Wow. I thought I was the only one.
When I was 4 my mother bought the game for me, and it was terror at first sight. The look, the sound- the entire package. Growing up I was the only kid who DIDN'T want to go to toy stores because of this fear.
This fear CONSUMED me. I mean, completely. Birthday parties were terrifying, any store with a toy section. My whole life revolved around it. I was teased about it, even by my parents.
THE NAME terrified me too! I just RECENTLY faced it (I'm 19 now) and I feel better about it- I actually cried with relief when I forced myself to face it... but still, it affects me negatively- I don't avoid it as much as I used to, but it definitely causes shivers.
Please know you're NOT ALONE!!! I can't believe someone else has this phobia!
I know how terrible it is... and how embarrassing it is!
Best of luck!
I have yet to face it, and I still run for my life when the commercial comes on. Toy aisles are the danger zones, and if I lay eyes on it from a distance, I have to plan carefully what I want to do - Should I go somewhere else? Do I really need to go in there? If so, is there a way I can make it to where I can't see it?
As a kid, it didn't matter how good of a time you were having; if you take that game out, I'm going into a full-blown panic. Period. The idea that we actually owned the game was terrible. Nowadays, I avoid it whenever possible, although I don't think I'm as consumed by it as before.
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Wow. I thought I was the only one.
When I was 4 my mother bought the game for me, and it was terror at first sight. The look, the sound- the entire package. Growing up I was the only kid who DIDN'T want to go to toy stores because of this fear.
This fear CONSUMED me. I mean, completely. Birthday parties were terrifying, any store with a toy section. My whole life revolved around it. I was teased about it, even by my parents.
THE NAME terrified me too! I just RECENTLY faced it (I'm 19 now) and I feel better about it- I actually cried with relief when I forced myself to face it... but still, it affects me negatively- I don't avoid it as much as I used to, but it definitely causes shivers.
Please know you're NOT ALONE!!! I can't believe someone else has this phobia!
I know how terrible it is... and how embarrassing it is!
Best of luck!
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I have yet to face it, and I still run for my life when the commercial comes on. Toy aisles are the danger zones, and if I lay eyes on it from a distance, I have to plan carefully what I want to do - Should I go somewhere else? Do I really need to go in there? If so, is there a way I can make it to where I can't see it?
As a kid, it didn't matter how good of a time you were having; if you take that game out, I'm going into a full-blown panic. Period. The idea that we actually owned the game was terrible. Nowadays, I avoid it whenever possible, although I don't think I'm as consumed by it as before.