I'm back on the Long and Short Reviews blog hop after a break as I liked this one. I probably have a few phobias which are shared widely, but I can think of two that people often find weird.
One is thalassophobia - fear of wide expanses of water and what might be underneath them. For me it's less a terrifying fear and more a "let's watch thalassophobia videos on YouTube" type of fear. There are lots available involving rogue waves, krakens and the like, and all of that I find scary - which is one of the reasons I've never been on a cruise, since I get nervous if I can't see the shore.
The other? Mirrors in the dark. I've seen far too many horror films where someone looks in a mirror at night and sees their face distorted, or someone else behind them, or their reflection tells them to get out of the house. There's just something creepy about a mirror at night, which is why I make sure the light is on if I'm in the bathroom.
I'm curious to see what everyone else will suggest!
Ooh, Tanith, I also have that fear of water. It came from almost drowning when I was 8. I now fear water where I can't touch the floor. I never knew the name.
ReplyDeleteMirrors in the dark scare me, too. I avoid looking in them.
ReplyDeleteI can get deep water, but mostly because of drowning!
ReplyDelete"Mirrors in the dark" - I avoid mirrors in general except if I'm brushing my teeth. You never know what might show up there! 😨
ReplyDeleteyour mirror comment made me think of one of mine, lightening, because where I am it was habitual to throw something over the mirror during lightening storms.
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