We all have that thing that scares us. Mine for instance is snakes. It may be irrational, and crazy and silly but if I have the chance to skip this I would do it every time. There is nothing good in my book about holding or handling a live snake. If you had a chance to take on a fear you have would you jump at it or run away?
How can I have an irrational fear if it keeps happening to people? The fear of something hiding in a toilet bowl in the middle of the night doesn't seem so far fetched after this story!