Here’s a nice orderly run down of some of the strangest fears to have gained acceptance in the medical world as fully fledged psychological conditions;
Ablutophobia – Fear of Washing or Bathing
A hygiene freaks worst nightmare, ablutophobics take soap dodging to a new level…
Barophobia – Fear of Gravity
On the plus side barophobia provides constant motivation to fulfil that childhood dream of becoming an astronaut…
Counterphobia – The Preference by a Phobic for Fearful Situations
Well, people do often say you should face your fears. I’m not exactly sure how you face up to having counterphobia though…
Dextrophobia – Fear of Objects at the Right Side of the Body
Driving in Britain is hell for these guys…
Euphobia – Fear of Hearing Good News
They’ve found a cure for euphobia, they just can’t tell the euphobics about it…
Febriphobia – Fear of Fever
Luckily, it’s not catching…
Gelotophobia – Fear of Being Laughed At
Unfortunately, most people find this condition quite funny…
Hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia – Fear of the Number 666
As long as you steer clear of Iron Maiden and the later stages of the Bible, you should be OK…
Iatrophobia – Fear of Going to the Doctor
I wonder how the medical world actually found out about this…
Japanophobia – Fear of Japanese
A bit of a bigoted one I’m afraid, but there aren’t many phobias begging with “J”…
Kinesophobia – Fear of Movement
OK, so it’s generally quite a debilitating condition, but, if you’re faced with a T-Rex or a game of musical statues, you’re golden…
Laliophobia – Fear of Speaking
Unfortunately, little is known about this condition. There seems to be a veil of silence over the subject…
Mnemophobia – Fear of Memories
You know you’re in a bad way when amnesia looks attractive…
Nomatophobia – Fear of Names
Nomatophobia is the proper word for the fear of names, but try telling that to a nomatophobic…
Optophobia – Fear of Opening One’s Eyes
Sadly, many optophobics are blind to their own condition…
Panophobia – Fear of Everything
The daddy of them all, panophobics aren’t fussy when it comes to freaking out!
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Not to be confused with equally frightening Quadrophenia, a film featuring the fatal combination of Sting’s acting and music by The Who…
Rupophobia – Fear of Dirt
The perfect partner for ablutophobia…
Sesquipedalophobia- Fear of Long Words
The worst part is telling them what they’ve got…
Tremophobia – Fear of Trembling
Attacks of Tremophobia can be so bad that sufferers literally shake with fear, which hardly helps…
Uranophobia – Fear of Heaven
There’s no pleasing some people…
Venustraphobia – Fear of Beautiful Women
Can easily be developed by listening to competitors for the title of Miss World talk about politics and geography…
Wiccaphobia – Fear of Witches and Witchcraft
Wiccaphobia wasn’t responsible for the killing of countless women in the middle ages, that was stupidity, a much more wide spread condition.
Xanthophobia – Fear of the Color Yellow or the Word Yellow
To be honest, I find xanthophobics a little, well, yellow….
Yogaphobia – Fear of Flexibility
Ok, so I made this one up, but it’s not my fault there aren’t any real phobias beginning with Y, is it?
Zelophobia – Fear of Jealousy
Luckily, I don’t think many people envy zelophobics…
Ablutophobia – Fear of Washing or Bathing
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A hygiene freaks worst nightmare, ablutophobics take soap dodging to a new level…Barophobia – Fear of Gravity
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On the plus side barophobia provides constant motivation to fulfil that childhood dream of becoming an astronaut…Counterphobia – The Preference by a Phobic for Fearful Situations
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Well, people do often say you should face your fears. I’m not exactly sure how you face up to having counterphobia though…Dextrophobia – Fear of Objects at the Right Side of the Body
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Driving in Britain is hell for these guys…Euphobia – Fear of Hearing Good News
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They’ve found a cure for euphobia, they just can’t tell the euphobics about it…Febriphobia – Fear of Fever
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Luckily, it’s not catching…Gelotophobia – Fear of Being Laughed At
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Unfortunately, most people find this condition quite funny…Hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia – Fear of the Number 666
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As long as you steer clear of Iron Maiden and the later stages of the Bible, you should be OK…Iatrophobia – Fear of Going to the Doctor
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I wonder how the medical world actually found out about this…Japanophobia – Fear of Japanese
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A bit of a bigoted one I’m afraid, but there aren’t many phobias begging with “J”…Kinesophobia – Fear of Movement
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OK, so it’s generally quite a debilitating condition, but, if you’re faced with a T-Rex or a game of musical statues, you’re golden…Laliophobia – Fear of Speaking
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Unfortunately, little is known about this condition. There seems to be a veil of silence over the subject…Mnemophobia – Fear of Memories
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You know you’re in a bad way when amnesia looks attractive…Nomatophobia – Fear of Names
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Nomatophobia is the proper word for the fear of names, but try telling that to a nomatophobic…Optophobia – Fear of Opening One’s Eyes
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Sadly, many optophobics are blind to their own condition…Panophobia – Fear of Everything
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The daddy of them all, panophobics aren’t fussy when it comes to freaking out!Quadraphobia- Fear of the Number Four
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Not to be confused with equally frightening Quadrophenia, a film featuring the fatal combination of Sting’s acting and music by The Who…
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