Halloween is coming up soon, so I thought I would write a take on phobias.
A phobia is fear of something. With the exception of a couple people, we all are scared of at least one thing. Some of us, whether it be from a bad experience or for no reason at all, have fears that are just irrational. These are some of the most common and weird phobias that people can have. Some are just memes that developed over the years that have been proven to be real.
1. Autophobia
Autophobia is the fear of being alone. Keep your friends close and your enemies...closer?
2. Dentophobia
Dentophobia is the fear of going to the dentist. I don't blame ya, because dentists can be very creepy, especially when they're holding the drill. Run!
3. Coulrphobia
Coulrphobia is the fear of clowns. I'm sorry, but clowns are pretty creepy. Thanks Pennywise, you made people scared of clowns now.
4. Entomophobia
Or arachnophobia if you are afraid of specifically spiders, you are scared of bugs. Ugh, just writing this makes me itchy.
5. Gymnophobia
If you have gymnophobia, you are afraid of getting naked. Better keep the clothes on standby.
6. Nomophobia
Nomophobia is the fear of being without your cellphone. Let's face it, many of us have this. Not having our phones at all times can make some of us nervous, or even terrified. Curse you, technology.
7. Trypanophobia
No to be confused with trypophobia, trypanophobia is the fear of long pointy objects. Hate getting shots? You may have trypanophobia.
8. Didaskaleinophobia
School. Some of us hate it to the point that we dread the idea of going. Didaskaleinophobia is the fear of school. Anything to do with school just makes you scared to even go. Flying books are awesome, but if you hate school, you would hate this.
9. Chorophobia
If you have chorophobia, you have anxiety while dancing. At the club, you would be that person standing there awkwardly bobbing their head. Turn up!
10. Ergophobia
Hate work? Do you just absolutely despise the idea of work? You may have ergophobia. Let's face it, many of us would rather stay curled up in their bed anyway.
11. Politicophobia
Politicophobia, obviously, is the fear of politicians. Ahh! Obama is so scary!
12. Ophthalmophobia
You know what they say, you can literally feel someone staring at you. Does this creep you out? You may have ophthalmophobia. The chills are real.
13. Enochlophobia
Closely related to claustrophobia, the fear of confined spaces, enochlophobia is the fear of large crowds. Who likes large crowds of strangers, anyway?
14. Anuptaphobia
Forever alone, that's what you're afraid of being if you have this phobia. It's the fear of being single.
15. Trypophobia
This has to be one of the most famous phobias. Trypophobia was made popular by the internet when a picture of a lotus pod surfaced. Trypophobia is the irrational fear of large clusters of holes. Please, for the love of pepperoni, do NOT Google it! You will be scarred for life.
16. Philophobia
This is the opposite of anuptaphobia, the fear of being single. Philophobia is the fear of falling or being in love. Butterflies in your stomach? Forget that, people philophobia those butterflies are more like poisonous scorpions, as they are petrified of falling in love. Unfortunately many people in this category end up living a life of solitude and fear of commitment.
17. Hypnophobia (Somniphobia)
Sleep is for the week! Also known as hypnophobia, this is the abnormal fear of falling asleep. Oftentimes it can be the result of people feeling as though they are losing control and nightmares have been known to cause it as well. It is fairly common in children, who sometimes experience night terrors. No, it is NOT insominia.
18. Haphephobia
Stop touching me! Don't get too sclose to a person suffering from this, as it is the fear of being touched.
19. Decidophobia
Decisions descisions... While some of you just don't like making decisons, there are some people her are actually petrified of making dicisions. Don't ask a person suffering from this to pick what you should have for dinner tonight.
20. Phobophobia
Phobophobia is the fear of well...phobias. If you didn't get scared while reading this, then you're in the clear! Congratulations!
Well, I hope you enjoyed this fun little take, and have an awesome Halloween! :)
Which phobia do you have? Which was the weirdest? :D
I have a variation of claustrophobia. I hate being in spaces where I feel there is no escape. It's gotten to the point where I'm starting to need to leave the bathroom door open even while showering or getting dressed. I hate escalators, especially when crowded because people don't move (it's not a free ride people) and I get stuck, just waiting to get to the bottom with no way forward and no way back. I used to love sitting under desks, it felt safe. But now there are a few desks that if I crawl under and something blocks the way out I will get nervous and start to panic. My bed has always needed to be side on to the door, and I have always needed to be on the door side of the bed so I'm closer to the exit (even if I need the door closed to sleep).
I can't stand being picked up, because it involves somebody holding me tight, so I have no way of getting away from them. If I don't hug you first then there's a chance I'm going to begin panicking if you keep your arms around me for too long. I might love hugs, but I prefer giving them.
Claustrophobia is terrifying. Other phobias probably are too, but claustrophobia is just. It's debilitating. Especially considering small, tight, enclosed spaces used to be my safe spots. Now I can't stand to be in them.
I am very anuptaphobic and slightly cleithrophobic. And somewhat enochlophobic too.
Basically, I like to be cuddled up at home with a date, resting on the couch. The fear I'll never have a wife is agony. I don't like getting closed-in by table arrangements when eating at someone else's house. When I want to get up to get a drink or use the restroom, I want to be able to do it on my own terms, not have to ask everyone to move to accommodate me. Especially if they'd rather not listen. I don't want to have to get aggressive just to assert myself, and would rather avoid confrontation altogether.
Being trapped in a room isn't a big deal if the environment is tolerable, and if I know the reason and the plan behind it all. But should any of those variables be violated, I start looking for a way out.
Worse than fear of being trapped, is the fear complete loss of control. Of being helpless while freedoms slip away like sand. That's why it bothered me so much to have to take my car to the junkyard last year. I hate having to ask permission to use a vehicle.
I wasn't scared of the dentist until I saw that picture!
I have telephobia - fear of answering the phone. I have an idea of what caused it but it's getting better. I've missed out on a lot of good jobs because of it. I recently pretended I couldn't find the THREE phones in this man's house, just to avoid answering it. I have trypophobia too.
Number 6 only applies to me when I'm going far away alone or to a new place. I like the comfort of having my phone just in case there's an emergency.
I really don't get why people are so freaked out by clowns. Clowns are fekin BORING. Every time someone employs this carnival/clown theme for a horror story, I instantly drop all fear built up from the atmosphere just beforehand. Yes, I get it, Pennywise scared the shit out of you as kids, but it just bores the shit outta me.
Trypophobia just annoy me, because the holes usually have icky stuff in them and it just makes me want to squeeze it out like a pimple and it frustrates that I can't since it's just an image.
Some of these are so weird. I think a lot of people don't understand what a phobia is. I highly doubt some of these are true phobias. Like I know plenty of people who say they have a phobia of being around people. Some actually do, but most don't. I get shy around a lot of people too, but it's not a phobia. A phobia is not only nervousness. It's a certain uncomfortable feeling you get. It's really hard to explain, but it's like a cold, chilly, feeling. It's different than just being nervous around people.
I have #15 and it really is something I'm not like scared of in terms of horror. It's something that just makes me feel really uncomfortable and I get chills.
You really had to put a picture of a clown, you couldn't just have put a picture with the word "clown" on the background, no, you had to put a real clown -_- Thank you!! >:(
These are pretty interesting! I don't have any of these, though. The one I have doesn't have a name, and the closest I can come to is Thalassophobia (fear of the sea). I am scared of deep dark waters or the abyss, things that might lurk there, etc.
Come ooon, you simply cannot half of the population with a phobia such as anuptaphobia. It defies the definition of phobia, when everybody has it, it's simply scary, not a phobia.
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