Originally posted by Gatecrasherthere's a difference between phobias and our 'disgust' reflex, which is there to make us back off from things or situations that could do us harm, primarily because they are likely to carry disease. A mutilated animal would quickly becaome a germ bag so htis might be why we don't like it. It of course could be many other reasons, like seeing an animal shredded reminds us of our own morality, or that we don't like seeing what we can be reduced to at the blink of an eye, or that something as marvelous as a bird can suddenly just not be...
Now that is seriously wierd. 😲
The thing I can't stand is mutilated dead things, birds, mice, rats etc dragged into the house and proudly deposited at my feet by the cat. 😛
Originally posted by belgianfreakDisgust or phobia? It is more than just disgust. I know people who are disgusted, but they can face up to or clean up the mess, no problem. I, on the other hand, have to evacuate the room post haste, only to return when all trace has been removed. And I don't think it has anything to do with cleanliness. Maybe it is a mortality thing...
there's a difference between phobias and our 'disgust' reflex, which is there to make us back off from things or situations that could do us harm, primarily because they are likely to carry disease. A mutilated animal would quickly becaome a germ bag so htis might be why we don't like it. It of course could be many other reasons, like seeing an anim ...[text shortened]... to at the blink of an eye, or that something as marvelous as a bird can suddenly just not be...
Just passing a dead animal on the side of the road can totally ruin my day.
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I have a phobia about maggots
Picture this: I'm 15 and already have maggot fear:
My mother boils a ham, nothing unusual about that, but then she loses it! Loses a boiled ham! How can you do that, silly mother!
2 Weeks later I've been messing around juggling something around (can't remember what) and it's ended up on a very high shelf in our kitchen. I stand on a chair and run my hand along the shelf to find it - my hand plunges into the lost ham, which is now not ham any more....
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Originally posted by iamatigerOMG! OMG that is the worst!!!!!!
I have a phobia about maggots
Picture this: I'm 15 and already have maggot fear:
My mother boils a ham, nothing unusual about that, but then she loses it! Loses a boiled ham! How can you do that, silly mother!
2 Weeks later I'v ...[text shortened]... hand plunges into the lost ham, which is now not ham any more....
I lost a raw chicken once!
The house smelled terrible but I couldn't find it anywhere! It had somehow gotten on top of the fridge and then it hid behind the fridge. It was so nasty!!!
Originally posted by elvendreamgirlI have a new phobia, I am bored and scared to death by Cookies and by people called Alex 😕 😉
yes I am crazy! But these things really bother me!
partially open doors! A door should be open all the way or closed all the way! So everyone in my house leaves thew doors just slightly ajar!!
Puppets. Puppets are just so creepy! Especially those awful ones on the Orbit.com commercials. arrrrgh! I could never sleep in a room with a puppet.
Drool and mucous. eeeewwwwww. Omg! babies with that awful green snot running from their noses.
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Originally posted by iamatigerwow dude, that's really gross.
I have a phobia about maggots
Picture this: I'm 15 and already have maggot fear:
My mother boils a ham, nothing unusual about that, but then she loses it! Loses a boiled ham! How can you do that, silly mother!
2 Weeks later I've been messing around juggling something around (can't remember what) and it's ended up on a very high shelf in our k ...[text shortened]... long the shelf to find it - my hand plunges into the lost ham, which is now not ham any more....
I have a phobia of death by drowning. like, a full-blown phobia. i rarely venture into deep-water anywhere without a flotation device. it also kept me from learning how to swim until i was 13.
*a tear*