115 spooky answers Hinge “My most irrational fear” prompt

You’ve got nothing to fear but fear itself, right? Oh, and what Hinge users think about your dating profile.

Let’s take the “My most irrational fear” prompt as an example, and answer it *correctly*.

Relatably creative answers: The “Broad” category

• 1) Having multiple failed talking stages.
• 2) Coulrophobia, aka the fear of clowns. A special thanks to Penny Wise from IT.
• 3) I, and get this, am deathly afraid of butterflies because of a tragic backstory. I’m convinced that they’re evil.
• 4) Dating apps…OH CRAP.
• 5) Have you ever seen Ringu, that Japanese horror movie? Yeah, I have a fear of tapes…and wells.
• 6) Unknowingly marrying a guy like Peter Griffin.
• 7) I have Megalophobia, the fear of huge stuff. It’s a real thing, so hold your penis jokes.
• 8) Being stuck in a circle of people who don’t get my jokes, so I have to constantly explain them, causing them to lose their funny factor.
• 9) Stop-motion animation. You could say I’m a Frankenweenie.
• 10) 9-5 jobs. My life goal is to break free.
• 11) Falling in love with a girl who has a male best friend. 
• 12) Astrophobia. Space is pretty and all, but oh my God is it huge and scary.
• 13) You know those small, narrow gaps between furniture? Yeah…
• 14) Masks. Horror movies aren’t helping it either.
• 15) Waking up to my cat trying to kill me because I didn’t overfeed her. I just want my baby to be healthy.
• 16) I don’t know if it classifies as an “irrational fear”, but dolls make me feel uneasy.
• 17) Victorian Era paintings.
• 18) Waking up and seeing Donald Trump at the foot of my bed, staring at me.
• 19) Any animal that isn’t a dog, cat, or rabbit. Humans included.
• 20) Being back in high school, even though I graduated over 10 years ago. The second one is going to hell.
• 21) Andre Tate minions. You shouldn’t go out with me if you are one.
• 22) Being friends with a girl who talks me down in the presence of other men. 
• 23) Arachnophobia (fear of spiders). I think you know why.
• 24) Koalas, and before you start boo-ing me, look up just how fricking gross they actually are. Worst animals to exist, hands down.
• 25) Frutiger Aero aesthetic. It fills me with inexplicable melancholy.
• 26) I’ve had Arithmophobia ever since my math teacher in middle school used to hand me my test results facing down.
• 27) Being stopped in public one day by those annoying TikTok “influencers” presenting me with a false dichotomy statement. 
• 28) Living in a world where every single thing has been digitalized, from socializing to economy.
• 29) Neon colors. I look horrible in them.
• 30) Having a kid with dirty Cheeto dust hands touch my belongings.
• 31) Falling for someone who only replies with “Cool.” and “Kk.”
• 32) Having my reflection grab me and pull me to the other side of the mirror and carry on pretending they’re the real me.
• 33) I’ve been terrified of found footage content ever since watching V/H/S back in 2012.
• 34) Taylor Swift. Not exactly the most controversial opinion, but yeah…
• 35) Going on a plane, watching one depart, or even as much as thinking about flying scares the crap out of me.
• 36) Having my favorite celebrities be outed as creeps (as it’s happening to many nowadays).
• 37) Vintage commercials. What the heck were people thinking back then?!
• 38) Vexiphobia, which means I’m afraid of flags. I can’t even explain it.
• 39) Guinea pigs. They’re hamsters…but bigger.
• 40) I hate, hate, HATE grasshoppers. They look so funky. But the same could be said about every insect, I guess.
• 41) It’s happened so many times already, but I just can’t get used to being thrown surprise birthday parties.
• 42) Elon Musk. He’s just so…scary.
• 43) Robots taking over the world while we humans are left to fend for ourselves.
• 44) Accidentally flashing someone in public. Don’t hate me if I’m constantly pulling my top up while we’re out.
• 45) A stranger coming into my house and touching, not STEALING, but TOUCHING everything I own.

Unique answers: The “Everyday Objects” category

• 1) That my toothbrush secretly falls on the bathroom floor every time I leave the room.
• 2) That my shoelaces are plotting to untie themselves at the exact moment I’m called onstage.
• 3) My shampoo bottle judging me every time I read the instructions… again.
• 4) That my phone flashlight will randomly turn on in my pocket and create a glowing crotch situation.
• 5) My cereal box hiding a single raisin among the cornflakes just to ruin my morning.
• 6) The zipper on my jacket suddenly deciding to split open when I’m giving an important speech.
• 7) My microwave beeping at me when I forget my food inside. Like, please…I will literally cry.
• 8) That my glasses will mysteriously fog up right as I’m making eye contact with my crush.
• 9) My socks stretching out overnight and refusing to stay up like rebellious teenagers.
• 10) That my belt buckle will snap off and catapult across the room during a business meeting.
• 11) My fitted sheet plotting to escape my mattress corners while I sleep.
• 12) That my earbuds will blast music at max volume the second I put them in.
• 13) The fridge door closing softly, then slowly opening again like it’s possessed.
• 14) That my umbrella will flip inside out and become a personal satellite dish in front of everyone.
• 15) My water bottle deciding to leak its entire contents into my backpack for fun.
• 16) That my hoodie strings will disappear inside the hood forever. What if I told you I’d feel defenseless?
• 17) My pillow whispering my embarrassing secrets while I’m asleep.
• 18) That my closet door is waiting to creak dramatically every time I’m on a video call.
• 19) My alarm clock conspiring to ring three minutes early, just to gaslight me.
• 20) That my pens will run out of ink only when I’m signing important documents.
• 21) My bar of soap slipping away and escaping to freedom mid-shower.
• 22) That my laundry basket will finally collapse under the weight of my procrastination.
• 23) My slippers turning against me and tripping me in my own hallway…unless you find that weirdly attractive?
• 24) That the kitchen sponge is harboring a secret colony of tiny monsters.
• 25) My coffee mug deciding to betray me by suddenly cracking while full of hot coffee.
• 26) That my watch will stop ticking during an important meeting and leave me in a time warp.
• 27) My hairbrush collecting enough hair to build a tiny clone of me that seeks revenge.
• 28) That my reusable straw is quietly harboring an entire ecosystem inside it.
• 29) My coat hooks plotting to catch my bag every time I try to leave in a hurry.
• 30) That my shoeboxes under the bed are storing portals to embarrassing childhood memories.
• 31) My blender waiting for the exact moment I remove the lid to explode everywhere.
• 32) That my keyboard letters are rearranging themselves every night to mess with my typing. I may be a dork, but I’m not stupid.
• 33) My reusable grocery bags judging me for forgetting them yet again.
• 34) That my phone charger is plotting to hide itself when I need it most.
• 35) My ceiling fan deciding to fling itself off the ceiling during a peaceful nap.
• 36) That my dishwasher is plotting to flood the kitchen in an act of rebellion.
• 37) My doorbell waiting for me to be mid-bite before ringing every single time.
• 38) That my keys will vanish into a mysterious alternate dimension right when I’m running late.
• 39) My shower curtain plotting to attack me by clinging to my leg unexpectedly.
• 40) That my oven mitts are actually in cahoots with hot pans to betray me at the worst moment.

Funny answers: The “Weirdly Specific” category

• 1) Waving back when someone’s actually waving at the person behind me. My last journal entry was venting about it.
• 2) That I’ll sneeze so violently my glasses will fly off into traffic.
• 3) Getting stuck in a revolving door because I can’t keep the pace.
• 4) That my GPS will glitch and direct me into a lake like a scene from The Office.
• 5) Slipping on a banana peel in real life and confirming every cartoon cliché.
• 6) That my grocery bag will split open and dramatically spill all my weird snack choices onto the sidewalk.
• 7) Forgetting how to spell my own name while introducing myself to someone important.
• 8) Getting trapped in my sweater while trying to take it off in a changing room.
• 9) That a bee will fly into my mouth mid-laugh during an outdoor conversation.
• 10) Hitting “Reply All” with a sarcastic comment meant for one person.
• 11) That my hat will fly off my head and into a stranger’s soup on a windy day.
• 12) Fumbling my words and accidentally proposing marriage to a barista. That’s one way to break the ice, I guess.
• 13) That my voice will crack horribly while singing “Happy Birthday” in a group.
• 14) Accidentally blurting out my ATM PIN during small talk.
• 15) That I’ll discover a hidden talent for fainting at the sight of my own blood.
• 16) Holding the door open for someone who’s just a bit too far away, creating an awkward jogging situation.
• 17) My hair getting caught in an automatic hand dryer and refusing to let go.
• 18) Walking into a spider web and instantly performing interpretive dance in public.
• 19) That my phone will start playing an embarrassing voicemail on speaker in a silent room.
• 20) A rogue sneeze causing me to drop my phone into the toilet.
• 21) Being honked at in traffic by a man wearing a fedora. No, not just a shower thought…it’s my full-blown fear.
• 22) That my online shopping cart will accidentally check out 100 of the same item.
• 23) Having my chair squeak loudly during a very serious meeting, sounding suspiciously like a fart.
• 24) That I’ll leave a Zoom call without realizing my camera and mic are still on.
• 25) Answering “You too!” when the movie ticket guy says “Enjoy the film.”
• 26) That I’ll accidentally use hair removal cream instead of toothpaste.
• 27) Waking up in a completely different city after having the brilliant idea of falling asleep on public transport.
• 28) Getting a nosebleed right as someone confesses their feelings for me.
• 29) That my ice cream cone will fall off in slow motion right as I’m about to take the first bite.
• 30) Responding “I’m good, how are you?” to the dentist who just asked me to open my mouth wider.

What types of Phobias are out there?

Phobias are irrational fears of something that, at first glance, doesn’t appear harmful.

For example, Khloé Kardashian is terrified of belly buttons. Yep, she has something called “Omphalophobia”, as implied by a Tweet she made.

Phobias come in all shapes and sizes (literally), and the American Psychiatric Association says they usually belong to the following categories:

1. Specific Phobias, where people are afraid of one specific thing (animal, object, etc.).

2. Agoraphobia, the fear of places where one might feel like escape is extremely difficult, such as crowds.

3. Social Phobias, or the irrational fear within a social context, such as public speaking.

• Phobias associated with animals (e.g., lizards, insects, etc.)
• Bodily phobias (e.g., injuries);
• Phobias associated with different situations (e.,g. lifts, dentists, etc.);
• Nature phobias (e.g., thunder, snow, etc.), and so on.

And one more thing: phobias have their own unique names, e.g., “The Fear of Belly Buttons” → “Omphalophobia”, so if you want, you can Google what the actual name of your phobia is.

And people…it has to be IRRATIONAL. 

It’s safe to say everyone is afraid of a tall, masked man holding a knife coming every Halloween to hunt you down. This prompt is about the irrational.

If you are unsure, ask RizzBio, the dating prompt generator, about what your phobia might be. But first, give us some examples of what freaks you out.

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