I don't have any phobias that I am aware of... though I don't like the idea of swimming with sharks.

Never gone to therapy, but most of my phobias are due to one particular experience. I am certainly an arachnophobic! I checked the box for Astraphobia too because I freak when thundering or lots of wind occurs. I wouldn't actually go so far as to call it a phobia, but we had severe tornadoes last year (first time ever in our area!) and now nearly everybody here FLIPS over thunderstorms. I get some pretty rough anxiety, but nothing that I can't manage with lots of activity until it passes.

The other phobia was due to that particular bad experience so at one time I think I was at least borderline Androphobic/Arrhenphob ic, but it's gotten better. It still has not entirely gone away and I get tremendous anxiety around some men. Not all, but for years I did do well when being left alone with men. That's understandable considering what I'd gone through, but I think I'll always have suspicions and anxiety when I am alone with men (besides family and my partner). I didn't go to therapy for any of the problems associated with that "experience" of mine, but my partner and I struggled a lot for 4 years. I FINALLY made it to a breaking point, I guess you would say sometime last year and I'm like a new person! Those things never go away, but I can finally relax without having any sort of breakdown.

Other than those few extreme fears, I have bad fears that do limit me in many ways, but nothing I could consider a phobia. I don't like to use terms like that lightly. I can be scared of something without it being a phobia, but those that I mentioned, I truly believe were beyond abnormal. I have a fear of strangers going near my booty (such as during a pap exam) to the point where I've freaked when it was brought up (and refused it) but I wouldn't call it a phobia as it really doesn't limit or hold me back in life. Lol. I'm terribly afraid of messing up or failing at particular things, but not anything too phobic-like.

Thanks so much Raigne,
I have been seeing a wonderful psychologist for a couple of weeks now and she is super helpful. I also love how supportive everyone on Eden is!

I am having a party at my house this month and I have been have such nervousy panicked moments about all those people, I want to stay comfortable but I also miss seeing my friends. It is definitely tough to push myself but it has become a lot worse of the last couple of months (school stress and the like).

The mind and body are connected. If both had the same period of onset, I would bet they are are related.

I am terrified of spiders!

SAME !!!

I chose "other" because I don't know what half of those are LMAO~!

I hate snakes. They slither and its unnatural LOL.
The only other one that I have is claustrophobia. I'll start having a panic attack so bad that I can't move. I hate it when that happens!