Is it normal that i have a fear of mentally handicapped people?

This makes me want to go hit a kid with down syndrome!

Yeh they do tend to be violent because they don't understand that it's wrong to hurt other people amd my mom or aunt ( don't remember witch ) once took me to a job interview to be a rich guys made ( he had a mental kid around 12 ) and he was loud and obnoxious and anoying and he was rook my note book from me ( I was doodeling ) I grabed it back from him and he said give back I said no it's mine and he got mad because he couldn't have it and hit me right in front of my mom amd she asked if he was gonna be there all the time the rich guy said yes and since it was only a slighty over a drivethrough person wage she turned sown the job so then the rich guy got mad and started yelling why do you hate my son and unfortunately re re understood that and hit my mom twice

i am mentallydisabled :(

I think it is very normal to be scared of handicapped people now a days, since now a days they are now above the law and they are also no longer raised right and are also told that just because they are special or handicapped. "They can do what ever they want with out corporal punishment or consequence. I think any handicapped person who bullies a normal healthy person is nothing but a low life bully, a thug and a whipper snapping trouble maker who needs to be spanked and put in his place!

(ESPECIALLY IF IT'S A HE!) because the male ones are allot stronger and can do allot more damage! especially to people like women, children and the old ladies! allot of handicapped people these days are just spoiled little shits who are no longer told how to behave! they now have more rights than everyone else in this modern Liberal society.

Some people these days even think they have the right to defend a handicapped man unconditionally, even if he was the bully and the abuser who was starting the fight! these people who do this are also bullies who need to be caned and throttled along with their mentally challenged dirt bags that they dare defend! my elderly mother was almost killed by a man who was insane and handicapped! and the thought of anyone dare defending him for what he did to my mom makes me wanna kill someone!!

I'm sorry, but this is just hilarious. Don't get me wrong, I feel your pain; certain types of disabled people make me hella uncomfortable too. But the idea of having a phobia of the mentally disabled, it's sooo politically incorrect, taboo, and random, it sounds like the set-up for a hilariously "awful" R-rated comedy movie.

It's not normal to have a fear of them. You have to remember that they are mentally inferior to you and if they aren't even capable of controlling themselves or understanding how to appropriately behave in public, don't react in a way as if they're some kind of uncontrollable animal. It's irrational to actually feel fearful to be around mentally handicapped people - I'm sure only a small amount are actually violent and even if they are, there isn't much they can really do to harm you.

Ps I was only 5

"The only thing i cant figure out is why i am so affraid of special ED kids..."

What you just told us, was the reason.

Like Hotie, you should probly try getting into something that helps mentaly disabled people. It might help you overcome this fear. Good luck.

I used to have that fear too but when i got into super trouble with my art teacher. She promised that she wouldnt tell my parents if i helped her with metally retarded kid in class.

So with no choice i helped the kids and i turned my life around.

I think it's normal. When something happens like that when your a kid it could probably leave scars. Maybe you should try talking to someone about it and let the incidents of the past go.

yeah cos that definitely happened ^