People have been sharing their ‘unusual phobias’ – 23 proper outliers that really do keep someone awake at night

13.

‘Parasites, also including the idea of pregnancy. I can’t watch any scenes including parasites or empty the cat litter tray if there’s a risk of worms (husband job). Even typing this out is giving me the jitters.’
–Flabbie_

14.

‘Stickers. Fucking hate them. Keep them and their weird stickiness away from me. My husband has a phobia of fish.’
–spellboundsilk92

15.

‘Mine is those wooden chip forks and ice lolly sticks. Urgh just the thought of them is enough.’
–spacegirl2820

16.

‘Bathmaphobia – slopes and steep inclines only though. Not stairs. Bridges can be an issue too.’
–Neddlings55

17.

‘I’m terrified of making a weird noise that happens to be alien language for “start the invasion’.’
–Nublar_Repair_Man

18.

‘I think I am so repulsed by baked beans that it borders on phobia. Refuse to go down the shopping aisle they’re on, my partner has to do it. The smell makes me retch and even when seeing them in a picture, an advert or God forbid, real life, I have to cover my eyes and ears or at least leave the room. Even the word makes me cringe. I bet so many other Brits want to shank me.’
–UglyFilthyDog

19.

‘My own bellybutton really freak me out. Touching my own makes me feel sick. Thinking about it makes me feel sick. I think it stems from a certain scene in The Matrix I saw when I was young.’
–HelloStranger0325

20.

‘Phobia might be too extreme, but I physically shudder at the thought of pulling on a pair of denim jeans, but ONLY if they’re the really dark blue ones. Black and lighter blue is ok, though I make a right song and dance about putting them on, and so choose to live in cargo trousers.

The thought of tight denim on my legs just makes my whole body cringe. No idea why the dark blue is so triggering, but as the sweatiest bastard on the face of the earth, the comfort issues are definitely part of it.’
–vegan_voorhees

21.

‘The hulls of ships. No idea. But those cruise adverts are a nightmare for me. The deck is fine, it’s the giant pointy hulls that make my stomach drop like I’m on a rollercoaster.’
–GunstarHeroine

22.

‘I was telling a friend on WhatsApp that one of the ways I used to tell left from right is that I have a mole on my left wrist. I sent a picture to show her. She went mad… Apparently she has a phobia of wrists!’
–LegoVRS

23.

‘Had a couple of work colleagues who were terrified of tomato ketchup and hated any sauces. But Ketchup in particular seemed to generate real fear.’
–Hannimal987

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