Neurosis by babaneyo (Thot I would share!!!)

Being afraid is normal, perfectly normal, I mean who doesn’t get scared once in a while but then when the fear gets irrational we (or at least the english) call it a phobia. Some are irrational rational fears like Hydrophobia (fear of water or drowning) or Necrophobia (fear of dying) but then some are just plain stupid. How can someone be afraid of clothes (nudist!) or afraid of using toilets (pit latrine user!)? I have made a countdown of my top 35 dumb phobias in my opinion. Your opinion might differ but you’re already here so just read mine. I dey knee down beg

35 Aerophobia: Fear of swallowing air
You’re meant to breath it in through your nose and not swallow it. I’m sure its fat people that have this fear

34 Tachophobia: Fear of speed
Probably because I was driving you

33 Consecotalephobia: Fear of chopsticks
This is easy. Don’t go anywhere near China or chinese restaurants

32 Automatonophobia: Fear of dolls
You watched too much Chuckie

31 Anuptaphobia: Fear of staying single
Then get married

30 Ereuthrophobia: Fear of blushing
If you blush you could explode and die right? Right?

29 Cacophobia: Fear of ugliness
I can imagine this. You’re strolling down the road, you see someone ugly and suddenly start screaming and running away. Buwahaha!!!

28 Apeirophobia: Fear of infinity
∞ Okay! Now go crazy

27 Venustraphobia: Fear of beautiful women
If some people fear the ugly then there should be people who fear us fine folks

26 Anablephobia: Fear of looking up
Ehmmm… Have you tried looking forward so you can see where you’re going?

25 Epistemophobia: Fear of knowledge
No! You just have a low IQ

24 Allodoxaphobia: Fear of opinions
In my opinion, this is a dumb phobia to have

23 Ambulophobia: Fear of walking
*singing* When we crawl

22 Thaasophobia: Fear of sitting
If you don’t mind standing it’s your problem

21 Ophthalmophobia: Fear of being seen
Na to turn ghost remain

20 Counterphobia: Fear of people with phobias
What is your own? You can’t go and have your own phobia or what?

19 Euphobia: Fear of good news
Sadist alert!

18 Geniophobia: Fear of chins
I agree some chins can be scary but you shouldn’t spend your whole life being scared of that

17 Panophobia: Fear of everything
One word: DELIVERANCE

16 Polyphobia: Fear of many things
At least you don’t fear everything

15 Peladophobia: Fear of bald people
Stay away from Prince William

14 Octophobia: Fear of girls with figure 8
A picture of my girlfriend will kill you then

13 Arachibutyrophobia: Fear of peanut butter sticking to your lips
Buwahaha!!! Well there’s always jam

12 Eurotophobia: Fear of vagina
Huh?!

11 Olfactophobia: Fear of smells
So what does your nose do?

10 Sarmassophobia: Fear of foreplay before sex
And how is this scary?

9 Medorthophobia/Ithyphallophobia: Fear of erect penis/ Fear of penis that is erecting
*insert comment* cos I’m speechless

8 Chrometophobia: Fear of money
No! You’re just poor

7 Novercaphobia: Fear of mother-in-law
If she’s yoruba then it’s accepted

6 Optophobia: Fear of opening your eyes
No way! I’ll like to believe noone has this for real

5 Papaphobia: Fear of the Pope
You sinner!!!

4 Wiccaphobia: Fear of being a witch
It’s either you’re a witch or not. How can you be afraid of being one? SMH

3 Pteronophobia: Fear of being tickled by feathers
Why are you being tickled with feathers in the first place?

2 Hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia: Fear of long words
Isn’t this just mean? You can’t even pronounce your phobia

1 Twittophobia: Fear of being retweeted
Hahahahaha!!!!!!!!!!!!! You should have stayed on facebook

I know you all have phobias. Please comment and share your phobias no matter how lame you think it is.

Thanks everyone *waving*

THE END

Cheers to the freaking New Year (2012)!!!

With every new year comes new aspirations, dreams, opportunities, hurts, broken promises and an open gateway to change the things we do not like about ourselves.

At the end of every year, just before the clock of midnight signalling the first day in a new year, we all come up with resolutions and promises to ourselves and others of things that will be different in the year. Some of these decisions do not make it past the hours at which they are decided and as such never have the chance to even survive. Others make it into days and months and then end up being forgotten. The really determined individuals ensure they see their decisions right through from it conception to its fulfillment.

As I wrote this, I sat and wondered what group I fell into and decided I was a bit of each. There are certain decisions that I never see through to completion when they are made, there are others that guide my life for days and months and there are the ones I hold right through till the end of the year.

So this year I decided I would share my resolutions to see if it makes a difference in how serious I take them. Here goes;

• Get to know God more. I have been a selfish little thing with regards to this. As long as everything is going on fine for me, I have little or no time for the Creator. As soon as things go wrong for a bit, just a tiny little bit, everything in me asks where He has been and why He would let such happen. This year, am going to be thankful for nothing more than the gift of life. If I get nothing more than that gift this year from Him, its good enough. I stand amazed at the things I know not of, that happen everything I lay my head to sleep and yet in the morning, my body still knows that its time to get up and begin the activities of the day.

• Learn to love and forgive. Two very important concepts yet always overlooked by humanity. We live in a world where everything is done with an expectation of getting something back in return. Fellas utter the word love just to get sex out of it. Ladies utter the word love, cos the dude has got all they require to live a comfortable life. Not always the case but we still have the exceptional situations. People give loans or do a good deed nowadays, with an expectation that when they are in need you will also come through for them. As a result we have got a world where certain actions are performed just because of an expected reaction/outcome. This in-turn affects our ability to overlook offences and easily forgive and move on. My resolution is to carry no grudges from a previous month into a new month as well as to ensure that this year I love with no conditions whatsoever attached to how I show it.

• Encourage Peace as much as it depends on me. I take a look at the news nowadays and its quite appalling. Countries turning against countries, people turning against people, religions turning against religion. There is so much unrest in the world at the moment, it makes me wonder what the generation after us will have to contend with. The irony of it all as I see it, is that we are breeding a world full of so much hate, hurt, and violence that I fear the generation after us will have little or no recall of what a loving society, country and world should be. I fear the definition of community or collective group is lost. The funny thing is we all have a part to play. Its your world as much as its mine, your responsibility and mine. I choose to make my world a better, happier place and encourage peace as much as I can this year.

• Offer a listening ear. If we all took time to listen to others, we do not know the amount of difference it will make to the world. Many times we all crave to have just one person seat once in a while and listen to what we have to say. I am choosing to be accessible this year and take the time out to listen to people. As part of my resolution, anyone who wants a listening ear can write to; angelsjuliet@gmail.com

We are a few days into the new year already, just in-case you did not start it on a good note, it not to late to put it back on track. So, live the remaining of this year with a positive can-do attitude, where only you acts as your own limiting factor. Remember, only yourself stands in the way of reaching and achieving what it is that you want. A right frame of mind and attitude goes a long way in contributing to your motivation and determination.

Take time to careful consider the opportunities that come your way this year. Remember to grab and cherish all good experiences, learn from the painful one and grow from the lessons. Smile a lot this year and don't forget to document, take pictures or do both for the memories that fill your year with laughter, joy and happiness.

Please write and keep us updated every step of the way as you journey through this year. We promise to also do the same and write more this year. Happy New Year and cheers to a freaking year full of memories and surprises.