Is it normal that i am super scared when someone rings my door bell?

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Whenever i hear the door bell i start sweating and shaking and i freeze and stare at the door and my heart is beating really fast...I'm less scared when i'm with people but when i'm alone or when i'm with like one more person i just am soo scared...lol i know it sounds ridiculous but do i have a phobia of door bells and is it normal and common?

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  • dappled
    11 years ago

    I've never liked it. Luckily I now have a video entry system. If they look a bit federal, then dappled is not at home to callers.

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  • [Old Memory]
    11 years ago

    leave an old pair of mens workboots by the front door, the biggest size you can find, when the bell rings yell out "Pete can you get that?" wait a while then in an irritated tone yell" Oh dont bother I'll get it!" as you near the door call the the ringer "who is it?" dont open the door keep the conversation going behind it. then you can get rid of them easily

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  • jaimeson123
    11 years ago

    i like when the doorbell rings :) it makes me feel social and actually a part of life. closed up in my house for too long gives me the feeling im the only one in the world.. and its creepy

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  • howaminotmyself
    11 years ago

    What about a knock? I always found doorbells a bit jarring. But knocks are less intrusive to me. I can usually tell who it is by the way someone knocks.

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    • Anonymous Post Author
      11 years ago

      I get scared of knocks too...Anyone who's at my door i'll shit my pants.

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  • Avant-Garde
    11 years ago

    I freeze up if it's someone I don't know. Often times, I hide. I usually become scared and think that the neighbours called the police due to the noise or that it's some weird religious cult looking for sheep.

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    • Anonymous Post Author
      11 years ago

      I hide too! For like 10m even if the person is gone...

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  • Blather!
    11 years ago

    Im scared because of what happened to me when I was 15.

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    • Loh
      11 years ago

      What happened? Or is it personal?

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      • Blather!
        11 years ago

        Don't really want to talk about it, I was robbed by ten guys. i think you know what happened next...

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        • Loh
          11 years ago

          Oh...so sorry i asked. :(

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  • Anime7
    11 years ago

    I'm the exact same way. I'm always worried that it's the government or something, I don't know why. When I was little I actually thought that the government was after me on account that a lot of helicopters would fly by. I was always a worry wart as a kid and I guess that transferred into my late teens.

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