Tuesday, March 1. 2005
Sciurophobia - Fear of Squirrels
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Been looking for this information. Thanks! I have a friend with a fear of squirrels, glad I could tell her what it was.
You definately aren't the only one afraid of squirrels. I am deeply afraid of them. Nice to knwo I am not hte only one also!!!
I really cant belive that im not the only one thats sceard of squirrels. My friends think that its funny, and in happy that other people can underdstand.
thanks, callie
thanks, callie
I kno how you feel my friends laugh at me and think I am playing around but I really am scared of them...those beedy eyes and big teeth and how they move around so quickly im afraid they might attack me seriously....thank goodness im not the only one scared of them
i have dreams of them all the time my friends call me crazy but its crazy . theres one down the street that follows me home and throws nuts at me in the morning and i have dreams of them too finally theres other people that understand .
O wow I'm so glad others are afraid of squirrels too. They run so fast and look so sneaky, everyone always laughs at me but i truly hate them
when i take my sister to the bus i make her chase them away for me. they do follow you everywhere and sometimes im even afraid to get into my car. they really make me sick to the stomach. god i hate them and those creepy eyes. ewwwwwww
I once was chased by a squirrel. Seriously. It was so scary. I thought that it was going to attack me. So ever since I've had an uncontrolable fear of those stupid rodents.
im not scared of many things, and i know i can defend my self but i cant stand the site of a squirrel. everyone laughs at me and it bothers me. they dont understand its not a game. i actually cry at the site of them. i used to not be afriad but one day in sacremento at capital park we were eatign slirpys and nachos and one of them tryed to take the food so we scared it off. the next thing i know i turned to get some nachos and theres a squirrel there again so dax tryed to scare it but it jumped on him. it started pulling his hair and stuff. i tryed to scare it off him and it jumped on me. i have a scar on my face from it. i spent 3 nights in the hostpital getting stiches n stuff cuz i got bit and scratched. im soo petrifyed of the m now and no one undertsands.
my many encounters with sqirrels: i had a dream of a squirrel eating my legs and another dream of a murderer and a squirrel chasing me around a movie theater. every time i get into the car and squirrels are around i lock my car door immediately. one time a few summers ago a squirrel came into my church when the door was open and i jumped up on a pew becuse i was so scared. one time when i was leaving my house my sister threw me her fuzzy scarf and i swore it was a squirrel jumping on me and i screamed my lungs out. one time i was playing soccer and some players on my team noticed a squirrel tail and i stomped on it. in first grade some boy told me he enjoyed getting bit by them and getting the shots. a squirrel got stuck in my friend's fireplace. I HATE SQUIRRELS!!!
I have always been uneasy around squirrels. One day I was climbing my grandmas tree, when I was about 6 and A squirrel was rading a birds nest. It jumped out of the nest. I was so scared that i fell out of the tree. Luckly, I wasnt very high in the air. Every once in a while after that I will have dreams of those scary rodents. My friends laugh at me, sure. But i really am afraid. They are so little and creepy. They have weird beady eyes that I feel are following me all the time. They just disturb me. Im glad there are others out there that feel the same way. Im glad to find out the name of this Phobia so I can prove to my friends that im not just joking around.
I am embarrased about my fear of squirrels. My fiance and friends think I'm crazy when I actively try to avoid them. Unfortunately, I live in NYC, so people and squirrels are in close proximity in City parks. I wish I could say that this fear is ridiculous, but after reading this article, I hardly think so:
http://www.amny.com/news/nationworld/wire/sns-ap-angry-squirrel,0,7495790.story
My fear of squirrels started in childhood when I was at a friend's house. Her family took in an injured squirrel into their home. At their home, this injured squirrel caught me by surprise when it climbed up my leg and sat on my chest. It was frightening how close this squirrel was!
Anyway, I am happy to hear that other people also have this fear of squirrels. I would like to be cured of this phobia though -- Hope to be able to walk through a wooded area without having thoughts of a squirrel attacking me! While squirrel attacks have happened, they are so, so, so infrequent!!!!
http://www.amny.com/news/nationworld/wire/sns-ap-angry-squirrel,0,7495790.story
My fear of squirrels started in childhood when I was at a friend's house. Her family took in an injured squirrel into their home. At their home, this injured squirrel caught me by surprise when it climbed up my leg and sat on my chest. It was frightening how close this squirrel was!
Anyway, I am happy to hear that other people also have this fear of squirrels. I would like to be cured of this phobia though -- Hope to be able to walk through a wooded area without having thoughts of a squirrel attacking me! While squirrel attacks have happened, they are so, so, so infrequent!!!!
I have always been scared of squirrels too. This fear has been compounded by a recent disturbing squirrel sighting. In an urban neighborhood park, I saw a squirrel jump on top of a baby carriage and scoured the carriage for food. Fortunately, there was no baby in the carriage. Nevertheless, it was a horrific site. What these despicable creatures will do for food!
wow, that's amazing to find out others feel the same as I do. I had a traumatizing experience as a young child, and have been extremelely frighteneed ever since. I was in the feedle position in the middle of a tent, with a wild squirrel running around the sides of the tents continously. I was only two years old. My mother couldn't even get me out. My kid neighbor's father had to pull me out. Now, I won't even walk by one if I'm walking down the sidewalk. I have to cross the street. My friends think it's pathetic, but I can not help it. I hope one day I get over this.
I am also terrified of squirrels. I am glad to know it's not just me. I work at a hospital and our grounds are like a college campus with huge trees and lots of bushes and grass....and lots of SQUIRRELS. Huge fat ones. We have long term care patients and they feed the squirrels so now the squirrels aren't afraid of anyone. I've seen patients outside in wheelchairs with food allowing the squirrels to climb on their laps and eat nuts and whatever else they are eating. It's like they are just waiting to attack me.
OMG.. a squirrel just came into my house and stared right at me!! i freaked out and jumped onto my couch..
I HATE THEM. i think their evil and they would attack me anytime. ppl think tht im crazi but its true..
I HATE THEM. i think their evil and they would attack me anytime. ppl think tht im crazi but its true..
I thought I was the only one. The most embarassing moment was when my class was outside on the campus lawn and a squirrel ran up to the circle of students. I freaked out and ran into the building. I always pass these things on campus and I look stupid trying to avoid them. Even my husband laughed when he first found out, first hand, of this fear. Is there anyone who cures these kinds of phobias? It is very embarassing. My phobia started at five years old when I was scratched on the chest by a squirrel using me to jump into a tree.
I have feared and hated squirrels for as long as I can remember. When I was in college, there were squirrels in Madison that would store walnuts and (seriously) hot dog buns on the battery and engine of my car. I would have to pop open my hood and clear away the stored nuts and buns.
A few years later I had a nightmare that as I lie in bed there were squirrels clinging to the wall above the headboard of my bed. Their claws held them flush to the wall and their beady eyes were staring right at me. When I tried to scream for help nothing came out. It was TERRIFYING.
I think they are very dangerous. I'm glad other people can see this and hopefully people will stop feeding the evil little rodents.
A few years later I had a nightmare that as I lie in bed there were squirrels clinging to the wall above the headboard of my bed. Their claws held them flush to the wall and their beady eyes were staring right at me. When I tried to scream for help nothing came out. It was TERRIFYING.
I think they are very dangerous. I'm glad other people can see this and hopefully people will stop feeding the evil little rodents.
My sister's afraid of squirrels and she keeps on screaming every time i say the word,"squirrel" it's driving e crazy,but I've found out that cats hunt squirrels and they tear them to shreads.
yeah im terrified also.
i had one attack me when i was little.
i cry anytime one is around
i had one attack me when i was little.
i cry anytime one is around
I am terrifyed of squireels beond belief, they're so frightening thwy are so small but so eveil. they watch me all the time, i know its sounds crazy but i have to look behind my back everytime i walk out side and if i see one ill go back insode untill it goes away, and im only lucky when soemone is with me so they can chase them away for me. It's gotten worse ove rthe years, becasue the fear just keep getting worse and worse.i just hate them so much and im glad i found out there's other people that understand what the fuck im talking about.
AHH IM TERRIFIED OF SQUIRRELS. I SERIOUSLY THINK THEY ARE GOING TO RULE THE WORLD =O. BUT YES IM SCARED OF THEM AND EVERYONE THINKS ITS FUNNY
Interesting article about a squirrel study: http://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/science/12/11/squirrels.study.ap/index.html
Squirrels are cunning and despicable creatures.
Squirrels are cunning and despicable creatures.
I am so glad to find people afraid of squirrels with me!! Everyone laughs at me when I start to get scared and won't go near where they are. They think I'm kidding but they are truely the worst thing ever.
Ever since one wouldn't let me leave the park one day I've been petrifed of them.
Ever since one wouldn't let me leave the park one day I've been petrifed of them.
just like the rest of you im happy im not hte only one afraid of squilles. every one laughs at me too or they think im playing around but i really am afraid of them i dont exactly know why but they freak me out.i have gone so far as to stop walking if one hops in front of me ( on the sidewalk or street) sometimes i stand still but if im far enough away i actually will cross the street. anyway its nice to know im not the only one.
ok thank god i saw david's response. Although i sympathize with everyone who just finds them scary in the prospect of them attacking...i for one have experienced the reality and its not fun.
I WAS ATTACKED BY ONE when i was 8 years old. i was on a nyc sidewalk watching a squirrel in a tall tree in front of my house. it jumped out of the tree and came flying about 40 feet down and landed on my back. i ran for my life and the squirrel fell off, but CHASED me into my backyard and was hissing at me until someone let me into the house.
people were around to see this, so no i'm not crazy. but admittedly, i'm losing my mind with the damn things now. I'm 24 and i feel it just gets worse. I'm a pretty tough girl and these dumb things have completely defeated me. Everyone thinks i have to get over it, but i seriously can't deal. They show up and head straight towards me. They sneak up on me all the time and although i've laughed at myself for thinking that, its becoming more and more of a reality to the point that even other people have to admit that i must just have some sort of scent or energy that makes them come after me specifically.
i'm trying to find out if maybe there is some scent they dont like. it seems they'll get used to anything from what i've read.
i'm told as a baby one came through my apt window and was in my crib when my mother walked in. I've also had one do some CRAZY hand gestures at me while standing next to a squirrel that had been run over. I'm still convinced it thought i did it. And trust me I know how insane all of this sounds, and in some ways maybe i'm half-joking. but nothing else in my life makes me RUN SCREAMING. Obviously i cant do it all the time, so i have to just scream then stay very still, or stomp at it. i dont know. i have to live my life and these evil monsters are coming out in full force all over my city. hellllllp
I WAS ATTACKED BY ONE when i was 8 years old. i was on a nyc sidewalk watching a squirrel in a tall tree in front of my house. it jumped out of the tree and came flying about 40 feet down and landed on my back. i ran for my life and the squirrel fell off, but CHASED me into my backyard and was hissing at me until someone let me into the house.
people were around to see this, so no i'm not crazy. but admittedly, i'm losing my mind with the damn things now. I'm 24 and i feel it just gets worse. I'm a pretty tough girl and these dumb things have completely defeated me. Everyone thinks i have to get over it, but i seriously can't deal. They show up and head straight towards me. They sneak up on me all the time and although i've laughed at myself for thinking that, its becoming more and more of a reality to the point that even other people have to admit that i must just have some sort of scent or energy that makes them come after me specifically.
i'm trying to find out if maybe there is some scent they dont like. it seems they'll get used to anything from what i've read.
i'm told as a baby one came through my apt window and was in my crib when my mother walked in. I've also had one do some CRAZY hand gestures at me while standing next to a squirrel that had been run over. I'm still convinced it thought i did it. And trust me I know how insane all of this sounds, and in some ways maybe i'm half-joking. but nothing else in my life makes me RUN SCREAMING. Obviously i cant do it all the time, so i have to just scream then stay very still, or stomp at it. i dont know. i have to live my life and these evil monsters are coming out in full force all over my city. hellllllp
Finally, people that can relate to my fear of squirrels. It all started when i was 5 years old. My mom and I were walking to the mall and the nasty little beast was standing in the middle of the sidewalk. As we approached he came towards us. He backed us up for two blocks, back into our house. He then proceeded to put his filthy little paws up on the screen. Yuck! My life has continued to be plagued with squirrel happenings-none of them pleasant. As I enter middle age I hope my fear subsides. I was recently in Florida and came across a "monkey squirrel". Beautiful I must say, could this be king of the squirrels? I gazed at him and told him he was beautiful in an attempt to honor the squirrel gods and make them leave me alone. I will let you know.
all of my friends laugh at me too and mimick those things to make me scared..... it is becoming really drastic and i get panic attacks all the time, even just talking about them and reading these comments makes my body tense up and my heart starts racing... i really did not think anyone else had this. is anyone this serious?? i mean panic attacks and everything. i feel really terrible for some of these stories... i always made fun and said " oh they are evil and takin over the world!" freshman year of high school, and the past year and half i began feeling a fear inside of me. well it jus got worse from there :o( i told my friends i found this website and pointed out that other people get laughed at to and its not nice!!! thanks for listenin! x's an o's
wow i thought i was werid. Now i know lots of people have this fear. if squirrels get to close i cry. i really hate them and i am glad to know what this odd phobia is called.
OMG!!!!! I thought I was the only one!!! There is one that stalks me in the parking garage at work and I get so scared I can't even scream. I looks at me eye to eye and I almost pee my pants.
omg! i am only 15 and i have the fear too. i even have a story behind mine...i dont exactly remember how old i was but when i was very younger, i was chased by some squirrels. everyone in my family finds it funny and my friends all laugh at me wen i scream or run or suddendly begin to walk in the street when i see them but i am really afraid. my boyfriend tells me all the time that they won't harm me, but come on, they CHASED me! they're just so small and so fast! like little mice with bigger fluffy tails. they scare the living day light out of me, glad to know im not alone tho :]
~`zakY~`
~`zakY~`
Everyone i know laughs at me for being afraid of those furry things that bounce around. I am absolutely terrified of them and everyone does their best to make little noises and such at me whenever i see one. now if it was a more comon phobia they wouldn't be too quick to judge how i felt. I'm just glad that there really is a name for this fear and that I'm not alone. so there, I'm not as crazy as you make me think. ha.
I suffer from this as well. The other day is when i came to realizing that i had this disorder, I was at the park. and just sitting down a squirrel cam to about a foot away from me and my heart nearly stopped it just kept staring at me as though it was going to do something to me. so i left and everwhere i would go there would be squirrels i was scared out of my mind and didnt know what i should have done. so i took my camera out hoping for the flash to scare them away and it only made my problem worst, as i was trying to scare off a squirrel with the flash, another comes from a tree behind me and started to chase me. I have no clue as to of why this happened to me but it made me come to realize that i have a huge fear of squirrels.
i seriously hate squirrels more than anything in the entire world. they are so scary. i got chased by one acrossed the front lawn of my school in the middle of science. it was humiliating. thank you rodent creatures. thank you
not only am i scared of them but i have trouble saying the name of them. i sound like an idiot
YES I FEEL YOUR PAIN. I HAVE BEEN SCARED OF SQUIRRELZ 4 A WHILE NOW. MY BFF JUSTS LAUGHS AT ME ALL THE TIME, BECAUSE I HATE THEM AND HOW MUCH THEY SCARE ME. I JUST THINK IF I WALK PAST ONE OF THEM WILL ATTACK ME AND ITS A VERY SCARY THOUGHT. I HATE THEM SO MUCH!!
You guys don't know what its like for me. My friends all find it hillarious and find ways to torture me. One friend is even threatening to decorate my locker with squirrels on my *18th b-day*. I have had them follow me and throw nuts at me too. I'm so glad to know I am not the only one who is afraid of them!!!!
I also have this phobia, and would like to hear from others, before I get killed by a squirrel, or my friend Darryl, who I always push in front of me when we see one when we're out . And i nearly have a stroke.
OMG! i'm really amazed to see who many other people (besides me) are afraid of squirrels! im only 17 and im afraid to go to parks, walk under trees, or even vist college campuses where there's squirrels roaming freely. its so frustrating because no one understands i'm truly scared of them and everybody jokes about it... and im glad that i've finally found a source that knows the name for this phobia
Oh my gosh. I seriously thought I was the only one who had this fear. Everyone thinks I'm crazy when I scream and run the other way when I see a squirrel. Oh my goodness...
I've been chased by a squirrel and they throw things at me. Like their little acorns. I'm so afraid that they will attack me.
I'm gonna start a myspace group. For the people who are afraid of them.
I've been chased by a squirrel and they throw things at me. Like their little acorns. I'm so afraid that they will attack me.
I'm gonna start a myspace group. For the people who are afraid of them.
I am currently in the process of diagnosing a coworker with skioorophobia and have read some the passages left here. He is in denial, but lives in a world of uncertainty, all due to the existence of squirrels. He feels they are out to get him and he lets it control every aspect of life, including not wanting to be outside for very long, in case a squirrel sneaks up on him. I do not know if there is help for him or not. Has anyone discovered a way around this phobia so that they now acknowledge how wonderful, cute, and energetic God's little gift to trees is?
omg wow
i am scarred of squirrels
bad childhood experience one chased me an i rly don kno why
but i cry when they get too close
and ppl laugh at me
specially my mom
wow glad i'm not tha only one haha
i am scarred of squirrels
bad childhood experience one chased me an i rly don kno why
but i cry when they get too close
and ppl laugh at me
specially my mom
wow glad i'm not tha only one haha
OMG!
im totally deathly afraid of squirrels!
is there some sort of club i can join?
my friends/family laugh at me all the time
when im walking home from school i have to waqlk in the street
i have awful niightmears about them climbing up me...
HELP!
Claudia
im totally deathly afraid of squirrels!
is there some sort of club i can join?
my friends/family laugh at me all the time
when im walking home from school i have to waqlk in the street
i have awful niightmears about them climbing up me...
HELP!
Claudia
wth?? who ISNT afraid of the scary squirrls>>????????
im serious they are gonna invade our country one day with there fluffly tailss
OOOOOO/.
im serious they are gonna invade our country one day with there fluffly tailss
OOOOOO/.
STOP FEARING SQUIRRELS.
they are friends, not food.
love them and they will love you back, forever!
so stop being retards and hating squirrels,
go to wal-mart and buy a fish
the next squirrel you see give a hug!
good luck(:
they are friends, not food.
love them and they will love you back, forever!
so stop being retards and hating squirrels,
go to wal-mart and buy a fish
the next squirrel you see give a hug!
good luck(:
Omg I am horrified of squirrels, my best friend lives in an area were they roam freely ready to attack. I've been chased by them numerous times and I get anxiety attacks everytime one comes near me. My friends make fun of me & laugh about it, but I don't find it humerous. My friend was filming me with her phone and got a nice video of me getting chased by a squirrel da size of a small car (atleast that's what it seemed to me) Once, 4 squirrels blocked my path on the side walk, and procceded to chase me. One even chased me into her building. I no longer walk around were she lives alone, but instead make sure im always with someone who will chase them away from me. I really wish my fear of those little mutants will go away; or atleast for them to stop controlling my life. Im only sixteen and im sick of everyone laughing at me like its a joke...help.
So yeh...I am also terrified of squirrels...when I see them I just start bauling n cant stop its really scary...n my friends laugh n think its funny....anyways I was coming out of the dorm at college n was walking under this tree, n all of a suden i feel this boing boing boing on the top of my head and i looked up and there is this squirrel jumping on this branch that is hitting me in the head!!! It was so scary needless to say I ran like the wind...
YES!!! i knew i wasnt the only one out there that was terrified of them!!! they pretend to be so cute and fuzzy but in reality the are EVIL!!!
im happy im not the only one who thinks so
im happy im not the only one who thinks so
ong i thought i was the only one! im 14 and my friends and family don't realize how scared i am. i love rock-climbing and roller-coasters but when i see squirrels i either freeze or run. there is an extended family living in my oak tree and i swear they only terrorize me. if anyone else goes to chase them away they will run but if i go outside they just stare at me and wont move no matter what i do. my mom came home one day and i was standing in the driveway with tears running down my face, afraid to move or make a sound because one was standing two feet away. i think they can smell fear!
I have a crippling fear of squirrels to the extent that when one recently got into my roof space I had to move out. I could not get over the prospect of one coming up the pipe system when I was on the toilet. I hate those bloody furry rats.
Brendan
Brendan
Thank you so much. I thought I was the only one too! My friends take the mick and think I'm joking. I'm so not. Have you heard the weird hissing noise they can make. Makes my skin crawl just to think about them.
haha thats so weird. i was in the park today with my girlfriend and like three squirrels randomly ran towards us and i flipped shit and hid while she scared them away. i didnt know this was an actual fear that people have. im just happy to see that some people understand me, unlike my girlfriend who just made fun of me.
im so happy there are other people out there who are afraid i always get made fun of but i know there evil.....
Im in high school and live in a 'go nowhere' town. I don't know why but Ive always been alarmingly afraid of squirrels. Last year we had a softball game and I played catcher. Like I said before, I live in the middle of no where so there's a lot of wildlife and forests around. Well it's the 7th inning and the game is tied. All of a sudden... a squirrel falls a from a power line that hangs over the field (dont ask why the power line is there because I sure as heck dont know) and it lands right beside second base. Brianna pitches the ball and it smacks me right in the chest! The squirrel starts running towards our dugout so I sprinting as fast as I can with all that gear on.. I was crying and ran like half a mile before they stopped me... so embarassing.. Everytime I see one cross the road I nearly wreck I stop so quickly.. but anyways thats my story..
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