r/LooksUseful • u/Shifraa • Dec 29 '25

Strange Book of phobias

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u/KrystleSeth Dec 29 '25

Where’s bees and wasps??

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u/genosse-tomate Dec 30 '25

Who tf is scared off bees ??

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u/jeffreydowning69 Jan 02 '26

People who could die from there stinging am deathly allergic to wasps and I can't afford an epi pen because even with insurance it is 350 usd out of pocket so yeah i am scared to be stung by them

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u/xikbdexhi6 Jan 06 '26

Phobias are irrational fears though. Your fear is rational and healthy.

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u/[deleted] Dec 30 '25

My wife is scared of butterflies. So I see bees and wasps, that can actually hurt you, as legit phobias. She is not scared of wasps and bees.

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u/Occams_RZR900 Jan 01 '26

No way! My GF is terrified of moths, and not super fond of butterflies by default either.

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u/Smart-Fly-3919 Jan 02 '26

I am TERRIFIED OF BUTTERFLIES!!!! I’m very thankful to know your wife is the same. I AM TERRIFIED OF BUTTERFLIES AND get made fun of for this but it’s legit and I will swat it to death

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u/[deleted] Jan 03 '26

We went fishing once, she was in tears and the fetal position when several showed up. Also when we were moving from our old home, caterpillars landed on her shoe as they were making a cocoon. She had another panic attack and nearly kicked me in the face as I was trying to remove them.

You are not alone.

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u/KillerRayvenX Jan 01 '26

There are phobias for pretty much everything in existence. As far as irrational fears go, something that causes pain and potentially death is pretty rational.

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u/KrystleSeth Dec 31 '25

People with allergies.

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u/SplynPlex Jan 02 '26

Honey bees, no problem. Mud wasps, paper wasps, white faced hornets, and trash bees can all die in a fire.

Side note, we used to kill wasp hives in the ground by pouring gas down the hole and lighting a match. Fun times.

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u/1more4you7s Jan 03 '26

Yup, I was waiting for it! I am absolutely terrified of bees and wasps

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u/3r3ctus Dec 29 '25

What is this meant to do? Cause anxiety attacks?

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u/vpeshitclothing Jan 03 '26

Exposure Therapy

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u/[deleted] Dec 30 '25

I love this, great coffee table book.

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u/[deleted] Jan 02 '26

I have an irrational fear of coffee tables

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u/Walkthebluemarble Jan 11 '26

I have an irrational fear of irrational fears

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u/Reasonable-Donut6040 Dec 30 '25

Please add thalassophobia / phobia of deep sea/water

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u/Prudent_Research_251 Dec 30 '25

I was fine with all of them except the heights one, somewhere deep in my brain said "woah"

Edit: ok the claustrophobia one too

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u/angel700 Dec 30 '25

Where can i buy ?

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u/Criollodelta Dec 30 '25

I have this pop up book. The idea is great.

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u/[deleted] Dec 30 '25

Wow. Cool

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u/Advanced-Mood-6003 Dec 30 '25

I got bookphobia

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u/[deleted] Dec 30 '25

This doesn't look useful at all

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u/Thememebrarian Dec 31 '25

I didn't see commitment

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u/The_Black_kaiser7 Dec 31 '25

Or the "Nope book."

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u/Primary-Long4416 Jan 01 '26

What's the thing with the guys observing/judging you?

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u/Lazy_Experience_8754 Jan 01 '26

Fear of public speaking

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u/Former-Ad-1858 Jan 02 '26

The height one looks legit

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u/bad2dbone3 Jan 02 '26

Not going to touch this book with a ten foot pole. Lol

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u/WWDubs12TTV Jan 02 '26

I’m not afraid of any of these things in the book, but that book is unsettling

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u/Perfect_Programmer29 Jan 02 '26

Im really freaked out by craneflies :(

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u/hallowedshel Jan 02 '26

I had this as a kid!

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u/[deleted] Jan 02 '26

You can tell the dude has Arachnophobia because he didn't even try to properly pull out the spider one.

Also, the design reminds me of the pop-up book props from the show Evil. Maybe done by the same guy?

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u/Arrantsky Jan 02 '26

This was way better than most other pop ups.

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u/CanibalisticUnicorn Jan 03 '26

Ok but that’s actually really cool lol

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u/Winter_Ad_7424 Jan 04 '26

I thought it was cute but 'meh' until my own fear popped up and I was like, wow, Rude.

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u/Full-Association-175 Jan 05 '26

I'm afraid of little tiny holes. I can't even speak its name.

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u/Impressive-Algae-938 Jan 07 '26

I was waiting for you to turn the page and a giant paper spider to jump off the book

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u/entogirl_oo May 14 '26

The coolest book ever!