Top 30 Things the Jersey Shore is Really Afraid of

Deep, but I feel you.

Cute.

That fear is now a reality.

Welcome to my life! Lol.

Must be tough living at the Shore!

This is a real thing! Ipobrichiophobia.

"What's your favorite scary movie?"

“Many times, the thought of fear itself is greater than what it is we fear.” Truth.

Heads up!

People specified the worst is things getting under their fingernails.

Hope you weren't in Asbury Park a couple of weeks ago!

You know, there's an Alfred Hitchcock flick you should check out.

If you fear crocks, you have herpetophopia.

I guess this whole Mary Lee the great white thing is getting old, huh?

Say "ahh!"

This affects 6.5% of Americans.

It'll just be a quick pinch!

Many say the elevator here at the radio station is haunted. People say when going from the 3rd to 4th floors they hear "little children playing."

There's no shame admitting you still have a nightlight.

Become your own best friend!

Amen on this one. Horrifying.

Would you make an exception for "pizza rat?"

That's your classic case of claustrophobia.

At first I was kind of surprised this ranked so high, but we do live at the Shore.

This is my number 1. I've got no problem swimming in a pool or in the ocean though.

We'll get a little more specific down the list.

Don't look down!

New research suggests humans have evolved an innate tendency to sense snakes — and spiders, too — and to learn to fear them.

This fear is very real for some people. One of the comments I got was "F*** clowns, seriously." According to a psychology professor at California State University, Northridge, young children are "very reactive to a familiar body type with an unfamiliar face."

This is what people at the Jersey Shore are afraid of by an overwhelming amount. People with arachnophobia tend to feel uneasy in any area they believe could harbor spiders or that has visible signs of their presence, such as webs. If arachnophobics see a spider, they may not enter the general vicinity until they have overcome the panic attack that is often associated with their phobia. Some people scream, cry, jump from moving cars, trouble breathing, have excessive sweating or even heart trouble when they come in contact with an area near spiders or their webs. In some extreme cases, even a picture or a realistic drawing of a spider can also trigger fear.

This one didn't make the top 30, but is my favorite.