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Re:A battery has replaced Hawaii's last coal plant by arbitrarywords on Wednesday January 10, 2024 @10:46PM (#38947306)
I hadn't heard of the word either but I sure do have the condition! I was a triathlete at one point, but I would take a very large swing around the marker buoys just in case one might touch me... and the grandparents comment of "big spooky tubes" sent a surge of adrenaline through my body. I feel so seen:)
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Re:A battery has replaced Hawaii's last coal plant by jonhohle on Thursday January 11, 2024 @09:59AM (#38953009)
Same.

I also have megalophobia specifically related to ducting and that picture set of my panic response. I hadn’t really thought too much of it, but I wonder if Thr Empire Strikes Back is to blame.

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Re:A battery has replaced Hawaii's last coal plant by scanny on Thursday January 11, 2024 @11:19AM (#38954292)
likewise, learning to sail as a kid and having to go around these large partially submerged objects just kicked off some irrational fear in me (and stil does today, though to a lesser degree).
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