Phobias
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Thread Topic: Phobias
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i haz agoraphobia then -__-
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Same as Ting lol -___________-
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GTQ_GokuFan NewbiePost Athropophobia!!!!
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redispositions. Read more on: Tips for Hopelessly Single Women
Apeirophobia: It is an abnormal and exaggerated fear of infinity or things that never ends.
Aphenphosmphobia: It is an unusual and weird fear of touching or being touched. Also known as aphephobia, chiraptophobia, haphephobia, haphophobia, hapnophobia, haptephobia, haptophobia and thixophobia, it is an intense exaggeration of the normal tendencies to protect one's personal space, expressed as a fear of contamination or of the invasion not only from strangers but also from known people. Read more on: Weird Phobias: List of Funny and Unusual Phobias.
Apiphobia: It is a persistent fear of bees or being stung by bees. Also known as melissophobia, people usually develop this phobia if they have encountered a sting in the past from a honeybee or wasp.
Apotemnophobia: It is an irrational and unwarranted fear a person may have of becoming an amputee or from people with amputations.
Arachibutyrophobia: It is an abnormal and exaggerated fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of the mouth. The person having phobia may get extremely annoyed or embarrassed to pull out the stuck butter from the upper part of the mouth, especially in a crowded or public place.
Arachnephobia: It is a persistent and intense fear of spiders. Also known as arachnophobia, it is the most common type of animal phobia, which terrifies the person with the animal's moves and appearance.
Arithmophobia: It is an irrational or illogical fear of numbers and calculations. Also known as numerophobia, sufferers primarily find difficulty in learning mathematics and arithmetic properly.
Arsonphobia: It is a persistent and intense fear of fire or arson, or anything set on fire. The phobia is also known as pyrophobia.
Asthenophobia: It is an exaggerated and abnormal fear of fainting or weakness. By practicing basic relaxation techniques and breathing exercises, the sufferer can counteract some of the physical symptoms of the phobia.
Astraphobia: It is an irrational and persistent fear of thunderstorms and lightning. Also known as astrapophobia, brontophobia, ceraunophobia, keraunophobia and tonitrophobia, the sufferers experience anxiety and restlessness due to thunder and lightning, and when indoors, they may seek shelter under a bed, in a closet or in a basement.
Astrophobia: It is an exaggerated and intense fear of stars, celestial space or universe.
Asymmetriphobia: It is an unusual fear of asymmetrical, mismatched, one-sided things or things that lack symmetry.
Ataxiophobia: It is an abnormal and intense fear of ataxia (clumsy, unsteady movement of limbs due to muscular dysfunction) or inability to co-ordinate muscles.
Ataxophobia: It is an exaggerated and unreasonable fear of disorder, untidiness, chaos or mess.
Atelophobia: It is an intense and irrational fear of imperfection and defects in which the sufferers exhibit the phobia of failing to achieve perfection in any of their actions, beliefs and ideas.
Atephobia: It is a persistent and unwarranted fear of ruined or old buildings, or things getting ruined or damaged.
Athazagoraphobia: It is an exaggerated and intense fear of being forgotten, ignored or replaced. The person having this phobia may experience depression, anger and deliberate isolation even with a small thought of being forgotten or ignored.
Atomosophobia: It is a persistent and intense fear of atomic or nuclear explosions, bombs, wars, etc.
Atychiphobia: It is an exaggerated and irrational fear of failure or failing. Also known as kakorrhaphiophobia, this phobia is usually caused by an intense negative experience from the past.
Aulophobia: It is an abnormal and unreasonable fear of flutes and other woodwind instruments.
Aurophobia: It is an irrational or unusual fear of gold or golden things/objects.
Auroraphobia: It is an exaggerated and persistent fear of aurorae or northern and southern lights, which are natural light displays in the sky at night, particularly observed in the polar regions.
Autodysomophobia: It is an unusual or abnormal fear of one that has a vile or bad odor. Also known as bromidrosiphobia,in this the person has phobia of one's own body odor no matter how many times he/she takes a bath or shower.
Automatonophobia: It is an irrational and persistent fear of ventriloquist's dummies, animatronic creatures, humanoid robots, wax statues or other figures that are designed to represent humans.
Automysophobia: It is an exaggerated and morbid fear of germs, of being dirty or unclean; also called misophobia, mysophobia, rupophobia, rhypophobia or verminophobia.
Autophobia: It is an abnormal and intense fear of loneliness, solitude, of being alone or by oneself. Also known as cremophobia, eremophobia, isolophobia or monophobia, the person suffering from this phobia may experience anxiety and will always worry about being ignored or unloved. Read more on: Fear of Abandonment.
Aviatophobia: It is an irrational or unwarranted fear of flying. Also known as aviophobia, pteromechanophobia, people suffering from this phobia become anxious and stressed at the thought of any transportation that involves air travel.
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Bacillophobia: It is an irrational and persistent fear of bacilli (bacteria), microbes and germs. The phobia is also known as bacteriophobia, microbiophobia, germaphobia or Big-Worm-Dungeon-aphobia.
Ballistophobia: It is a morbid fear of being shot/shot at, or any kind of ammunition like missiles, bullets, projectiles and guns.
Bolshephobia: It is an exaggerated and unusual fear related to Bolsheviks (revolutionaries from the early 1900's Russian party that threw over the czar and formed into communism).
Barophobia: It is an intense and persistent fear of gravity. People suffering from this phobia may experience anxiety or restlessness when they come across situations involving escalators, fun rides, free fall, lifts, etc.
Bathmophobia: It is an abnormal and irrational fear associated with stairs or steep slopes or hills; also known as climacophobia.
Bathophobia: It is a morbid fear of depth. People suffering from this phobia may fear deeply dimensioned volumes, like, long, dark hallways, wells, deep pools or lakes.
Batrachophobia: It is an intense and persistent fear of amphibians, like, frogs, toads, salamanders, etc.
Bibliophobia: It is a fairly unusual phobia of books. Persons suffering from this phobia may experience breathlessness and dizziness when forced or encouraged to read.
Blennophobia: It is an unusual or abnormal fear of slime or any thick, viscous matter. The fear is also called as myxophobia.
Bogyphobia: It is a morbid fear of goblins, demons, bogeys or bogeyman. The fear is also termed as demonophobia or daemonophobia.
Botanophobia: It is a rare and irrational fear of flowers and plants.
Bufonophobia: It is a morbid and intense fear associated with toads.
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Cacophobia: It is an overwhelming and abnormal fear of ugliness. Persons suffering from this phobia may not only fear ugly people but may also be fearful of objects and situations that are considered to be ugly.
Cancerophobia: It is an abnormal but morbid fear of developing a malignant growth or cancer; also called carcinophobia.
Cardiophobia: It is an exaggerated and intense fear of heart or cardiovascular disease.
Carnophobia: It is an intense fear of eating meat or any type of non-vegetarian food.
Catagelophobia: It is an abnormal and irrational fear of ridicule or being ridiculed; also known as katagelophobia.
Catapedaphobia: It is an unusual and morbid fear of jumping from high and low places.
Catoptrophobia: It is a strange and unusual fear of mirrors in which people start fearing looking into mirrors. The fear is also known as eisoptrophobia.
Chaetophobia: It is an abnormal and intense fear associated with hair; could be human hair or animal hair. The fear is also known by -
I don't have Leprophobia. -_-
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GTQ_GokuFan NewbieGamophobia......
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ing to the fear of lice.
Pediophobia: This word is derived from a Greek word paidion, meaning "little child". This phobia is related to the fear of dolls or children.
Pedophobia: The phobia is related to fear of children, infants or childhood. Also called pediophobia or pediaphobia, the recognized outcomes of this phobia include paternalism, adultism, and by extension, ageism.
Peladophobia: It is an irrational, intense, persistent fear of bald people.
Pellagrophobia: People who suffer an intense fear of pellagra, a disease caused by deficiency of niacin or tryptophan, are said to have this phobia.
Peniaphobia: It is an overwhelming and intense fear of poverty.
Phagophobia: This is a psychogenic dysphagia, an irrational fear of swallowing or eating or of being eaten.
Phalacrophobia: It is a common fear among people of turning bald.
Pharmacophobia: Victims of this phobia have a tendency of avoiding medicines or fear taking medicines.
Phasmophobia: It’s an abnormal and persistent fear of ghosts, which is also known as spectrophobia. Read more on: Ghost Stories
Philemaphobia: One of the most interesting fears which an individual must be facing is kissing another person for the first time. While this is normal, the irrational fear of kissing is termed as philemaphobia; also called philematophobia.
Philophobia: People who have a fear of falling in love or being in love, are said to be victims of this particular phobia.
Philosophobia: People who have a fear of philosophy are declared to be suffering from philosophobia.
Phobophobia: After reading this long list of phobias, you may have a morbid fear of developing a phobia. Such a fear is termed as phobophobia.
Photoaugliaphobia: People who experience the fear of glaring lights, i.e. lights that shine intensely are prime victims of this phobia.
Photophobia: People who are excessively sensitive to light and are averse to sunlight or well-lit places are known to have this phobia. It’s an abnormal sensitivity or discomfort towards light and is also defined as the fear of light.
Phronemophobia: It’s an abnormal and irrational fear of thinking.
Phthisiophobia: Fear of tuberculosis, an infection transmitted by inhalation or ingestion of tubercle bacilli, manifested in fever and small lesions, is termed as phthisiophobia.
Placophobia: People who experience an unnatural fear of tombstones, are diagnosed as suffering from placophobia.
Plutophobia: It is an unusual and intense fear of wealth.
Pneumatiphobia: People who are considered to bear the fear of spirits, i.e. any incorporeal supernatural being that can turn visible or audible to human beings, are victims of this phobia.
Pocrescophobia: People who are obsessed with maintaining a slim and attractive body may have this abnormal fear of gaining weight; also termed as obesophobia.
Pogonophobia: This phobia is generally seen in infants who exhibit a fear of beards and start crying once they see or touch a person's beard.
Poliosophobia: People suffering from an intense fear of contracting poliomyelitis (a viral disease marked by inflammation of nerve cells of the brain stem and spinal cord) are victims of this phobia.
Politicophobia: People who have an extreme fear or revulsion for politicians are known to be victims of politicophobia.
Polyphobia: It’s a fear of many things, which people may experience if they are burdened with a load of responsibilities.
Ponophobia: People who have a fear of overworking or pain are said to be inflicted by this phobia.
Porphyrophobia: Some people are in utter dread of a particular color. Amongst those people, the ones who have a fear of the color purple are victims of this phobia.
Potamophobia: People who have the fear of rivers or running water are known to bear potamophobia.
Proctophobia: Rectum is the terminal section of the alimentary canal and fear of rectums is termed as proctophobia; also known as rectophobia.
Prosophobia: It is an irrational fear of progress, wherein the victims fear any progress or change taking place.
Psychophobia: Also called mentalism, it is the fear of mind, in which the psychophobic has an extreme aversion to people with mental disorders/illnesses and exhibits contempt and ill treatment towards them.
Pteronophobia: Its an abnormal fear of being tickled by feathers.
Pupaphobia: Some people have an irrational fear of puppets and are frightened by them. This fear is termed as pupaphobia.
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Radiophobia: It is an irrational and morbid fear of radiation and X-rays.
Ranidaphobia: People having intense fear of or aversion towards frogs are said to suffer from this phobia.
Rhabdophobia: It's an exaggerated and morbid fear of being severely punished, wherein the victims bear an intense fear of being beaten by a rod or of being at the receiving end of severe criticism.
Rhytiphobia: It's an abnormal and persistent fear of getting wrinkles, wherein the sufferers may begin to perspire, feel uncomfortable or become nauseated when confronted with their fear.
Russophobia: It is an unusual and unwarranted fear or aversion towards the government, culture, history or people of Russia.
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Samhainophobia: It is the dread of pranks played by young people before the eve of All Saint's Day and those who suffer from it are known to bear the fear of Halloween, termed as samhainophobia.
Satanophobia: Those who suffer from an abnormal fear of Satan are known to bear satanophobia.
Scabiophobia: People who have an irrational fear of scabies, a contagious skin infection caused by the itch mite, are known to suffer from scabiophobia.
Scelerophibia: There is probably no person on earth who would not be a victim of this phobia, i.e. the fear of bad men or burglars.
Sciophobia: Also known as sciaphobia is related to the fear of shadows.
Scoleciphobia: People who are paranoid and bear the fear of worms are thought to have scelerophibia.
Scolionophobia: Many kids are can be found with this peculiar fear of school, termed as scolionophobia.
Scotomaphobia: People with normal eyesight who possess the fear of blindness or who fear spots in their visual field are known to suffer from this phobia.
Scriptophobia: It's a fear of writing in public, wherein the person is over-conscious and nervous whenever he writes.
Selachophobia: There are very few people who are adventurous to the extent that they like sharks. But those who fear and dislike sharks extremely suffer from this phobia termed as selachophobia.
Selaphobia: People who possess a fear of flashing lights are said to be selaphobic.
Selenophobia: Some people have an irrational and abnormal fear of the moon. They are said to selenophobic.
Seplophobia: It's a fear of decaying matter, wherein the person suffering from this phobia cannot tolerate the decomposition process and starts exhibiting symptoms of phobia or extreme fear.
Siderophobia: Those who bear a morbid fear of stars are known to suffer from this phobia.
Sinistrophobia: Those people who possess the fear of things to the left side of the body or fear of left-handed suffer from this irrational disorder. Also called levophobia.
Sinophobia: Those who have an irrational fear of Chinese or Chinese culture are known to contain this phobia.
Soceraphobia: Many women have a fear of parents-in-law and the intense form of this fear is termed as soceraphobia.
Social Phobia: People who are introverts often carry a deep fear of being evaluated negatively in social situations and are said to suffer from this phobia.
Sociophobia: This is related to social phobia, the only difference being, that this is a fear of society or people in general and not anybody in particular.
Sophophobia: People who experience an abnormal fear of learning are said to bear this phobia. But one should remember that there is no end to learning which is a continuous process till one dies. -
So bearing sophophobia will not do any good to oneself.
Soteriophobia: People who have an acute and irrational fear of dependence are believed to bear this phobia.
Spacephobia: It's a morbid and irrational fear of outer space.
Spermatophobia: It's an abnormal and irrational fear of sperms or germs; also called spermophobia.
Spheksophobia: People who bear a strong fear of wasps, insects with a formidable sting, are believed to suffer from this phobia.
Staurophobia: It's an abnormal and exaggerated fear of crosses or the crucifix.
Stenophobia: People who bear an exaggerated fear of narrow things or places are said to suffer from stenophobia.
Symbolophobia: Symbolism is a practice of investing things with symbolic meaning and people who bear the fear of symbolism are afflicted with symbolophobia.
Symmetrophobia: It is a morbid and overwhelming fear of symmetry, i.e. the fear of being isotropic.
Syngenesophobia: People who suffer an irrational or abnormal fear of relatives are said to have this phobia.
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Tabophobia: It's an overwhelming and morbid fear of tabes dorsalis (degenerative spinal disease).
Tachophobia: It is an abnormal and intense fear of high speeds which a person may experience while on roller coasters or while doing bungee jumping.
Taeniophobia: People having intense fear of tapeworms are thought to suffer this phobia; also called teniophobia.
Taphephobia: It is an irrational and persistent fear of being buried alive or of cemeteries. Also known as taphophobia, the term taphephobia is derived from the Greek words taphos meaning grave and phobos meaning fear, hence fear of the grave or fear of being put in a grave while still alive.
Tapinophobia: It's an unwarranted and unusual fear of being contagious.
Taurophobia: It is an abnormal and exaggerated fear of bulls or intense dislike for bullfighting.
Technophobia: It is an intense fear or aversion towards advanced technology or complex devices, like, computers, laptops, mobile phones, etc.
Teleophobia: It is an irrational and persistent fear of definite plans and religious ceremonies.
Telephonophobia: People having intense fear of telephones are said to suffer this phobia, wherein they completely avoid using telephones and refuse to talk on phone.
Teratophobia: It is an overwhelming and morbid fear of monsters and deformed people or bearing or giving birth to a deformed child.
Testophobia: It is an abnormal and persistent fear of taking tests.
Tetanophobia: It's an exaggerated and extreme fear of lockjaw or tetanus.
Textophobia: People having unusual and intense fear of certain fabrics, like, cotton, wool, silk, synthetic, etc. are thought to be victims of this phobia.
Thalassophobia: It's an irrational and exaggerated fear of the seas and oceans.
Theatrophobia: It is an unwarranted and irrational fear related to theaters.
Theologicophobia: It is an unusual and persistent fear of theology (study of religions and religious teachings).
Theophobia: It is an abnormal and intense fear or aversion towards God or any religion; also known as zeusophobia.
Thermophobia: It's an overwhelming and morbid fear of heat or high temperatures, including hot weather, hot objects, etc.
Tomophobia: It's an irrational and persistent fear related to surgeries and/or surgical operations.
Topophobia: It is an overwhelming and unusual fear restricted to specific places or situations, e.g. stage fright.
Traumatophobia: People having intense fear of war and/or of being injured during a fight are said to suffer this phobia.
Tremophobia: It is an abnormal and persistent fear of trembling.
Trichinophobia: It is an exaggerated and morbid fear of trichinosis (infestation by trichina larvae that are transmitted by eating inadequately cooked meat, especially pork).
Triskaidekaphobia: It is an irrational and intense fear of the number 13, a number commonly associated with bad luck. The term triskaidekaphobia comes from the Greek tris meaning 3, kai meaning "and", and deka meaning 10.
Tropophobia: It is an unusual and overwhelming fear of moving or making changes, which paralyses the person.
Tuberculophobia: People having an intense and morbid fear of tuberculosis are known to suffer from this phobia.
Tyrannophobia: It is an abnormal and persistent fear of tyrants or dictatorship.
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Uranophobia: It is an abnormal and persistent fear of heaven; also termed as ouranophobia.
Urophobia: People having extreme fear of urine or urinating are said to suffer this phobia.
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Vaccinophobia: It is an abnormal and morbid fear related to vaccinations.
Venustraphobia: It is a rare but persistent fear of beautiful/attractive women; also known as caligynephobia.
Vestiphobia: People having intense fear of clothes or clothing are known to suffer this phobia.
Virginitiphobia: It is an exaggerated and morbid fear of rape.
Vitricophobia: It is an irrational and acute fear of one's step-father.
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Walloonphobia: It is an abnormal and unusual fear of walloons (ethnic group of French-speaking people living in Belgium).
Wiccaphobia: It is an irrational and persistent fear related to witches and witchcraft.
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Xanthophobia: It is an unusual and morbid fear of the color yellow or the word yellow.
Xenoglossophobia: It's an abnormal and exaggerated fear of foreign languages.
Xenophobia: People having intense fear or aversion towards strangers or foreigners are thought to suffer from this phobia.
Xerophobia: It is an overwhelming and irrational fear of dryness.
Xylophobia: It is a persistent and abnormal fear of forests or wooden objects; also termed as hylophobia.
Xyrophobia: People who suffer an unwarranted or intense fear of razors are believed to exhibit this phobia.
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Zelophobia: It is an abnormal and morbid fear of jealousy.
Zemmiphobia: People having intense or extreme fear of the great mole rat are said to suffer from this phobia.
Zoophobia: It is an irrational and exaggerated fear or aversion towards animals. -
I LMAOED ON 'Lachanophobia' LOL
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I'd hate the idiot that would have that vege. xD
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major wtf for Venustraphobia
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XD Owl that would be aweful to have. xD
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very much lol
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Why do you say it like that Owl, would it make you terrified of mirrors?? xD
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lol no I know someone who might have that, and he keeps running away from my friend (whom i think is pretty too)
now i know why xD
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