We all have our ‘worst nightmare’ situations. It could be being buried alive, getting stuck in an elevator, or suddenly ending up face-to-face with a crocodile.
But what if some of those seemingly absurd fears actually came true in real life? How would you handle such situations?
These photos from the Fears I Never Knew I Had subreddit show just that. It’s a collection of creepy moments you likely never knew you’d come across. Many of these images involve terrifying arachnids showing themselves in unexpected places, gnarly injuries, and supposedly tranquil moments taking sudden, unpleasant left turns.
Scroll through if you’re ready to be freaked out. But proceed at your own risk.
#1 Spray Some Bug Spray On Your Eyeballs, Will Ya?
Image credits: ohgimmeabreak
#2 Almost Finished My Nectarine On My Lunch Break Today And The Pit Broke Open While I Was Taking A Bite, Revealing An Ant Colony, Eggs And All
Image credits: yyasminn
#3 Not Seeing Spiders On My Hoodie In The Dark And Putting It On
Image credits: mikhob
#4 Omg
Image credits: Alliieeee1
#5 A Spider In My VR Helmet
Image credits: Serious-Booty
#6 Always Check
Image credits: Adam-2480
#7 Jeez
Image credits: GirlForAllSeasons
#8 Accidentally Running Into Someone Holding An Open Cardboard Box And Cutting/Bruising Your Eye On The Flap
Image credits: jumboface
#9 This
Image credits: khodor123
#10 Scorpion Tangerine
Image credits: MemeDealer0428
#11 Had To Use Tweezers To Yank This Guy Out Of My Belly Button. I Live In Central New Jersey
Image credits: ZellaIsTheBaby1975
#12 My Gas Pedal Getting Stuck On My Floor Mat
Image credits: puddlejumpers
#13 Little Dude Appeared While I Was Trying To Use The Toilet
Image credits: zgold2192
#14 ATM Shut Down With My Card In It
Image credits: kalensso
#15 A Fear Of Eating Too Hard
I dislocated my jaw... While eating cereal.
Image credits: Serious-Booty
#16 So, I Found A Piece Of Blender Blade In My Coffee This Afternoon
Image credits: khodor123
#17 Leaving A Mirror Next To A Window And Accidentally Burning Your House Down
Image credits: PennyBiscuit
#18 Finding A Cockroach In My Pistachio
Image credits: PolyklietosOfAthens
#19 Roof Of The Az Alkmaar Stadium Collapsed Due To Heavy Wind
Image credits: mcraneschair
#20 Walked Through A Fly Strip This Morning... Spent An Hour Shampooing Glue And Fly Guts Out Of My Hair
Image credits: Moses2SandyKoufax
#21 Helicopter Chainsaw
Image credits: Hygena-Pet-Scooper
#22 Nightmare Fuel
Image credits: kittyasaurus
#23 Chicken Claws. Found In Pet Mince. That I Bought For My Doggo With Bowel Issues
#24 Yep, Being More Careful With Jackets Now
Image credits: Fatguy239
#25 So This Fear Came Into My Life, Stabbed Me And Mugged Me. Is There A Way That I Can Get Over My Fear Of Submechaniphobia? It’s Not Like Any Other Fear
Image credits: Sushi-Bucket
#26 Oh God
Image credits: effexx1
#27 Being Trapped In A Job
Image credits: savage0ne1
#28 Somehow Getting Caught In This Situation
Image credits: tonywong21