https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 10 May 2026 15:23:11 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-any-phobias-that-get-in-the-way-of-your-life#post-239318 Sat, 28 Jul 2012 13:53:59 +0000 anonysquire 239318@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@JessLC: How horrible. I know exactly that shaky you are explaining. I do not fly anymore! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-any-phobias-that-get-in-the-way-of-your-life#post-239030 Sat, 28 Jul 2012 08:06:37 +0000 SleepyMonkey 239030@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@anonysquire: haha! i feel like i would do the SAME EXACT thing if i were you on that cruise! at least you know where yours comes from...your poor sister, but that must have been awwwfulll for you too :(</p> <p>ok so i'll share a story...i never used to be scared of flying, but husband and i took a flight back from aruba a few years ago and it was really really turbulent because of a gigantic storm in the northeast. the woman right behind me threw up for an hour straight on our landing, and i was basically sitting in a ball with my fingers in my ears so i didn't have to hear her vomiting behind me. i was shaking when i got off the plane, not because i was scared we were going to die, but because of the woman behind me! omg. i feel embarrassed about telling this story. anyway, now, i've become a nervous flyer! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-any-phobias-that-get-in-the-way-of-your-life#post-238960 Sat, 28 Jul 2012 01:00:30 +0000 Mrs. Pen 238960@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@anonysquire: aw that made me smile :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-any-phobias-that-get-in-the-way-of-your-life#post-238957 Sat, 28 Jul 2012 00:52:16 +0000 anonysquire 238957@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Coco Bee: Awww this is sweet! Not that you are so scared of it, but the love you have for your DH. AWWWWWWWWW! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-any-phobias-that-get-in-the-way-of-your-life#post-238956 Sat, 28 Jul 2012 00:51:39 +0000 anonysquire 238956@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@JessLC: OMG! Twins! I do the same thing. I went on a cruise in Janurary and it was HELL! People would say they are starting to feel sea sick or something and I would go hide in my room. It really is horrible. </p> <p>I am pretty sure I know where mine comes from. When my sister was little she had blood sugar problems and would throw up almost every night. Well we shared a room. My bed got thrown up on several times and she once threw up on the stair leading out of our room. So I was trapped inside. I hid in the closet for the rest of the night. Same reason I can't eat oranges, my mom would clean the throw up with some orange cleaner crap. Fun times lol. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-any-phobias-that-get-in-the-way-of-your-life#post-238925 Fri, 27 Jul 2012 22:55:15 +0000 Mrs. Pen 238925@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Mine is kind of morbid... in the literal since.</p> <p>I have a crippling, paralyzing fear that my DH will die and leave me alone, uneducated with a baby to provide for. It is such a real fear that my husband increased his life insurance plan to the highest it can possibly go - which isn't much, but it would be enough for me to figure out what to do. I seriously have dreams about this at least weekly, even daydreams. I think about it all the time. It is so awful. Everytime he gets in the car I send up a little prayer for him for his safety.<br /> I feel like I wouldn't be able to live without DH. I love him so much. And now the thought of being a single mom is too much for me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-any-phobias-that-get-in-the-way-of-your-life#post-238919 Fri, 27 Jul 2012 22:34:07 +0000 Mrs. Oatmeal 238919@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've got a social phobia. Is that agoraphobia? Basically, being around people stresses me out to no end. If I could live my life from my bed, I would. (That being said, I'm going for counselling and on LOTS of drugs...I realize that's not normal).<br /> Definitely interferes with life. Had a panic attack at the grocery store today because I accidentally grabbed someone else's cart and had to apologize. Yikes. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-any-phobias-that-get-in-the-way-of-your-life#post-238870 Fri, 27 Jul 2012 21:14:02 +0000 betsyboop 238870@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am terrified of helium-filled balloons. I know it sounds so stupid, but i am always scared theyre going to pop, i get so startled by the noise, and i also have this fear that balloon shrapnel will go flying everywhere and hit me in the face and/or eyes! I get so annoyed when stores give balloons to kids and the kids then run around the store, because all i can focus on is staying as far away from the kid as possible. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-any-phobias-that-get-in-the-way-of-your-life#post-238754 Fri, 27 Jul 2012 20:00:39 +0000 SleepyMonkey 238754@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@anonysquire: thank god there is someone else with the same fear as i have. if i get on the subway or if i'm on a plane, i make sure the person i'm standing/sitting next to looks like they are healthy looking because i have an irrational fear of being thrown up on. if i see someone vomiting, its like i'm traumatized by the image for days or weeks, so i feel bad that you have to see it all the time. i don't know what it stems from. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-any-phobias-that-get-in-the-way-of-your-life#post-238680 Fri, 27 Jul 2012 18:16:08 +0000 anonysquire 238680@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrbee: I'm going to look into that! Thank you! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-any-phobias-that-get-in-the-way-of-your-life#post-238518 Fri, 27 Jul 2012 15:52:25 +0000 Andrea 238518@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No phobias! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-any-phobias-that-get-in-the-way-of-your-life#post-238517 Fri, 27 Jul 2012 15:51:02 +0000 Honeybee 238517@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have a fear of rodents (mice, rats, squirrels, etc...). Normally it's not that big of deal, but I have inconvenienced myself (and others) in the past to avoid possible interactions. For example, I refused to use the subway on a recent trip to NYC because I heard there's a lot of rats down there. We just walked everywhere or took taxis, instead. I was also very worried about Central Park, but luckily I didn't see any rats during my (brief) visit. Whew! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-any-phobias-that-get-in-the-way-of-your-life#post-238514 Fri, 27 Jul 2012 15:47:55 +0000 mrs. bird 238514@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrbee: I used CBT to deal with my anxiety years ago! It was great! I had a workbook &amp; my therapist would assign me 'homework' each week. Ive turned DH onto it too :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-any-phobias-that-get-in-the-way-of-your-life#post-238510 Fri, 27 Jul 2012 15:40:58 +0000 rachiecakes 238510@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was terrified of the dentist and didn't go for 8 years :( I finally (with meds) tackled it and now I'm not so afraid. I go twice a year and have even had a cavity filled! I'm really proud of myself for facing that fear. I didn't want LO to have the same phobia. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-any-phobias-that-get-in-the-way-of-your-life#post-238504 Fri, 27 Jul 2012 15:28:43 +0000 Shutterbug 238504@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have a fear of getting blood drawn - I faint or nearly faint every time. I even walked out of the blood lab without getting my blood work done last time! I wish I knew how to get over it - I know it's in my head, and I'm not mentally scared, but my body has the same physical reaction every time - unless the phlebotomist is very skilled and quick :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-any-phobias-that-get-in-the-way-of-your-life#post-238494 Fri, 27 Jul 2012 15:20:17 +0000 BKCaribBaby 238494@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have a fear of driving. I've only ever lived long term in places that are walkable with a fair amount of public transportation, so I've lucked out. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-any-phobias-that-get-in-the-way-of-your-life#post-237934 Fri, 27 Jul 2012 10:44:46 +0000 mrbee 237934@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrsjazz: Sure, let me know how it goes and if there's any way I can help! I've tried everything: hypnotherapy, weekend seminars on phobia extinction, physical exercise, extinction therapy, self hypnosis... haha if there's a method for extinguishing phobias, I've probably tried it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-any-phobias-that-get-in-the-way-of-your-life#post-237816 Fri, 27 Jul 2012 10:09:52 +0000 mrsjazz 237816@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrbee: Thanks. I'm going to look into it. I'd love to get over this. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-any-phobias-that-get-in-the-way-of-your-life#post-237794 Fri, 27 Jul 2012 10:01:32 +0000 mrbee 237794@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrsjazz: You can control phobias through CBT!<br /> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cognitive_behavioral_therapy" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cognitive_behavioral_therapy</a></p> <p>That's how I got rid of my worst phobias... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-any-phobias-that-get-in-the-way-of-your-life#post-237791 Fri, 27 Jul 2012 09:59:13 +0000 mrsjazz 237791@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have Amaxophobia! Fear of riding in cars. I also am afraid of riding in buses for long trips. It's great that I live in NYC because I can avoid cars. My phobia has gotten better and I'm trying to slowly get over it--we got Zip Car--but we've barely used it because I'm afraid of road trippin'. And I'm afraid to let my LO get into cars.</p> <p>I also have acrophobia (fear of heights) and going to London and taking the tube was one of the worst experiences of my life! Too many high escalators. This fear means that I hate to fly, but I'd rather fly than get into a car.</p> <p>I still travel and get in cars, but I have fear and anxiety the whole way. I've tried sleeping pills and Xanax but ultimately what has been working is meditation. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-any-phobias-that-get-in-the-way-of-your-life#post-237770 Fri, 27 Jul 2012 09:49:59 +0000 Mrs. Bee 237770@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>fear of failure. makes me procrastinate a lot because you can't fail if you never try! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-any-phobias-that-get-in-the-way-of-your-life#post-237750 Fri, 27 Jul 2012 09:43:19 +0000 mrbee 237750@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I used to have a crippling phobia of public speaking. Managed to conquer it, but it's still not easy for me to give speeches! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-any-phobias-that-get-in-the-way-of-your-life#post-237738 Fri, 27 Jul 2012 09:38:55 +0000 Alivoo01 237738@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm deathly afraid of snakes in all forms, shapes, and sizes (fake, picture, stuffed animal, etc.) . No zoo trips for me! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-any-phobias-that-get-in-the-way-of-your-life#post-237397 Fri, 27 Jul 2012 06:36:37 +0000 Mrs. Tricycle 237397@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I hate to fly. I had a panic attack on a plane four or five years ago (even with Rx meds to help), and now I'll do basically anything to avoid having to fly. I've spent $100s on self-help DVDs and books, but I still hate it. I spent two days driving to Atlanta with my mom over April break because I didn't want to fly, and I'm skipping a wedding this summer because I don't want to fly. Ugh. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-any-phobias-that-get-in-the-way-of-your-life#post-237355 Fri, 27 Jul 2012 04:34:44 +0000 anonysquire 237355@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have several paralyzing phobias. They have always been there but I was able to kind of ignore them/avoid them until about a year ago when I started having severe anxiety and panic attacks. </p> <p>Anyways I am a nurse and I am deathly afraid of vomit. OMG I hate it. It doesn't make me sick but it makes me want to faint. I can handle the blood, urine and stool but throw up just makes me want to cry. </p> <p>My coworkers find this amusing because I literally see vomit daily. </p> <p>Do you have any phobias that get in the way of your life? </p>