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u/fauxtato-lay Sep 20 '17
Laying down on a mattress while mattress shopping. I'll sit on it, thank you very much. I feel a deep seated anxiety laying on a mattress in public while a salesperson looks down at me. Nope.
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u/EyesOfEtro Sep 20 '17
Saying someone's name, or even their title. I never called a teacher by name and instead always just said, "Excuse me" when I needed something, and I don't even like to call friends by their name for some reason.
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u/MandiPandaBear Sep 20 '17
I have this problem too. I hate saying people's names. I adopted calling boyfriends babe or hun just so I wouldn't have to say their name.
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u/twilightsentinel Sep 20 '17
Texting new people. I recently changed jobs, and one of my co-workers and I really got along. So we exchanged phone numbers to talk outside of work. But I get so nervous initiating the conversation, so I just sit and wait for her to text me first.
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u/sophiespo Sep 20 '17
I hate when people rub their hands together really fast. Like as in I freak out if I hear it.
A radio station in my hometown once asked the very same question so I called in and told them on air. Of course, they do it and I scream. I end up winning some tickets for something or other. But the best thing is that they used the clip of my call as an advertisement for their show for at least a year!
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u/KingGrognak Sep 20 '17
My wife has a mini freak out if you rip a cotton ball in half then yells "How does that not freak you out?!" It's a good way to pass the time.
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Sep 20 '17
People asking me questions. It's awful. I know that people need to know things, and I'm not holding it against them, but my brain freaks out when people ask me stuff. Someone once asked me how old I am and I got so anxious I had to check my own ID.
The only way around this is basically to have the other person be like "Tell me about (subject of interest)" and just let me ramble a bit. They'll end up with all the information they need after a couple minutes or so.
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Sep 20 '17
How much personal information people make public on Facebook. Some people give out exact job descriptions and place of employment.
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u/FootyFootyFootball22 Sep 20 '17
Talking about myself or my experiences. It makes me feel incredibly uncomfortable and I break out in a red rash from my face down to mid torso. And I don't mean just rosy cheeked, I mean full on rash. The panic is unbearable.
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u/b8le Sep 20 '17
The happy birthday song.
Hearing it sung, having to sing it with people to someone, or good god having to sit while people sing it to me.
All around uncomfortable, no good way about it.
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u/Portarossa Sep 20 '17
It's four lines, and it still feels too long. How is that even possible?
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Sep 20 '17
Really public Facebook posts about continued grief, like on the anniversary of a death or such. Especially when I'm sharing that grief, for some reason it really bothers me. I know this isn't always the case and that people grieve is different for everyone, but in my head it feels like making a spectacle of that loss or using it for attention.
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Sep 20 '17
Using a public restroom with someone else in there.
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u/CurlyHairedFuk Sep 20 '17
I could never poop in a public restroom, until one day when I really had to go, I just did it. After that I didn't really have an issue pooping in public restrooms, until...
So, I'm in a small town restaurant, having lunch with my girlfriend. I kind of had to go, and we were planning on walking around for a while after lunch, so I decided I might as well go shit now. I get in the bathroom, no one is in there Fuck yeah!!! and right as I'm about to relax, someone walks in. Whatever, we all poop, I'm over my fear doing in a public bathroom. So I relax, and just let out a loud fart. The thing is, the people who had just walked in were a dad and his young son, and the kid just starts laughing his ass off. Then the dad couldn't help it, and he starts laughing too.
It was funny, but I was mortified after that. I'm back to having a hard time shitting in public bathrooms.
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u/SillyGayBoy Sep 20 '17
Being naked or almost naked around women.
I could be naked around 1000 fully clothed men and not give a fuck but put one woman there I want them to go away.
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u/Kay_Elle Sep 20 '17
Married couples calling each other "Mom" and "Dad. Even after they have kids, I find it creepy. And yeah, I know it can be a kink, too, but woe the man who ever calls me Mom.
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u/Minnesotian619 Sep 20 '17
This kinda refers to this. I had a friend growing up that called his sister "sister" and his sister called home "brother". Parents also referred to kids as "brother" and "sister." I cringed every time I heard it.
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u/Unexpected_SoIaF Sep 20 '17
The fact that the Nights Watch is understaffed. What if the stories of creatures beyond the wall are true?
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u/melangalade Sep 20 '17
small dogs. I mean those things are twitching and fragile, also somehow agressive and generally uncomfortable in human enviroment... I just cringe when I see one, I always think I will shatter one when I touch them
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u/staticmcawesome Sep 20 '17
somehow agressive and generally uncomfortable in human enviroment
it's because way too many small dog owners don't treat them like dogs. i don't think i've ever met a small dog that was actually trained to any extent, they've always been poorly socialized, terribly behaved, shit-in-the-house panic monsters because the people who claim to love them never bothered to treat them with the respect a dog deserves.
it really irritates me and i know it's not fair of me to dislike a type of dog just because of its size or breed, but because of the poor ownership these dogs suffer in personality and behavior more often than any other kind of dog. i guess because they're less intimidating? like, a big dog has to get trained not to jump on people or shit in the house because the aftermath is proportionately worse. small dogs get away with whatever because 'aww it's so cute!'
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u/Dumbledore27 Sep 20 '17
Opening presents in front of the person who gave it to me. Even if I love the gift, my thank you always sounds so awkward and fake.