By VampObsessed - 05/01/2013 05:30 - United States - Dallas

Today, when I got home I noticed a statue of a gnome sitting next to the door. I've had an intense phobia of gnomes since I was a child, and I can't bring myself to walk past it. It's been half an hour and I'm still standing outside. I can see my dad through the window laughing and waving. FML
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OP here. My key only works on the front lock so I couldn't use any other doors and our windows don't operate to allow anyone in. I had to call my boyfriend to come over and move it for me so I could get in. Recently the spare bedroom I workout in has been overtaken by gnomes and I've opened my bedroom door to a gnome in the hallway. He even put it in the shower. This is not a good way to help me get past my phobia.

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Meenah_fml 4

Careful. Beyond that door is gno man's land.

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actingchick9870 8

Have you tried a window? Or at least a broom to push it aside?

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saltycookies 5

Show that little bastard he's not gonna push you around and blast him to pieces with a 12 gauge

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jazzmancarron 11

wow your dad's a dick. go through the back door or a window and kick him in the balls. then step on his balls repeatedly while he's down.

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pumpedupkix 7

What did you do to him for him to do that to you?

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Kalipczo 21

Back door? Or window maybe? There has to be more than one entrance to your house.

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dontpanic_fml 32

No there doesn't; there is exactly one entrance to our house

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pinkdino911 9

Holy cow! I thought I was the only one afraid of gnomes.

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chosha_fml 26

Sorry, but get some courage together, wait till your dad is watching, pick it up and smash it on the ground.

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TechFire 25

That's not how phobias work. It's a real mental health condition. What next, are you going to tell someone to get over Alzheimer's?

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Steffi 26

Someone with a phobia can't just spend 10 odd minutes getting some courage, and then be-able to touch the thing that they have a phobia of.

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chosha_fml 26

Yes, it was a bit much for me to expect OP to touch the gnome. But you and the other commenter seem to be assuming no-one can ever change a phobia. Most if us, as children, had irrational fears that, as adults, we can now work to get rid of. And not everyone who describes their fear as a phobia has a medical condition that requires the help of a professional. Some people are just wussies.

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Steffi 26

I'm not assuming that. I do think that people get overcome their phobias. Who says OP isn't working to get rid of the phobia? Or says that OP has the time or/and resources to get help? Some people do exaggerate about fears, others don't. If OP says they have a phobia, I'm going to be more inclined to think that they do have a phobia, instead of assuming that they're not telling the truth.

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