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Tuesday, 21 October 2025

Things that scare me

 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!

12 comments:

  1. 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.

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    1. I only learned it a couple of years ago. Definitely scary.

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  2. Mirrors in the dark scare me, too. I avoid looking in them.

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  3. I can get deep water, but mostly because of drowning!

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    1. Yes, it's not one of the worst phobias to have for that reason.

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  4. "Mirrors in the dark" - I avoid mirrors in general except if I'm brushing my teeth. You never know what might show up there! 😨

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  5. your 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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  6. Both of these do me in, Tanith. I am right there with you.

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