Comments for Losing Sleep

Comment on Kinemortophobia… by Amor

Amor — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 01:14:34 +0000

thank you so much for posting this.
i have this fear, its not even fear its more of a I LOSE SLEEP EVERY NIGHT THINKING ABOUT ZOMBIES. I hope that none of this ever happens. I hate thinking about the WHAT IFS…
but thanks again for posting this, finally someone who understands.
You are not alone.
& Im not crazy.

Comment on Kinemortophobia… by Sam

Sam — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 14:21:26 +0000

I have seen the films but wouldn’t have if I knew how much they have affected me – I always seem to walk in half way through just as someone is getting eaten! Once I went to the cinema with a friend who loves watching them and I spent the whole time underneath my coat – so scared – I couldn’t move incase one of the people in the audience was a zombie and jumped on me as I was trying to get out. I have an overactive imagination as it is without having zombies thrown in for good measure.
I always image them running after me in the dark! At night I usually have to run to my house with the keys out ready just incase they are there waiting to eat me. Any noises in my house I automatically think that it is them. Everyone that I tell about this – laughs and says don’t be so silly they aren’t real but they could be more real then you think? Why couldn’t a disease infect people and turn them into raving flesh eating zombies? Im sure stranger things have happened.
I don’t watch any horror movies now just incase they have zombies in, I just cant handle thinking that one misty night im going to see someone in the middle of the road, stumbling. They see me and start to make the noises that I dread and then begin to run! I can’t help how I feel but don’t know what to do about this to make me stop worrying about it??
It’s even affecting my fun – I went to Alton Towers and my friend not long ago and she made me go into the haunted house with her, thought it wouldn’t be that bad as even children are allowed in! Well how wrong was I? I was so scared I spent the whole ride stamping my feet with my eyes shut and screaming for my life. I came out white as I sheet and felt so sick. I had to sit down for half an hour before I could carry on, I didn’t end up staying long after that. All because im so scared of what could possibly one day become real.

Comment on Kinemortophobia… by Franni

Franni — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 16:24:18 +0000

I have been afraid of zombies for as long as I could remember (I’m only 23) but it didnt kick in 100% until I saw 28 days later (i could only watch like the first 20 minutes of it, b/c) I had never heard of a movie where the zombies were RUNNING, I was ok thinking that they were slow movers but that’s so freaking scary! I cant even talk about it without shaking and becoming paranoid. I have escape routes in case this should ever happen (for the most part I know it’s not real but you gotta be prepared for the worst) and if I see a picture I get a shooting pain in my chest it’s bad…my b/f took me to see 28 weeks later and I walked out and sat in the lobby of the theater until it was over…he doesn’t get that I am truly terrified of them…I’m glad theres a name for it. I feel better knowing that there are other people like me…

Comment on Kinemortophobia… by Jess

Jess — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 13:23:34 +0000

I’m so glad I’m not the only person who feels this way. I’m terrified of the idea of Zombies, I cannot read/watch/hear someone talk about Zombies without becoming uneasy! I remember when my fear kicked in - my sister played the Resident Evil games non-stop when I was quite young (although I don’t remember the age exactly). I watched her play once and the sounds and suspense terrified me. After that, I’ve had this phobia. My friend Rob thought it was hilarious to mimic Zombie sounds/movement until I hit him in the face.

Why do people find a serious phobia like this so hilarious?

Comment on Kinemortophobia… by Andi

Andi — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 00:03:40 +0000

I’ve been embarassed about my fear of zombies. I always want to watch zombie movies, and I know I shouldn’t because they scare me. Sean of the Dead freaks me out, even though it’s funny too. I want to find a way to not be so afraid. I was looking for answers when I found this site. Has anyone ever taken precautions to a possible zombie attack?

Comment on Kinemortophobia… by Jacob

Jacob — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 03:42:38 +0000

Hey guys, I’m terrified to! Glad to know I’m not the only one. Maybe if there is an attack will end up trapped in a basement together some where waiting for them to starve to death …. haha, that’s not funny. Is there any way to treat Kinemortophobie

Comment on Kinemortophobia… by Andrew

Andrew — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 06:44:31 +0000

I am afraid of zombies too!!! I got the Zombie Survival Guide for Christmas just to be safe. 28 Weeks Later zombies scare the hell out of me because they RUN, but I love that movie.

You are not alone.

Comment on Kinemortophobia… by Lachi

Lachi — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 07:11:36 +0000

yeh since i watched i am legend i got anxiety of being alone in the dark etc…but knowimg im not alone helps =D

Comment on Kinemortophobia… by Shauna

Shauna — Wed, 28 May 2008 19:49:10 +0000

I know exactly how you feel. I live very close to a graveyard and get the chills every time i pass it. I dream about zombies at least once a week. I used to watch zombie movies all the time as a child and was afraid but not as scared as I am now. I am 24 years old and am terrified of the thought of the walking dead. I don’t think that this could ever happen but it still plagues me.

Comment on Kinemortophobia… by chealsea

chealsea — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 03:31:23 +0000

i always thought i was silly for being afraid of zombies, i never knew that there were other people who live with this fear everyday. i’ve been dealing with this phobia since i was 4 years old, when i watched my first zombie movie. its so horrible, it’s ruining my life… because of this fear i have also have developed many other phobias such as kenophobia/agoraphobia (fear of open spaces; being alone in a big area), nocturophobia (fear of the dark), and to a certain degree claustraphobia (only if i’m shut inside an unfamiliar room). i used to have an addiction for zombie movies (its such an andrenaline rush to be scared like that) but after i would watch a movie it could take months, even YEARS for me to get over it.. so i finally decided to stop.. but i still take sleeping pills to avoid nightmares. lol ppl reading this must think i’m crazy… but i try not to effect my daily life too much, i’m alright as long as i’m not alone…