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Reddit user NeZur asked: ''What type of phobia do yo have?'
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We all have things that scare us enough to keep us awake at night.
A phobia, if you will.
Some of these are fairly common, be they somewhat trivial, such as heights, rodents, or the supernatural. 
While others are on the more serious side, such as the possibility of your friends and families being in danger.
Others suffer from phobias which are anything but common.
Ridiculous as they may seem in the eyes of others, these phobias still send shivers up the spines of those who suffer from them, scaring them far more than a scary story or a turbulent flight.
Redditor NeZur was eager to hear the things that make the hairs on the backs of people's necks stand on end, leading them to ask:
"What type of phobia do yo have?"
It Is, In Fact, One Of The Most Dangerous Modes Of Transportation..."Driving."
"I drive every day."
"People be crazy out on the roads."
"Scares me to death."- Same-Ad-1266
Arachnophobia To The Max..."Spiders."- evandollardon
"Especially with big paws."- NeZur
"A pregnant spider, with big paws."- TwoLittleNeedleMarks
Some People Stick To Puddle Stomping
"Thalassophobia, the fear of deep bodies of water."- GentlyDead
Searching For The Nearest Boat...
"Gephyrophobia."
"I especially hate it when the traffic backs up and you are stuck on the bridge."- mspolytheist
Design 3D GIF by BADCODECGiphy
The Only Thing Scarier Than Snakes on A Plane..."I have a phobia of anacondas coming up the toilet while I'm taking a dump."- dingbatyokel5000
Especially When They're Your Own..."Teenagers."
"Scare the living sh*t outta me."- Randomees
Anything Scarier Than Getting Shot? Getting A Shot...
"Needles."- Chocolatelover4ever
"I always faint with needles."
"My blood pools into my legs and I'm out like a light."
"I have to clench and squeal if I see a needle ANYWHERE."
"I used to get faintish but COVID flashes of needles actually desensitized me a bit."
"I've only had one nurse keep me conscious through a blood draw and it was because she (Lowkey knowing I faint) started ranting about how her brother went to Colorado and got to smoke like snoop while she takes the other 'high' road (nursing)."
"Versus a nurse doing the cliche 'what's your favorite XYZ' while drawing 6 vials."
"She apparently got to 4 when I told her I was going to faint."
"She got another vial in while I was out."
"I got help from my ex to a room as they checked my pulse saying I was coma levels."
"Shots, I'm alright if I can lay down or sit with my head between my legs."
"I have tons of piercings but no ink."
"Hell I even pierced my own labret."- This_User_Said
Getting Nervous Could Be A Problem..."Emetophobia."
"Haven't puked since preschool, now I'm a college freshman."- thrashmusican
gross james van der beek GIFGiphy
There Is Little Worse Than A Cracked Nail...
"Anything to do with damage to finger/toe nails."
"Makes me seriously queezy thinking about it."- silentarcher00
As If The Sound Isn't Scary Enough..."The garbage disposal."
"Under NO circumstance will I put my hand in there."
"Lost a spoon?"
"It's dead to me until my husband gets home."- potato-keeper
Two For The Price Of One..."Forgot the term for it but underwater machinery and deep water in general."- Limp_Telephone2280
Das Boot Water GIF by WoodblockGiphy
Not "Sailing Away" Any Time Soon..."I don't like the open sea as a concept."
"Not a fear of sharks/drowning or anything specific."
"The sh*t is just horrifying."-TreefrogJ
SIze Does Matter...'"Megalophobia."
"I am pretty scared next to tall buildings and statues."
"For some reason I can't look up when I am close to it."- MIKE_THE_KILLER
Holey Moley..."Trypophobia."
"Lately on my FYP, those videos of people with tons of seashells (I think, I didn’t get a close look) attached to they’re arms or legs keep popping up and it makes me physically sick."
"It legit ruins my mood."- irllylikeurpeaches
According to FDR, "the only thing we have to fear is fear itself."
If only all phobias were so simple...

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We all have things that scare us enough to keep us awake at night.

A phobia, if you will.

Some of these are fairly common, be they somewhat trivial, such as heights, rodents, or the supernatural.

While others are on the more serious side, such as the possibility of your friends and families being in danger.

Others suffer from phobias which are anything but common.

Ridiculous as they may seem in the eyes of others, these phobias still send shivers up the spines of those who suffer from them, scaring them far more than a scary story or a turbulent flight.

Redditor NeZur was eager to hear the things that make the hairs on the backs of people's necks stand on end, leading them to ask:

"What type of phobia do yo have?"

It Is, In Fact, One Of The Most Dangerous Modes Of Transportation...

"Driving."

"I drive every day."

"People be crazy out on the roads."

"Scares me to death."- Same-Ad-1266

Arachnophobia To The Max...

"Spiders."- evandollardon

"Especially with big paws."- NeZur

"A pregnant spider, with big paws."- TwoLittleNeedleMarks

Some People Stick To Puddle Stomping

"Thalassophobia, the fear of deep bodies of water."- GentlyDead

Searching For The Nearest Boat...

"Gephyrophobia."

"I especially hate it when the traffic backs up and you are stuck on the bridge."- mspolytheist

Design 3D GIF by BADCODECGiphy

The Only Thing Scarier Than Snakes on A Plane...

"I have a phobia of anacondas coming up the toilet while I'm taking a dump."- dingbatyokel5000

Especially When They're Your Own...

"Teenagers."

"Scare the living sh*t outta me."- Randomees

Anything Scarier Than Getting Shot? Getting A Shot...

"Needles."- Chocolatelover4ever

"I always faint with needles."

"My blood pools into my legs and I'm out like a light."

"I have to clench and squeal if I see a needle ANYWHERE."

"I used to get faintish but COVID flashes of needles actually desensitized me a bit."

"I've only had one nurse keep me conscious through a blood draw and it was because she (Lowkey knowing I faint) started ranting about how her brother went to Colorado and got to smoke like snoop while she takes the other 'high' road (nursing)."

"Versus a nurse doing the cliche 'what's your favorite XYZ' while drawing 6 vials."

"She apparently got to 4 when I told her I was going to faint."

"She got another vial in while I was out."

"I got help from my ex to a room as they checked my pulse saying I was coma levels."

"Shots, I'm alright if I can lay down or sit with my head between my legs."

"I have tons of piercings but no ink."

"Hell I even pierced my own labret."- This_User_Said

Getting Nervous Could Be A Problem...

"Emetophobia."

"Haven't puked since preschool, now I'm a college freshman."- thrashmusican

gross james van der beek GIFGiphy

There Is Little Worse Than A Cracked Nail...

"Anything to do with damage to finger/toe nails."

"Makes me seriously queezy thinking about it."- silentarcher00

As If The Sound Isn't Scary Enough...

"The garbage disposal."

"Under NO circumstance will I put my hand in there."

"Lost a spoon?"

"It's dead to me until my husband gets home."- potato-keeper

Two For The Price Of One...

"Forgot the term for it but underwater machinery and deep water in general."- Limp_Telephone2280

Das Boot Water GIF by WoodblockGiphy

Not "Sailing Away" Any Time Soon...

"I don't like the open sea as a concept."

"Not a fear of sharks/drowning or anything specific."

"The sh*t is just horrifying."-TreefrogJ

SIze Does Matter...

'"Megalophobia."

"I am pretty scared next to tall buildings and statues."

"For some reason I can't look up when I am close to it."- MIKE_THE_KILLER

Holey Moley...

"Trypophobia."

"Lately on my FYP, those videos of people with tons of seashells (I think, I didn’t get a close look) attached to they’re arms or legs keep popping up and it makes me physically sick."

"It legit ruins my mood."- irllylikeurpeaches

According to FDR, "the only thing we have to fear is fear itself."

If only all phobias were so simple...

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People Divulge Which Phobias They Suffer From

Reddit user NeZur asked: ''What type of phobia do yo have?'