Dr. Evil's Face Your Fears series of caches will highlight common phobias (fears) that many people have towards common everyday things or objects. Some phobias are steeped in years of conditioning and survival instinct. Some fears come from childhood experiences. Some fears are just irrational but cause anxiety and reaction nonetheless. Dr. Evil thought it would be interesting to create some caches just to see how cachers react to certain phobias. Each of the caches are designed to exploit, expose, and trigger a phobia response (assuming the cacher has that phobia). Many cachers will have no issues with these caches and some may decide to just DNF and walk away. Dr. Evil may add to the series from time to time as he gets a notion to. Good luck facing your fears!
This cache is Coulrophobia, more commonly known as the extreme fear of clowns. Many movies have exploited this fear, and many of the same movies have created this fear. Stephen King even elevated this fear to include red balloons. This fear may be more nurture based than nature. Psychologists believe it is the clown's unchanging features such as a painted on smile that causes us to mentally not be able to relate to the clown as our everyday interactions with others have expressions that constantly change. Some even believe it is because the person wearing the makeup is hiding their true identity. It is estimated that about 2% of the adult population has a fear of clowns. Some psychologists suggest it is really of fear of the unknown.
Symptoms of Coulrophobia may include a rapid heart rate, dizziness, hot or cold flashes, chest pain or tightening of the chest, a feeling of choking, trembling, sweating, nausea, or inability to think or act rationally. For individuals with an extreme case even just talking or thinking about clowns can trigger a response.
For this cache you will have to Face Your Fear. Cache is a large cache hidden on the side of a hill in the woods. Be careful when searching; clowns have been known to visit this area.
Congrats goes to ZeLuvBirds on the FTF!
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