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Megalophobic

Another one from the old blog archives.

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Ever since I can remember, I’ve been afraid of really big things.

I know that sounds weird, but I remember one time when I was little, we went to this department store and they had a display of a big, ole sailboat with the sail up. I was convinced it was going to fall over on me, and it nearly scared the crap out of me! Then, one Easter my mom and dad gave me an inflatable bunny that was probably about 3 feet tall and that scared me, too. To this day, I’m extremely uncomfortable standing next to large ships or any really big free-standing (or floating) objects.

I found this site called Phobiaguide.com, and lo and behold, there’s a name for my fear:

Megalophobia: Fear of large things.

But here’s the funny thing… This is the fear listed right next to it:

Medorthophobia: Fear of an erect penis.

That made me giggle. Actually, my fear in that department is of really small things.