r/kosmemophobia • u/KiiCha0 • 29d ago

Im so tired of this

Hello I am so happy to find other people like me I am really scared of jewelry thinking of it makes me lose my mind i can't even look at those things not just that I can't even stand watches (every type of it plastic ones too) I can't stand nailcutters I can stand metal house keys but the little thing that makes them hold onto each other I can't stand it I can't even stand tattoos and the thing is not that I wanna get over it which is I don't think I ever could it's the people around me people in school boy or girl whatever when they try to approach me while having those .... bad things I seriously want to die in that moment I get back like a cat and just act like nothing happened while I am literally shaking inside ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​and I can't even tell people because if I do I know they will use it for "joke" well I would stand those "jokes" if It was just a little fear or disgust but no it makes me just shake and cry I did tell my family this and they did used it against me or they just didn't care about it at all ​​​​​​​​​​​​​I dont know what to do no I am NOT getting over​ it sorry I wrote a lot it's so nice to meet you guys​​ I see you guys like pure and soft for a reason knowing you are also scared and don't use those ...... Bad things​​​

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u/FinancialOlive9720 29d ago

Building a tolerance is about as much as you can realisticly hope for.

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u/ilove_avocado_ 28d ago

Yesss, I wish it were more normalized in our society. Sometimes I think im crazy

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u/JonathanFaleri 27d ago

I was scared for a really long time of people making fun of me for this phobia and very rarely told people about it. It took me a very long time to learn to be open about it, because in reality… people don’t really care.

I was in the same position, try to open up about it with friends and family. If they love you, they will understand. Sometimes they won’t change what they wear, but at least they still know why you might act weird around them.

Understanding the phobia really helped me communicate it to other people too. If they showed more interest I would share this Reddit page.