Don't You 'What's Up Doc?' Me!

PrunellaFarquar

Posted: Apr 28, 08 4:58am

Here's what happens:

My heart starts pounding, I feel a rush of adrenaline sweeping over me, my skin becomes flushed and I break out into a feminine glow (I perspire), I sometimes cry out and I feel as if the whole world is about to blowup and come crashing down around me.

This is a panic attack.

For me, this happens when I come in contact with that most ferocious of creatures....

...a bunny.

Rabbits are my fear, my phobia...my "please don't let it get me" terror. This has nothing to do with Monty Python or Donnie Darko...those films just served to reassure me that my fear is valid. They express aloud that which I have always known: Rabbits are evil.

This is not a rodent thing. I like mice (when they aren't taking up residence on my pillow), I think hamsters are adorable especially when their pouches are full and they're walking around like that Chinese brother who could swallow the sea, and I find a certain joy and comfort in the weeeeeet, weeeeeet sound made by curious guinea pigs.

It isn't all small mammals that get to me...just rabbits.

Something about the eyes constantly warns you, "Beware...I'm lethal!" Their teeth are sharp and yellow (always yellow) and the hind feet contain steroid charged quadriceps and concealed talons. I suspect they are venomous.

My son is afraid of spiders, my father and daughter suffer 'freak-out' around butterflies and on Oprah, I once saw a woman who was afraid of potatoes that had begun sprouting (I must admit those are kind of macabre).

Anything else out there I should be worried about?

282 Comments // 46 Members

Posted: Apr 28, 08 5:04am

Here's what happens:

My heart starts pounding, I feel a rush of adrenaline sweeping over me, my skin becomes flushed...

vampires. they're everywhere. and if you talk about them, they notice and come closer.

i had a rabbit once, her name was remus. she was chocolate brown and really pretty and grumpy as hell. she once bit me so fast, i never saw it happen, just saw the bite on my hand, still have the scar. you are right to fear them. run away! run away!

Posted: Apr 28, 08 5:11am

Here's what happens:

My heart starts pounding, I feel a rush of adrenaline sweeping over me, my skin becomes flushed...

How do you feel about the Easter Bunny?

Just curious...will you eat bunny shaped chocolate? I"m thinking not.

They are more afraid of you than you are of them. Or not. Mother nature gives me quite a few woodland creatures & although I think they are cute, we do not have play dates. They run & hide from humans. Did you have a traumatic incident involving a bunny?

What scares me are those damn stray cats living by my hot tub.

Posted: Apr 28, 08 5:24am

Here's what happens:

My heart starts pounding, I feel a rush of adrenaline sweeping over me, my skin becomes flushed...

When my kids were younger we went out for Easter Sunday brunch. The place had the Easter bunny walking around for the kids. He went table to table. He was smallish & the costume had seen better days & dirty & there was something creepy about the eyes. He looked like roadkill. To this day, my kids refer to the restaurant as roadkill bunny.

Pru~ you would not have made it thru the meal. Even I was scared.

Posted: Apr 28, 08 5:34am

When my kids were younger we went out for Easter Sunday brunch. The place had the Easter bunny walking around for the k...

i got remus the rabbit from the animal shelter. she was for my daughter. all my daughter knew of rabbits came from reading beatrix potter--peter rabbit, benjamin bunny, little english rabbits in clothes. . so, she expected a nice bunny. she came to me crying, and said, 'Remus is not a nice bunny. Remus is a stinky bunny."

Posted: Apr 28, 08 5:44am

Here's what happens:

My heart starts pounding, I feel a rush of adrenaline sweeping over me, my skin becomes flushed...

My fear...praying mantis. One attacked me years ago. I used to say it bit me but it would lead to a debate. I looked down & this gigantic green thing that looked like an alien monster was on my foot causing intense pain. Quite a visual for passer bys since I was jumping & screaming. I was limping for 3 days after the attack.

Then I had one on my driver side window. I saw the damn thing, got in the car via the passenger side. Proceeded to drive for a good 15 min with the evil monster clinging for dear life STARING at me thru the window. EEEK!

Then I had one on the INSIDE step to get to my apartment. I freaked out I got someone to remove it.

Going to curl up in a fetal position now. Bad memories of my early 20's.

Posted: Apr 28, 08 5:45am

Here's what happens:

My heart starts pounding, I feel a rush of adrenaline sweeping over me, my skin becomes flushed...

When we only had one child, my husband decided to get my daughter a bunny. I hated that thing. Like you Pru, I just didn't like the way it looked at me. I tried to take care of it and I tried to see the benefits of bunnies over say puppies or kittycats but it just wasn't working for me. I was afraid of it I guess. Those big front teeth just didn't say "pet me" to me. So, as soon as daddy left town one time I found someone to buy the little bunny and put him down in the garage to wait for the man to come and take it to the bunny farm. The man came. I opened the garage door and well....I guess it was cold down there. In fact, I guess it must of been freezing down there. It was dead. Froze. I was embarrassed.

The problem is I've never felt bad about this. Never. I killed a bunny.

Posted: Apr 28, 08 5:47am

My fear...praying mantis. One attacked me years ago. I used to say it bit me but it would lead to a debate. I looked ...

see, spuff, they're like the vampires. they creep closer. dont think about them anymore..........