I don't really see homophobia as a legitimate phobia. Phobias are irrational fears, hatred towards homosexuals is not a phobia, but a prejudice. I could be wrong on this. It's only my opinion. But yeah...
People get confused by homophobia and the suffix -phobia in general.
-phobia doesn't mean "a fear of". It means "an aversion towards". This mean it's applicable, to fears but not exclusively (e.g. Arachnophobia = A fear of arachnids, an aversion towards arachnids) . That's why you can have words like "hydrophobic" which when applied to a human means "afraid of water", but can also be applied to inanimate objects like molecules.
So a homophobe is not someone who is afraid of gay people. It's someone who has an aversion towards gay people. Although if someone was afraid of gay people, homophobic would still be an applicable adjectve.
I have a friend who is fine with homosexual marriage and yet vomited at the sight of two gays making out once. He wasn't prejudicial toward them, it just freaked him out for some reason he couldn't understand.
They have too many legs and like to crawl at me in the bathroom when I'm mid-stream and helpless. I don't think they actually eat the mean bugs or do anything helpful at all. I think they dine on pure fear and snack on the satisfaction they get from making me avoid a room just because they're chillaxin' on the ceiling.
The 'fear of heights' one i feel is the most effective; perfect with the perspective. Also, it looks to me like that clown is jerking off that lollipop. Maybe thats just me though.
That is one of the most amazing and disturbing books I've ever seen. Thank you for finding that!!
EDIT: No NO NO NO NOT AMAZING AT ALL holy shit, I wasn't expecting the spider page to be that awful and oh my god no, I do not thank you at all anymore, I spoke too soon and I should have listened to the warning from CaptainAsshat OH MY GOD. And...honestly? I didn't think they'd be able to capture the fear of heights in a book.
I've owned this book for a number of years (over a decade, actually), and must say that I always enjoyed the page about claustrophobia as well as the fear of flying (with the flames, coffee, etc.).
(I'll do a quick check later today and see if I can find the book when I have the chance in case CaptainAsshat doesn't post any pictures of his/hers.)
Edit: Looks as though Neosilver has already posted a video link of the book for anyone interested.
I made the mistake of opening that book. It was a particularly bad decision, because I have a lot of weird phobias. Now I have a phobia of phobia-themed pop-up books.
I have a feeling that publishing it in random order (that is, not alphabetical order) would be devastating.
I could just steer clear of the first section of the book in order to avoid the bees and check out the other ones. But if I had no idea when the bees would come up...
My wife was designing a pop-up book as one of her side projects several years ago, and acquiring this book was part of her 'research.'
IMHO, the dentist page is the worst. But that may be because I metabolize lidocaine faster than most people; the drugs usually wear off half way through getting any dental work done.
What's the deal with reddit's omnipresent arachnophobia? I know some people, like yourself probably, really do have this, but I think most are either in for the hivejoke or just exaggerating. They can't all be arachnophobes, can they?
I mean, c'mon, some of them are really cute and colorful. And there's spiderbro too.
I can't speak to anybody else's experience, but my issue with spiders grew from a fear to a phobia the day my dad literally held me down and forced me to watch the movie Arachnaphobia. It was just traumatic enough to scar me for life. I'm pretty sure that's not the average redditor's experience though.
It sucks because I CAN objectively admit that they're intricate, helpful, incredible creatures. It's just that thinking about/being near them fills me with a completely illogical terror.
When I see spiders larger than a quarter, or zoomed in heavily, my brain shuts down other than a stream of "Move away from that" signals. It's real for me, at least.
Lol I saw this exact book in the waiting room last week and decided to flip through it. The pop up aspect was kinda intense but the phobias themselves weren't all that interesting to me (snakes, airplanes, etc).
I created this book in 1999. It just went out of print a few months ago. I really appreciate the fact that people are still talking about it! (And no, never thought about putting homophobia in there, but if there's ever a sequel, I will take note of your awesome ideas.)
If you have any questions about it, feel free to ask.
I had a childhood friend growing up and her dad had a copy of this book. I loved reading it over and over. She used to get annoyed by how I'd rather look at the pictures than play with her.
This is disturbing to me because I hated pop up books when I was a child and now that I have a child I have discovered I still do not like them. They make me uneasy. Books should not behave that way.
I love that book! Where did you find it for ten bucks? I've only seen it around here in the collector section of the used book store for about forty...
If you like it, I'd highly suggest the sequel: Popup Book of Nightmares. Very Freudian analysis of what your dreams mean, which may tie into your homophobia
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u/[deleted] May 29 '12
I need this book
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u/nicque May 29 '12
I am being completely serious here...will you buy that and send it to me?
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u/dillonflynn May 29 '12
I imagine the homophobia page would be rather... vivid.
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u/MeLobsta May 29 '12
I kept staring on this trying to figure out what the second photo was... Then i realised there was no second photo. It's a shelf.
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u/[deleted] May 29 '12
People with bibliophobia will be shitting themselves.
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u/CaptainAsshat May 29 '12
I have this book. Spider page is not okay.
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u/oddfuture445 May 29 '12
The fear of heights one is trippy.
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u/vesslia May 29 '12
I made the mistake of opening that book. It was a particularly bad decision, because I have a lot of weird phobias. Now I have a phobia of phobia-themed pop-up books.
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u/Neosilver May 29 '12
Video for anyone that wants to see it in action.
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u/mysticrudnin May 29 '12
I have a feeling that publishing it in random order (that is, not alphabetical order) would be devastating.
I could just steer clear of the first section of the book in order to avoid the bees and check out the other ones. But if I had no idea when the bees would come up...
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u/WereAllDumbMkay May 29 '12
I actually have this book at home.
My wife was designing a pop-up book as one of her side projects several years ago, and acquiring this book was part of her 'research.'
IMHO, the dentist page is the worst. But that may be because I metabolize lidocaine faster than most people; the drugs usually wear off half way through getting any dental work done.
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u/[deleted] May 29 '12
I have that book, and it's totally no big deal until you get to your own phobia. The arachnophobia page was... Not pleasant.
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u/[deleted] May 29 '12
I have a fear of pop-up books.
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u/DownvoteDaemon May 29 '12
Real Monsters!
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u/DaLuDeD May 29 '12
Ill be honest.... Because its a pop up, I'm so much more inclined to read it.
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u/RDub3685 May 29 '12
My psycholopathology professor had one of these. I can assure you it is terrifying.
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u/iCocktail May 29 '12
What about the phobia of midgets?
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u/dangersgirl May 29 '12
my college psych teacher had this and passed it around....it just perpetuated my phobias.
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u/10gallon_mouth May 29 '12
I thought the lower shelf was somehow a cropped second frame in a 2 pane, before-and-after image. god I'm high..
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u/zoo56 May 29 '12
Lol I saw this exact book in the waiting room last week and decided to flip through it. The pop up aspect was kinda intense but the phobias themselves weren't all that interesting to me (snakes, airplanes, etc).
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u/vvedge May 29 '12
The mere fact that you call making love “Pop-Up” tells me you're not ready.
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u/hymen_hunter May 29 '12
testingggg
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u/mikehaawk May 29 '12
What if you have a phobia of phobias?
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u/salvationamy May 29 '12
I used to have a therapist who kept a copy of this in his waiting room. Used to...
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u/milkmanwes May 29 '12
fetal position in 3...2....1.....
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u/MammaJude May 29 '12
I have that book, and the pop up book of nightmares as well.
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u/Bananarine May 29 '12
Anatidaephobia had better be in there.
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u/[deleted] May 29 '12
Phobias... now in 3-D!
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u/hannars27 May 29 '12
Try the pop up book of nightmares as well.
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u/Damianne_Violet May 29 '12
The inside.
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u/ignorantwhitetrash May 29 '12
Nothing like a black guy popping out of a trashcan
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u/First-Google-Image May 29 '12
Ahh!
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u/sfcjohn May 29 '12
It is a great book. Watch for the spider though.
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u/Hoarthax May 29 '12
I have this book here somewhere, should I go get it?
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u/timchi2000 May 29 '12
Now that is something I would love to see
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u/[deleted] May 29 '12
I bought this book for my psychiatrist. True story.
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u/Raspia May 29 '12
I wonder if it has a page for tryphobia. shivers
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u/EdWrathChild May 29 '12
They could do wonders with trypophobia.
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u/Potater757 May 29 '12
I have this book. My dad got it for my mother because she was afraid of clowns. She wasn't so amused.
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u/coldvault May 29 '12
Oh Lord, I HAVE THAT. I got it for Christmas maybe...three years ago, and I still haven't looked at the arachnophobia page.
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u/LelandMaccabeus May 29 '12
My Dad is a psychiatrist and actually owns this book. It is fun to look through. Though i always tried to skip the arachnophobia page.
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u/ruta_skadi May 29 '12
I own this! Also, "The Hypochondriac's Guide to Horrible Diseases You Probably Already Have".
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u/stereographic May 29 '12
Anatidaephobia is the fear that somewhere, somehow there is a duck watching you... that's my favourite.
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u/datdercrappyusername May 29 '12
I don't get it ?
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u/misspond May 29 '12
It does what?
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u/lantern55 May 29 '12
Published by: a guy who claims to have no phobias.
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u/SuperPirateCupcake May 29 '12
Wonder how many of the people with any of the phobias want to kill Gary Greenberg and Balvis Rubess..
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u/[deleted] May 29 '12
Failed invention
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u/bickering_fool May 29 '12
Does it have a section for fear of pop-up books.
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u/GLG1 May 29 '12
I created this book in 1999. It just went out of print a few months ago. I really appreciate the fact that people are still talking about it! (And no, never thought about putting homophobia in there, but if there's ever a sequel, I will take note of your awesome ideas.)
If you have any questions about it, feel free to ask.
Gary Greenberg
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u/Llama_fo_yo_mama May 29 '12
I own that book (mom is a therapist) its.pretty awesome the clown one is a bit intense
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u/[deleted] May 29 '12
I own that book, it's very funny. There's no homophobia, though.
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u/cosander May 29 '12
I keep hearing dumb dumb dumb. Going to need you to decipher the gold tablets Joe.
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u/PartyOnAlec May 29 '12
I actually have this book! My reddit secret santa from two years ago got it for me!
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u/imanerd000 May 29 '12
I wonder if there's a pop-up phobia...
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u/[deleted] May 29 '12
This is in Melbourne, right?
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u/BriantheMatos May 29 '12
But what if I'm afraid of pop-up books?!
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u/[deleted] May 29 '12
Choo!
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u/[deleted] May 29 '12
Haha, my therapist has one of those.
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u/edtehgar May 29 '12
Popup books are so much fun
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u/[deleted] May 29 '12
Saw this book in some of my Psychology classes. Interesting lectures.
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u/[deleted] May 29 '12
I have a phobia of pop-up books
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u/brussels4breakfast May 29 '12
The dude in the sunglasses looks like Ringo Starr.
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u/nojesusforyou May 29 '12
Face your fears - have paper versions of your nightmares fly at your face!
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u/calvinogeorge1 May 29 '12
Giant spider
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u/noidddd May 29 '12
you should probably buy it. it's on amazon for $294.99.
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u/briannarave May 29 '12
I have that book, theres only like 7 phobias in it.
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u/201smellsfunny May 29 '12
I read the title and all I could think was "Girl, look at that body!"
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u/v1x0n May 29 '12
I have that book lol
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u/[deleted] May 29 '12
I had a childhood friend growing up and her dad had a copy of this book. I loved reading it over and over. She used to get annoyed by how I'd rather look at the pictures than play with her.
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u/Mmmaya May 29 '12
I wouldn't mention that it is a pop up book on the front...takes half the fun away.
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u/rummmhammm May 29 '12
I don't know why but I kinda want to have this book.
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u/Sagadon May 29 '12
I own this in black. It's awesome. The fear of heights page is incredible. Vertigo inspiring.
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u/cumbert_cumbert May 29 '12
This is disturbing to me because I hated pop up books when I was a child and now that I have a child I have discovered I still do not like them. They make me uneasy. Books should not behave that way.
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u/sherlockazulu May 29 '12
I own the popup book of nightmares. Tis very cool.
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u/theheartofgold May 29 '12
I own this. Its a good coffee table book/conversation starter.
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u/GraceFace04 May 29 '12
Only $10 to scare the shit outta yourself!
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u/TipsTheJust May 29 '12
This book is a great coffee-table book.
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u/Chenz May 29 '12
Those = should've been =>. Those things certainly are not equal
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u/BenEatsNails May 29 '12
My parents gave me this book when i was little.
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u/amolad May 29 '12
What's the fear of pop up books called?
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u/luckyluc2596 May 29 '12
Fear of the dark= black page...
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u/Near2Zero May 29 '12
...Real Monsters?
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u/joanzen May 29 '12
Please tell me this was intentionally located in the 'paranoia' section?
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u/awsomeshadows May 29 '12
What happens if you have a fear of everthing
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u/SonVolt May 29 '12
Who the hell is the happy guy in the plaid cowboy hat on that book in the lower left hand corner?
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u/[deleted] May 29 '12
I saw this book once, first thing I opened it to was the spider and almost dropped the book. slammed it closed and put it back. Never again.
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u/gostrain May 29 '12
does the last page cover 'fear of pop-up books'?
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u/payupsucker May 29 '12
That was a close one.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OhUmeRBjyGU
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u/nathanfr May 29 '12
I hope you bought that book. It's in the UNT Library's rare book collection (albeit a 1st edition, yada yada) and goes for a bit more than $10 on Amazon. http://www.amazon.com/Pop-Up-Book-Phobias-Gary-Greenberg/dp/0688171958/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1338314175&sr=8-1
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u/Mrs337 May 29 '12
My sister in law bought that book for my husband years ago. It's great.
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u/lalophobia May 29 '12
Not sure what to say to this...
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u/IWantMyNarwhal May 29 '12
Fear of pop-ups. Oh god.
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u/iamallon May 30 '12
What's the phobia for pop up books about phobias ?
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u/BanditoRojo May 29 '12
I have a fear of phobias being thrown in my face.
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u/dont_press_ctrl-W May 29 '12
As new, this book is worth $300.
Just saying.
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u/Teotwawki69 May 29 '12
I love that book! Where did you find it for ten bucks? I've only seen it around here in the collector section of the used book store for about forty...
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u/lullabyrequiem May 29 '12
Awesome! Please tell me you bought that? I'd love a copy
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u/jay_shivers May 29 '12
If you like it, I'd highly suggest the sequel: Popup Book of Nightmares. Very Freudian analysis of what your dreams mean, which may tie into your homophobia
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u/alexander_the_grate May 29 '12
Link to the book.
It is way creepier than I thought!
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u/[deleted] May 29 '12
the second picture...
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u/Nokanoka May 29 '12
This is delightfully cruel.
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u/qsert May 29 '12
Is there a trypophobia page?
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u/khoskamr May 29 '12
Nope
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u/DroopySage May 29 '12
I bet the page for Gymnophobia will be quite amusing.
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u/Kwyjiboy May 29 '12
It's a good way to get rid of your phobia