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List of Phobias

This document lists over 70 different phobias categorized by their object or situation. Some of the more common phobias mentioned include arachnophobia (fear of spiders), ophidiophobia (fear of snakes), acrophobia (fear of heights), agoraphobia (fear of open spaces), cynophobia (fear of dogs), and trypanophobia (fear of needles). The list also includes more unusual phobias such as koumpounophobia (fear of buttons), anatidaephobia (fear of ducks), and hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia (fear of long words). The variety of fears covered illustrates the wide range of stimuli that can cause

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List of Phobias

This document lists over 70 different phobias categorized by their object or situation. Some of the more common phobias mentioned include arachnophobia (fear of spiders), ophidiophobia (fear of snakes), acrophobia (fear of heights), agoraphobia (fear of open spaces), cynophobia (fear of dogs), and trypanophobia (fear of needles). The list also includes more unusual phobias such as koumpounophobia (fear of buttons), anatidaephobia (fear of ducks), and hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia (fear of long words). The variety of fears covered illustrates the wide range of stimuli that can cause

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List of Phobias from Different Objects

Arachnophobia – The fear of spiders affects women four times more


(48% women and 12% men).
Ophidiophobia – The fear of snakes. Phobics avoid certain cities
because they have more snakes.
Acrophobia – The fear of heights. Five percent of the general
population suffer from this phobia.
Agoraphobia – The fear of open or crowded spaces. People with this
fear often wont leave home.
Cynophobia – The fear of dogs. This includes everything from small
Poodles to large Great Danes.
Astraphobia – The fear of thunder/lightning AKA Brontophobia,
Tonitrophobia, Ceraunophobia.
Claustrophobia – The fear of small spaces like elevators, small rooms
and other enclosed spaces.
Mysophobia – The fear of germs. It is also rightly termed as
Germophobia or Bacterophobia.TrypophobiaAerophobia – The fear of
flying. 25 million Americans share a fear of flying.
Trypophobia – The fear of holes is an unusual but pretty common
phobia.
Carcinophobia – The fear of cancer. People with this develop
extreme diets.
Thanatophobia – The fear of death. Even talking about death can be
hard.
Glossophobia – The fear of public speaking. Not being able to do
speeches.
Monophobia – The fear of being alone. Even while eating and/or
sleeping.
Atychiphobia – The fear of failure. It is the single greatest barrier to
success.
Ornithophobia – The fear of birds. Individuals suffering from this
may only fear certain species.
Alektorophobia – The fear of chickens. You may have this phobia if
chickens make you panic.
Enochlophobia – The fear of crowds is closely related to Ochlophobia
and Demophobia.Trypanophobia
Aphenphosmphobia – The fear of intimacy. Fear of being touched
and love.
Trypanophobia – The fear of needles. I used to fear needles (that
and death).
Anthropophobia – The fear of people. Being afraid of people in all
situations.
Aquaphobia – The fear of water. Being afraid of water or being near
water.
Autophobia – The fear of abandonment and being abandoned by
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someone.
Hemophobia – The fear of blood. Even the sight of blood can cause
fainting.
Gamophobia – The fear of commitment or sticking with someone to
the end.
Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia – The fear of long words.
Believe it or not, it’s real.
Xenophobia – The fear of the unknown. Fearing anything or anyone
that is strange or foreign.Achievemephobia
Vehophobia – The fear of driving. This phobia affects personal and
work life.
Basiphobia – The fear of falling. Some may even refuse to walk or
stand up.
Achievemephobia – The fear of success. The opposite to the fear of
failure.
Theophobia – The fear of God causes an irrational fear of God or
religion.
Ailurophobia – The fear of cats. This phobia is also known as
Gatophobia.
Metathesiophobia – The fear of change. Sometimes change is a good
thing.
Globophobia – The fear of balloons. They should be fun, but not for
phobics.
Nyctophobia – The fear of darkness. Being afraid of the dark or the
night is common for kids.
Androphobia – The fear of men. Usually seen in younger females, but
it can also affect adults.
Phobophobia – The fear of fear. The thought of being afraid of
objects/situations.
Philophobia – The fear of love. Being scared of falling in love or
emotions.
Triskaidekaphobia – The fear of the number 13 or the bad luck that
follows.
Emetophobia – The fear of vomiting and the fear of loss of your self
control.
Gephyrophobia – The fear of bridges and crossing even the smallest
bridge.
Entomophobia – The fear of bugs and insects, also related to
Acarophobia.
Lepidopterophobia – The fear of butterflies and often most winged
insects.
Panophobia – The fear of everything or fear that terrible things will
happen.
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Podophobia – The fear of feet. Some people fear touching or looking
at feet, even their own.
Paraskevidekatriaphobia – The fear of Friday the 13th. About 8% of
Americans have this phobia.
Somniphobia – The fear of sleep. Being terrified of what might
happen right after you fall asleep.
Gynophobia – The fear of women. May occur if you have unresolved
mother issues.Koumpounophobia

Apiphobia – The fear of bees. Many people fear being stung by angry
bees.
Koumpounophobia – The fear of buttons. Clothes with buttons are
avoided.
Anatidaephobia – The fear of ducks. Somewhere, a duck is watching
you.
Pyrophobia – The fear of fire. A natural/primal fear that can be
debilitating.
Ranidaphobia – The fear of frogs. Often caused by episodes from
childhood.
Galeophobia – The fear of sharks in the ocean or even in swimming
pools.
Athazagoraphobia – The fear of being forgotten or not remembering
things.
Katsaridaphobia – The fear of cockroaches. This can easily lead to an
excessive cleaning disorder.
Iatrophobia – The fear of doctors. Do you delay doctor visits? You
may have this.
Pediophobia – The fear of dolls. This phobia could well be Chucky-
induced.
Ichthyophobia – The fear of fish. Includes small, large, dead and
living fish.
Achondroplasiaphobia – The fear of midgets. Because they look
differently.
Mottephobia – The fear of moths. These insects are only beautiful to
some.
Zoophobia – The fear of animals. Applies to both vile and harmless
animals.
Bananaphobia – The fear of bananas. If you have this phobia, they
are scary.
Sidonglobophobia – The fear of cotton balls or plastic foams. Oh that
sound.
Scelerophobia – The fear of crime involves being afraid of burglars,
attackers or crime in general.
Cibophobia – The fear of food. The phobia may come from a bad
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episode while eating, like choking.
Phasmophobia – The fear of ghosts. AKA Spectrophobia. Who you
gonna call? Ghostbusters!
Equinophobia – The fear of horses. Animal phobias are pretty
common, especially for women.
Musophobia – The fear of mice. Some people find mice cute, but
phobics don’t.Catoptrophobia
Catoptrophobia – The fear of mirrors. Being afraid of what you might
see.
Agliophobia – The fear of pain. Being afraid something painful will
happen.
Tokophobia – The fear of pregnancy involves giving birth or having
children.
Telephonophobia – The fear of talking on the phone. Phobics prefer
texting.
Pogonophobia – The fear of beards or being scared of/around
bearded men.
Omphalophobia – The fear of belly buttons. Touching and looking at
navels.
Pseudodysphagia – The fear of choking often after a bad eating
experience.
Bathophobia – The fear of depths can be anything associated with
depth (lakes, tunnels, caves).
Cacomorphobia – The fear of fat people. Induced by the media.
Affects some anorexics/bulimics.
Gerascophobia – The fear of getting old. Aging is the most natural
thing, yet many of us fear it.
Chaetophobia – The fear of hair. Phobics tend to be afraid of other
peoples hair.
Nosocomephobia – The fear of hospitals. Let’s face it, no one likes
hospitals.
Ligyrophobia – The fear of loud noises. More than the instinctive
noise fear.
Didaskaleinophobia – The fear of school. This phobia affects kids
mostly.
Technophobia – The fear of technology is often induced by
culture/religion.
Chronophobia – The fear of the future. A persistent fear of what is to
come.
Spheksophobia – The fear of wasps. You panic and fear getting
stung by it.
Ergophobia – The fear of work. Often due to social or performance
anxiety.
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Coulrophobia – The fear of clowns. Some people find clowns funny,
coulrophobics certainly don’t.
Allodoxaphobia – The fear of opinions. Being afraid of hearing what
others are thinking of you.
Samhainophobia – The fear of Halloween affects
children/superstitious people.Samhainophobia
Photophobia – The fear of light caused by something medical or
traumatic.
Disposophobia – The fear of getting rid of stuff triggers extreme
hoarding.
Numerophobia – The fear of numbers and the mere thought of
calculations.
Ombrophobia – The fear of rain. Many fear the rain due to stormy
weather.
Coasterphobia – The fear of roller coasters. Ever seen Final
Destination 3?
Thalassophobia – The fear of the ocean. Water, waves and unknown
spaces.
Scoleciphobia – The fear of worms. Often because of unhygienic
conditions.
Kinemortophobia – The fear of zombies. Being afraid that zombies
attack and turn you into them.
Myrmecophobia – The fear of ants. Not as common as
Arachnophobia, but may feel just as intense.
Taphophobia – The fear of being buried alive by mistake and waking
up in a coffin underground.

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