Most people have something that either frightens or bothers them. The most common phobias or fears deal with spiders, snakes, heights, public speaking, Oprah becoming president, etc.. Those all seem pretty normal. My phobia is a little different. I am megalophobic.
You see, until yesterday, I never really new there was an actual phobia that described the things that make me shudder. I've always been extremely fearful of either extremely large things like large statues, ships, planes, blimps, hot air balloons, inflatable parade characters, etc...or it really bothers me when things are larger than I expect them to be such as large sculptures of objects that are normally small or giant truck tires. I decided to do some research on this fear and stumbled upon other folks who have the exact same feelings down to the details. I was kind of shocked.
The fear is not out of my control. I never feel like I want to run from these things or anything like that. I just get a really uneasy feeling and want to start shaking. If I concentrate on the fear, my stomach starts to tighten and I can start to feel physically ill. I've always been good about hiding it and you'd never know about it unless I said something. It's also never really altered decisions in my life or anything. I've been on a cruise, a lot of planes, and walked under the sunsphere.
I don't really even have to been in proximity to these things in order for me to be creeped out. A few years ago, there was a commercial where a Jeep was cruising across a frozen section of the ocean and a giant submarine surfaced underneath it. No kidding....that commercial used to freeze me. Like seriously....I couldn't even turn the channel. How messed up is that??
If you have an odd fear, I'd love to hear about it. You may think you're alone, but as I found out yesterday, there are probably thousands of others who share the exact same craziness.
You see, until yesterday, I never really new there was an actual phobia that described the things that make me shudder. I've always been extremely fearful of either extremely large things like large statues, ships, planes, blimps, hot air balloons, inflatable parade characters, etc...or it really bothers me when things are larger than I expect them to be such as large sculptures of objects that are normally small or giant truck tires. I decided to do some research on this fear and stumbled upon other folks who have the exact same feelings down to the details. I was kind of shocked.
The fear is not out of my control. I never feel like I want to run from these things or anything like that. I just get a really uneasy feeling and want to start shaking. If I concentrate on the fear, my stomach starts to tighten and I can start to feel physically ill. I've always been good about hiding it and you'd never know about it unless I said something. It's also never really altered decisions in my life or anything. I've been on a cruise, a lot of planes, and walked under the sunsphere.
I don't really even have to been in proximity to these things in order for me to be creeped out. A few years ago, there was a commercial where a Jeep was cruising across a frozen section of the ocean and a giant submarine surfaced underneath it. No kidding....that commercial used to freeze me. Like seriously....I couldn't even turn the channel. How messed up is that??
If you have an odd fear, I'd love to hear about it. You may think you're alone, but as I found out yesterday, there are probably thousands of others who share the exact same craziness.
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