π * β ππππππ πππππππ ( a collection of reactions to common phobias. feel free to adjust pronouns and wording as needed )
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β itβs gone behind the __ ! β
β just squish it! β
β get it out of the house! β
β donβt bring it closer! β
β itβs got too many eyes and way too many legs. β
β i donβt care if iβm bigger than it! itβs still creepy! β
β thereβs so many cobwebs in hereβ¦ β
β iβm not going in there! thereβs spiders in there! β
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β whatβs that rattling soundβ¦? β
β thereβs a snake in the grass! β
β donβt get too close to it! β
β we should call a snake catcher to come deal with it. β
β what if it bites me?! β
β itβs staring at me. β
β i donβt want to hold it. β
β just grab it! β
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β oh, no no no, this is way too high! β
β βdonβt look downβ? oh! great advice! β
β thereβs no way in hell iβm going up there. β
β that looks so unstable. we are not crossing that! β
β iβm getting vertigoβ¦ iβm going to be sick. β
β can you sit next to the window? β
β iβm good standing here, far far away from the edge. β
β that doesnβt look safeβ¦ β
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β walk faster! walk faster! β
β do you have a light? β
β i swear i saw something moving in the darknessβ¦ β
β i donβt like this, itβs way too dark. β
β this is how people die in horror movies. β
β no β€ keep the light on. β
β i know logically thereβs nothing in the darkness but i still donβt like it. β
β what if something gets me? β
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β letβs just wait until later, when it gets less busy. β
β thereβs too many people here. β
β letβs justβ¦ stay in. β
β i donβt want to go there. β
β i want to get out of here. β
β can we go somewhere quieter? β
β how busy is it going to be? β
β iβ¦ i canβt go out. β
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β itβs too loud. β
β can you get my weighted blanket, please? β
β just, hold me? until itβs over? β
β sorry β€ it just triggers some unpleasant memories. β
β turn the music up louder? i want to drown out the storm. β
β iβve been struck by lightning beforeβ¦ β
β i need to get inside, now. β
β itβs not safe to go outside right now! β
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β iβm not jumping in. β
β i canβt swim. β
β no way! itβs β€ itβs too cold! β
β i think iβll passβ¦ β
β the ocean is terrifying. β
β i almost drowned last time. β
β the water is too deepβ¦ β
β there are so many unknown horrors in the ocean. we know more about space than we do with our oceans. β
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β let me out! let me out! β
β i canβt breathe. β
β i need to get out of here. β
β donβt shut me in here! β
β i canβt get out! itβs locked / stuck! β
β break it down! i donβt care. just get me out of here! β
β nonono donβt! iβll be good! donβt lock me in here! β
β thatβs too small. iβm not going in there. β
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β i swear itβs watching me. β
β theyβre justβ¦ so creepy. makes my skin crawl. β
β oh, i hate that doll. β
β who collects all these creepy dolls? β
β if it moves, iβm out of here. β
β it moved! i swear it moved! β
β nopenopenope, not going in the doll room. β
β who thought that doll was a good idea? β
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β donβt wave it in my face and iβll be fine. β
β just do it. quickly. β
β get that thing away from me! β
β donβt touch me! β
β sorry β€ i donβt like needles. β
β donβt tell me what youβre going to do, just do it. β
β i β€ i donβt think i can do this. β
β iβm not going. β
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β i think iβm gonna throw upβ¦ β
β oh god, thatβs a lot of bloodβ¦ β
β donβt show me! β
β i think iβm gonna faintβ¦ β
β please cover that up. β
β oh god the smellβ¦ β
β i canβt look at blood. β
β iβm not good with bloodβ¦ β
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β a circus? no way. not going. β
β horror movie? β¦.does it have clowns? β
β if they have painted smiles on their faces, then why are they so creepy?! β
β why would anyone have a clown at a birthday party? β
β thereβs no good clowns. ever. β
β i hate the way clowns look. β
β donβt leave me alone with them! β
β itβs the makeup. the makeup is what makes them so creepy. β
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β no β€ no hospitals. β
β what if i donβt wake up from surgery? β
β itβs all soβ¦ clinical. i hate it. β
β hospitals freak me out. β
β iβm about to sign an ama if they donβt hurry up. β
β i want to leave, now. screw what the doctors say. β
β where are my clothes? iβm leaving. β
β iβm not staying here the night. no way. β