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Do you have any phobia? (psychcentral.com)
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by Albin7326@suppo.fi to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
 

What is a phobia?

Phobias are persistent and intense fears of a particular:

object

person (like a doctor or clown)

situation

activity

If you have a phobia, you may experience severe anxiety and panic attacks when you’re:

exposed to the object or situation you’re fearful of

thinking about the thing you’re afraid of

anticipating an encounter with the item you’re scared of

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[–] Jyrdano@lemmy.world 17 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

I have pretty strong fear of people in full body mascot costumes. This includes furry suits too. Not a crippling phobia, but enough to keep me on edge.

That being said, I don’t hate furries. It’s just all suits where I can’t see person’s face freak me out.

[–] Mothra@mander.xyz 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Is that also the case for full body armor and other fictional or real types of costumes where you can't see the face? Or does it have to have a 'fake' face like mascot costumes? Just curious

[–] Jyrdano@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Its just those with big fake faces. I have no trouble with things like armor or masks

[–] LetKCater2U@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I have this too! For me it’s something about not being able to read someone’s facial expression and not having the ability to gauge what someone is thinking or feeling, thus feeling like anything can happen.