🌙 * ― 𝐏𝐇𝐎𝐁𝐈𝐀 𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐌𝐏𝐓𝐒 ( a collection of reactions to common phobias. feel free to adjust pronouns and wording as needed )
𝐀𝐑𝐀𝐂𝐇𝐍𝐎𝐏𝐇𝐎𝐁𝐈𝐀 ( 𝐅𝐄𝐀𝐑 𝐎𝐅 𝐒𝐏𝐈𝐃𝐄𝐑𝐒 )
❛ it’s gone behind the __ ! ❜
❛ just squish it! ❜
❛ get it out of the house! ❜
❛ don’t bring it closer! ❜
❛ it’s got too many eyes and way too many legs. ❜
❛ i don’t care if i’m bigger than it! it’s still creepy! ❜
❛ there’s so many cobwebs in here… ❜
❛ i’m not going in there! there’s spiders in there! ❜
𝐎𝐏𝐇𝐈𝐃𝐈𝐎𝐏𝐇𝐎𝐁𝐈𝐀 ( 𝐅𝐄𝐀𝐑 𝐎𝐅 𝐒𝐍𝐀𝐊𝐄𝐒 )
❛ what’s that rattling sound…? ❜
❛ there’s a snake in the grass! ❜
❛ don’t get too close to it! ❜
❛ we should call a snake catcher to come deal with it. ❜
❛ what if it bites me?! ❜
❛ it’s staring at me. ❜
❛ i don’t want to hold it. ❜
❛ just grab it! ❜
𝐀𝐂𝐑𝐎𝐏𝐇𝐎𝐁𝐈𝐀 ( 𝐅𝐄𝐀𝐑 𝐎𝐅 𝐇𝐄𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓𝐒 )
❛ oh, no no no, this is way too high! ❜
❛ ‘don’t look down’? oh! great advice! ❜
❛ there’s no way in hell i’m going up there. ❜
❛ that looks so unstable. we are not crossing that! ❜
❛ i’m getting vertigo… i’m going to be sick. ❜
❛ can you sit next to the window? ❜
❛ i’m good standing here, far far away from the edge. ❜
❛ that doesn’t look safe… ❜
𝐍𝐘𝐂𝐓𝐎𝐏𝐇𝐎𝐁𝐈𝐀 ( 𝐅𝐄𝐀𝐑 𝐎𝐅 𝐃𝐀𝐑𝐊𝐍𝐄𝐒𝐒 )
❛ walk faster! walk faster! ❜
❛ do you have a light? ❜
❛ i swear i saw something moving in the darkness… ❜
❛ i don’t like this, it’s way too dark. ❜
❛ this is how people die in horror movies. ❜
❛ no ⏤ keep the light on. ❜
❛ i know logically there’s nothing in the darkness but i still don’t like it. ❜
❛ what if something gets me? ❜
𝐄𝐍𝐎𝐂𝐇𝐋𝐎𝐏𝐇𝐎𝐁𝐈𝐀 ( 𝐅𝐄𝐀𝐑 𝐎𝐅 𝐂𝐑𝐎𝐖𝐃𝐒 )
❛ let’s just wait until later, when it gets less busy. ❜
❛ there’s too many people here. ❜
❛ let’s just… stay in. ❜
❛ i don’t want to go there. ❜
❛ i want to get out of here. ❜
❛ can we go somewhere quieter? ❜
❛ how busy is it going to be? ❜
❛ i… i can’t go out. ❜
𝐀𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐏𝐇𝐎𝐁𝐈𝐀 ( 𝐅𝐄𝐀𝐑 𝐎𝐅 𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐌𝐒 )
❛ it’s too loud. ❜
❛ can you get my weighted blanket, please? ❜
❛ just, hold me? until it’s over? ❜
❛ sorry ⏤ it just triggers some unpleasant memories. ❜
❛ turn the music up louder? i want to drown out the storm. ❜
❛ i’ve been struck by lightning before… ❜
❛ i need to get inside, now. ❜
❛ it’s not safe to go outside right now! ❜
𝐀𝐐𝐔𝐀𝐏𝐇𝐎𝐁𝐈𝐀 ( 𝐅𝐄𝐀𝐑 𝐎𝐅 𝐖𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐑 )
❛ i’m not jumping in. ❜
❛ i can’t swim. ❜
❛ no way! it’s ⏤ it’s too cold! ❜
❛ i think i’ll pass… ❜
❛ the ocean is terrifying. ❜
❛ i almost drowned last time. ❜
❛ the water is too deep… ❜
❛ there are so many unknown horrors in the ocean. we know more about space than we do with our oceans. ❜
𝐂𝐋𝐀𝐔𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐎𝐏𝐇𝐎𝐁𝐈𝐀 ( 𝐅𝐄𝐀𝐑 𝐎𝐅 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐅𝐈𝐍𝐄𝐃 𝐒𝐏𝐀𝐂𝐄𝐒 )
❛ let me out! let me out! ❜
❛ i can’t breathe. ❜
❛ i need to get out of here. ❜
❛ don’t shut me in here! ❜
❛ i can’t get out! it’s locked / stuck! ❜
❛ break it down! i don’t care. just get me out of here! ❜
❛ nonono don’t! i’ll be good! don’t lock me in here! ❜
❛ that’s too small. i’m not going in there. ❜
𝐏𝐄𝐃𝐈𝐎𝐏𝐇𝐎𝐁𝐈𝐀 ( 𝐅𝐄𝐀𝐑 𝐎𝐅 𝐃𝐎𝐋𝐋𝐒 )
❛ i swear it’s watching me. ❜
❛ they’re just… so creepy. makes my skin crawl. ❜
❛ oh, i hate that doll. ❜
❛ who collects all these creepy dolls? ❜
❛ if it moves, i’m out of here. ❜
❛ it moved! i swear it moved! ❜
❛ nopenopenope, not going in the doll room. ❜
❛ who thought that doll was a good idea? ❜
𝐓𝐑𝐘𝐏𝐀𝐍𝐎𝐏𝐇𝐎𝐁𝐈𝐀 ( 𝐅𝐄𝐀𝐑 𝐎𝐅 𝐍𝐄𝐄𝐃𝐋𝐄𝐒 )
❛ don’t wave it in my face and i’ll be fine. ❜
❛ just do it. quickly. ❜
❛ get that thing away from me! ❜
❛ don’t touch me! ❜
❛ sorry ⏤ i don’t like needles. ❜
❛ don’t tell me what you’re going to do, just do it. ❜
❛ i ⏤ i don’t think i can do this. ❜
❛ i’m not going. ❜
𝐇𝐄𝐌𝐎𝐏𝐇𝐎𝐁𝐈𝐀 ( 𝐅𝐄𝐀𝐑 𝐎𝐅 𝐁𝐋𝐎𝐎𝐃 )
❛ i think i’m gonna throw up… ❜
❛ oh god, that’s a lot of blood… ❜
❛ don’t show me! ❜
❛ i think i’m gonna faint… ❜
❛ please cover that up. ❜
❛ oh god the smell… ❜
❛ i can’t look at blood. ❜
❛ i’m not good with blood… ❜
𝐂𝐎𝐔𝐋𝐑𝐎𝐏𝐇𝐎𝐁𝐈𝐀 ( 𝐅𝐄𝐀𝐑 𝐎𝐅 𝐂𝐋𝐎𝐖𝐍𝐒 )
❛ a circus? no way. not going. ❜
❛ horror movie? ….does it have clowns? ❜
❛ if they have painted smiles on their faces, then why are they so creepy?! ❜
❛ why would anyone have a clown at a birthday party? ❜
❛ there’s no good clowns. ever. ❜
❛ i hate the way clowns look. ❜
❛ don’t leave me alone with them! ❜
❛ it’s the makeup. the makeup is what makes them so creepy. ❜
𝐍𝐎𝐒𝐎𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐄𝐏𝐇𝐎𝐁𝐈𝐀 ( 𝐅𝐄𝐀𝐑 𝐎𝐅 𝐇𝐎𝐒𝐏𝐈𝐓𝐀𝐋𝐒 )
❛ no ⏤ no hospitals. ❜
❛ what if i don’t wake up from surgery? ❜
❛ it’s all so… clinical. i hate it. ❜
❛ hospitals freak me out. ❜
❛ i’m about to sign an ama if they don’t hurry up. ❜
❛ i want to leave, now. screw what the doctors say. ❜
❛ where are my clothes? i’m leaving. ❜
❛ i’m not staying here the night. no way. ❜