Is it normal to be afraid of basketballs?

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Im terribly afraid of basketballs. When I was in middle school, in gym class they always had 'free time' at the starting where everyone grabbed a basketball and shot it in the nets where ever they wanted...
I always stood somewhere away and covered my head as if something was going to hit me in the head, even if there were no balls around me.
It still happens, and if I'm playing like the game Bump with my friends for fun, I still look behind me obsessively, even if no one or nothing is there!
Also, I got hit in the face with a basketball once. It didn't hurt, and I didn't get a bruise or anything but I'm still really scared around them. IIN?

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  • RaNdOmPoPcOrN
    12 years ago

    when kick-ball starts its 100 FT in air comi ng at me

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  • pao
    12 years ago

    i am afraid of things to.. if bother you to be afraid, go to the doc for help to overcome it... if doesn't afect your life.. just leave it .
    right ?

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  • fatty
    13 years ago

    Get over it

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  • chunkybongo
    13 years ago

    It sounds like a phobia. You can easily overcome it; just study the game of basketball and look at basketballs, go up to them, throw them, etc. I used to be afraid of insects until I overcame it by studying and looking at different types of insects...

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  • blackfish
    13 years ago

    I think there might be something that you don't like about them. But I think you should try and overcome it, go to the park and shoot somehoops or play catch using a basketball. I dunno if this is helpful or not but give it a go

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  • TheDibbly88
    13 years ago

    My friend is scared of basketballs too. It's probably because they bounce around and they seem to be flying towards you where as in reality, they are no where near you. It's human instincts.

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