Blog # 22: Phobia

Everyone has something that they may be scared of, or even worse people might have something that they are absolutely terrified with. When someone is scared or terrified of something that is known as a phobia. There are literally hundreds or even thousands of different types of phobias known to mankind. Someone might be scared of the littlest thing, which could in reality consume their life.
I have recently visited a website www.phobialist.com that list hundreds of different types of phobias. I have a mixture of two different phobias: Achluophobia and Claustrophobia. Achluophobia is the fear of darkness. I have always been terrified of being alone in the dark since I was a little girl. If I happen to be with someone I know in the dark, then I am not as scared. Being alone in the dark is the worse feeling for me. I feel completely vulnerable to all sorts of attacks. I always think if I am alone in the dark then I could easily be abducted from a psychopath. Claustrophobia is the fear of small confined places. I have never had this fear until about two summers ago when I attended a huge rock concert in Kansas City, Missouri that had approximately 55,000 fans. I decided to crowd surf on the huge crowd and to my surprise I was dropped right smack in the middle of a mosh pit. The people pushing each other were at least twice my size and I honestly thought I was going to be trampled to death. I could not get out of that scary mosh pit fast enough. I had to have a security guard pull me out of the mad crowd in order to save my life. Every since that terrifying incident at that rock concert, I was never comfortable in being in small confined places with a large amount of people. Every time I step foot in an elevator my heart throbs in pain because I am so scared. It is not so bad when I am alone in an elevator, but when people crowd into a tiny elevator with me I start to freak out. I try not to let these two different phobias consume my life, but I have to deal with it on a daily basis. I know several people who said they would not attend a concert because they are so scared of crowds. I am scared of large crowds in small places too, but there is ways to get around of that phobia. I still attend rock concerts and always will, but I am more aware of my surroundings and I will not put myself in a position that could harm me.
There are phobias on that list I posted earlier in my blog that will blow your mind. If you cannot find a phobia in your inner self, then I can imagine you can easily find something you are scared of by viewing this phobia list.