I fear moths! They really freak me out when they fly around a light globe and I have to run out of the room. I huge ones are twice as horrifying!
Rachael: Melbourne. Australia


I'm scared of people who can't get the hint that you want them to shut up. And the people who get the hint but still won't shut up. But what REALLY scares me are people who keep talking even after you've left the room. *shudder*
Allyne


im scared of monsters or something under my bed...totally stupid i know, but i cant put my feet under the bed !!
Holly: UK


clowns & cockroaches i'm so scared of cockroaches its not even funny.
Violet: Denver, CO


I'm fearful of going into a coma, dreamless sleep, total body paralysis and demonic possession. Yes, it's true; my name is Angel and I'm worried that I may be one day possessed by a demon. How sad is my life.
Angel P.: New Haven, CT


Mice, rats toes, toe nail clippings, pink paper and melting ice. Oh yeah, and animal pelts.They freak me out like you wouldn't believe and I don't know why.
E.J.: Anderson, S.C.


Security Woman who frisk me at the airport, windows that don't open, and the government.
Yukari: Laguna Beach


Losing my toes.
Anna: Florida


Feathers, especially when they're attached to birds.
Audrey: San Francisco, CA


Waking up from a bad dream about being lost, and then finding out I wasn't dreaming.
MJ: Montreal, Quebec


Children.
Susan: Burlingame, CA


Losing my hair, legs, arms... pretty much any extremity
Ryan: San Francisco, CA


Foxtails, in the eye.
Mario: San Francisco, CA


Peeing in public restrooms... they're dirty
Sinatra: Sacramento, CA


Jumping off a tall building to my death.
Alan


Driving over large bridges.
Targav: Pepperell, MA


Farting by accident in public.
Sammy


The phrase "if you will".
Esley: Oakland, CA


Big fat smelly sweaty men in undershirts answering the door when you're trying to sell girl scout cookies.
Emma: Oakland, CA


Other people's deodorant.
Esley: Oakland, CA


How popular the word 'Duh' has become with adults.
Dan


Teachers
Yuka: San Francisco, CA


Bad smells
Ash


Heights!
Jess


Mean people
Peter


Dying
Michael: Alameda, CA


My boss
John


Everything
Gabriel


Mice
Jessica


Flying
David


Birds
Katie


Mean peeps
Jessica


Being observed
Rob


Diseases.
Pascal C


Toilets
Rick


Shots
Christy


*Really* skinny women
Tara


Hicks
Julie


Heights and spiders
Julia


Mold in the shower
Emma


Really big things that should be small.
Alec T.


Clowns, whales, spiders, crickets
Christina A.


Large hairy spiders
Nicolette D.


Sarbanes-Oxley
Theo S: San Francisco, CA


Whales
Carissa


COTTON BALLS FOR CRYING OUT LOUD!
Mike D: San Francisco, CA


Getting sick or hot girls -- both make me not able to fully control myself.
Conrad W: San Francisco, CA


The voices..... They tell me to do naughty things.
Andy V: Mishawaka, IN


fear of kevin
Anonymous


Poorly refrigerated creams and sauces.
Dan T: San Francisco, CA


Unreasonable people.
Colombian and Brazilian girls.
Maximo Z: Miami, FL


Getting caught.
Andrew W: San Francisco, CA


Prison.
Dev T: New York City, NY


Those blown up pictures of wasps/grasshoppers with their huge eyes. Having a conversation struck up with me when I don't want to talk, in a place like a coffee shop.
Dave V: Chicago, IL


The collapse of the world economy. Angry Drunks.
Regan H: Irvine, CA


Failing and not being accepted.
Dany D: Milton, MA


To not be understood. And Sharks.
Meghan M: Milton, MA


Getting stuck in over my head with no obvious way out -- both literally and figuratively.
Heather L: San Francisco, CA


Vericose veins skeeve me out. I wore support hose in hot humid New Orleans last April to avoid getting vericose veins when carrying my baby. I was quite the fashion statement with my big belly, capris and thick tan support hose.
Hallie S: West Winfield, NY


I'm afraid to pee with a line of people behind me or next to me without the partition.
Peter B: San Francisco, CA


Sharks & spiders. yick.
Kathleen M: Milton, MA


SPIDERS! Actually, most creepy crawlies, but none as much as SPIDERS! And drowning.
Sarah H: Somerville, MA


Failure.
Kathy N: San Jose, CA


Bees!!!!
Mick S: Milpitas, CA


Certain roller coasters ( the banana, upside-down rollercoasters, tea-cup rides, mushroom rides...)
Lily N: Fremont, CA


Eye injuries. like exposed wires in the top of chain link fences, certain power tools that can sometimes eject high speed fragments of metal (into eyeball)
Nick M: San Francisco, CA


I am scared of being alone.
Jimena L: Costa Rica


Knives, especially around my throat. Anything to do with my throat.
Quan N: Somerville, MA


Rats.
Krista S: New York City, NY


Being a bad parent.
Lani D: Syracuse, NY


a bad accident involving life-changing injury
Steve C: Waltham, MA


I don't feel fear in general sort of way... and when I do feel afraid, it almost always surprises me.
Dawn S: Hoboken, NJ


heights, wild animals, and swarms of insects
Grace W: San Francisco, CA


Mall parking lots in the dark. And cockroaches.
Andrea K: Melrose, MA