PhobiasWhat gives you the heebie-jeebies?
It's a bit strong to call this a phobia, but for me it's the thought of biting into a dry flannel. I've no idea why I'd ever want to or even get the opportunity to do so, seeing as I don't own one, but it makes my teeth hurt to think about it. *ewww*
Tell us what innocent things make you go pale, wobbly and send shivers down your spine.
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chthonic, Thu 10 Apr 2008, 13:34)
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One-off irrational fearWhen Mr Cherryblossom and I moved into our first flat, we had this lovely Ikea mirrored wardrobe opposite our bed. It was very wide and very large.
For no real reason I began to fear it falling on me (it wouldn't have, it was sturdy and it was not overfilled with clothes or other crap). The thought of Mr Cherryblossom coming home and finding me under the wardrobe was scary though.
I'm also quite afraid of my bladder exploding if I need the loo and can't go for a good while.... I hope this cannot actually happen.
Where do irrational fears come from?!
(, Thu 10 Apr 2008, 22:24, 4 replies)
BladdersActually racing drivers need to pee whenever they feel the slightest need, because in an accident the sudden shock loading on your internal organs can burst your bladder if it's even a little bit full.
(, Thu 10 Apr 2008, 23:29, closed)
bladdersbut in your case (not being a race car driver) you'd probably just wee yourself.
(, Fri 11 Apr 2008, 0:55, closed)
Actually happened once...The danish astronomer Tycho Brahe died from a ruptured bladder. He was having dinner with the king one evening when he really had to pee, however leaving the table before the king was something you didn't do. In short, he held it in too long and his bladder burst and he later died from it.
If it's any consolation though, he was nearly 55 (elderly for the 16th century) and his bladder may have been past its prime.
***Edit***
according this site ( www.nada.kth.se/~fred/tycho/index.html ), the exploding bladder story is a bit of a myth and recent evidence shows that Brahe may have actually died from Mercury Poisoning. Also it describes the myth as being "complication to his bladder"
(, Fri 11 Apr 2008, 0:55, closed)
bladderswell according to something I read on the bbc a while ago, news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7085763.stm women are increasingly being taken ill with ruptured bladders after drinking in a nightclub and not going to the loo.
but as long as you're sensible enough to think "I need the loo now" or obsessive enough to be scared by it, you'd go pee before anything bad happens
(, Fri 11 Apr 2008, 11:00, closed)
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