Hello everyone

So I have a rather unusual fear of butterflies and a fear of darkness. The first one is definitely the fear that has confused lots of people in my life. I can’t explain it, for some reason I am just afraid of them. If one even comes near me, I completely freak out. The latter is a rather childish fear of mine. I don’t know why I’m afraid of the darkness specifically, but I know that I can’t stand it.

So what are your fears?

  • spittingimage@lemmy.world
    16·
    1 month ago

    I’m afraid of drinking through a straw. I’m convinced (against all logic) that I’m going to inhale it and choke.

    However, I recently started drinking through a straw again at my dentist’s recommendation, to protect my teeth from carbonation. I have a set of reusable metal ones. They don’t trigger my phobia at all. Maybe the texture makes all the difference.

    • OmgItBurns@discuss.onlineEnglish
      4·
      1 month ago

      Human brains have the strangest triggers.

      ‘This exact thing will definitely kill me, this nearly identical thing is fine.’

      Existence is wild.