Teacup XXXVIII

[Earniel]

*puts kettle of hot water and tea-bag selection on the table*

Fear of mirrors? How does that work exactly? Is it being afraid of your own reflection, or afraid of seeing something else behind you? Just curious, I never heard of someone being afraid of mirrors.

[hectorberlioz]

Funny thing: I just watched the old BBC Voyage of the Dawn Treader. In it, Lucy looks into a mirror but quickly turns away. In the book it's supposed to be because the mirror does weird things. In the movie it seemed more that she couldn't stand to look at herself .

[katya]

Eärniel, it's mostly of seeing something else in the mirror either with or replacing me, and particularly Bloody Mary. I can't sleep well in a room with a mirror in it. It's a ridiculous fear though so I'm trying to get over it.

Hector, that's pretty funny.

[Grey_Wolf]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P86fPsC_cCQ

Best to ya all from ur friend GW

[Jonathan]

*Grabs a bag of apple and cinnamon flavoured tea*

There is a Greek medical term for everything, including "eisoptrophobia" - fear of mirrors.
Most specific phobias are easily mastered with some stepwise cognitive/behavioural strategies. So if you're trying to get over a fear of mirrors for instance, you'll very likely to succeed

[Gwaimir Windgem]

Hey, all! Don't forget: you came from dirt, and you're heading back to it!

Katya, don't you have to summon Bloody Mary? Just don't say her name in front of a mirror, and you should be fine.

I can sympathize, though. I have a bit of a phobia of bears. If I'm staying somewhere out in the country, and my room has large windows or summat, I sometimes have trouble sleeping, because I'm too busy worrying about bears coming and getting in. The worst was when I stayed in a room with, not just big windows, but a whole glass wall for a week.

[Jonathan]

That's a phobia I couldn't bear

[Gwaimir Windgem]

*lays the smack-down on Jonathan*

BAD boy. BAD.

[katya]

I used to be afraid of bears too. I lived in a really small town kind of in the woods, and there really were bears around, so I was somewhat justified in that.

Gwai, I know you have to say her name, but it doesn't help. I am afraid to think about her, lest I inadvertently summon her.

[hectorberlioz]

Originally Posted by Jonathan

That's a phobia I couldn't bear

Wow, that was....pretty bad. But hilarious

Know what you get when you contract Debussy's "La Mer"? You get lamer.

[Gwaimir Windgem]

Originally Posted by katya

I used to be afraid of bears too. I lived in a really small town kind of in the woods, and there really were bears around, so I was somewhat justified in that.

Gwai, I know you have to say her name, but it doesn't help. I am afraid to think about her, lest I inadvertently summon her.

I think I was just fed too many movies in which people and/or small animals come up against a bear when I was younger.

[hectorberlioz]

Originally Posted by Gwaimir Windgem

I think I was just fed too many movies in which people and/or small animals come up against a bear when I was younger.

Grizzly Man? Or, that recent documentary about the guy who "lived" among bears, and they finally got him?

[Earniel]

Originally Posted by katya

Eärniel, it's mostly of seeing something else in the mirror either with or replacing me, and particularly Bloody Mary. I can't sleep well in a room with a mirror in it. It's a ridiculous fear though so I'm trying to get over it.

I see. It's just that the tradition/urban legend around Bloody Mary doesn't exist here, so I couldn't quite see at first how it could develop in a phobia. Must be tough, though, mirrors and reflective surfaces are pretty much everywhere. Good luck with defeating your fear.

Originally Posted by Gwaimir Windgem

I can sympathize, though. I have a bit of a phobia of bears. If I'm staying somewhere out in the country, and my room has large windows or summat, I sometimes have trouble sleeping, because I'm too busy worrying about bears coming and getting in.

There's a cure, move to a country where there are no bears. (Outside zoos, and kids stores with stuffed animals, that is.)

[hectorberlioz]

Originally Posted by katya

Eärniel, it's mostly of seeing something else in the mirror either with or replacing me, and particularly Bloody Mary. I can't sleep well in a room with a mirror in it. It's a ridiculous fear though so I'm trying to get over it.

I sympathize. Mirrors are pretty darn scary. Not as scary as clowns, but close. I don't have a mirror in my room, and I'm really happy about that. If I did, I would cover it up when I wasn't using it. Or flip it over.

[Gwaimir Windgem]

Originally Posted by Eärniel

There's a cure, move to a country where there are no bears. (Outside zoos, and kids stores with stuffed animals, that is.)

Your cure is no good. I lived most of my life in areas where the bear population ranged from minuscule to non-existent. It's the Fox and the Hound that done this to me!

[Mari]

I have a mirror, it's facing the door. I've never been bothered by it. The only thing I'm afraid of is my teeth falling out, or biting off part of a tooth again. *shudders just thinking about the sound that made*

[hectorberlioz]

Well, if any of you need to defeat me if I ever become and evil overlord or something: mirrors .

Oops. Maybe that wasn't such a good thing to tell...

[Gwaimir Windgem]

Originally Posted by Mari

I have a mirror, it's facing the door. I've never been bothered by it. The only thing I'm afraid of is my teeth falling out, or biting off part of a tooth again. *shudders just thinking about the sound that made*

I have a friend who just recently lost a tooth, biting into a bagel. Those things can be tricky.

But, anyway. how do you bite off part of a tooth? I'm thinking angles here, and it just doesn't seem possible!

[Tessar]

I chipped a tooth slightly once... Dunno how it happened but OMG the horrible grating/clicking sound it made was just....... Urgh. I'm with Mari on this one.

[Midge]

In Brazilian folklore, she's known as "a loira do banheiro" ("the blonde in the toilet"). To invoke her, one must flush the toilet three times while cursing. She will then rise from inside the toilet and presumably kill the invoker.

I got that from Wikipedia because I had no clue what you guys were talking about. Can you imagine such an undignified ghost legend?

My phobia is vomit. I hate the sound, the smell, the sight of anyone vomiting. It doesn't make me gag, it makes me flee. I can remember hiding in a pantry for hours when I was young and my brother was sick. Getting over this phobia has taken some time, and I'm not there yet, but I'm a heck of a lot better than I used to be.