Frankie from Real World San Diego had a fear of large ships

--- In unusualphobias@yahoogroups.com, "jade" <jadehicks@...> wrote:
>
> I have been searching all over the net for someone who also has a
> MASSIVE phobia of looking at ships and boats.
>
> As far as I know i've never had any sort of traumatic experience
with
> one, but ever since I was very tiny I remember being scared of
looking
> at them.
> I went on a school trip a couple of years ago and we had to go on
a
> ferry. I literally had some sort of panic attack on the coach when
I
> saw it. I curled up into a ball on my seat and stayed put till we
were
> on it. Once I was on it, I was absolutly fine until a few people
tried
> to get me to go on the deck then I freaked out again. Even if I
see a
> ship on TV I go mad...It actually brings tears to my eyes if I see
one.
>
> I would be really interrested if anyone knows the name of this
phobia
> as my friends all think I'm stupid.
>