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Phobia - What's Yours?

 

We're all afraid of something, right? A phobia of course isn't just a mild fear of a bumble bee, or a discomforting feeling around a spider. Phobia is an abnormal or irrational fear of something in particular, often without cause. Not everyone has a 'phobia' but I'm damn sure most of you do, as I know I do. Some of us have more than one, some of us have none. If you don't have one, write about a phobia someone else you know has.

 


Rules::-

1. Enter as many times as you like.

2. Prewrites are allowed IF related to the topic of phobias.

3. Please put which phobia you have in your AN - I have given a link below for a full list of phobia names, so have no excuse.

4. Please label your entries correctly.

5. Use backgrounds that are legible.

6. Remember to stick to the rules, or you may be DQ'd.

The points may go up and the number of trophies, we'll see.


Phobias::-

http://www.phobialist.com

http://www.phobiaguide.com

Good luck everyone.

 

Contest is Over

  • Contest was judged on May 1, 2008
  • Rewards: Gold: 300, Silver: 100, Bronze: 33
  • Final notes:
    Great writes, learnt a lot about fears and saw some new ones I haven't seen before. I guess we all have our own little isms sometimes.

    All very interesting, well done winners. x

Contest Winners

  1. by LadyDementia 30 lines, 9 comments, on Apr 20 8:58 AM 2008. In Contest, Dark, Thoughts
    Gold trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  2. by seraphim shock 20 lines, 3 comments, on Apr 30 6:57 PM 2008
    Silver trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  3. Age, time passing all too quickly,
    Youth but a fleeting moment
    by Sue Cardwell 20 lines, 9 comments, on Jul 28 6:15 AM 2008. In Free verse, Thoughts, Life, Personal
    Bronze trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]

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  • takemypainaway
    April 21, 2008
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    ok so i have an unlisted phobia... now what


    • xxRainbowDawnxx
      April 21, 2008
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      what's your phobia of?

      • takemypainaway
        April 21, 2008
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        It is of stickiness... and not like peanut butter but like stickers, post its, tape it all makes me scream and gag

        • xxRainbowDawnxx
          April 28, 2008
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          no worries... just put in your AN that your phobia isn't listed and explain it in your poem, that's perfectly fine.


  • BeautifulXxDisaster silver member
    April 21, 2008
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    I wrote a poem about fearing life... I have no idea how it is known in the dictionary of phobias...


  • Tattboyspet
    April 22, 2008
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    lol - at the off chance that others may find this rather comical I have to share my irrational fear of a praying mantis here ... ~shaking head~ yeah, believe it or not, they give me the creeps, but I wouldn't call it a phobia ... lol - just thought I'd share


  • Dienush
    April 23, 2008
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    I'll have to come back to this one...


  • On Frail Wings.
    April 27, 2008
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    um hey
    i have a phobia of sharp turns
    but i have no idea what it's called!
    i looked on the list but did not see it...
    the closest thing i found was um
    amaxophobia-fear of riding in cars??
    so please forgive me for not having it titled correctly..


  • plumbdamaged
    April 28, 2008
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    i have a phobia and i have done alot of research, and looked on the list, and have spoken to several psychologists, and there is still no actual name for it. ... however there is one that is semi-close and it sounds wierd but it is boogyphobia. is it alright if i just list that as the phobia?

    • xxRainbowDawnxx
      April 28, 2008
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      That is perfectly fine. If you like, you can explain your phobia more in-depth even if it's not listed. I'm rather curious about phobias, as I have the phobia of slime, heights, ventriolquist dummies, things that are made to look real but aren't and the colour green, so mine are rather 'different' too but never found one for the colour green?


  • LadyDementia gold member
    May 2, 2008
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    Thank you so much for the gold The fear is being buried alive (sorry curse of the time zone), not sure if it has a name, but it scares the hell outta me. Was a great contest, amazing to see so many different and unique phobias. Congrats to all the other winners

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