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Originally posted by occrider I like scary movies but they really scare the crap out of me, especially in a theater ... in other words, I'm a big wuss, but not such a wuss that I'll close my eyes. What I find myself doing during the buildup to the scary parts is that, in order to diminish the scariness, I will typically close one eye or squint really really hard. I find that by doing these foolish things, I'm self concious of the fact that I probably look like an idiot which helps to "get out of it" and remove myself from the moment so to speak. Thus I'm able to actually watch the scary parts though I'm usually punctuated with violent jerking movements at the crescendo.

Don't know if you intended this description to be funny, but it cracked me up.
Actually, I'm also a fan of scary movies, and my technique for getting through the scary parts is to raise my hand to just about three or four inches from my face, blocking out the part of the screen where I expect the scary thing to show up. What normally happens is that I am so absorbed in the plot that curiosity gets the better of me, and I start spreading my fingers to get small glimpses of the action. As most scary movies offer very long buildup, when the crescendo finally comes, I've usually lowered my hand entirely, thus having made sure to look like an idiot, but without any real benefit of my hand shield.

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Originally posted by DrUg_Tit0 I sometimes intentionally do that when I'm far away from home and have to walk all the way back. Then the journey isn't as boring

So you say that you'd rather be in a state of terror than be bored? If that's a preference shared by people around you, I can start to understand why you kept fighting in the 90s.

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Originally posted by Itarill� i'm usually in here reading all the threads on this forum, but i'm extremely afraid of expressing my opinions out of fear of being flamed... the root of this fear comes from my lifelong fear of being stupid...

Well, if you get some fun from reading, then I guess it's not stupid to keep doing so.
As to your fear of being flamed, I don't think that we do that a lot in here - at least not if all you're doing is expressing your *opinion*. My experience is, that it's when people confuse beliefs with facts that things get hot...

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Originally posted by TranceGiant I often find myself talking to myself, epsecially when I comment things I'm watching on TV.

So, you're still reading - just not posting much? Anyway, I do the talking to myself too - mostly when commenting ridiculous things on TV, and when I have fucked something up. Then I scold myself. Probably not healthy for my sanity, but what can you do.

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Originally posted by TranceGiant Last but not least, THE least rational behavior I'm currently observing: I start accepting Hip Hop / RnB as appropiate party music. Then again it might be the vodka red bull's fault.

And we have a winner. Disgusting.

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Originally posted by Dervish I don't like looking right over the side of high buildings.

Sharing this one as well - same goes for being close to the water's edge at a dock and the tracks at a train station when a train is approaching. If there's some kind of fence between me and the abyss I don't feel afraid, though. Somehow I must be fearing some unconscious dead wish taking over my mind or someone pushing me.

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Originally posted by NeoPhono I shave my legs.

Don't you get confused comments on this during summer?


Due to the talk on phobias, I came to think of what is probably affecting me the most: I loathe plastic buttons. I've never been able to stand those ugly bastards. I've further found that clothes, which once had buttons attached to them, retains a flair of repulsiveness after they have been removed.
When I'm talking to someone, it can make a world of difference to me whether they are wearing a shirt or polo shirt, rather than a simple t-shirt, and I cannot help letting that affect my sympathies towards the poor person wearing the offending garment. I'm pretty sure I have never been intimate with a girl wearing a shirt, for instance. I think I'm confusing the hell out of people, sometimes being friendly, and other times reserved or even slightly hostile. I guess few people make the connection between my mood and their attire.

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Originally posted by trancaholic Sharing this one as well - same goes for being close to the water's edge at a dock and the tracks at a train station when a train is approaching. If there's some kind of fence between me and the abyss I don't feel afraid, though. Somehow I must be fearing some unconscious dead wish taking over my mind or someone pushing me.

That is frigging weird thats exactly the way I think/feel about it.

The button thing however, well, yeah I don't do that I think.

I am much more nervous flying over water than I am land, as if I'd survive the fall in either situation!

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Originally posted by trancaholic So you say that you'd rather be in a state of terror than be bored? If that's a preference shared by people around you, I can start to understand why you kept fighting in the 90s.

Well, the state of terror gets your adrenaline up. And then I start convincing myself that although that terrifying thing is sure to come, I am stronger than it and can beat it. Until I finally get in a sort of "waah, lemme at them!" mood. And after that I'm happy because I feel like I've conquered my fears

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Sharing this one as well - same goes for being close to the water's edge at a dock and the tracks at a train station when a train is approaching. If there's some kind of fence between me and the abyss I don't feel afraid, though. Somehow I must be fearing some unconscious dead wish taking over my mind or someone pushing me.

Yeah, same here. Like I'm afraid of having a wish to jump or something. It seems a lot of people have that sort of impulse, because I've already heard it from some other people too. Wonder why is that.


PS. Big evil glowing eye wolf is scarier than TV noise!

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Originally posted by trancaholic Don't you get confused comments on this during summer?

99% of people don't notice, and men never do. I only shave because I race, not because I have some weird OCD thing going on. I do hate body hair though, especially on women's arms.

I have two irrational fears...

1) The half second before I open a door, this thought goes through me that I will find something very unpleasant on the other side. But strangely enough I only get the sensation at home when I know that the only people around are the ones that probably would never want to do anything unpleasant to me.

2) When I am washing my face bent over the sink, I am terrified shitless that I will look up into the mirror and see a rotting old woman behind me looking over my shoulder at my reflection.

Some more irrational things I do:

I play out my life like a movie in my head when i am walking on the street.

I start dancing around by myself to songs on my winamp.

I usually die in my dreams, or am in the process of dying.

I rub the bridge of my nose a lot but I don't pick it! People don't believe me. I like the feel of the tip of my nose.

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Originally posted by Shakka I am much more nervous flying over water than I am land, as if I'd survive the fall in either situation!

hahaha, i do that too!

anyway, great thread!

will think of some stuff!

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Originally posted by razmataz 1) The half second before I open a door, this thought goes through me that I will find something very unpleasant on the other side. But strangely enough I only get the sensation at home when I know that the only people around are the ones that probably would never want to do anything unpleasant to me.

Same here, but only during the night and when noone is at home. I kinda have the feeling that I'll see some horrible scene on the other side of the door. Like when I watched the Ring, I had a fear for a while that the girl from the movie will be waiting for me on the other side of the door

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2) When I am washing my face bent over the sink, I am terrified shitless that I will look up into the mirror and see a rotting old woman behind me looking over my shoulder at my reflection.

Yeah, I had a similar fear too. Although it was not necessarrily a woman, just something old and rotting looking over my shoulder. That's why I was afraid of mirrors. Ha, nice to know I wasn't the only one with that fear!

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Originally posted by DrUg_Tit0 Same here, but only during the night and when noone is at home. I kinda have the feeling that I'll see some horrible scene on the other side of the door. Like when I watched the Ring, I had a fear for a while that the girl from the movie will be waiting for me on the other side of the door Yeah, I had a similar fear too. Although it was not necessarrily a woman, just something old and rotting looking over my shoulder. That's why I was afraid of mirrors. Ha, nice to know I wasn't the only one with that fear!

I thought I was alone too!

Also, I never leave the bathtub curtains closed. I like to see an empty tub when I am taking a leak instead of an ominous wall of blue!

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Originally posted by razmataz I thought I was alone too!

Apparently a lot of people have fear of mirrors...

http://www.changethatsrightnow.com/...?SDID=4082:1522

And I've also found a link where some mom claims that her kid is having a wolf with glowing red eyes stalking her

http://www.nightterrors.org/cgi-bin...ames;read=11183

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Also, I never leave the bathtub curtains closed. I like to see an empty tub when I am taking a leak instead of an ominous wall of blue!

Yes, bathtubs also made me unpleasant as a kid. But that was because I watched that horror mini series, It, and there was that one scene where a woman found her husband who was killed in a bathtub with all the blood around him. Now that I think of it, that damn clown could be responsible for most of my fears. I'm not sure if there was something with mirrors in the bathroom there, but I know that I was always more afraid of bathroom mirrors than other mirrors. He also did turn out to be a giant spider in the end. And right about that time I became totally afraid of spiders. Grr, if I ever get my hands on that bastard who made the movie, Stephen King I think it was...

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Originally posted by DrUg_Tit0 Yes, bathtubs also made me unpleasant as a kid. But that was because I watched that horror mini series, It, and there was that one scene where a woman found her husband who was killed in a bathtub with all the blood around him. Now that I think of it, that damn clown could be responsible for most of my fears. I'm not sure if there was something with mirrors in the bathroom there, but I know that I was always more afraid of bathroom mirrors than other mirrors. He also did turn out to be a giant spider in the end. And right about that time I became totally afraid of spiders. Grr, if I ever get my hands on that bastard who made the movie, Stephen King I think it was...

"It" was indeed a very scary mini-series (the winking and bleeding photo scared me to death), but you cannot really blame Stephen King for it, as he wasn't involved with the movie production. In fact the spider-ending wasn't even part of the book. "It" is killed/banished through some dream-like "battle of wits"-episode.

I did a little net research like you, and came up with the following link,

http://www.unusualphobias.com/buttons.html

which contains a number of stories of people suffering from the same loathing as me (as well as some that exhibit fright). I found it quite hillarious to read. It was also fascinating to hear about a mother who's baby showed signs of hating buttons, before it was able to speak - suggesting that the phobia is somehow encoded in the genes. Strange, as the evolutionary advantage of fearing buttons is quite unclear.

Another 2 things I thought of:

- I watch American Chopper (It's a show about building custom bikes ... I dunno if that makes me a NASCAR person but I like the show).

- I like going to classical concerts or recitals by myself. In part because most people I know aren't interested in going, but furthermore, I don't like to engage in conversation directly following the event. I prefer comfortable silence without feeling the need to put in words what I thought and felt for an extended period of time. As a side note, I just saw Lang Lang this weekend who was unbelievable. The way he played Rachmaninoff and Liszt is simply amazing. He's a definite must see if you have the opportunity.

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Originally posted by Dervish That is frigging weird thats exactly the way I think/feel about it. The button thing however, well, yeah I don't do that I think.

uh yea i have that too, i thought it was me being weird but heh

like everytime the subway arrives im scared i might suddenly jump in front of it despite the fact i love my life

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Originally posted by trancaholic "It" was indeed a very scary mini-series (the winking and bleeding photo scared me to death), but you cannot really blame Stephen King for it, as he wasn't involved with the movie production. In fact the spider-ending wasn't even part of the book. "It" is killed/banished through some dream-like "battle of wits"-episode.

Eh, that spider ending kinda sucked anyways. Now that you say it, it does kinda seem to be unrelated to the rest of the movie. I just hate it when lame movie producers think they can make something better than the original and then screw it up.

Oh, and that photo was totally scary too. Like when the clown's hand popped out of it...

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Strange, as the evolutionary advantage of fearing buttons is quite unclear.

I hope TvD won't read this, because I'm certain he'd have an explanation for that

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Originally posted by occrider Another 2 things I thought of: - I watch American Chopper (It's a show about building custom bikes ... I dunno if that makes me a NASCAR person but I like the show).

I just started getting hooked on this show too. I don't have a bike, don't have any interest in one, but yet I love watchin' these guys put these extravagant machines together.

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- I like going to classical concerts or recitals by myself. In part because most people I know aren't interested in going, but furthermore, I don't like to engage in conversation directly following the event. I prefer comfortable silence without feeling the need to put in words what I thought and felt for an extended period of time. As a side note, I just saw Lang Lang this weekend who was unbelievable. The way he played Rachmaninoff and Liszt is simply amazing. He's a definite must see if you have the opportunity.

Hey, my mom plays violin in the symphony down in Wichita, so I've been to a healthy number of recitals, trios, quartets, symphonies, etc. throughout my life and share your interests. I'm like you on these too - I'm not much for conversation before or after, and I usually slip right out immediately afterwards. A habit that I picked up from my dad, I guess.

I also share your sentiments on Liszt - incredible IMO.


I just thought of another issue I once had. Before the Mrs. and I were married we often went to Vegas, usually 2-3x per year (when I actually had some money saved up). One of the last times we went there I had a pretty huge physical and mental breakdown. We both concluded that it was the result of all night clubbing/drinking/partying 3 nights in a row, combined with little sleep, combined with serious dehydration, combined with loosing my ass at the craps tables (I think this was probably the biggest reason).

Well it was the last day and before our flight we decided to get some lunch where we were staying before going to the airport (Rio). Within a few minutes a cold sweat broke out, and my stomach started doin' some turns. I thought at first it was some serious diarhea, so I headed to the bathroom. Well that wasn't entirely the case, so I went back to the table only to be feeling really really horrible now, so bad that my heart was racing all over the place, I was sweating miserably, and I couldn't stop shaking. I couldn't tell whether I was having a heart attack or what, but the obvious feeling of "I'm gonna die" started setting in.

Yep, it was a full-blown panic attack, and it was fucking horrible.

I finally was able to calm down a bit before getting on the flight home, but the panic feeling continued to stay with me for a good number of months to come. And there was no good reason for them to come on at all - Easter dinner at my in-laws (whom I love dearly), running on a treadmill at the gym, sitting in a park reading, fucking anything would set the feeling in motion. Since I had no experience with these at all, I decided to see a doctor. He, of course, immediately thought it best that I go on medication, which I immediately shot down and told him no fucking way (I didn't trust anti-depressants at all as a cure for my particular case, and in hindsight I'm glad I was so adamantly against the doctor's wishes). So I then saw a psychologist who asked a bunch of questions about me, then told me to come back in a couple of weeks. The second visit he asked a few more questions, then finally said -

"You know what, you don't have any more issues than anyone else out there. You're head's on straight, and you just drank and partied like an idiot in Vegas. Don't do that so much and you'll be fine. Now stop wasting my time so I can't actually help people who are really messed up!"

Or something to that effect (I really took to this guy's sense of humor, and later bought him a beer when I saw him at a bar a few months later).

After that point the panic attacks would occasionally come on, but they did slowly diminish in time to the point where they no longer existed. I really did appreciate the experience, strangely, because as it turned out my wife also developed some panic attacks of her own, and I was able to effectively coach her out of them as a result of my own experiences. And not surprisingly, the doctor she went to attempted to prescribe her anti-depressants too, which I convinced her to stay the fuck away from. Not that I don't think anti-depressants don't work or have a good place in our prescription-society, but I was totally convinced that both our heads were on straight, and the last thing either of us needed was to zombie out on the meds. when we could learn to overcome our unwarranted anxieties together or even on our own.


The end.

I thought of another one, when I come home drunk I want to vanadlise stuff and I tend to wake up and find random stuff I've nicked. Always from my close area too (such a dumb ass).

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Originally posted by Dervish I thought of another one, when I come home drunk I want to vanadlise stuff and I tend to wake up and find random stuff I've nicked. Always from my close area too (such a dumb ass).

I don't think you're necessarily unique in that regard--lay off the Red Bull!

Renegade just typed out *the response* in this thread:

http://www.tranceaddict.com/forums/...40&pagenumber=2

I would characterize the inclination to do that as freakish.

another thing i do that constantly get remarked upon comes from work.

if i have a ten minute break or whatever, rather than do something that involves effort, like reading or smoking, i usually just stare blankly at a wall for a bit and then go back to whatever i was doing. in a hectic service industry, that feels appropriate to me. plus i caught the other new college grad doing the same thing the other day...so i suppose im not alone|

When I sit in the bus or in some other place and just waiting for something im usually deep into my thoughts, so deep that I usually change my face expression depending on what im thinking of, so suddenly I realize that i have the biggest smile ever, or that i look like im embarrased or whatever, must look stupid if you look at me sitting there

^ I do that too, do when I'm walking too, people look at me start laughing for no reason and think it's at them, then I find that funny and laugh more.....

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Originally posted by trancaholic Renegade just typed out *the response* in this thread: http://www.tranceaddict.com/forums/...40&pagenumber=2 I would characterize the inclination to do that as freakish.

Yeah, except no-one even read it. That's the last time I ever share my finely tuned sense of pathos with the Chill Out Room.

Oh, and on topic I thought of one more irrational trait I think have - I'm pretty sure I don't like old people. I'm an ageist.

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Originally posted by Renegade Yeah, except no-one even read it. That's the last time I ever share my finely tuned sense of pathos with the Chill Out Room.

Well, at least we love you here in PD forum for your long posts

cool post btw

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Originally posted by Renegade Yeah, except no-one even read it. That's the last time I ever share my finely tuned sense of pathos with the Chill Out Room.

I thought it was a work of poetic brilliance.

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Oh, and on topic I thought of one more irrational trait I think have - I'm pretty sure I don't like old people. I'm an ageist.

Same thing opposite direction. I hate kids. I only hate old people when they drive.

Does this thread have a self-destruct mechanism after all is said and done?

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Originally posted by occrider Same thing opposite direction. I hate kids. I only hate old people when they drive.

I feel similarly towards kids. That's why I'm getting a dog for now.

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Does this thread have a self-destruct mechanism after all is said and done?

Yes. It's called "Tranceaholic hits the delete button"

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