hi i am mallika ..n m very much afraid of pegions...........whenever i see a pegion i act like a fool n somtimes even start crying......my parents n friends don't understnd my fear n ask me to go near them as closer as possible to overcome it but this is not at all helping me....my fear is increasing more more.....anyone please tell me what to do??????????????
Wish I wasn't by: Alison
I've been scared of pigeons all my life. I have been known to grab complete strangers. My heart beats faster and I feel sick. I saw the ad with them flying about an office last year and also had to leave the room.... even pictures make me start to hyperventilate. My boss thinks it's funny and makes fun and puts pictures of pigeons in presentations - sure he thinks I'm making it up. I've tried to 'make' myself get over it - without success. I hate being this way.
embarrising by: jamiekid
i also have a terrible fear of pigeons i am 13 and it is so imbarrising once i was riding my bike in a narrow allyway and one was on the fence i got as low as i could and closed my eyes i ended up crashing and had to explain to my parents that it was because of a pigeon that my £1000 bike was ruined. another time there was one on a lampost and i was on my way to school and i just froze up, i got a detention for being late i tryed to explain to the teacher but he just laughed at me. my friends dont understand how scary it is for me.. it is not only pigeons but all big birds.
The way to get rid of your fear! by: Anonymous
I've had this fear ever since i visited NYC when I was 9 and was attacked by pigeons on a ferry boat. I was eating a hot dog, and they swarmed around my feet and pecked at me. I started crying and ran into the bathroom where i stayed there until the boat docked. I remember my mom telling me to suck it up, but I was so shaken by this experience. The next 3 days were complete torture, and I cried continuously the whole trip. Gradually, my fear has been getting better as I grow older, but still when I see one, my heart starts racing, and I run to the nearest indoor place that I can find. My parents tell me that I'm acting completely ridiculous, and they tell me that I have to get over my phobia if I'm ever going to live a normal life. The thing is though, I'm terrified to go to new places and cities because I'm afraid that I'll have the same experience over again like i had in New York. So, I know what everyone of you are going through; I'm still not over my fear, but everytime I see one, I start praying and asking God to help it fly away or for me to be able to get out of the situation asap. If you read this, and you're thinking that God doesn't care about you and your fear, then you're wrong because He really does care about you! He made you specifically for a purpose, and that purpose it to glorify Him through Jesus. Now, I really wanna please God, and I've given Him my life, but in the Bible it says that God is not a God of fear, but a God of love. I know that God loves me, and doesn't inflict this painful fear on me. The devil is using this phobia in my life to not bring glory to God.
You are not alone! by: Andre
Hello. I am equally afraid of pigeons. and I hate it when some of my family members/ friends tease me about it.
I am really afraid of anth that has got to do with feather.. even the sight of them in prints would literally make me sick.
I hate it when these stupid birds arent afraid of ppl when you try to chase them away.annoying. and those fat-dirty looking pigeons just makes me want to cry out loud when they come very close to me.
My mom always nag at me about being useless and everything. I feel so sad that no ones understand about how scared i am. but now i feel very pleased to see that I m not alone.
a pigeon tried to attack me too by: Aayushi
Hey You are not alone. A pigeon tried to attack me too when i was a kid. It used to sweep down on me and try to attack me when I would go on the terrace. It was damn scary. I could nt explain it either. I am sorry that I dont have a solution because this happened at my grandma's house and I did nt visit her for at least 3 years after the incident. I hope something works out. See a vet maybe they' ll know.
try to concentrate on something else. by: Anonymous
last summer it was hovering over me whilst I was out shopping my sister burst into laughter whilst I stood there in tears. It's horrible because you don't want to look stupid in public and you can't go to certain place because there might be pigeons. My family have organized a trip to the theatre in London but I dread it as there are so many pigeons there. People say ignore them but you can only do that if you put a blind fold on. I try to just hold someones hand and look at my ipod the whole time so even if they are there I can't see it. know it is hard and I have the biggest trouble owith it but try to think about other things like that building is a funny shape.
I really was attacked. by: Anonymous
last Summer a pigeon actually did try and attack me. Not only that, after I closed the sliding glass door on my balcony, it continued to throw it's body against the glass. It stood at my door staring at my young daughter and I for HOURS. It would also flap and throw itself against the bedroom window. Returning for months to torment me. It was the ugliest pigeon ever. I can't find any online research that explains such behavior, and no one takes me seriously. Now a different pigeon couple has laid eggs on my balcony, on top of my stuff, and I have to move in a couple of days. I am too terrified to do anything about it... plus I don't know what to do.
They are so gross by: Anonymous
You all are not alone. They gross me out so much I had to google Fear of Pigeons just to find others. The fat, really nasty dirty looking ones are the worst, with the disheveled feathers. yuck!
does it last by: Anonymous
i got scared when i was 10 years old and have been absolutly terrified ever since i don't know why because if there's one here where i live in Andorra then i just walk on by but still realy scared and when i go to visit family in liverpool it all comes back, i have always hoped i would just get over it because my family are strting to say they won't take me out because of it when i go shopping i'm clingging on to them. will this last forever? and will i be the same when i'm older?
the same by: Anonymous
i'm 14 to and i'm terrified of pigeons to, i scream and cry when i see them and it is really getting out of control.
Scared by: nay
i have the exact same fear i thought i was the only one .. i have dreams of pigeons flapping against me. i get chills at the sight of them.. i scream if they anywhere near me.. people think it is ridiculous they dont understand. i cant even think of a cure because that will mean having to face pigeons and it terrifies me
I also fear them by: Lin
I am also 14 and i have had this phobia since i was a young child. Throughout the years it has been getting better, but i still cant the infested creatures (rats on wings). So you are not alone others also suffer from this including myself. Goodluck for whom ever has this phobia!
To Annie by: KAINAZ
Annie, i can clearly understand how u must have felt coz as i read ur comment, i could imagine how yucky it is, and talking about television adverts Yes, if they show something like that, i said say ewww, help and i even begin to wonder, how on earth does the couple have the guts to sing or dance around pigeons, there are a lot of bollywood (indian films) where the actor actresses are carrying them in their hand, i watch it and i get goose bums
I hate them too by: Benedict
I've been terrfied of pigeons for a very long time now, and I can't really explain why. I can't ever go into the city for fear of running into them - if I do I look like an idiot because I cross all over the street in order to avoid them. I have to stay inside the shopping mall. One time however, I managed to walk through a bunch of about 4 of them. I was on a school trip with a few people, and I was worried I would embarass myself in front of them with the whole pigeon thing. But it turned out my fear of embarassment was greater than the fear of pigeons. I walked straight through them (nearly fainted and I went dizzy) but I found that if I was in front of people I knew (eg at school) I found a way to conquer my fear. I'm still scared of them though.
SAME PROBLEM by: KAINAZ
Hi saria, i have also and always experienced similar problem Its very very annoying when they are around u I just hate the way, they flap their wings So many times they have come and slapped me on my face....or brushed me flying an inch above my head My heartbeat increases and i feel i cant even move, i turn completely blank and scared I scream and shout for help in public and i see so many ppl just laughing at me
And as i type, i am getting goose bums
I want to add u as a friend, how do i get in touch with u for this
fear of pigeons by: Annie
I'm also terrified of pigeons, if I come across a picture of them in a magazine I feel sick & just recently there's been an advert on tv with the disgusting creatures flying into an office, I have to leave the room when it comes on. I love to travel especially to cities in Europe, but cities are the places where they are most prevalent, the worst place I ever visited was Venice, it is so beautiful but the place is overun with the creatures, so my visit was ruined. It's the same with most cities, I have to be on my guard all the time & be very aware. My friends & family think it's crazy, but I have felt like this from being a little girl, apparently I was in my pushchair as a toddler being pushed through a park when several of them flew up at me & scared me. I find it difficult to even type the word!! Getting round my local town can be a nightmare, so I only shop in p----n free areas. Fortunately, I live in a rural area so not many of them about, unlike cities where there everywhere. I really sympathise with you all, it's a horrible phobia.
Same here by: Lily
I suffer from the same problem as you two. Whenever I see them or one comes near me I get scared that it is going to attack me. All my friends and family take the mick out of me but I don't find it funny at all. I have been scared ever since when I was at lower school and there was an owl on a glove and we had to get out picture taken with it. Well when it was my turn i couldn't take my eyes off the owl and i thought it was going to poke me and bite me. I never saw the photo as the staff at the school said I was white as a ghost when i was holding it. So that has been my fear ever since.
yor not alone by: Lauren
hi saria, im 18 and I dont remember being afraid of pigeons when i was very young, in fact i used to save the odd one that flew into a window..but now I am so terrified of them and i do not know why. they disgust me.they make me look like a fool when walking through town and make me completely tense and i also lose control not even realising that i am about to scream or jump away..
