All of these phobias I've heard of a lot. I wasn't sure what category to put these all in, as they aren't very related.
Trypanphobia - fear of getting an injection
Going to the doctors was always the scariest thing for me. That, and the dentist. All because of the needles. I used to be afraid of the pain. I was a little kid, getting hurt for me was scary,
Later in life, I realized that it was actually the feeling of liquid going into my body that was scary to me.
In grade 7 I fainted when they had nurses come to the school to give vaccines. Looking back on it, it was pretty funny. But back then, I was super scared and nervous.
I'm sowly getting over my fear thought, I think. I'm still super nervous when I'm about to get a needle, but once it happens I try to think of other things and shake it off.
Trypophobia - fear of holes
"fear of holes". If someone told me they had that a year ago, I'd think they weren't human. Holes? What, that you'll fall into one? To explain, I'm not afraid of holes in the ground or anything. I'm actually not afraid of any holes. I only get extremely uncomfortable. When holes are close together, in uneven clusters it makes me cringe a lot. Even typing about it, it makes my palms sweat. I feel like rolling into a ball and rocking back and forth until I can get the image out of my head. I would put a picture on here, but I can't stand to look at it. If you'd like to see what it looks like, search up "Trypophobia". Who knows, maybe you have the phobia too.
Thalassophobia - fear of the ocean
I'm not necessarily afraid of the actual ocean, but more of what is in it. The unknown. If I swam in clear water, and could see everything, I'd love it. I love sea creatures. I've swam with dolphins before and it was super exciting and fun. But once I'm a huge body of dark water, I freak out. Swimming in there, not knowing what is under you is really stressful.
I never knew I was scared of this, because I'd never had an experience. The first time it happened was in Mexico, my dad and I went scuba diving. We took a boat to the middle of the ocean. The waves were really strong, thus kicking up a lot of mud and dirt. This made the dark water even less visable. I was super excited to go scuba diving, but once I jumped in the water with my gear, I felt a bit uncomfortable. I thought it was just first time jitters. A couple minutes went by and I started having trouble breathing (keep in mind I was still above the surface). I started having a panic attack. They had to take me out of the water. I was super disappointed. Even after this, I never thought the reason I was so bad was because of the water, I only thought it was due to the scuba diving.
The second event which involved my thalassophobia was when I went to the cottage. We had inflatable boats that we took out to the lake. I was on them with my aunt and cousins. At one point some people were pulling the boats out, and I was still sitting on one with my aunt. The others went swimming, and while my aunt and I were talking, the boat was going out further. My aunt realized, and jumped off and started swimming to the shallower end. Immediately after she got off, she hit the plug, and it started deflating the boat. I started flailing everywhere (I know, good survival strategy). I was trying to plug the hole. If that boat sank, I thought I was going to die. It's not like I couldn't swim either. I took lessons for a lot of years. Luckily I paddled my way to the shallow water before the boat could sink.
Trypanphobia - fear of getting an injection
Going to the doctors was always the scariest thing for me. That, and the dentist. All because of the needles. I used to be afraid of the pain. I was a little kid, getting hurt for me was scary,
Later in life, I realized that it was actually the feeling of liquid going into my body that was scary to me.
In grade 7 I fainted when they had nurses come to the school to give vaccines. Looking back on it, it was pretty funny. But back then, I was super scared and nervous.
I'm sowly getting over my fear thought, I think. I'm still super nervous when I'm about to get a needle, but once it happens I try to think of other things and shake it off.
Trypophobia - fear of holes
"fear of holes". If someone told me they had that a year ago, I'd think they weren't human. Holes? What, that you'll fall into one? To explain, I'm not afraid of holes in the ground or anything. I'm actually not afraid of any holes. I only get extremely uncomfortable. When holes are close together, in uneven clusters it makes me cringe a lot. Even typing about it, it makes my palms sweat. I feel like rolling into a ball and rocking back and forth until I can get the image out of my head. I would put a picture on here, but I can't stand to look at it. If you'd like to see what it looks like, search up "Trypophobia". Who knows, maybe you have the phobia too.
Thalassophobia - fear of the ocean
I'm not necessarily afraid of the actual ocean, but more of what is in it. The unknown. If I swam in clear water, and could see everything, I'd love it. I love sea creatures. I've swam with dolphins before and it was super exciting and fun. But once I'm a huge body of dark water, I freak out. Swimming in there, not knowing what is under you is really stressful.
I never knew I was scared of this, because I'd never had an experience. The first time it happened was in Mexico, my dad and I went scuba diving. We took a boat to the middle of the ocean. The waves were really strong, thus kicking up a lot of mud and dirt. This made the dark water even less visable. I was super excited to go scuba diving, but once I jumped in the water with my gear, I felt a bit uncomfortable. I thought it was just first time jitters. A couple minutes went by and I started having trouble breathing (keep in mind I was still above the surface). I started having a panic attack. They had to take me out of the water. I was super disappointed. Even after this, I never thought the reason I was so bad was because of the water, I only thought it was due to the scuba diving.
The second event which involved my thalassophobia was when I went to the cottage. We had inflatable boats that we took out to the lake. I was on them with my aunt and cousins. At one point some people were pulling the boats out, and I was still sitting on one with my aunt. The others went swimming, and while my aunt and I were talking, the boat was going out further. My aunt realized, and jumped off and started swimming to the shallower end. Immediately after she got off, she hit the plug, and it started deflating the boat. I started flailing everywhere (I know, good survival strategy). I was trying to plug the hole. If that boat sank, I thought I was going to die. It's not like I couldn't swim either. I took lessons for a lot of years. Luckily I paddled my way to the shallow water before the boat could sink.
I really hate having this fear. I'd love to go swimming in the ocean. It's a dream of mine to go exploring the new waters, and see things I haven't seen before. Maybe someday I can get over this fear. Hopefully.