RE: Phobia of clowns
June 12, 2013 at 5:04 pm
(This post was last modified: June 12, 2013 at 5:06 pm by festive1.)
(June 12, 2013 at 4:54 pm)John V Wrote:(June 12, 2013 at 4:47 pm)Rationalman Wrote: Well... phobias can be rational too, phobia of knives, cars, snakes etc. They are afraid of them for obvious reasonsLast time I checked phobias were irrational by definition.
The fear can be reality based, like fear of flying or cars. But it's the level of distress being incongruent to the perceived threat that's irrational.
(June 12, 2013 at 4:55 pm)Insanity x Wrote:(June 12, 2013 at 4:52 pm)Rationalman Wrote: Some people have phobias of ridiculous things like pickles and feathers.
My sister was scared of fluff. It was ridiculous. Out of nowhere you would just hear "Aaaaaaaaagh! FLUFF!" then see her sprint away.
I have a cousin with food phobias... He is in his mid-20's and only eats a very limited diet (mainly pancakes and chicken nuggets). His sisters used to chase him around with crusts of bread... Which is mean, but damn, it was funny to watch a 12 year old running in terror of bread.
