Spiders. I literally cannot handle them. I hate how creepy they are, and huge. We usually get wolf spiders because of all the crap plants the tenant before us planted all around the house. I’ve gotten better with tiny things.. but anything bigger than a quarter. I’m done. Done. Dooooooone. If I’m home alone, I’ll soak the floor in a can of raid, scream-crying the whole time.

.....and that’s more than I wanted to admit. LOL
...and my skin is crawling just thinking about them.

Elevators. I have been stuck inside one once. I don’t remember for how long, but it was only a small 2 story building (an old mall) and I was with my cousin and grandmother at the time if I remember correctly. They still make me uneasy. I like the ones with the glass that you can see out of, so if I do get stuck I can bang on it and get someone’s attention... but I’d rather the stairs..

Hrm let's see, when I was a kid I was scared of the quiet dark because I thought a ninja would pop off the cieling and stab me with a katana, does that count? I'm pretty much over the fear now though

Bees, wasps, hornets. I was stung as a small child, and I've been a melissophobe ever since. Not quite as bad as when i was younger, but I still kinda nope away when there's one of the three less than 6-8 feet away, and I know about it. :vanora_sweat:

@Glume: I would refuse anything but the stairs after the first time. Holy nope.

I think my fear of clowns is beyond 'irrational', but... some of my fears feel rational when they're not. For example:

I'm a total pyrophobe. I jump just seeing someone light the stove in front of me (I can't manage to use a gas stove without a panic attack, honestly). Like, I just... I can't.

Being around drunks always make me nervous. I have a pretty good reason for the PTSD behind this, though. But... I know rationally that not all alcoholics are bad. I know not all drunk people are scary. I've seen one of my coworkers drunk and honestly it's fun as heck watching her because the only difference is she's giddier than usual at times and makes more typos. But otherwise? She's the same friend I adore no matter if she's drunk or not.

Thunder and any other loud noise literally send me into fetal position- but to be fair, I hear 10x louder than normal people so what you think of as a normal noise is already super loud to me if you're a normal person with average hearing. I blame that and my migraines.

I'm not so much 'afraid' of the sun as I am despising of it most of the time. It's too bright, gives me a headache, and I burn so easily it's insane.

And my final two: I fear my job of editing is going to be stolen by software like grammarly (though it probably won't be)... and I always fear I'm annoying people when they tell me I'm not. Like I apologize so much more than I should.

Oh... also bees. Keep them as far away from me as possible please. And mosquitoes, since I'm one of their favorite foods.

@Glume: I mean it's not *totally* necessary, the sun. It is, but... going out in it isn't. <- hermit
Also I fear people. That helps keep me hidden too.