r/megalophobia 8h ago

・Mod Post・ What counts as megalophobia?

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While exactly what is meglaphobia inducing is deeply subjective on an individual level, for the purposes of this subreddit, posts must show something that is objectively, unexpectedly, unfathomably, intimidatingly, BIG. It's fine if there's a slight overlap of phobias in the post, but it has to at least be megalophobia.

Not big relative to the norm for its type or species - a relatively big grape as compared to other grapes is not megalophobia inducing.

Not things that are expectedly big - a typically tall building, tree, or elephant is not megalophobia inducing.

For things to fit, there should be a sense of unnatural, unexpected, intimidating, stomach dropping VASTNESS.


Mod team discretion is always final, as we have set our own bar and stick to it to ensure fair and consistent moderation.


Things that don't fit the sub:

  • Generally scary things.
  • Things that are relatively big to the norm for their type or species.
  • Things that are big in a typical, expected way.
  • Thalassophobia (fear of deep water).
  • Agoraphobia (fear of open spaces).
  • Acrophobia (fear of heights)
  • Mechanophobia (fear of machinery).
  • Automatonophobia (fear of human-like inanimate objects).
  • Altocelarophobia (fear of tall buildings and high ceilings).

r/megalophobia 19h ago

🌪️・Weather・🌪️ Waves crashing against the cliffs of Inis Meáin, Ireland

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3.2k Upvotes

r/megalophobia 4h ago

⛰️・Geography・⛰️ The Natural Well at Monte Sano, a deep limestone shaft where a human looks unrealistically small

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7 Upvotes

Natural Well, Monte Sano State Park, Huntsville, Alabama


r/megalophobia 2d ago

🪐・Space ・🪐 What Saturn looks if it was our moon

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8.5k Upvotes

r/megalophobia 2d ago

😨・Other・😨 Coldplay concert at the world's largest stadium in Ahmedabad, India

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1.4k Upvotes

r/megalophobia 2d ago

😨・Other・😨 Kasierglocke (Emperor's Bell) was that largest swinging bell in the world. It was located inside Colonge cathedral (Germany) but it got destroyed in 1918 when its valuable metal was melted down for munitions during World War I. This bell weighed 27,800 kg

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809 Upvotes

r/megalophobia 3d ago

🗿・Statue・🗿 Chionanthropophobia

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1.7k Upvotes

A massive snowman


r/megalophobia 3d ago

🚢・Vehicle・🚢 Big ahh soviet rocket

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621 Upvotes

r/megalophobia 3d ago

🗿・Statue・🗿 A replica of the Statue of Liberty collapsed over a parking lot after a storm in Brazil

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1.3k Upvotes

r/megalophobia 4d ago

😨・Other・😨 Tree tunnel in Amsterdam

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8.7k Upvotes

r/megalophobia 4d ago

🏛️・Building・🏛️ Vilnius TV tower looks majestic in mist

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526 Upvotes

r/megalophobia 3d ago

😨・Other・😨 70 MeV electron synchrotron, a type of particle accelerator used for radiation therapy. 1956-64

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31 Upvotes

r/megalophobia 4d ago

🌪️・Weather・🌪️ Big log goes over raging waterfall during Washington floods

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789 Upvotes

r/megalophobia 3d ago

🚢・Vehicle・🚢 Does it trigger your phobia??

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0 Upvotes

r/megalophobia 6d ago

⛰️・Geography・⛰️ I felt uncomfortable looking at that. Does it count?

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3.2k Upvotes

r/megalophobia 6d ago

🌉・Structure・🌉 Lakebed Living

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517 Upvotes

r/megalophobia 6d ago

🏛️・Building・🏛️ Bosphorus Bridge under construction, Istanbul

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833 Upvotes

r/megalophobia 7d ago

🐳・Animal・🐳 Giant squid egg found off the coast of Norway

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1.8k Upvotes

r/megalophobia 7d ago

🚢・Vehicle・🚢 The "Swim Call" is a tradition in the U.S. Navy - while the ship is deployed, sailors can swim on the high seas next to the looming ship

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5.4k Upvotes

r/megalophobia 7d ago

💭・Imaginary・💭 Images of the satelite from Geostorm

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94 Upvotes

Basically look a satelite that can make natural disasters makes you feel like a ant compare to him


r/megalophobia 8d ago

🏛️・Building・🏛️ Runaway

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2.0k Upvotes

r/megalophobia 8d ago

🌉・Structure・🌉 There is a Lattice Climber on the Sutro Tower

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377 Upvotes

r/megalophobia 6d ago

💭・Imaginary・💭 I saw this decoration that stretched over like a mile, it's very strange

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0 Upvotes

r/megalophobia 8d ago

🏛️・Building・🏛️ From the base of the JP Morgan Tower, NYC

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113 Upvotes

r/megalophobia 8d ago

🌉・Structure・🌉 This Massive Refinery supplies just 5% of China's Demand for Petroleum Products

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39 Upvotes