Capnophobia & Methyphobia
The fear of tobacco products and those who use them & the fear of alcohol and those who drink it.
These are the two major phobias that I have.
My Capnophobia is limited to cigarettes. However, it is very strong. I can’t see one or smell the smoke without freaking out and having my throat tighten. Even reading and typing the work gives me chills. This effects my day to day life heavily because most people who smoke either don’t realize or don’t care that it might bother other people. I don’t feel safe going to the store because there is almost always someone smoking directly outside the doorway and there are cartons of the things sitting out in the open, I can't drive with the windows down because smoke from cars around me gets into my car, I can't even take a walk down the street because smokers carelessly leave their buds laying on the side of the road.
My Methyphobia isn’t as bad unless it comes to the people I love drinking. I am disgusted by the idea of “party drinking” and feel sick when I hear about people getting drunk. I have no problem with people casually drinking beer or wine. Like, one glass a day to relax or enjoy the flavor is fine but I get chills when I see or think about people drinking anything stronger and I absolutely cannot stand drunkenness or people who get drunk, especially on purpose.
These are my phobias and I am glad that I learned the name for them. I feel like that is the first step to overcoming the fear. I also hope that others will read this and either find comfort in knowing they aren't alone with these fears or that people who do these things will realize that they need to be more careful where they do them or talk about them or even post pictures cause just the smallest exposure could send send a methyphobe or capnophobe into an anxiety attack.