I used to have a crippling phobia of needles when I was younger because I had a really bad experience with them when I was four, a bunch of nurses had to hold me down. It's kinda sorted itself out over the years as I've been forced to have injections and don't want to make a fool of myself. I still hyperventilate a little and shake/twitch, but it's not bad anymore.
I also have a phobia of wasps, which started a few years ago when I had a nest in the attic and they were getting in my bedroom. I lived and slept in fear of being stung in the night/when I was in my room and was stung five times in three days. I tend to freeze when they're around and breathe really fast and heavily. I can't concentrate if someone is trying to speak to me because I'm focused on the wasp(s), it sometimes gets as far as me whimpering a little. If I'm sat down I tuck my legs into my chest and try to hide my face and hands, or just bury my head in whoever's next to me. It's so embarrassing.
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