NAME YOUR FEAR

Does that dog at your friend's place or the roadside, frighten the daylights out of you? Or are you like me, ready to go to any lengths to avoid social gatherings? Do we share the common reluctance to enter or feel suffocated in closed places? Why is it that you have to drag yourself to work each day?

This post, is about the most common condition searched on the net, 'PHOBIA'! So, which one do you have?

Since terms like 'CYBERPHOBIA', 'DENTOPHOBIA', 'AQUAPHOBIA' or 'CLAUSTROPHOBIA' are pretty well known and obvious, I'll just underline similar phobias a bit. Yes, I have nothing else do to, so am helping you name your fears :P

P.S.: Just don't develop any phobia after reading this..lol.

have you ever stumbled upon anyone who has 'ABLUTOPHOBIA' i.e. the fear of bathing, washing and cleaning? What was it like?! :P

That fear that gnaws inside you and doesn't let you go anywhere too much above the ground level is called 'ACROPHOBIA', yeah, that's the fear of heights. And God bless you if you have a combination of 'ACROPHOBIA' + 'ACHLUOPHOBIA' + 'ARACHNOPHOBIA' + 'AUTOPHOBIA'. The bad news here? IT IS POSSIBLE!! Achluophobia is the fear of darkness. Arachnophobia, the fear of spiders and my dear, Autophobia, is the fear of being alone. And just in case, you have 'CLAUSTROPHOBIA' also, i.e. the fear of being closed in or having no escape, it's going to be living hell. Now imagine yourself in the most hated situation you could be in, were you to have all these phobias together!

So, coming out of this darkness, let's talk about that guy.

You met through common friends or probably at the bar and hit it off instantly, a sure sign of him not having any 'GYNOPHOBIA' (the fear of women! Can you imagine, that really exists!), and you definitely not having any 'ANDROPHOBIA' (you guessed it right, that's the fear of men!). Both of you are crazily in love ( a sure sign that neither of you suffer from 'PHILOPHOBIA') and it's been about a few months and you've been receiving those flowers (thank goodness he doesn't have 'ANTHOPHOBIA'), but of course, he won't commit to you, he's scared of commitment and you my dear, surely know almost all guys are. Yes, there's a term for that too, it's called, 'GAMOPHOBIA'-the fear or commitment or marriage! See, now you can tell him exactly what's wrong with him. You are welcome. So you give him a piece of your mind and he let's you know he also has 'ATHEOPHOBIA', the fear of atheists. Oh..and you are one..you surely are!

Your friend who's a pilot with one of the most renowned airlines of the world, calls to invite you to his birthday party the following week. And since you already know how much he loves birds, you decide to gift him one. His apartment's a subtle color, thanks to 'CHROMOPHOBIA', the fear of bright colours.

"But I like them free and flying" he exclaims, looking at the caged bird.

"This one doesn't know how to fly" you reason, "it's got 'AVIOPHOBIA'" (yes, that's the fear of flying).

Just then, his phone buzzes. It's a call. Not an important one, but he picks it up anyway and excuses himself.

You don't answer unimportant calls, but you know he does and you know the reason too, he's got 'NOMOPHOBIA', the fear of being out of mobile phone contact!

Now, you are out from the party and are headed back home, but instead of crossing the road, owing to 'AGYROPHOBIA', you walk a little longer on the pavement until you reach the underground crossing. Your apartment's just a few blocks away. On your way there, the memories come flooding back, all the hours you toiled to stay afloat in this back breaking competition for survival (also because you once suffered from 'ATYCHIPHOBIA'-the fear of failure). But you are obviously more than glad you don't have 'ANTHROPOPHOBIA', the fear of people or the company of people.

The security guard at the entrance to your apartment is quickly jotting down something on the register, beads of sweat are flowing down his face, his hands almost swelling from writing so fast. He's trying to get the maximum number of words on the page in a second. Yes. you guessed it correctly, he's got 'CHRONOPHOBIA', the fear of time or time moving forward. And did I already mention his 'FRIGOPHOBIA'-the fear of getting too cold? Yes, he was all piled up.

You've just latched the front door and added your coat and bag to the already existent mountain of clothes in your chair, when the bell rings. It's your pesky neighbors, obviously you already knew that. And you also know why they are looking for you. The husband is standing behind his wife, you've hardly seen him speak ever because he's got 'GELOTOPHOBIA'-the fear of being laughed at. So the wife enlightens you on how they were planning to go to the circus and cannot take their little boy along, since he's got 'COULROPHOBIA'-the fear of clowns you know. And you being not able to say 'no', agree to shelter the kiddo in your house till they are back. Oh, I forgot to mention, the lady, she's got 'GERONTOPHOBIA', the fear of growing old or the elderly. (yeah, that exists too.) :S

Now that you get chatting with the kiddo, he bores you about all he learns from his religious teacher. You feel sorry for the little boy who's very clearly developing 'HADEPHOBIA'-the fear of hell.

To entertain your irritated self, you flip through channels on the television and stop on this program that shows people with 'CHIROPTOPHOBIA' (the fear of bats) visiting people who've locked themselves up in caves and other underground structures because of their fear of sunlight (yeah, that exists too)-'HELIOPHOBIA'.

It's been an hour and just when you cannot zero in on the perfect plan to get rid of the pestering kid, the doorbell thankfully tinkles (I have absolutely no idea if there's a phobia for that sound) and then hand the parents their child and put yourself to sleep (thank God you don't have 'HYPNOPHOBIA')!!

Okay, so am pretty bored and am gonna sleep too. So bye! Feel free to make up the rest yourself :P

Knowledge Source:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_phobias

FIGHTING WITH THE BULL

I write here of YOU. YOU, who've taken the bull by it's horns and thrown it around a zillion times. It's totally fractured, lying there in a disheveled state, looking at you turn your back and walk the 'walk of victory' through half closed eyes. Just as you extend your hand to push open the mighty door, he's up again! Charging at you at a speed too ferocious for your reflexes. You are taken aback. And before you know it, you've bitten dust. He's atop you huffing and puffing, blood thirsty red eyes ordering you to give up. Lying helpless below him there, you know you are going to lose your life if you don't act soon. You clearly remember what they said, "There are two ways to get out of this-1. Either of you GIVE UP. 2. Or one of you DIE!" The moment you heard it, you knew there was only one option-the bull has to die.

You've been fighting this battle for years-day after day, night after night and it was nothing new to have been crushed down right before you reached the door. There beyond the fence you can see the meadows, the luscious green grass waving with the slightest breeze. The bees kissing the sunlit flowers. You can hear the river rumble by from the doorway you were at a few minutes ago. And you want to be there amidst the bliss-the spectacular world on the other side. But the truth is, you are here-sore and hurt. Coated in dirt and clay, your clothes almost completely torn, you're bleeding so much you don't feel the pain any more. All you know is you're lucky to be alive.

No, I wouldn't call you an escapist if you decide to quit. I wouldn't label you if you just decide to fool the bull and run for the exit and eventually cross over to the place you've wanted to be in for so long. What matters is, you gave a fight to the best of your ability. You tried to change your situation playing by the rules.

This is exactly what happens when you find yourself soaked up in dirt and in a mess, crawling to freedom, to safer grounds. Don't give up without a fight! Go by the rules a little more than you can. And at the end, do what your heart desires. If you think you are putting up a fight you are eventually gonna lose, walk away! Yes, you should definitely "TRY TRY UNTIL YOU SUCCEED" but not until you aren't alive to bask in the glory of your success. You should walk away to a place you'd be better off in!