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Hmm…I’ve already told you about my eyebrow issues and my cosplay hobby. You must be wondering, “How much weirder can Miss Fondue get?”

Let’s talk irrational fears.

Irrational Fear #1: Eyes
Specifically anything not normal about eyes. This includes touching them, seeing other people touch them, contact lenses that make eyes look unnatural, and, oh yeah, those people who can make their eyeballs pop out of their head. *shudders*

Back in 2004 or 2005, I somehow acquired pink eye. I was in denial for quite some time, and Mr. Fondue urged me to go to the doctor. But I knew what would happen. I had seen that episode of “Friends” where Rachel got an eye infection.

I maintained that it would probably go away on its own. One of our friends happened to have some eye drops leftover from when she had pink eye and gave it to me (yes, I know that’s incredibly unsanitary), which I refused to use. Eye drops give me the creeps. In the end, much like that episode of “Friends”, Mr. Fondue had to hold me down, while I was kicking and screaming, and force drops into my eyes. Now that’s love.

Irrational Fear #2: Needles
Okay, I don’t really think this is THAT irrational. There is nothing logical about purposely stabbing yourself with a sharp object. But the mere sight of a needle, especially one that I know is headed for my veins, is enough to send me into a full-on panic attack. I’m talking hyperventilating, uncontrollable crying, tunnel vision, and fainting. I know I want to have kids one day, and the fact that I’ll have to have blood taken and have IVs in me terrifies me more than child birth.

Irrational Fear #3: Clowns
I find this is actually quite common. This fear isn’t as bad as the others. I can watch the movie “It” without freaking out because I expect it. I just feel really, really uncomfortable. It is mainly when you mix clowns with the element of surprise that it really gets to me. There have been two events in the past year or so that have truly solidified my fear. The first was at Dragon*Con in 2007. Mr. Fondue and I were going down a staircase to head back to our hotel room, when the scariest looking clown you could possibly imagine entered the stairway. I gasped and looked away as quickly as I could, but I was traumatized for at least another half hour. The second was at the state fair, where we had our engagement photos taken a few months ago. We were just walking along, having our pictures taken, when suddenly: insanely freaky clown. I squealed and looked away, although I swear he was staring at me and about to eat me or something. I have no idea if any pictures were taken of this event. I hope not.

Irrational Fear #4: Talking on the phone
I seriously have to psyche myself up to be able to call someone I don’t know on the phone. There have been so many times in my life where I have gone out of my way to go somewhere in person, just to avoid talking on the phone. For most things, I just get Mr. Fondue to do all the calling. In fact, I never talked to anyone at our wedding venue until recently because all of our contact had been via phone. He makes me do simple stuff, like order pizza, just to try to get me more comfortable. But for most phone conversations that aren’t with friends or family, I have to write out a script of what I will say before I can even dial the number.

What are your irrational fears?