Musophobia

The fear of mice

     In the interest of full disclosure here, I am a full grown 6ft tall, large man, and have this fear.  I get real jumpy if I see a mouse run across the floor like they do right in the corner of your vision.  It creeps me out very much the way mice scurry about and I'd scream like a ten year old girl with a skinned knee if one scurried all crazy fast across the floor right now.  
     I don't know why I am afraid of mice.  It's not like it makes any real sense.  I mean, mice are tiny, it couldn't really ever hurt me even if it wanted to.  Mice are very dirty though and give off, at least to me, a super creepy gross don't let that filthy little thing ever touch me sort of vibe.  If I ever see one I am seriously a big baby about it.  I don't care who is around.  That is why i think I like being a cat owner so much because a cat will protect you against mice.  My cat does at least.  If a mouse should ever decide to show up she will handle that unfortunate mouse for me quickly no problem.  I've seen her do it with a quickness and in that moment when she fearlessly ended that mouse to save me she became my hero.
     So yes, I am afraid of mice for no good reason at all other than they are nasty little filth speed balls.  I don't understand it but, fears are mostly illogical so it doesn't really matter anyway.  Thanks for stopping by for part M of my 26 part series on fears that I am doing for this years A to Z Challenge.  Comment below and join us while your here, but seriously though, most importantly, come back often soon.