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Title: Things that trigger your 'fight or flight' response
Post by: ToxicAdam on November 06, 2017, 04:21:06 PM
Multiple things crawling on my skin

Shopping for pants

Nerd culture conversations at parties.

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Post by: Let's Cyber on November 06, 2017, 04:29:59 PM
Garter snakes.

Feels bad man.
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Post by: Rufus on November 06, 2017, 04:30:01 PM
Getting entangled in pointless small talk when you're taking out the garbage or getting your mail.
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Post by: Nabbis on November 06, 2017, 04:30:37 PM
Gurlz
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Post by: Phoenix Dark on November 06, 2017, 04:32:10 PM
Pregnancy.
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Post by: Brehvolution on November 06, 2017, 04:37:34 PM
After they've talked for 10 minutes straight and forgot/never got to the point.

When the kids want subway.

It's only the 5th time this week I have to stop at the same 2 stores they drove by to get them something because they forgot, for the 5th fucking time.  :maf
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Post by: toku on November 06, 2017, 04:38:36 PM
"I love you"
 
things with more than four legs

snails

slugs
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Post by: Joe Molotov on November 06, 2017, 04:43:53 PM
people
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Post by: Purrp Skirrp on November 06, 2017, 04:46:56 PM
Anxiety disorders
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Post by: seagrams hotsauce on November 06, 2017, 04:47:24 PM
Junior posters
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Post by: skullstorm on November 06, 2017, 04:52:20 PM
Cringe videos
Bugs
Eggs if cooked by anyone else but me
Predatory penises
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Post by: Rufus on November 06, 2017, 04:55:10 PM
Upselling

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Post by: ToxicAdam on November 06, 2017, 04:58:07 PM

Predatory penises

https://i.redd.it/tnliljhzxewz.gif
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Post by: Madrun Badrun on November 06, 2017, 05:03:30 PM
Yo mom
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Post by: hungrynoob on November 06, 2017, 05:04:51 PM
having to call to make an appointment or answering the phone to an unknown number.
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Post by: Atramental on November 06, 2017, 05:05:50 PM
Getting put on blast on a video game message board.  :doge

A girl telling me that I'm her soulmate.  :doge
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Post by: Valkyrie on November 06, 2017, 05:28:37 PM
Open ocean, deep water, relationships, laugh track comedies
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Post by: Rufus on November 06, 2017, 05:30:17 PM
Casting shows
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Post by: Stoney Mason on November 06, 2017, 05:41:34 PM
Eager Trump Voters
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Post by: chronovore on November 06, 2017, 05:56:58 PM
Not being able to touch the bottom in a swimming pool or the ocean.

Shark horror movies.

Shark documentaries.

Diving simulators with sharks.

Shark pictures.

Casual descriptions of sharks.

(Seeing JAWS when I was 8 did a number on me.)
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Post by: Mr. Gundam on November 06, 2017, 06:03:12 PM
Not being able to touch the bottom in a swimming pool or the ocean.

Shark horror movies.

Shark documentaries.

Diving simulators with sharks.

Shark pictures.

Casual descriptions of sharks.

(Seeing JAWS when I was 8 did a number on me.)

Jaws did the same thing to me when I was really little.
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Post by: CatsCatsCats on November 06, 2017, 06:05:10 PM
When you’re passing someone waiting to turn and you see their wheels move as you get closer

Cat barf sounds

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Post by: chronovore on November 06, 2017, 06:06:21 PM
Not being able to touch the bottom in a swimming pool or the ocean.

Shark horror movies.

Shark documentaries.

Diving simulators with sharks.

Shark pictures.

Casual descriptions of sharks.

(Seeing JAWS when I was 8 did a number on me.)

Jaws did the same thing to me when I was really little.
:-\

My parents went to a drive-in, my sister was 5 but was likely asleep already in the backseat with me. I asked my parents to go home, and during the worst parts, I remember screaming "Change the channel! Change the channel!" but they didn't and now I'm a 50 year old guy with irrational fears.
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Post by: chronovore on November 06, 2017, 06:16:52 PM
I remember screaming "Change the channel! Change the channel!" but they didn't and now I'm a 50 year old guy with irrational fears.

Newsfeed
:lol
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Post by: Mr. Gundam on November 06, 2017, 06:26:33 PM
If I'm in the drive thru at Taco Bell, I can't watch them make my food. Seeing the sour cream come out of a industrial size caulking gun just kills my appetite.
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Post by: hungrynoob on November 06, 2017, 06:44:15 PM
Open ocean, deep water

Drowning in the ocean is a big fear of mine, used to have nightmares, where im in the city looking out to sea and theres a massive skyscraper tall wave that stretches the full length of the horizon heading towards me, pretty frequently. 
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Post by: Diunx on November 06, 2017, 07:56:01 PM
Cocks.
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Post by: Diunx on November 06, 2017, 07:59:57 PM
Seriously imagine this motherfucker chasing you

(https://i.imgur.com/AFNKIVw.jpg)
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Post by: nudemacusers on November 06, 2017, 08:01:48 PM
(https://www.zappos.com/images/z/1/2/4/3/9/6/124396-p-4x.jpg)
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Post by: toku on November 06, 2017, 08:35:15 PM
as someone who has lived on or near the ocean most of his life and had marine bio classes more people should absolutely be terrified of the ocean

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Post by: Corporal on November 06, 2017, 10:34:57 PM
Jiggers. :smug (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tunga_penetrans)

Seriously though, I'm not good with calling people I don't know on the phone. Always takes a bit of internal struggle.
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Post by: agrajag on November 06, 2017, 10:44:05 PM
Jiggers. :smug (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tunga_penetrans)

Seriously though, I'm not good with calling people I don't know on the phone. Always takes a bit of internal struggle.

Same here, although I've gotten better at it over the years, as work situations have forced me to call people. However, if I have a path of lesser resistance available, such as emailing or texting, I will choose that. Though that approach produces less instantaneous results most of the time.
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Post by: Great Rumbler on November 06, 2017, 11:16:37 PM
Being confronted by a hobo at night in the city when no one else is around.
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Post by: Huff on November 07, 2017, 12:28:18 AM
When people ask what are your hobbies
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Post by: Rufus on November 07, 2017, 12:36:53 AM
When people ask what are your hobbies
The plural easily doubles the potency.
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Post by: Eel O'Brian on November 07, 2017, 07:48:50 AM
Political or religious talk at parties or pretty much anywhere in a public gathering = ”I'm just gonna go get another beer/go to the bathroom, brb"

Standing in the ocean/river and something swims and/or crawls across my foot

Any mention of bedbugs anywhere

A letter from the IRS

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Post by: demi on November 07, 2017, 07:50:46 AM
Hearing footsteps outside the door while you're 30 seconds into your favorite video
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Post by: CurseoftheGods on November 07, 2017, 11:23:46 AM
narcissists

sociopaths

racism

homophobia
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Post by: Forgotten A. Turnbuckle on November 07, 2017, 12:40:06 PM
While typing something different out I was reminded of one of my triggers:
A person walking into my office at work while I'm trying make a post on the bore

I originally was going to say something cornballish about how it gets triggered when I hear my son scream from a different room or when he tries to run behind the bar at one of the local breweries.

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Post by: team filler on November 07, 2017, 02:11:35 PM
smoking crystal methamphetamine and being up for 3+ days
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Post by: desert punk on November 07, 2017, 02:27:52 PM
People ringing my doorbell more than once or, alternatively, people keeping their fat fingers on the button for more than a second.

People wetting their fingers to turn a page  :yuck

Bees, fucking bees :noooo
Seriously, I'll scream like a little girl and run away if I see one flying in my vicinity (got stung by a swarm of bees as a wee lad).
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Post by: Nabbis on November 07, 2017, 04:25:54 PM
Periodontology patients who brush less than two times a day.  :doge
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Post by: Dickie Dee on November 07, 2017, 05:09:50 PM
Having to give one interesting thing about yourself.
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Post by: Valkyrie on November 07, 2017, 05:27:29 PM
Ordering food.

Sometimes I eat stuff on my takeout that I didn't really want because I was too scared to say anything.
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Post by: desert punk on November 07, 2017, 05:54:48 PM
Seeing dogs off the leash while going jogging.

Parents berating their kids in public.
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Post by: agrajag on November 08, 2017, 02:59:12 AM
I agree, things are the worst.
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Post by: Cerveza mas fina on November 08, 2017, 03:39:10 AM
capitalism

communism
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Post by: Valkyrie on November 08, 2017, 11:41:22 AM
When my mom calls me by my full name. :doge
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Post by: agrajag on November 08, 2017, 11:50:26 AM
When my mom calls me by my full name. :doge

 :ufup
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Post by: desert punk on November 08, 2017, 03:18:15 PM
That reminds me that I have to cringe everytime my given name is being pronounced in English  :doge
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Post by: I'm a Puppy! on November 08, 2017, 03:33:57 PM
here's a weird one.

Stores with inordinately high ceilings and a lot of people.

I gotta get out of them ASAP.
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Post by: Samson Manhug on November 08, 2017, 03:57:55 PM
Fireworks, doors slamming in the other room, occasionally bad storms, feeling not in control, dreams
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Post by: Raist on November 08, 2017, 04:36:01 PM
Nothing.
I'm a badass that way.
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Post by: chronovore on November 08, 2017, 06:35:48 PM
here's a weird one.

Stores with inordinately high ceilings and a lot of people.

I gotta get out of them ASAP.

Any idea why?
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Post by: CatsCatsCats on November 08, 2017, 06:46:47 PM
(https://codemyui.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/iMessage-Typing-Indicator-in-CSS.gif)
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Post by: I'm a Puppy! on November 08, 2017, 08:13:58 PM
here's a weird one.

Stores with inordinately high ceilings and a lot of people.

I gotta get out of them ASAP.

Any idea why?
No clue.
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Post by: Baiano19 on November 08, 2017, 08:47:15 PM
capitalism

communism

People talking about those and having absolutely no idea what it actually means

Flying roaches. I still remember the first time I saw when I was a kid and though " is this allowed?"
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Post by: StealthFan on November 08, 2017, 09:08:10 PM
Large crowds. I only go out to doctors appointments because of this. Friends have to come over to chill.

Spiders that look like Black Widows or Brown Recluses.

People arguing irl

PDA
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Post by: Raist on November 09, 2017, 02:05:46 AM
here's a weird one.

Stores with inordinately high ceilings and a lot of people.

I gotta get out of them ASAP.

Any idea why?
No clue.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agoraphobia


For the lazies:

Quote
Agoraphobia is a condition where sufferers become anxious in unfamiliar environments or where they perceive that they have little control. Triggers for this anxiety may include wide-open spaces, crowds (social anxiety), or traveling (even short distances). Agoraphobia is often, but not always, compounded by a fear of social embarrassment, as the agoraphobic fears the onset of a panic attack and appearing distraught in public. Most of the time they avoid these areas and stay in the comfort of their safe haven. This is also sometimes called "social agoraphobia", which may be a subtype of social anxiety disorder.

Considering how much you seem to be traveling I'd assume the last one doesn't apply to you.
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Post by: pilonv1 on November 09, 2017, 04:59:22 AM
Everything
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Post by: Positive Touch on November 09, 2017, 07:42:28 AM
those last few achievements/trophies
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Post by: CrazyDiamond on November 09, 2017, 08:16:48 AM
When that one guy who pulled a knife at a friend at a party back in high school messages me out of nowhere years later

Parties in general