Is it normal that I'm scared of cotton balls?

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Maury knows what to do!

If your black that would be ironic.

^ rofl

^second.
lmfao

My Physics teacher was terrified of them, it's a legitmate fear that some people have. I say you are normal, you just have a phobia of cotton balls.

Try to chew on them!!! Once my dentist made me bite on one, i almost threw up, it's so gross

My best friend is the exact same way, I think it's normal. Some people have weird fears like that, I guess your just one of them lol.

I agree with rayst
It's gross

I lost it at the thought that you might be black

im not THAT grossed out by them but touching them gives me the chills

Haha my mom knew someone who had a phobia of cotton balls. She put one on her desk one day and she ran screaming out of the room. I guess some people have it but I don't really get what's so scary about them. But I can understand because I have major arachnophobia. Lol. I would look up the official name for the phobia of cottonballs

My friend is deathly afraid of cotton balls too haha and his roommates got bags and bags of them and dumped them on him while he was asleep and he woke up almost crying hahah

It's not abnormal, just funny. xD I can't imagine why anyone would be afraid of them, but phobias are irrational by definition. I understand, because I have extreme arachnophobia. I also have a huge fear of childbirth (luckily I don't want children anyway).

But I have to wonder, if fear of cotton balls is somewhat common, what the root of the fear is. I tend towards the belief that phobias originate as defense mechanisms and we inherit them from our ancestors. So why cotton balls? What's something white and fluffy that would have posed a threat to our ancestors? Any ideas, anyone?

I'm totally with you. Cotton balls are awful, and touching them makes my teeth hurt.