Results: Irrational fears
Published on 07/05/2013
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It seems most of us are afraid of something: Mice
23%
185 votes
Spiders
36%
281 votes
Noises
11%
85 votes
Lizards
12%
92 votes
Thunder or Lightening
12%
91 votes
I am not afraid
25%
195 votes
Other (please specify)
15%
118 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| snakes | 2.77% | 29 |
| heights | 1.15% | 12 |
| 0.48% | 5 | |
| bees | 0.38% | 4 |
| death | 0.29% | 3 |
| driving | 0.29% | 3 |
| fire | 0.19% | 2 |
| roaches | 0.19% | 2 |
| cockroaches | 0.19% | 2 |
| deep water | 0.19% | 2 |
| roller coasters | 0.10% | 1 |
| some large insects | 0.10% | 1 |
| worms | 0.10% | 1 |
| ghost | 0.10% | 1 |
| hairdressers | 0.10% | 1 |
| chickens | 0.10% | 1 |
| snacks | 0.10% | 1 |
| public speaking | 0.10% | 1 |
| tornado"s | 0.10% | 1 |
| being alone in life | 0.10% | 1 |
| snakes..... | 0.10% | 1 |
| heights, closed spaces, water over my head | 0.10% | 1 |
| life | 0.10% | 1 |
| heights, fire | 0.10% | 1 |
| needles | 0.10% | 1 |
| plane/helicopter crashes | 0.10% | 1 |
| hieghts | 0.10% | 1 |
| cokroaches | 0.10% | 1 |
| all insects | 0.10% | 1 |
| fear it's self | 0.10% | 1 |
| close spaces | 0.10% | 1 |
| the dark | 0.10% | 1 |
| snakes and cats | 0.10% | 1 |
| fish | 0.10% | 1 |
| frog | 0.10% | 1 |
| ticks | 0.10% | 1 |
| birds | 0.10% | 1 |
| crazy dogs | 0.10% | 1 |
| the wind, hieights, most people! | 0.10% | 1 |
| mice | 0.10% | 1 |
| the new world order, alien, space, the unknown, etc... | 0.10% | 1 |
| god | 0.10% | 1 |
| flying | 0.10% | 1 |
| other humans | 0.10% | 1 |
| scarey movies | 0.10% | 1 |
| bats | 0.10% | 1 |
| plants | 0.10% | 1 |
| getting lost | 0.10% | 1 |
| snakes, heights | 0.10% | 1 |
| skunks | 0.10% | 1 |
| the unknown | 0.10% | 1 |
| how could you leave snakes off the list? most people are scared of snakes! | 0.10% | 1 |
| falling | 0.10% | 1 |
| vaccinations | 0.10% | 1 |
| snakes, water,heights | 0.10% | 1 |
| social anxiety, public speaking | 0.10% | 1 |
| sharks | 0.10% | 1 |
| allergic to spiders but not afraid | 0.10% | 1 |
| rapists | 0.10% | 1 |
| na | 0.10% | 1 |
| torndos | 0.10% | 1 |
| aggressive dog breeds | 0.10% | 1 |
| reptiles...snakes | 0.10% | 1 |
| worms, slugs | 0.10% | 1 |
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How do you think you acquired thisfear? Parent(s)
17%
133 votes
Sibling(s)
11%
89 votes
Friend(s)
8%
63 votes
Specific experience
54%
424 votes
Other (please specify)
17%
136 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| na | 2.25% | 19 |
| n/a | 2.13% | 18 |
| no idea | 0.95% | 8 |
| none | 0.83% | 7 |
| 0.83% | 7 | |
| don't know | 0.83% | 7 |
| dont know | 0.47% | 4 |
| tv | 0.24% | 2 |
| not afraid | 0.24% | 2 |
| do not know | 0.24% | 2 |
| media | 0.12% | 1 |
| general | 0.12% | 1 |
| in general. | 0.12% | 1 |
| discovered a fear of bridges | 0.12% | 1 |
| husband | 0.12% | 1 |
| i do not know | 0.12% | 1 |
| living | 0.12% | 1 |
| other | 0.12% | 1 |
| s | 0.12% | 1 |
| uh, i'm human | 0.12% | 1 |
| they look gross | 0.12% | 1 |
| movies | 0.12% | 1 |
| always have feared snakes..spiders..etc. | 0.12% | 1 |
| "scary movies" | 0.12% | 1 |
| neighbor | 0.12% | 1 |
| friend of mine was bitten by a brown spider with bad medical results | 0.12% | 1 |
| movies ect | 0.12% | 1 |
| past experience | 0.12% | 1 |
| i dont know | 0.12% | 1 |
| it's a startling sound and it hit the tree near my bedroom window and made the hair on my head stand up | 0.12% | 1 |
| i do not have fears | 0.12% | 1 |
| spiders are just plain scary. it's a natural fear, just like heights and large fires. | 0.12% | 1 |
| past lifetime | 0.12% | 1 |
| i'm not afraid | 0.12% | 1 |
| c | 0.12% | 1 |
| nothing specific for snakes, but cats look evil much of the time | 0.12% | 1 |
| born with them | 0.12% | 1 |
| don't know i've just always been terrified of them | 0.12% | 1 |
| it was always their | 0.12% | 1 |
| inability to breathe due to asthma as a baby | 0.12% | 1 |
| reality. i don't feel like dying right then. | 0.12% | 1 |
| i've been bitten by my pet gerbil when i was a child so anything with teeth scares me. only fat spiders bother me because they make a really big mess when you kill them. noises bother me because my brother used to try to scare me all the time. | 0.12% | 1 |
| don;t know just hate them | 0.12% | 1 |
| media and not knowing the truth | 0.12% | 1 |
| bitten by one when i was young | 0.12% | 1 |
| i have no idea | 0.12% | 1 |
| just watch the news | 0.12% | 1 |
| just always didn't like spiders and never learned to swim | 0.12% | 1 |
| not sure | 0.12% | 1 |
| i don't know | 0.12% | 1 |
| luck | 0.12% | 1 |
| natural | 0.12% | 1 |
| ? | 0.12% | 1 |
| movie, tv | 0.12% | 1 |
| how about you? | 0.12% | 1 |
| naa | 0.12% | 1 |
| unknown | 0.12% | 1 |
| past life | 0.12% | 1 |
| dunno | 0.12% | 1 |
| do not have phobias | 0.12% | 1 |
| tv shows | 0.12% | 1 |
| n | 0.12% | 1 |
| allergic reactions when bit | 0.12% | 1 |
| not ap | 0.12% | 1 |
| just always have been | 0.12% | 1 |
| no problems | 0.12% | 1 |
| who isnt | 0.12% | 1 |
| just don't like snakes or crawling things | 0.12% | 1 |
| idk | 0.12% | 1 |
| my aunt mable was afraid of thunder and lightning. i spent a lot of time around her when i was a little girl. | 0.12% | 1 |
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3.
Have you conquered this fear? Yes
17%
137 votes
No
57%
453 votes
Not Applicable
25%
198 votes
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4.
How have you conquered this fear? I acknowledged it
15%
120 votes
Approached my fear and confronted it
13%
99 votes
Changed my way of thinking about it
10%
80 votes
I have not conquered it
45%
358 votes
I don't have fears
23%
178 votes
Other (please specify)
2%
12 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| 0.24% | 2 | |
| i've conquered some. i live in an apartment now so noises aren't as scary - being in a house is more scary. | 0.12% | 1 |
| rely on jehovah | 0.12% | 1 |
| don't watch scary movies | 0.12% | 1 |
| have not | 0.12% | 1 |
| n/a | 0.12% | 1 |
| i avoid them. | 0.12% | 1 |
| lighting came inside the house two inches from me | 0.12% | 1 |
| i moved to washington state where thunder is rare | 0.12% | 1 |
| no | 0.12% | 1 |
| still fearful | 0.12% | 1 |
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