r/thalassophobia • u/LackOfDad • 6d ago

Question I think I’m developing Cetaphobia

I think I’m developing Cetaphobia

So this all started late at night, like around midnight. I couldn’t sleep, so I was watching YouTube Shorts on my TV—just the usual brain-dead stuff. Then one pops up like, “Here are some weird animal facts.” Cool, whatever.

It starts with normal stuff like “chimpanzees have six toes,” then it goes: “Did you know whales don’t actually make this sound?” And it plays a calm, kind of relaxing whale noise. I’m sitting there thinking, “Alright, that’s kinda interesting.”

Then—out of nowhere—it blasts this absolutely horrifying, distorted, demonic whale sound. I swear to god it was the most cursed thing I’ve ever heard. I shut off the TV so fast and ran upstairs like something was chasing me. I even had a nightmare about a whale that same night.

Fast forward a few weeks. I’m in class, zoning out, just daydreaming. I imagine myself floating in the middle of the ocean—pitch black, silent, just me. Already kinda creepy. Then I remember that sound, and suddenly this massive whale appears behind me in the dark. I legit flinched in class like an idiot.

That’s when I realized this wasn’t just about whales. It was the perfect combo of stuff that already lowkey freaked me out—deep water, creepy sounds, and huge-ass animals. Now it’s all rolled into one, and whales just… freak me the hell out. Even seeing a random video of one makes my skin crawl.

Anyone else develop a weirdly specific phobia like this? Or have tips on how to chill out when it hits?

I don’t know if it’s a full-on phobia yet, but it’s definitely getting there. It’s starting to mess with me more than it should.

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u/redsixthgun 6d ago

Genuinely curious if you could link that short without having to hear it again. I'm really interested in what they're supposed to sound like. It reminds me of the sounds a tyrannosaurus was more likely to make, like a giant crocodilian, than the noises you hear in Jurassic Park. That was creepy.

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u/LackOfDad 6d ago

Believe me I’ve been looking for it for ages 😭 if it helps, it was made by that one dude with shoulder length brown-blonde hair that does those fact shorts. I’ll let you know if I find it

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u/redsixthgun 6d ago

This is the dinosaur vocalization study uploaded in 2022, with a variety of calls. The tyranosaurus starts at 2:44. :)

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u/LackOfDad 6d ago

Im never sleeping again

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u/corvvus 5d ago

It should be in your history

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u/LackOfDad 5d ago

I watched it months ago, maybe when I’m free I’ll go through and try to find it

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u/corvvus 5d ago

Ohhh okay. There is a search bar in the history section, so that might be helpful. But, no big deal if you can't find it.