
introverted_drummer
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I also have a fear of taxidermy animals, I thought I was the only one lol.
I'm afraid of aggressive dogs because I used to work with dogs and I was the victim of a horrendous unprovoked attack. I was hospitalized and everything. I won't go into detail to avoid triggers but it was very graphic and I thought for sure that I was going to die. I was also blamed and shamed for what happened and no one seemed to believe me that I had not done something to set the dog off. I've never been the same around most dogs again even though I have one and I do love dogs. I used to be completely fearless around them. Now if they bark at me I panic. I do trust my own dog to an extent but I have had horrible thoughts about my own dog turning on me.
I guess my biggest phobia is being bullied, even though it has happened consistently my whole life and continues to happen. It's caused me to have an extreme lack of trust for strangers to the point that if someone even looks at me in public I panic and feel like they're glaring.
I'm afraid of aggressive dogs because I used to work with dogs and I was the victim of a horrendous unprovoked attack. I was hospitalized and everything. I won't go into detail to avoid triggers but it was very graphic and I thought for sure that I was going to die. I was also blamed and shamed for what happened and no one seemed to believe me that I had not done something to set the dog off. I've never been the same around most dogs again even though I have one and I do love dogs. I used to be completely fearless around them. Now if they bark at me I panic. I do trust my own dog to an extent but I have had horrible thoughts about my own dog turning on me.
I guess my biggest phobia is being bullied, even though it has happened consistently my whole life and continues to happen. It's caused me to have an extreme lack of trust for strangers to the point that if someone even looks at me in public I panic and feel like they're glaring.