{"id":108813,"date":"2026-04-23T10:41:58","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T10:41:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/23\/whats-your-irrational-fear-cup-of-jo\/"},"modified":"2026-04-23T10:41:58","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T10:41:58","slug":"whats-your-irrational-fear-cup-of-jo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/23\/whats-your-irrational-fear-cup-of-jo\/","title":{"rendered":"What&#8217;s Your Irrational Fear? | Cup of Jo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-357494\">\n<div class=\"entry-content article-body\">\n<div class=\"hero-image hero-image-main hero-image-main3 \">\n<div class=\"one-one-ratio\">\n<div class=\"hero-retio\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/marseilles-elevator.jpeg.jpeg\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-image-hide=\"1\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/marseilles-elevator.jpeg.jpeg\" alt=\"tiny French elevator\" width=\"1185\" height=\"1246\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-357503\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/marseilles-elevator.jpeg.jpeg 1185w, https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/marseilles-elevator.jpeg-459x483.jpeg 459w, https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/marseilles-elevator.jpeg-680x715.jpeg 680w, https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/marseilles-elevator.jpeg-768x808.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1185px) 100vw, 1185px\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Today, I\u2019m curious: What\u2019s your irrational fear? What gives you the shivers? What makes you want to sprint in the opposite direction? My answer is easy\u2026<\/p>\n<p>ELEVATORS. Gahhhhhh.<\/p>\n<p>I <a href=\"https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/2008\/04\/24\/elevator-phobias\/\" target=\"_blank\">first wrote<\/a> about my elevator phobia almost two decades ago. Since then, I have taken elevators exactly <em>*checks notes*<\/em> 16 times \u2014 and that\u2019s only when stairwells were inaccessible. Otherwise, I\u2019m happy to take the stairs no matter what floor. I once climbed 33 flights to see a therapist. (\u201cSee how much I need you???\u201d I told her, panting, when I arrived.)<\/p>\n<p data-offset=\"1\" data-article-image=\"1\" data-article-image-position=\"1\" data-article-image-position2=\"1\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Paris-10-mom-elevator.jpg\" alt=\"tiny French elevator\" width=\"1500\" height=\"2001\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-357490\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Paris-10-mom-elevator.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Paris-10-mom-elevator-362x483.jpg 362w, https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Paris-10-mom-elevator-680x907.jpg 680w, https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Paris-10-mom-elevator-768x1025.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Paris-10-mom-elevator-1151x1536.jpg 1151w, https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Paris-10-mom-elevator-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Paris-10-mom-elevator-1272x1697.jpg 1272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\"\/><\/p>\n<p>In France, I\u2019ve seen some truly teeny elevators. Here\u2019s my mom in Paris. And <a href=\"https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/2017\/01\/12\/paris-travel-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\">here\u2019s a video I took of another one<\/a>. Reader, we did not get in.<\/p>\n<p data-offset=\"1\" data-article-image=\"1\" data-article-image-position=\"2\" data-article-image-position2=\"2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/small-elevator-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"tiny French elevator\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-357498\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/small-elevator-scaled.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/small-elevator-362x483.jpeg 362w, https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/small-elevator-680x907.jpeg 680w, https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/small-elevator-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/small-elevator-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/small-elevator-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/small-elevator-600x800.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/small-elevator-1272x1696.jpeg 1272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\"\/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/2019\/08\/12\/plus-size-pregnancy-body-acceptance\/\" target=\"_blank\">Kelsey<\/a> bravely rode this one during her honeymoon!<\/p>\n<p><strong>So, tell me: What\u2019s your irrational fear? Any other elevator-haters out there?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>P.S. <a href=\"https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/2014\/06\/10\/how-to-remember-peoples-names\/\" target=\"_blank\">A trick for remembering people\u2019s names<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/2022\/09\/14\/how-to-ghost-at-a-party\/\" target=\"_blank\">do you ever ghost after a party<\/a>?<\/p>\n<section class=\"article-meta aside-meta\">\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/2026\/04\/22\/irrational-fear-elevators\/#comments\"><\/p>\n<p><span>158<\/span> COMMENTS<\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<\/section><\/div>\n<p><!-- .entry-content --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/2026\/04\/22\/irrational-fear-elevators\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today, I\u2019m curious: What\u2019s your irrational fear? What gives you the shivers? What makes you want to sprint in the opposite direction? 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