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I am not sure if it can be called 'phobias' but I have certainly become more fearful of certain things as I have aged.

I have always had a fear of heights but only with such things as ladders. Being on top of high things, cliffs, buildings, bridges, towers etc; never posed any problems because I knew I was secure. A little while ago though, I climbed a metal look-out tower on top of a cliff. It has been there years, no doubt regularly safety checked and I was surrounded by caged walls, but when almost to the top I suddenly felt a real fear. I fought against it and climbed to the top but after a few seconds had to make my way down again. It was a surprise to me as that would never normally worry me.

I have never liked spiders but wouldn't say I was frightened of them although those big black widow things give me the creeps, as do crane flies. Over recent years though, I have found myself checking the bedroom before going to bed just in case any spiders are lurking. If I find one I have to get rid of it before I can sleep. If I can't whack it with my slipper I get the wife to remove it...she just picks them up and throws them out...and yet when camping, creepy crawlies don't worry me at all...strange.

Lots of other minor things concern me now that never used to...I sometimes think I have developed OCD


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I am often called homophobic by uneducated prejudiced alarmist nonentities , but I have no fear of my house ? I do however hate all forms of nonprocreational banditry and faggotry , apart from the meaty ones in a nice onion gravy mmmmm

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Oooooh! Get you, Dear. I see you like your meat and two veg though.


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Only my own bob , you know that , after that tricky time when I had to rescue you from the deep clutches of rock Hudson while you were doing a singalong to liberaces rendition of , under the table you must go , E i e i e i ohhhh , while he was serving up a large portion of pink candelabra in the YMCA club in new yorks queens region , memories eh bob ?    

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When walking i always feel the need to have at least one foot touching the ground, i have tried doing it with out but i keep falling over.


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Quote: Originally posted by alan29 on 23/1/2017
I get vertigo. I lose my balance when standing on chairs and ladders etc. So any kind of ledge is a no-no for me. Not sure if that is a phobia or not.
We have a monster spider in our front room. we think of it as a kind of a pet. But one that keeps other creepy crawlies under control.
Paranoid about electricity. If I had my way I would turn the power off at the power station to change a light bulb.



Many years ago I was working in a factory and I had to connect the cables for a machine into a live 400 volt junction box about 8 feet or so off the ground. The woman working on a different machine below me asked if the live electricity bothered me. I said "not at all, but I'm petrified of this ladder I'm standing on!"



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I am dreadfully scared of heights infact if I climb on a chair dh has to help me down :( its awful my daughter wanted to do some high ropes and I thought she had to have an adult with her so tried my best . I couldn't even get off the starting block onto a rope 2ft off the ground it was awful to know that because of me she couldn't do something .

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Quote: Originally posted by bobsbabes on 24/1/2017
I am dreadfully scared of heights infact if I climb on a chair dh has to help me down :( its awful my daughter wanted to do some high ropes and I thought she had to have an adult with her so tried my best . I couldn't even get off the starting block onto a rope 2ft off the ground it was awful to know that because of me she couldn't do something .


You would have felt a whole felt a whole lot worse if you had frozen at the top BB.
Some people will not let go of anything they can hold onto and it's a real problem getting them off.
When we had people freeze in work we would put a bag over there head and lead them back.It seems to work.
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I used to think I was claustrophobic - scared in lifts, undergrounds, had to hunt for the exits in shopping malls before I could relax in them. Then I became aware that I had panic attacks outside too. For example if I go a long walk (say 5 miles) it has to be on a defined path or OH must have did it previously and know the route or I should be able to see civilisation. A bit of a pain when doing the Munroes etc. I got talking to someone a few years back who explained it was actually a fear of being trapped, claustrophobia isn't always about being in tight spaces - getting lost counts.

I can actually pinpoint where it started. Me and 2 pals were walking in some local hills about 20 odd years ago when the snow came on and we were walking in a white out. We had no markers and got lost for some hours before finding the road back. Taught me a lesson about walking without the right knowledge/resources and gave me panic attacks for years. They have lessened to a great extent but I still avoid certain situations.


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My eldest daughter is terrified of needles (injections). No sooner had I read this post on Monday, I got a phone call from her school....her class were in the school lecture theatre getting a talk about blood donation. The lovely lady who was giving the talk began to explain about how the process worked and no sooner had she mentioned that a needle would be in you arm for about 5 minutes and blood goes into a bag, my daughter started to feel faint and sick! So she ran out, with her best friend and a teacher in hot pursuit, made it to the bathrooms and fainted! Poor thing belted her face off the door and then the wall, before slumping on the ground! No concussion, thankfully, but a very sore face and a burst lip! So, no more blood donation talks for her then....

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Quote: Originally posted by Greg M on 25/1/2017
...........in work we would put a bag over there head and lead them back.It seems to work.
Regards,
Greg





I used to use the bag over the head trick when I was a young man in Torquay Greg...............Ooooops sorry, wrong thread.

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Quote: Originally posted by Mike3003 on 25/1/2017
Quote: Originally posted by Greg M on 25/1/2017
...........in work we would put a bag over there head and lead them back.It seems to work.
Regards,
Greg





I used to use the bag over the head trick when I was a young man in Torquay Greg...............Ooooops sorry, wrong thread.


Now, now Mike, lets have a little decorum on here please.
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Quote: Originally posted by weegmack on 25/1/2017
My eldest daughter is terrified of needles (injections). No sooner had I read this post on Monday, I got a phone call from her school....her class were in the school lecture theatre getting a talk about blood donation. The lovely lady who was giving the talk began to explain about how the process worked and no sooner had she mentioned that a needle would be in you arm for about 5 minutes and blood goes into a bag, my daughter started to feel faint and sick! So she ran out, with her best friend and a teacher in hot pursuit, made it to the bathrooms and fainted! Poor thing belted her face off the door and then the wall, before slumping on the ground! No concussion, thankfully, but a very sore face and a burst lip! So, no more blood donation talks for her then....



Slightly off track but a place I worked in the late 90's had a visit from the Mobile Blood Transfusion unit.
It was announced that it was open for business and the first "customer" was the plant manager.
Setting an example to encourage others.

15 minutes later there was a call over the tannoy for the nurse to attend at the transfusion unit.
The manager had fainted when he saw the needle and also hit his head.

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Quote: Originally posted by steveiem on 24/1/2017

Only my own bob , you know that , after that tricky time when I had to rescue you from the deep clutches of rock Hudson while you were doing a singalong to liberaces rendition of , under the table you must go , E i e i e i ohhhh , while he was serving up a large portion of pink candelabra in the YMCA club in new yorks queens region , memories eh bob ?    



God, that was a long time ago

Hang on a minute...I've never been to New York



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