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[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Fire eating. It's super dangerous so there's a lot of safety protocol you must follow. But when it comes time to actually do it, most of the difficulty is psychological

(I'm an instructor)

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

Maybe I'm in the minority but I still think inhaling wrong and being covered in fire inside and outside is scary.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Spiders.

They're such amazing creatures.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

I know, still hate them

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago

making phone calls (yes this is calling myself out too)

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Hang Gliding! It's really chill. So many students are on edge when they're about to do their first flight, but I always hear happy sounds as they fly off and they're in a great mood when they finally land.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I wonder if their great mood is as much about the (successful) landing as much as it is about the glide?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

That is definitely a factor, but we gopro everyone's flights and nearly everyone giggling and smiling the whole time

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Treephobia is a thing now? 🤔

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

no joke, I have root-phobia. It's weird.

Seeing plant roots or imagining touching them gives me shudders.

I have no problem with carrots or potatoes, funnily enough (although the latter is turning into phobia territory if they are starting to bud)

My suspicion on how I got it: As a small kid (3 or so years old) I remember having some nightmares about tree roots grabbing me by my feet. Must have wired some things in my brain in a weird way

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago

it sure is. brains are weird

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Clowns. Like, why? You don't even hear about a fear of clowns in ancient documents/literature.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago (7 children)
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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

Murdering a CEO

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