I think it's spelt mycophobia.AnyaWaltz wrote:I have micophobia (fear of mushrooms). People think i'm really odd because at the sight of a mushroom, I will literrally go screaming and running down the street. Not joking. Oddly, I love to eat mushrooms, and I'm not afraid of cartoon ones.
If this were any less serious I'd identify myself with grammatical nazism.
As it is I'm not certain about my phobias, because I haven't ever consulted a shrink. I might have agoraphobia, but this doesn't apply to virtual spaces except in Minecraft. (I walk along walls and am hesitant to go over fields and water, and when doing so I jam the button to run)
Basically I don't like being in open empty spaces, and when I am, I follow a wall or path. Staying too long in the area makes me feel vulnerable even if there isn't anyone around. I feel much safer when there's someone standing in the space.
I feel it doesn't affect me in day-to-day life except when waiting for people, because that's when the phobia usually kicks in.
(Strange... when I was younger, my parents joked that I had claustrophobia as a really young kid. Crying in elevators, taxis, you name it.)