22]

Also, in the vein of birds, geese freak me out. I remember there were geese at college, and I would always be afraid I'd have to go to class while they were out. Granted, they never bothered me, but I was still scared they'd chase me. It was also a pain having to dodge their sh*t when it was all over the sidewalk. Yuck!

[Slade]

Snakes. Hate the things.

[BubblyShell22]

Ah, yes, I forgot about snakes. Hate them, too. Mom's afraid of them, too, so I think that's where I get my fear.

[Rockvoanjd]

The words "I'm Pregnant"

[Lethal Lullaby]

Any bug i hear a buzzing noise from I cover my ears because I'm afraid of one flying into my ear. Especially since one of them is a bit sensitive due to putting a paper clip in my ear when i was an infant.

[Icebot]

I'm afraid of getting pulled over by police more than anything. It makes me feel like I'm in an episode of COPS and I get traumatized and lose confidence as a result every time it happens.

I'm also afraid of someone I work with at work. She has a long history of hurting my feelings with the tone she uses so I try to avoid asking her questions and stuff as much as possible.

I'm also afraid of dinosaurs after playing a King Kong video game on GameCube and wearing sleeveless shirts in public.

[blindturtle02]

Also, in the vein of birds, geese freak me out. I remember there were geese at college, and I would always be afraid I'd have to go to class while they were out. Granted, they never bothered me, but I was still scared they'd chase me. It was also a pain having to dodge their sh*t when it was all over the sidewalk. Yuck!

My nutty x girlfriend's fam had geese. I'm talkin over a dozen just running around the friggin yard and surrounding area. They'd hiss at you, and if they were feeling especially cheerful they'd chase you. I'm really glad the girl I'm going to be spending the rest of my life with is a cat person. That's all I'll say. Geese are just too high maintenance. But then, uh so was the x. lol

[blindturtle02]

I'm afraid of getting pulled over by police more than anything. It makes me feel like I'm in an episode of COPS and I get traumatized and lose confidence as a result every time it happens.

I'm also afraid of someone I work with at work. She has a long history of hurting my feelings with the tone she uses so I try to avoid asking her questions and stuff as much as possible.

I'm also afraid of dinosaurs after playing a King Kong video game on GameCube and wearing sleeveless shirts in public.

Yeah I'm very sensitive to people's tones of voice. Some tend to naturally sound sarcastic and that's cool. But then there are those folks who seem to enjoy being just plain rude to others. They're the ones who think they're untouchable because of the shock and awe kinda thing they got going with their sharp tongues. Hope that makes sense. I think allot of people are afraid of those types. I'm not talking about the people who aren't afraid to voice their own opinions and who are outspoken. I think that's awesome and encourage those types to keep doing what they do. I'm talking about the ones who seem to thrive on intimidation and actually dare people to confront them about it because of the pure joy of the skirmish. They're scary, but you can really anoy them by ignoring them. I think the lack of attention is the thing that scares them, so might as well scare them but good. hehe

[BubblyShell22]

My nutty x girlfriend's fam had geese. I'm talkin over a dozen just running around the friggin yard and surrounding area. They'd hiss at you, and if they were feeling especially cheerful they'd chase you. I'm really glad the girl I'm going to be spending the rest of my life with is a cat person. That's all I'll say. Geese are just too high maintenance. But then, uh so was the x. lol

Yeah, when Mom was younger, her uncle kept white geese and they were a pain in the a**. Finally, he got rid of them. But the geese I'm talking about are the brown kind. I think they're Canadian geese, but I'm not sure.

[MsMarvelDuckie]

I've never been afraid of bugs- heck, I spent a lot of time growing up outdoors on camping trips or visits to my grandparents place in the country, and actually hunted for bugs for my insect collection- I was doing it WAY before our biology teacher gave us that as a project, so mine was pretty impressive compared to most. That said, I HATE roaches, flies, and crickets or grasshoppers. We get the last two really bad in our part of Texas, especially in summer, and some years it's literally impossible to go outside in summer without stepping on dozens of them or having them leaping all over the place around you. Blech!

Those are the only bugs I will kill, though I try not to kill crickets indoors, as it is considered bad luck. Same goes with spiders, which I actually like. I catch them and let them loose outside, unless it is a Brown Recluse. THOSE I will happily kill; my husband has had TWO nasty run-ins with them, and though I've never been bitten myself (even after having them crawl on me SEVERAL different times) I prefer not to tempt fate. As to why they never bite me, I can only assume I am in the good graces of the spider-gods for rescuing so many of their harmless kin....

My only real "fear" is roller coasters, and I know where that one came from. There have only been two times I've been on one, and both times were horrible experiences. The first was a small one at a local zoo when I was a kid, that was so rickety and shaky that it felt like it was about to fall apart under me, and I hated it. The second time was one at Six Flags, and several times during the ride I came COMPLETELY out of my seat and the only thing holding me in was the bar- and it wasn't even down fully because my (very over-weight) dad was sitting next to me. I had to pretty much wrap myself around the bar to stay in. After that I swore I'd never get on one again- and I haven't. Any other kind of ride I'm okay with, but if involves free-fall and a chair of any kind, I'm out. I also am very leery of very high, OPEN places, like the observation tower at Six Flags- I will go up it, but I won't go anywhere NEAR the railing!

Not sure I understand the fear of birds- I have attempted to raise several baby birds over the years after they fell out of their nests, with varying degrees of success. One in particular was really cool- it was a baby blue jay, and my husband and I were living at the aforementioned grandparents' place to get back on our feet after loosing our jobs and home. My teenaged cousin had a pet lovebird that was fine with her, but very MEAN to everyone else. My "wild" blue jay, on the other hand, was quite friendly and tame in comparison! And so much cuter, too....

[Eiko]

What I'm most afraid of is my Sons dying before i do.

[SassyGal]

Any bug i hear a buzzing noise from I cover my ears because I'm afraid of one flying into my ear. Especially since one of them is a bit sensitive due to putting a paper clip in my ear when i was an infant.

This terrifies me as well. Bugs in general creep me out, but having something fly into my ears...yep, I'm done at that point. I think it's because of some show I watched as a child and a fly flew into a guy's ear which eventually drove him insane! :cry:

[Storm Eagle]

I'm afraid of getting pulled over by police more than anything. It makes me feel like I'm in an episode of COPS and I get traumatized and lose confidence as a result every time it happens.



Speaking as a black person, I tend to have a certain fear of that too. I get a little nervous when I'm driving and a cop car is behind me. Then I have to be extra careful that I don't do anything to get pulled over. I've gotten pulled over a lot as it is, but you could actually classify one of those incidents as a "DWB".

I've never been afraid of bugs- heck, I spent a lot of time growing up outdoors on camping trips or visits to my grandparents place in the country, and actually hunted for bugs for my insect collection- I was doing it WAY before our biology teacher gave us that as a project, so mine was pretty impressive compared to most. That said, I HATE roaches, flies, and crickets or grasshoppers. We get the last two really bad in our part of Texas, especially in summer, and some years it's literally impossible to go outside in summer without stepping on dozens of them or having them leaping all over the place around you. Blech!

Those are the only bugs I will kill, though I try not to kill crickets indoors, as it is considered bad luck. Same goes with spiders, which I actually like. I catch them and let them loose outside, unless it is a Brown Recluse. THOSE I will happily kill; my husband has had TWO nasty run-ins with them, and though I've never been bitten myself (even after having them crawl on me SEVERAL different times) I prefer not to tempt fate. As to why they never bite me, I can only assume I am in the good graces of the spider-gods for rescuing so many of their harmless kin....



For some reason, this makes me think of how I once had a bit of a moth infestation when I was living at home. It was near the summer, and my mother would like to leave the windows open, and then we get those gargantuan moths inside. We already had the smaller moths in the house anyway. I tried telling a friend about it, and she only told me that I shouldn't be annoyed by them, for they dwell in the house too. Bullsh*t. She finally got my point when I told her about how I went to pour myself a bowl of cereal, and a small swarm of moths flew out of the box.

[blindturtle02]

I love horror movies, but werewolf flicks are tough to watch! Yeah I like to say I watch movies. Saying that you listen to movies sounds like something some half baked guy would say. But whatever floats your boat. Anyway, there's this one flick I can't seem to make it through which is An American Werewolf in London. The transformation scene always freaks me out. My fiancé says we need to watch that before Halloween's end and I'm hoping she'll forget! I guess it's all the bone crunching and flesh ripping. She loves joking around this time of year, especially dinner time.

"Oh hey babe, let's watch that one story from Creepshow with the roaches! Or how bout that werewolf flick you love so much? Wouldn't that go good with home made vegetable soup?!" She can't stand scenes where people are puking though. I don't think she's seen the Exorcist so I'm gonna get her one of these days. Well, pretty much anything wet or slimey splattering it's way out of a person's mouth in movies gets her cringing and covering her eyes. So yeah we have fun around October. Not that either one has turned anything on during dinner to grose the other out. That hasn't happened yet. haha

[BubblyShell22]

Not a fan of horror movies, so I avoid those like the plague.

[Luke795]

Not a fan of horror movies, so I avoid those like the plague.

I don't like horror movies either so I don't watch them. I mainly watch Comedies or Action Movies and TV shows.

[Icebot]

Speaking as a black person, I tend to have a certain fear of that too. I get a little nervous when I'm driving and a cop car is behind me. Then I have to be extra careful that I don't do anything to get pulled over. I've gotten pulled over a lot as it is, but you could actually classify one of those incidents as a "DWB".

My worst nightmare came true. A police car was driving behind me today with the sirens on. It was following me so I thought they were pulling me over but they really weren't. I was confused out of my mind about why they didn't just pass me in the left lane. But it turns out they were planning to make a right turn at an intersection I was completely unaware of and I didn't know about that intersection (they were responding to an emergency).

[raphmike]

bees, and dogs that all i been afraid of

[Storm Eagle]

My worst nightmare came true. A police car was driving behind me today with the sirens on. It was following me so I thought they were pulling me over but they really weren't. I was confused out of my mind about why they didn't just pass me in the left lane. But it turns out they were planning to make a right turn at an intersection I was completely unaware of and I didn't know about that intersection (they were responding to an emergency).

Well I'm glad they weren't after you.

I mentioned a certain fear of some birds earlier, and I just remembered that the sound that turkeys make is scary to me. Turkeys themselves even look freaky up close.

[DonatelloNinja82]

What I'm most afraid of is my Sons dying before i do.

That is a very valid fear...

I fear heights when more in the open. I can ride in an airplane or look out a window in a high building, but if it's an open balcony or a glass floor and I'm petrified.

Docks. I hate water (almost drowned as a child, so I never learned to swim). And if the dock is floating and I can feel myself rocking while I stand on it...

Calling people on the phone (whom I don't know well). Ya. I hate it.

Public speaking. I'm shy.

[pennydreadful]

I thought I'd dust this puppy off and bring it back to life for some of the more recent members to contribute. :)

In no particular order, some of my major fears are:

- public speaking (because offline, I'm actually pretty shy)
- heights (well, not so much heights as the fear of falling from them :lol: )
- spiders (especially big hairy ones, FEUGH)
- failure and rejection (and what constitutes failure in my book is measured by an incredibly wide and illogical set of parameters)
- swimming alone in a pool (because I have been convinced, ever since I was a child, that piranhas lie in wait in the pool filter and will come swarming out the second my back is turned)

[Darthknuxward]

Other than that, I have but one major fear, and it's fairly pathetic. I have an intense phobia of moths - not all moths, just the big bastards. Anything under an inch or so I can cope with, but this summer we had thousands of the big 'uns. I've never known it so bad - there were times when I physically couldn't leave the house.

You ever had one of those big moths flying around your room in the middle of the night, landing on your face and waking you up? It's freaking terrifying!

I have three major fears: heights, spiders, and losing control of a situation.

And Leo, I hear you about the bedbugs. Last spring I awoke on morning to the lovely sight of several ants crawling all over my bed. Turns out the little f*ckers had built a colony under my bed. Worst expierence with insects that I've ever had.

Centipedes. Oh god, centipedes. I hate the little things. I remember back when I went to Kansas this summer, I went to a small gas station on a trip to Topeka. Went to use the men's room and what do you know, five goddamn centipedes crawling all over the floor. I promptly turn my butt around, walked back to my car, and waited another hour till I got to Topeka.

[TheBlueTurtle1]

Hippos and sharks:o:o:o:o:o

[Slade]

Snakes!!! F*ck em! Evil creatures.

[Netkeeper]

Fire, bees/wasps/hornets, and uh... moths. I can't really explain moths.

Fire includes open heat/sparks. I love watching fireworks, but I can't set them off, even sparklers. I usually do get at least one roman candle every Independence Day, though, so I'm not totally hopeless with that one. I also get really uncomfortable near desk lamps because of how hot they get. When I was little, I was convinced I would set the house on fire if my lamp ever tipped over while it was hot... so yeah, I've had this one for as long as I could remember.

[MsMarvelDuckie]

lol yes. That horror genreish phrase,"Not until it was too late," fits my situation perfectly! One massive water roach got in a few months back after a pretty heavy rain. I was hoping it was a cricket that crawled across my foot but when my fiancé's dad came over he goes,"Ah, I see you guys had one of those huge water roaches we sometimes get after it rains." Luckily the cats had played with it until it was dead on it's back, but it was still disgusting nonetheless. So So yeah, gotta love not noticing them until they're right up on ya.


Ugh, I feel you on that one, BT. I HATE roaches of any kind. I also hate grasshoppers and have had some bad experiences with crickets, too. I don't HATE crickets exactly (I loved A Cricket in Times Square) but I don't like them being around me, especially crawling or jumping on or near me.


I feel silly being afraid of heights even though I ccan't look down! haha Yeah with me it's the fact that you could be reduced to a broken bleeding mess after falling such a long way. Well, that or dead. So I can't stand some roller coasters. Fiance loves them though so I suppose I'll have to get on one at some point.


Don't feel bad, BT- you're not alone. I won't go on roller coasters anymore, and heights also make me highly nervous if I'm in an open area like the observation deck of a tower, a high ladder, or a Ferris wheel cage, or something like that. But if I'm in an enclosed space like a (non-glass walled) elevator, airplane, or something, I don't mind the heights. It's just being high up and exposed to the wind or whatever that scares me.


Yeah I'm very sensitive to people's tones of voice. Some tend to naturally sound sarcastic and that's cool. But then there are those folks who seem to enjoy being just plain rude to others. They're the ones who think they're untouchable because of the shock and awe kinda thing they got going with their sharp tongues. Hope that makes sense. I think allot of people are afraid of those types. I'm not talking about the people who aren't afraid to voice their own opinions and who are outspoken. I think that's awesome and encourage those types to keep doing what they do. I'm talking about the ones who seem to thrive on intimidation and actually dare people to confront them about it because of the pure joy of the skirmish. They're scary, but you can really anoy them by ignoring them. I think the lack of attention is the thing that scares them, so might as well scare them but good. hehe


Yeah, I know what you mean. I used to work with a person like that, and she was a total b****. She would be nice to certain people she wanted to kiss up(higher ups) to or were her "favorites" (ie- the ones who kissed up to HER) but to everyone else, she was just mean, rude, and snarky all the time. She was a manager too, so that made it harder to deal with. But she finally mouthed off to the general manager once too often and got canned- on Christmas Eve, of all days, LOL! I guess Karma really DOES work.



In no particular order, some of my major fears are:

- public speaking (because offline, I'm actually pretty shy)
- heights (well, not so much heights as the fear of falling from them :lol: )
- spiders (especially big hairy ones, FEUGH)
- failure and rejection (and what constitutes failure in my book is measured by an incredibly wide and illogical set of parameters)
- swimming alone in a pool (because I have been convinced, ever since I was a child, that piranhas lie in wait in the pool filter and will come swarming out the second my back is turned)

I feel you on the piranhas, Penny. Sadly, I've had an irrational fear of swimming in certain lakes around my area since I was a kid, because of reports many years ago of people catching piranhas in them. (They were actually Pacu, which are a vegetarian relative of the little razor-teeth, and look very similar, but....)

I'm surprised so many people are afraid of spiders, since I love them, and only ever kill Recluses. The rest, I try to catch and let loose outdoors. I've liked them ever since reading Charlotte's Web as a kid, and recently my hubby and me even checked our local pet store to see about getting a tarantula.

[slashpieturtlemix]

Well I am a HUGE animal nut so I am not scared of any animal or bug. I would have to say that suddenly dying would be my only fear. I'll be damned if I die from a sudden heart attack, panic attack or a bomb lol

[Jephael]

Bugs definitely gross me out. One time my folks and I were getting ready to go to Freddy Hill Farm, a local ice cream/mini golf place and the second I got into my seat I felt a sharp pain in my rear end. It turned out some creepy crawler had ran up my shorts and decided to bite me in the arse.

[slashpieturtlemix]

Bugs definitely gross me out. One time my folks and I were getting ready to go to Freddy Hill Farm, a local ice cream/mini golf place and the second I got into my seat I felt a sharp pain in my rear end. It turned out some creepy crawler had ran up my shorts and decided to bite me in the arse.

Was it a caterpillar? Those tend to do that lol also my co-worker got stung by an asp and a green caterpillar and this man went on a caterpillar holocaust. He was burning, squishing and trying to kill all these caterpillars because he was stupid enough to stick his hand in a bush. Luckily I got him to stop lol jerk must have a grudge against butterflies

[MsMarvelDuckie]

LOL, and now we know who to blame for the drastic reduction in the Monarch population. He was waging a one-man war on butterflies- and apparently, he was winning.

[slashpieturtlemix]

LOL, and now we know who to blame for the drastic reduction in the Monarch population. He was waging a one-man war on butterflies- and apparently, he was winning.

That is exactly how I felt about it too! Butterfly killer lol I will keep this man under surveillance until further notice

[Davetello]

I have fears of dogs, choking, heights and spiders. The first two are far more problematic as I can easily avoid spiders and putting myself at the top of high buildings. I can't really avoid eating or seeing dogs in the street, though.

[ShelleyQuick]

I'm deathly afraid of heights! Also dolls and clowns freak me out. Oh yeah, and Canada geese(they're the spawn of Satan).

[ssjup81]

Spiders and most bugs. I also have a serious fear of the ocean or any large, deep body of water. You'd never see me swimming in a giant lake or in the ocean. I can handle a pool because you can see the bottom. I freak out over the thought of swimming in the ocean. If I go to the beach, I'm fine sitting by the water and letting the waves hit me or something. Now riding in a boat, I'm cool with.

I also have a slight fear of heights, but in the sense that I grow fearful if climbing a ladder or something like that. I always fear falling and hurting myself, yet I can ride on a plane or on a roller coaster because I'm strapped down. I know, backwards logic, eh?

[Jephael]

Was it a caterpillar? Those tend to do that lol

I think it was. I remember pulling out of my shorts and it was all green and long. Bit me on the finger just as I grabbed it.

[Gunpowder]

I'm agoraphobic and spheksophobic (anxious around crowds & wasps, respectively).

[snake]

Sea lions. I'm ******* serious.

[Leo656]

So you're afraid of Sea Lions... are you afraid of Seals?

http://wemeantwell.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/seal13.jpg

.....SHADDAP, I'm leavin'.......

[snake]

So you're afraid of Sea Lions... are you afraid of Seals?

http://wemeantwell.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/seal13.jpg

.....SHADDAP, I'm leavin'.......

Nah, seals are cute.



Not that one though.

[Leo656]

:lol: That face is what happens when you either cross the wrong man or lose a staring contest with a spitting cobra. Seriously.

[Gunpowder]

So you're afraid of Sea Lions... are you afraid of Seals?

http://wemeantwell.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/seal13.jpg

.....SHADDAP, I'm leavin'.......

I dunno, man...dude's gotta point.

http://i59.tinypic.com/14cgnxz.jpg

[snake]

I dunno, man...

http://i59.tinypic.com/14cgnxz.jpg

Edited or not, thanks for the nightmares.

[DarkFell]

I actually had a picture taken with a bull fur seal that could totally trash that Photoshopped(?) seal. The picture is / was on a friends camera and I haven't heard from them in years.

[Lethal Lullaby]

Idk if this would count. But I decided to watch a video on YouTube of the top 50 Scariest PSAs (Public Service Announcements) one night and it made me extremely paranoid for the rest of the night. I had to actually turn on the dining room and kitchen light as I went to the laundry room, which is where the trash can is, to throw away chicken wing bones (Probably shouldn't eat late at night, but yeah xD), because I was afraid I was gonna get jumped by a Monstrous Meth Addict.

[Gunpowder]

Idk if this would count. But I decided to watch a video on YouTube of the top 50 Scariest PSAs (Public Service Announcements) one night and it made me extremely paranoid for the rest of the night. I had to actually turn on the dining room and kitchen light as I went to the laundry room, which is where the trash can is, to throw away chicken wing bones (Probably shouldn't eat late at night, but yeah xD), because I was afraid I was gonna get jumped by a Monstrous Meth Addict.

Your signature scares me a little bit. :tlol:

I have fears of dogs, choking, heights and spiders. The first two are far more problematic as I can easily avoid spiders and putting myself at the top of high buildings. I can't really avoid eating or seeing dogs in the street, though.

One of my closest friends is afraid of dogs, and he doesn't really have a reason for it. But I'm pretty sure it's 'cause he had a bad experience with one as a kid, or something like that.

[Redeemer]

The words "I'm Pregnant"
wow I knew someone would bring this up :lol:

I have fears of dogs, choking, heights and spiders. The first two are far more problematic as I can easily avoid spiders and putting myself at the top of high buildings. I can't really avoid eating or seeing dogs in the street, though.
You know people eat on average eight spiders a year in there sleep, also usually you are within 15 ft of a spider at all times :D

[Katie]

My dog is so afraid of other dogs that she sometimes faints or has seizures when she runs into one that makes any aggressive moves.

I'm convinced she got into a fight or something while she was borded years ago and never got over it.

[snake]

Idk if this would count. But I decided to watch a video on YouTube of the top 50 Scariest PSAs (Public Service Announcements) one night and it made me extremely paranoid for the rest of the night. I had to actually turn on the dining room and kitchen light as I went to the laundry room, which is where the trash can is, to throw away chicken wing bones (Probably shouldn't eat late at night, but yeah xD), because I was afraid I was gonna get jumped by a Monstrous Meth Addict.

I love those. You ever see the one where the guy turns into a snake thing?

[Lethal Lullaby]

Your signature scares me a little bit. :tlol:

Haha that's the point. XD

I love those. You ever see the one where the guy turns into a snake thing?

Hmm. No I don't believe I have seen that one.

[Netkeeper]

You know people eat on average eight spiders a year in there sleep, also usually you are within 15 ft of a spider at all times :D
Actually, that's an urban legend. (http://www.snopes.com/science/stats/spiders.asp)

"average person eats 3 spiders a year" factoid actualy just statistical error. average person eats 0 spiders per year. Spiders Georg, who lives in cave & eats over 10,000 each day, is an outlier adn should not have been counted

[BubblyShell22]

Your signature scares me a little bit. :tlol:



One of my closest friends is afraid of dogs, and he doesn't really have a reason for it. But I'm pretty sure it's 'cause he had a bad experience with one as a kid, or something like that.

I'm afraid of birds because my cousin let their bird out and the bird divebombed me when I was little, so that's where my fear comes from.


My dog is so afraid of other dogs that she sometimes faints or has seizures when she runs into one that makes any aggressive moves.

I'm convinced she got into a fight or something while she was borded years ago and never got over it.

Not good for your dog, but I can understand where she would have that fear. Toby was always afraid of the vacuum cleaner and would hide under the couch whenever my mom took the vacuum. We think it's because the breeder he was with would run the vacuum and it would scare him.

[Davetello]

wow I knew someone would bring this up :lol:


You know people eat on average eight spiders a year in there sleep, also usually you are within 15 ft of a spider at all times :D

Lol.

I thought it was six spiders in a lifetime.

[BubblyShell22]

Well, I've never felt myself swallow a spider, and you would think that even if you're asleep, you'd still feel the sensation that something's in your mouth.

[Leo656]

Yeah, I never bought that. I'm a pretty strong sleeper but anything near my face or mouth immediately wakes me up, even a stray hair. Further, I've been jarred awake out of a sound sleep by feeling the tiniest of fleas or ticks just walking across my arm, for example. So those alleged spiders would have to basically be microscopic for me to not notice.

I think someone just made that up to f*ck with people because most people would think it's the grossest thing they could ever imagine. I had a talk with my CP Bio teacher back in high school and he had an interesting theory that spiders are one of those things that are, like, a "genetic fear", like human beings are programmed to be afraid of them, it's in our DNA. That does happen in nature, so I buy it.

[Davetello]

More appropriate for the After Drak group, but I've heard about guys ejaculating on and peeing on women while they're sleeping.

[snake]

You know people eat on average eight spiders a year in there sleep, also usually you are within 15 ft of a spider at all times :D

That's not true. I read it off National Geographic.

[Netkeeper]

You guys know I posted a link explaining why it's false, right?

[Leo656]

It was noted, we just continued the conversation, brah.

I haven't actually answered this one straight in a while. Waking up without my penis. There.

[Davetello]

Things are getting hairy in here. I might leg it. if things get any more venomous it will bug me.

[Leo656]

http://stream1.gifsoup.com/view2/1806546/chair-shot-o.gif

[Davetello]

Brock. Eddie Brock aka Venom.

[Leo656]

GET THE HOOK! :lol:

I'm terrified that these spider-related puns will never end. ;)

[Davetello]

We're certainly creating a web of intrigue here. The thread has slowed to a crawl though - must be our poisonous personalities.

[TheBlueTurtle1]

It was noted, we just continued the conversation, brah.

I haven't actually answered this one straight in a while. Waking up without my penis. There.

:lol::lol::lol::lol:

I am afraid of getting married;)

[Leo656]

We're certainly creating a web of intrigue here. The thread has slowed to a crawl though - must be our poisonous personalities.


.....

http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1yik2cn4g1qfdhs0o1_500.gif

Aaaand I'm gonna take a shower. Back later y'all!

[Davetello]

You have to cleanse yourself of this conversation. I understand.

[Lethal Lullaby]

I feel like one of the select few here that isn't extremely afraid of Spiders. I catch them in little plastic containers then eventually take them outside. Heck I actually did almost swallow one. It was when i went into the refrigerator to drink from a glass of water. I then felt something kind of hairy-like in my mouth and spit out a black spider. Still don't know what kind it was, but it was spider for sure. I think it was still alive. x3 Also had a brown recluse crawl onto me. Luckily for me I didn't get bitten. I did catch it and someone told me what it was, etc.

I can see how some would think spiders are terrifying, but I think some spiders are kind of cute, which is why I want to get a tarantula, and spiders actually have some good benefits. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgE3pvY5W6k)

[snake]

I feel like one of the select few here that isn't extremely afraid of Spiders. I catch them in little plastic containers then eventually take them outside. Heck I actually did almost swallow one. It was when i went into the refrigerator to drink from a glass of water. I then felt something kind of hairy-like in my mouth and spit out a black spider. Still don't know what kind it was, but it was spider for sure. I think it was still alive. x3 Also had a brown recluse crawl onto me. Luckily for me I didn't get bitten. I did catch it and someone told me what it was, etc.

I can see how some would think spiders are terrifying, but I think some spiders are kind of cute, which is why I want to get a tarantula, and spiders actually have some good benefits. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgE3pvY5W6k)
Same here. Spiders are adorable up close. I don't really mind them.



I still hate Sea Lions.

[BubblyShell22]

:lol::lol::lol::lol:

I am afraid of getting married;)

Don't blame you there. I definitely don't want to do that.

[Gunpowder]

I feel like one of the select few here that isn't extremely afraid of Spiders. I catch them in little plastic containers then eventually take them outside. Heck I actually did almost swallow one. It was when i went into the refrigerator to drink from a glass of water. I then felt something kind of hairy-like in my mouth and spit out a black spider. Still don't know what kind it was, but it was spider for sure. I think it was still alive. x3 Also had a brown recluse crawl onto me. Luckily for me I didn't get bitten. I did catch it and someone told me what it was, etc.

I can see how some would think spiders are terrifying, but I think some spiders are kind of cute, which is why I want to get a tarantula, and spiders actually have some good benefits. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgE3pvY5W6k)

I don't think they're "cute", but I also certainly don't think they're scary. It actually kind of ticks me off whenever I see someone kill one, 'cause they prevent insect overpopulation and all that good stuff. It's like, would you rather have a few spiders or a bug infestation? (the latter will assuredly be more harmful)

[BubblyShell22]

But spiders also can bite you, and spider bites aren't fun. I'd rather kill them than have one bite me.

[Leo656]

I've seen "Starship Troopers" enough times to know that anything with more than four legs needs to be completely wiped out before they take over.

[Gunpowder]

But spiders also can bite you, and spider bites aren't fun. I'd rather kill them than have one bite me.

Would you rather have a few spiders to avoid, or have disease-carrying flies swarming around with nothing to effectively stop them?

[BubblyShell22]

It wouldn't matter because the flies could be killed with a fly swatter or a spray. And they don't come around in the winter here, so I'm fine with that.

[Leo656]

My wife's uncle lost his foot to an infected spider-bite. All bugs are the sh*ts.

[BubblyShell22]

Yep, I agree with that. I really wish they didn't exist.

[Netkeeper]

I love spiders. They're so cool looking, and some of them are downright cute. Tarantulas are so fuzzy.

[BubblyShell22]

Tarantulas creep me the f*ck out.

[Gunpowder]

Yeah, Tarantulas are cool.

[Leo656]

Was supposed to dissect a tarantula in 10th grade CP Bio. Went up for supplies, started a conversation with my teacher about people being afraid of spiders. Went on for 20 minutes while my lab partner did all the work. Teacher somehow didn't notice that I was hustling him and gave us both an A, despite me doing nothing. Partner was pissed. F*ck him.

I don't f*ck with spiders.

Also... to put it in wrasslin' terms... I'm Carny as f*ck. :lol:

[DarkFell]

Spiders don't creep me out although I do not object to killing them, especially when they make their presence known by crawling up my walls like they own the place.

Snakes don't scare me either and I live next to a neighbor that is absolutely terrified of snakes.

Creepy people creep me out; the creepy people with the bad attitudes are the worst.

[Katie]

I used to have a tarantula. A rose hair. She was as big as my hand and she loved to crawl onto warm skin and settle in. I think my neck under my chin was her favorite spot to sit. She tapped her "fangs" but never bit. She did shoot hairs when she got annoyed though.

[DarkFell]

I've seen "Starship Troopers" enough times to know that anything with more than four legs needs to be completely wiped out before they take over.
I bet you'd be a fun one to watch that Lost in Space movie with..especially when the crew deals with those spiders within the Proteus and fight with future Dr. Smith.

[snake]

Is Leo656 scared of spiders? I forgot.

[Leo656]

You are too damn young to be this damn funny. This sh*t ain't right.

[pennydreadful]

Would you rather have a few spiders to avoid, or have disease-carrying flies swarming around with nothing to effectively stop them?

Do flies actually serve a purpose? I'm sure they do, but I have no idea what it is.

Or do they just exist to justify the spiders?!? A CONSPIRACY. :shifty:

[Lethal Lullaby]

Well. -u- As much as I do enjoy the spider talk I'm just gonna add another fear.

I hope it's not just me, but I'm afraid that I, or someone I deeply care for, will be in a life threatening situation and I'll try to call for help, but nobody will hear me.

[Leo656]

Heart attacks. They don't look like fun.

[DarkFell]

Heart attacks. They don't look like fun.
They're not. My dad had two of them. Didn't even feel them coming. That's pretty damn scary
when you think about it.

[Leo656]

Same. My Dad was having "heartburn" for weeks until he finally had a bad one while making me breakfast and called an ambulance. Turned out he'd had a series of minor heart attacks over a period of weeks and if he hadn't called 911 on that last one he would've died. He had a major surgery and several smaller ones over the years after that. Stents, pacemaker-defibrillator, etc. Just awful.

I don't think I could handle the surgery, either. His scars were awful. Just the idea of having my sternum cracked open like a rusty drawbridge and someone poking around my heart with sharp tools... part of me hopes if I ever do have a heart attack, the First One is the Last One, y'know?

[DarkFell]

True dat. I ever get one...well dammit let me go.
Seriously though, I've been trying to mellow out in life. So I won't end up like my old man did. Thankful that his ticker is still ticking but he's in no condition for heart attack number three to hit him.

[MsMarvelDuckie]

Spiders? Did someone say spiders?! I LOVE the little buggers.


Here's some of the more attractive reasons why:

A Red-Back- venomous, but quite lovely. (Also, the spider I named my super-hero mutant son of Spider-Man after!)

http://museumvictoria.com.au/spiders/images/medium/mn15775.jpg

An Agriope- your common garden spider, and one of my favorites.

http://www.fcps.edu/islandcreekes/ecology/Arthropods/Black%20and%20Yellow%20Garden%20Spider/spider9b.jpg

An Apache Jumper- pretty, and fun to watch!

http://cdn2.arkive.org/media/DF/DF12E344-6FDB-4174-A608-4568E603E8F3/Presentation.Large/Male-ladybird-spider.jpg

Something neat- a Peacock spider!! So many pretty colors....

http://amazinglist.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/peacock-spider-3.jpg

Phiddipus audax- the Audacious Jumper- another favorite of mine. These little guys are amazing! And make decent pets, too....

http://www.richard-seaman.com/Wallpaper/Nature/Spiders/Jumping/DaringJumpingSpider.jpg

A Tiger-rump- this beauty is tops on our list of potential pet tarantulas.

https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2286/2532597576_784e31215e.jpg

[Gunpowder]

Well. -u- As much as I do enjoy the spider talk I'm just gonna add another fear.

I hope it's not just me, but I'm afraid that I, or someone I deeply care for, will be in a life threatening situation and I'll try to call for help, but nobody will hear me.

I can relate to this. I've had friends threaten to do drastic things because of something having to do with me; and by that point, it's extremely difficult to get anything though to them. So I can understand your fear of having no control over something like that.

[Leo656]

Thanks, Duckie, for putting all those "lovely" critters in one place for me... makes my job easier...

http://i.imgur.com/AlYLK0z.gif

[MsMarvelDuckie]

Aww Leo, you ruin all my fun! Spiders are such amazing critters!

[Leo656]

Yeah, they crunch just lovely.

[MsMarvelDuckie]

You, sir, are an @$$.

[Candy Kappa]

A friend of mine have a sever case of Arachnophobia, so much he can't play certain video games due to giant spiders being enemies in the game.

[Leo656]

You, sir, are an @$$.

http://37.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1zo72AP3R1r324lio1_400.gif

[BubblyShell22]

Gotta agree with Leo here, Duckie. Spiders must die!

[TheCanadiandrome]

Gotta agree with Leo here, Duckie. Spiders must die!

R-Truth hates spiders (edit: you have to skip a bit to that part of video) :lol:

OLE9ruCwyog

seriuosly though, i'm not to keen on heights myself

[Leo656]

"Maaaaan, F*ck spiders AND F*ck Li'l Jimmy!" :lol: Ahhhh... R-Truth... he's terrible.:lol:

I'm... not great with heights but I can deal. The anxiety about actually being up in the air isn't as bad once I'm up there.

[Gunpowder]

I'm... not great with heights but I can deal. The anxiety about actually being up in the air isn't as bad once I'm up there.

I'm the same way with giving speeches.

[MsMarvelDuckie]

"Maaaaan, F*ck spiders AND F*ck Li'l Jimmy!" :lol: Ahhhh... R-Truth... he's terrible.:lol:

I'm... not great with heights but I can deal. The anxiety about actually being up in the air isn't as bad once I'm up there.


Buuuut- didn't SPIDER-MAN start as a WRESTLER? Just sayin'..... :trazz:

[Leo656]

He ain't got sh*t on this cat and he never did. :P
http://stream1.gifsoup.com/view6/2522505/macho-man-o.gif

http://images.onesite.com/capcom-unity.com/user/bonesaw/profile.jpg?type=user&ts=0910-1202

[snake]

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=D2XN7MfiE4M

Best spider

[MsMarvelDuckie]

Touche! Good, one, dude. See, even a spider fears Bonesaw. What's to be scared of from a little spider, then?

[Leo656]

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=D2XN7MfiE4M

Best spider

:lol: Poor Brad Armstrong. He tried so hard. And he was good! He was just bland, thus the never-ending loop of goofy sh*t like this they had him do.

He's dead now. :ohwell:

In case anyone didn't know, Marvel sued the living crap out of WCW about 17 seconds after that match aired on TV. :lol: "But... but he's wearing PURPLE! He's called ARACHNAMAN! Come on, IT'S SO NOT THE SAME THING!" :lol:

[snake]

:lol: Poor Brad Armstrong. He tried so hard. And he was good! He was just bland, thus the never-ending loop of goofy sh*t like this they had him do.

He's dead now. :ohwell:

In case anyone didn't know, Marvel sued the living crap out of WCW about 17 seconds after that match aired on TV. :lol: "But... but he's wearing PURPLE! He's called ARACHNAMAN! Come on, IT'S SO NOT THE SAME THING!" :lol:

Pallet swap spidey. I'm pretty sure I saw a bootleg action figure that looked like Arachnaman.

[BubblyShell22]

"Maaaaan, F*ck spiders AND F*ck Li'l Jimmy!" :lol: Ahhhh... R-Truth... he's terrible.:lol:

I'm... not great with heights but I can deal. The anxiety about actually being up in the air isn't as bad once I'm up there.

I think R-Truth was hilarious in that gimmick myself. Now he's just there.

Yeah, I'm afraid of heights, too. Never really liked them and never will.

Fun fact: Did you know D-Von Dudley was also afraid of heights?

[Lethal Lullaby]

I'm the same way with giving speeches.

Same here. Idek how I passed my Speech class with a B. Teacher was probably being REALLY generous.

[Brooke507]

I'm afraid of spiders, heights, and creepy halloween sounds

[Super Goku]

I'm afraid of death. I guess I just need to accept that someday it will happen and try not to think about it anymore, and just try to enjoy every day.

[BubblyShell22]

I'm not afraid of the concept itself because I know it'll happen, but I'd rather die peacefully in my sleep or of old age. I'm more afraid of HOW I'll die.

[Super Goku]

I'm not afraid of the concept itself because I know it'll happen, but I'd rather die peacefully in my sleep or of old age. I'm more afraid of HOW I'll die.

I understand. People have been talking about an after life for years, and now I am considering that maybe...... there might not be one. So perhaps if people had not talked about an after life, I wouldn't be so afraid. I probably shouldn't ask, but do you have any advice for me on that? The closest I have come to not being afraid is to think that there is no reason to fear something that I can not change, that fear of something I can not change is a waste of my emotional time. It causes stress.

[Metalwolf]

I'm not afraid of the concept itself because I know it'll happen, but I'd rather die peacefully in my sleep or of old age. I'm more afraid of HOW I'll die.Well, most people die alone, either through just living alone or waiting until loved ones leave the hospital bedside (yes they really will do that) or having a heart attack or accident in some woe-begone place.



It all depends. :)

[IndigoErth]

What I'm afraid of... the biggest one: needles, and the idea of ever having to have an IV was always a worst nightmare to me. Although between last Sept. and this Sept. I was forced to face it multiple items. Hell, I even accepted getting a needle if it meant numbing my hand first before the IV was put in. (The one time without numbing hurt like a b*tch even for too long afterward - never again without.) The one I only did bad with though was having my blood drawn, for the second time in my life (was still a kid the first time), that is the only one in the past year that I almost passed out from.

Creepy medical stuff in general. My mom and sister are the sorts that could easily sit there and watch surgery stuff on tv. Me however... NOPE. NO thank you. Don't ever want to see that.

Public speaking, yeah that was always bad. Glad not to have had to face that for many years.

I always though sloths were a little creepy. Why do people think those are cute?? lol

And those horrible horrible frogs that imbed their eggs into their back and it's young leave holes in it's back when they hatch out. WORST CREATURE EVER. Could violently throw up just thinking about it. Number one trypophobia trigger in the world.

[Brooke507]

What I'm afraid of... the biggest one: needles, and the idea of ever having to have an IV was always a worst nightmare to me. Although between last Sept. and this Sept. I was forced to face it multiple items. Hell, I even accepted getting a needle if it meant numbing my hand first before the IV was put in. (The one time without numbing hurt like a b*tch even for too long afterward - never again without.) The one I only did bad with though was having my blood drawn, for the second time in my life (was still a kid the first time), that is the only one in the past year that I almost passed out from.

Creepy medical stuff in general. My mom and sister are the sorts that could easily sit there and watch surgery stuff on tv. Me however... NOPE. NO thank you. Don't ever want to see that.

Public speaking, yeah that was always bad. Glad not to have had to face that for many years.

I always though sloths were a little creepy. Why do people think those are cute?? lol

And those horrible horrible frogs that imbed their eggs into their back and it's young leave holes in it's back when they hatch out. WORST CREATURE EVER. Could violently throw up just thinking about it. Number one trypophobia trigger in the world. I agree Indigo I never thought that sloths were cute at all. They have weird looking faces.

[Leo656]

I have a problem with veins being sliced or cut, especially in the wrist and neck. I can handle a lot of things but that really gets at me.

[Netkeeper]

I have a lot of problems with things relating to the eyes. I can't watch or look at any sort of eye injury.

With my own eyes, it's even worse. I have a serious problem with anything getting near them, to the point where I avoid all instances of running water unless I have something to cover my eyes with or if I shut them super-tight. I will not go underwater at all without goggles and I've even worn them when showering [I usually opt for bath].

I also won't let anyone's hands go near my eyes at all -- even my cheeks and eyebrows are off-limits. For some strange reason, it just feels completely different when those areas are touched even slightly and even by my own hands. It actually feels like the flesh entirely around my eye is stinging.

[TheCanadiandrome]

I think R-Truth was hilarious in that gimmick myself. Now he's just there.

Yeah, I'm afraid of heights, too. Never really liked them and never will.

Fun fact: Did you know D-Von Dudley was also afraid of heights?

that's so funny :lol:

for the most part i can deal when it comes to heights. like going up the CN Tower in Toronto was fine, been up like 3 or 4 times, and the Calgary Tower was fine, but if it comes to climbing ladders or getting into roofing or lookin down from tall buildings, then it's just like "Oh Hell NO!" :lol:

also, for me flying in a plane is ok

[Leo656]

I went to the Statue of Liberty twice and walked around on the base, that was neat, but I did have some anxiety. It went away after a couple minutes though. That was back when you could go up to the crown but not the torch. 1990 or so. I'd do it again. I just found out my wife went three times, but she only went up to the base. We never went together, maybe we will one day, that'd be neat.

Heights do bother me a little bit, but I don't get vertigo or anything so I don't feel like I'm losing control of a situation, which is really the part of anything that gets me.

[TheCanadiandrome]

Heights do bother me a little bit, but I don't get vertigo or anything so I don't feel like I'm losing control of a situation, which is really the part of anything that gets me.

yeah that's kinda how it is for me

[Davetello]

What I'm afraid of... the biggest one: needles, and the idea of ever having to have an IV was always a worst nightmare to me. Although between last Sept. and this Sept. I was forced to face it multiple items. Hell, I even accepted getting a needle if it meant numbing my hand first before the IV was put in. (The one time without numbing hurt like a b*tch even for too long afterward - never again without.) The one I only did bad with though was having my blood drawn, for the second time in my life (was still a kid the first time), that is the only one in the past year that I almost passed out from.



I forgot needles. Hate them too. I dread blood tests etc.

[Davetello]

Oh, I'm also scared of rollercoasters and basically most fairground attractions. Went to Blackpool with the soccer team aged 14 and wouldn't let them drag me on the Pepsi Max. It terrified me.

What can I say? I'm a pusSy :)

[IndigoErth]

Yeah, those too. I have a very very few roller coasters in the world that I'm "friends" with, beyond those, forget it. Watching camera footage on YouTube from them is enough for me thanks. lol If something goes upside down or has steep drops, no thanks.

I once went to Dollywood in Tennessee at the age of 12 while we were visiting family friends and all took an overnight trip there together. I never went on a single ride because they all just wanted to go on stuff I didn't have the guts for...


Another thing... I will never be able to be the one to carve the turkey or whatnot. Knife against bone or trying to cut right through it really creeps/grosses me out. My sister has bone issues and will not eat meat while it's still on the bone. That doesn't bother me at all (I mean you can't enjoy some amazing BBQ ribs otherwise! lol), but cutting through, NOPE. Nope nope nope.

[Davetello]

Hahaha I'm like your sister - I won't eat anything with bones either :lol:

Sounds like we're all sorts of messed up :lol:

[snake]

I'm afraid of waking up as Leo656.

[Davetello]

I'm afraid of waking up with him.

[Leo656]

You're both right to be afraid.

[BubblyShell22]

I understand. People have been talking about an after life for years, and now I am considering that maybe...... there might not be one. So perhaps if people had not talked about an after life, I wouldn't be so afraid. I probably shouldn't ask, but do you have any advice for me on that? The closest I have come to not being afraid is to think that there is no reason to fear something that I can not change, that fear of something I can not change is a waste of my emotional time. It causes stress.

Well, I know you're probably not going to see this since you're leaving, but if you're lurking around, here's my advice: Just go with what you think is best. If you believe in an afterlife, go with that and take comfort from it. If you don't, then just take comfort in that you lived a good life and that you did all you could while you lived. I believe in reincarnation, so I do believe that when I die, I'll be reincarnated into something else. Not sure what that is, but I take comfort in that I'll have another form to live my life in and that's what's awesome about that belief. So go with what you feel is best.



Well, most people die alone, either through just living alone or waiting until loved ones leave the hospital bedside (yes they really will do that) or having a heart attack or accident in some woe-begone place.



It all depends. :)

I understand that. If I die alone, then I die alone. It's more about I really don't want to die of a disease or an accident of some sort and would rather die peacefully in my sleep and of old age. But I know things can't be controlled and that sometimes things happen, so I just have to roll with the punches. It's just one of those things I take issue with as in, "If I could choose to die, this is how I'd want to go."

Indigo, I agree about needles. I hate them, too, but sometimes you can't avoid them.

[Mandy Chan]

Needles, even if they didn't hurt... I just feel all nervous and scared when I have to have one..

[blindturtle02]

Heck yeah, needles scare me as well. I still remember this nurse not telling me exactly when my shot was coming as a kid and they've sort of freaked me out sense. Flu shots aren't so bad for me these days. They numb a part of the arm up and those are actually quite painless. But then you've got those folks who just jab that friggin thing in there. That's not fun.

[snake]

I know this sounds edgy, but needles don't hurt me anymore. I've had so many of them go through me, the pain is only a second long.

[Cure]

I know this sounds edgy, but needles don't hurt me anymore. I've had so many of them go through me, the pain is only a second long.

Same here. Needles ain't no thang for us anymore.

[blindturtle02]

As long as they don't jam it in there, I'm fine. I used to sweat and shake profusely years ago but it's no big deal these days, and I still haven't figured out why. Surgery scares me though. I had several but don't remember them because I was a preemy at the time during the early 80's. Going under the knife with a possibility of not waking up again has always frightened me. I cringe whenever someone else has to go into surgery as well and I usually forget to eat until they're up and about again. I think I'd rather have to deal with a couple broken bones than go into some sort of surgery. Given the choice, I'd take two broken legs, I guess.

[Ravenshell]

Same here. Needles ain't no thang for us anymore.

Ditto. And I have rolling veins, so it's always STAB STAB STAB when I need blood drawn or something. For God's sake, hit the vein already!
Plus I have to give insulin shots to my dog twice daily.

Scared of bees and wasps, though. Never been stung, but since my dad is allergic, I'm terrified of being stung. Had a yellowjacket bite me once, though. Scared the crap outta me.

Oh, and deathly scared of cancer, mostly of my brain tumor returning (unfun), but also breast cancer and skin cancer, both of which my mom was afflicted with. Got a 2nd degree sunburn late this year and freaked out that I was gonna die of melanoma.

Oh, and furniture infested with black widows. (seriously, I hope my cousins burned that couch to the ground!)

[Mandy Chan]

True, they dont hurt... They still make me feel nervous though..

[Prowler]

Honestly, I don't think I have any of those typical phobias such as fear of spiders, heights, etc. As a kid, some bugs scared me, nowadays I'm not afraid of any. Sure, I find some a bit dirty, but not afraid to squash them.

My biggest fear is probably getting some serious health problem in the future like cancer or diabetes.

[Mew]

Spiders
Hights

[TheSkeletonMan939]

When I was really little a bee stung me right under the chin for no reason at all.

Now I'm unreasonably afraid of them.

http://38.media.tumblr.com/3156086ec0715798d4d78429e9ba3cd0/tumblr_n5we444clP1s0pdi0o10_400.gif
http://33.media.tumblr.com/67a0fdef82304341a809271c03e9b2b0/tumblr_n34frkRTsU1tpizi4o1_400.gif

[Lethal Lullaby]

As long as I don't see the needle and it is for numbing purposes then I'm good. Like when they give me the shot to numb my gums for a filling I can handle that easily. (I had to get a filling, then had to get it redone, and redone again. T-T)

[BabyTurtles]

I have a fear of elevators.

I don't like being in a small space that moves (that you can't get out of anytime you want)....I mean what happens if there is an earthquake!? Or if it just stops??

I try to avoid them....but when I'm at a hotel sometimes I have no choice. T_T

[lindz247]

I absolutely HATE getting shots I have nightmares about it! One time when my mom was taking me to get the technis one I was like "NO! I'd rather die!" I didn't mean it, of course. For me they REALLY hurt! Probably because I'm all tense when I get one but how can I not be?? lol I have a really weak stomach and had a caesar during health class once
Kind of scared of the dark too ever since I watched that Mama movie :(
Apparently I'm also afraid of robots. :lol:

[Mew]

I absolutely HATE getting shots I have nightmares about it! lol I have a really weak stomach and had a caesar during health class once
Kind of scared of the dark too ever since I watched that Mama movie :(
Me too......Ever sense Creepypasta came into my life.

[IndigoErth]

I absolutely HATE getting shots I have nightmares about it!
You and me both.

Of those that I'd had in the last year and a half or so, I did surprisingly ok for me... one was a tetanus shot that I was long overdue on because, well... I avoid getting shots. Most of the others were just to numb my hand before an IV was put in. Those were shallow in the skin so I could deal ok and I was terrified of the idea of an IV, never had it before, but the numbing helped so I was kind of willing as it was the lesser of two evils...I guess. (Other people seem to do ok with them, but for me the second IV I had - without the spot being numbed - hurt like a you know what for too long after. Never again without it being numbed first.)

The only two I didn't do all that great with were when I went for a surgery and this woman comes back after I'd changed into the gown thing and wants to give me a shot... in the stomach. Excuse me?? :teek: I tried not to freak out too much... Can't say that I didn't at least a little.

And then there was the blood test the week before that surgery. That's the one I have the most issue with and came pretty close to passing out.

And I will stop about that now because just thinking about that stuff just makes me queasy. lol


Edit: My dad had a test done today that had him peddling on a stationary bike kind of thing. He said they took a blood test before it and one during it while he was supposed to continue peddling. I'm like "What??" I think I would have passed out and fallen off the darn bike. LOL

[TheCanadiandrome]

Spiders
Hights

me to, heghts any ways. i don't mind spiders

[IndigoErth]

That reminds me of a story...

My sister has always been terrified of spiders. Most never bothered me much. So she comes running to me one day, back when we were kids, after spotting a big spider on her floor at the foot of the stairs that go upstairs to the attic (her room used to be the den where those stairs are located).

So I come see and at first glance I'm like :teek:. But a second late I'm laughing.

You know that decorative web stuff for Halloween?
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51R2gX89VYL._SX300_.jpg
And the black plastic spiders it comes with for decoration...? Yeah. It was one of those. :tlol:

I kept Halloween stuff up there near the top of the stairs, in a little "hallway" space between the attic and a side room. Apparently a loose plastic spider had gotten away. She's never really quite lived that down.

[Magdolin]

Spiders. All sizes, poisonous or not, ect, I have a pretty darn huge fear of them.

Let me share my story...
Spiders never used to bother me as much they do now. I'd see one, I'd kill it. End of story. But now- and I'm pretty sure it was the movie Arachnophobia that I began to have a fear of these eight-legged insects, and the bad experiences I've had with spiders since then kind of... Helped it grow I think. There was a time I was going to make myself a pot of coffee and found a hairy, black spider with with white dots, and green eyes staring at me from on top of the coffee pot. I backed away slowly- and at the time I didn't have anything to kill it with near by, so I sprayed it with lysol. I killed it eventually.

Then there was another time I was doing some spring cleaning and I thought I felt an itch on my face, so I scratch, but then I felt said 'itch' move. I went to bathroom and found out that I actually had a spider on my face. I screamed, I freaked out and probably looked completely stupid slapping myself to kill that spider. I once found a spider in my bed and considered sleeping on the couch due to fear. I used to fear waking up one morning finding a tarantula sitting on my chest- luckily I don't have that fear anymore.

I was laying on the floor with my laptop once when I saw a spider crawling towards me, and I literally jumped a foot back onto my feet before I freaked out and hit the spider with a shoe more times then necessary just to make sure it was dead. There was another time when a spider sneaked in from the outside and my niece, who was 18 months at the time started going over the in the direction of the spider, and me yelling for someone to get her while I killed the monster.

Then! Ohhh... Ugh. I went to get in the shower, right? Had my clothes, everything. I go in the bathroom, I flick the light on, and there- in the sink is a HUGE wolf spider. So I said to myself. "Okay." I go and get our poison spray for spiders, I come back and let out a sigh of relief that the spider is still there because nothing sucks worse than losing a spider in your house. Am I right, or am I right? Anyway; I move into the bathroom prepared to kill this flipping wolf spider, but then it turns. It sees me and I swear to God I could see it's pinchers moving like it was getting ready to launch itself and attack me. I literally froze with fear and had to have my dad kill it for me.

I swear... The spiders are hunting me. I'm like on their hit list or something.

[pennydreadful]

You're so right, Magdolin - nothing is worse than losing a spider! :o

I think my most recent spider-related trauma was getting into the shower and this big hairy huntsman spider scuttled out from behind my shampoo bottles.

Needless to say I let out a screech which probably sounded a lot like a seagull being murdered, launched myself out of the shower at top speed and did the little panicky jig of "oh god, someone come kill it for me" while I was soaking wet. Most undignified. :lol:

[IndigoErth]

:lol::tlol: Ok in that case I think I would have freaked out too.

Does anyone else get the ones, esp little ones, that like to come down in front of you when you're on the computer...? Like right between you and the monitor? Doesn't happen frequently, but even still it's been a number of times. Wtf spiders? I'm glad they were little so I just grabbed them and put them aside somewhere. :tlol:

I swear, as long as I wouldn't get squished, it might be fun to be one for the day and just scare the bejebus out of people.

[Magdolin]

You're so right, Magdolin - nothing is worse than losing a spider! :o

I think my most recent spider-related trauma was getting into the shower and this big hairy huntsman spider scuttled out from behind my shampoo bottles.

Needless to say I let out a screech which probably sounded a lot like a seagull being murdered, launched myself out of the shower at top speed and did the little panicky jig of "oh god, someone come kill it for me" while I was soaking wet. Most undignified. :lol:
Oh my God. You poor thing! :lol: I would look up that kind of spider but I kind of don't want to either because then I'll be thinking about it. And for some reason, when I think about spiders I automatically imagine them in my throat. Not good thought nor a good feeling after said thought.

[TheCanadiandrome]

:lol::tlol: Ok in that case I think I would have freaked out too.

Does anyone else get the ones, esp little ones, that like to come down in front of you when you're on the computer...? Like right between you and the monitor? Doesn't happen frequently, but even still it's been a number of times. Wtf spiders? I'm glad they were little so I just grabbed them and put them aside somewhere. :tlol:

I swear, as long as I wouldn't get squished, it might be fun to be one for the day and just scare the bejebus out of people.

yeah the almost little black no-sees-ems :lol:

[lindz247]

Me too......Ever sense Creepypasta came into my life.
God I had to look it up :tcry: WHY??!

[shuriken]

I forgot, bedbugs. We had a really bad infestation a few years back - actually had to move over it - and frankly, I'm terrified of ever going through it again. They can get ANYWHERE and no matter what the internet tells you, it's almost impossible to get rid of them short of flat-out burning everything you own, because a few might just be breeding in between the pages of a book or magazine, and then overnight you have another massive colony of the f*ckers. The eggs and babies are so small they're almost invisible, so the precautions you have to take are insane. After we moved out the landlord had to gut the entire apartment, rip out the floors, the walls, everything. That was one of the worst periods of my life, I couldn't sleep at all because they'd be everywhere, we had to get rid of our beds and sleep on air mattresses because they have a harder time crawling on plastic, had to do laundry every single day and keep our clothes in plastic bags, couldn't have company over, couldn't even go to anyone else's house because you might have them on your shoes or something, it was horrible. I started going a little nuts from it all, honestly, the lack of sleep and feelings of hopelessness (along with literally being chewed on by parasites 24/7) really took a mental toll.

So actually, I think more than spiders, I'm afraid of ever going through THAT sh*t again. I don't like to think about it, so that's probably why I didn't mention that first. I like to pretend they don't exist.

Oh man while I have never had them, my pops owns an apartment building and I help with the up-keep and cleanup, as well as renting them out. We have had 4 different people that got em and to get rid of them is easily a 2-3 month process.
2 we were lucky to catch it early and exterminate em after 3 sessions of steaming and fumigation (once every 2 weeks.) The other two had full blown infestations and like Leo said, we had to gut the thing, and everyone loses. And yes Extreme heat is the only thing that will the eggs. If you only fumigate there is a chance a few of the eggs survive, and they are resilient sons of bitches too. only good thing is that they can't run, jump or burrow.
I find that sh*t terrifying. No joke wherever I go I check for pepper sh*ts. And it's not even a questions of being dirty (although living in cluster gives them more room to hide) like roaches.
Rats are a big one. I've seen some rats as big as cats and killed a few of em as well. effing revolting.
Zombies too man. I have nightmares about those things to this day. And the thing is I'm fine with zombies in movies and tv shows but there is just something about zombies that creeps me the hell out.

[Mew]

I hate cilantro.
Stinkbug herbs.