Kirkatronics Posted December 7, 2007 Posted December 7, 2007 ive been looking on the internet, and there are alot of phobias. some weird, and some not. i want to know if you have any weird phobias or just got any comments about them Psychological conditions Acrophobia, Altophobia — fear of heights. Agoraphobia — fear of a place or event where escape is impossible or when help is unavailable. Algophobia — fear of pain. Androphobia — fear of males. Aquaphobia, Hydrophobia — fear of water Arachnaphobia - fear of spiders Astraphobia, Astrapophobia, Brontophobia, Keraunophobia — fear of thunder, lightning and storms; especially common in young children. Autophobia — fear of being alone. Aviophobia, Aviatophobia — fear of flying. Bacillophobia, Bacteriophobia, Microbiophobia — fear of microbes and bacteria. Cibophobia, Sitophobia — aversion to food, synonymous to Anorexia nervosa. Claustrophobia — fear of confined spaces. Coulrophobia — fear of clowns (not restricted to evil clowns). Dental phobia, Dentophobia, Odontophobia — fear of dentists and dental procedures. Dysmorphophobia, or body dysmorphic disorder — a phobic obsession with a real or imaginary body defect. Emetophobia — fear of vomiting. Ergasiophobia, Ergophobia — fear of work or functioning, or a surgeon's fear of operating. Erotophobia — fear of sexual love or sexual questions. Erythrophobia — pathological blushing. Genophobia, Coitophobia — fear of sexual intercourse. Glossophobia — fear of speaking in public or of trying to speak. Heliophobia — fear of sunlight. Hemophobia, Haemophobia — fear of blood. Hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia — fear of the number 666. Hoplophobia — fear of firearms (guns). Lalophobia, Laliophobia — fear of speaking. Mysophobia — fear of germs, contamination or dirt. Necrophobia — fear of death, the dead. Neophobia, Cainophobia, Cainotophobia, Cenophobia, Centophobia, Kainolophobia, Kainophobia — fear of newness, novelty. Nosophobia — fear of contracting a disease Nyctophobia, Achluophobia, Lygophobia, Scotophobia — fear of darkness. Osmophobia, Olfactophobia — fear of smells. Paraskavedekatriaphobia, Paraskevidekatriaphobia, Friggatriskaidekaphobia — fear of Friday the 13th. Panphobia — fear of everything or constantly afraid without knowing what is causing it Phonophobia — fear of loud sounds. Pyrophobia — fear of fire. Radiophobia — fear of radioactivity or X-rays. Sociophobia — fear/dislike of society or people in general (see also "sociopath"). Taphophobia — fear of the grave, or fear of being placed in a grave while still alive. Technophobia — fear of technology (see also Luddite). Tetraphobia - fear of the number 4. Tokophobia — fear of childbirth. Triskaidekaphobia, Terdekaphobia — fear of the number 13. Trypanophobia, Aichmophobia, Belonephobia, Enetophobia — fear of needles, injections or of pointed objects. Xenophobia — fear of strangers, foreigners, or aliens. Zoophobias Ailurophobia -- fear of cats Apiphobia, Melissophobia — fear of bees Arachnophobia — fear of arachnids, usually specific to spiders Chiroptophobia — fear of bats Cynophobia — fear of dogs Entomophobia — fear of insects Equinophobia, Hippophobia — fear of horses Herpetophobia — fear of reptiles Musophobia — fear of mice and/or rats Ophidiophobia — fear of snakes Ornithophobia — fear of birds Ranidaphobia -- fear of frogs Zoophobia — a generic term for animal phobias Non-psychological conditions Hydrophobia — fear of water (a symptom of rabies). Photophobia — hypersensitivity to light causing aversion to light (a symptom of Meningitis). Phonophobia — hypersensitivity to sound causing aversion to sounds. Osmophobia — hypersensitivity to smells causing aversion to odors. Biology, chemistry Acidophobia/Acidophobic — preference for non-acidic conditions. Heliophobia/Heliophobic — aversion to sunlight. Hydrophobia/Hydrophobic — a property of being repelled by water. Lipophobicity — a property of fat rejection Photophobia/Photophobic — a negative phototaxis or phototropism response. Superhydrophobe — the property given to materials that are extremely difficult to get wet. Thermophobia/Thermophobic — aversion to heat. Xerophobia/Xerophobic — aversion to dryness. Prejudices Biphobia — dislike of bisexuals, by either monosexually heterosexuals or homosexuals. Chemophobia — prejudice against artificial substances in favour of 'natural' substances. Ephebiphobia — fear/dislike of youth. Gerontophobia — fear of growing old or a hatred of old people. Heterophobia — fear/dislike of heterosexuals. Homophobia — aversion to homosexuality or fear of homosexuals. (This word has become a common political term, and many people interpret it as a slur.) Transphobia — fear or dislike of transgender or transsexual people. Xenophobia — fear or dislike of foreigners Jocular and fictional phobias Aibohphobia — a joke term for the fear of palindromes, which is a palindrome itself. Anachrophobia (book title) — fear of temporal displacement. Anatidaephobia — fear that somewhere, somehow, a duck is watching you (fictional, from a Gary Larson cartoon published in The Far Side Gallery, 4). Anoraknophobia- fear of spiders wearing anoraks: it is a portmanteau of "anorak"
Charlie Posted December 7, 2007 Posted December 7, 2007 According to the UrbanDictionary... Ithyphallophobia Fear of erect penises Anyone here got that?
Gizmo Posted December 7, 2007 Posted December 7, 2007 Hippopotomonstrosedelaquipelaphobia (God I hope I spelled that right). The fear of long words.
James_banned Posted December 7, 2007 Posted December 7, 2007 According to the UrbanDictionary... Ithyphallophobia Fear of erect penises Anyone here got that? No. Not that that means I like them I just don't fear them. But I do suffer, as I imagine a lot of people do, terribly from Arachnophobia.
Slaggis Posted December 7, 2007 Posted December 7, 2007 I am pretty freaked out by clowns. They just look like they're about to whip a knife out and stab me whilst smiling/laughing etc.
Eenuh Posted December 7, 2007 Posted December 7, 2007 One of my sister's friends actually went to a psychiatrist this week and was diagnosed as having a phobia for school. O.o
Guest Stefkov Posted December 7, 2007 Posted December 7, 2007 Hippopotomonstrosedelaquipelaphobia (God I hope I spelled that right). The fear of long words. I'm proud to say I learnt how to say and spell that. I have a fear of Phones. I hate answering them, I hate making phone calls.
Gizmo Posted December 8, 2007 Posted December 8, 2007 I'm proud to say I learnt how to say and spell that.I have a fear of Phones. I hate answering them, I hate making phone calls. Did I get it right?
Strider Posted December 8, 2007 Posted December 8, 2007 Well i go red just speaking to people, which has led me to hate public speaking or just to people i don't know... maybe i do have Erythrophobia? Dun dun dun!
Bluejay Posted December 8, 2007 Posted December 8, 2007 I don't like not being able to move my legs. Like crawling through a tunnel or having weight on my legs.
Shorty Posted December 8, 2007 Posted December 8, 2007 I am a bit agoraphobic I think. I feel dizzy in huge spaces.
Guest Stefkov Posted December 8, 2007 Posted December 8, 2007 Did I get it right? hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia. You mixed up the 'quippedali' bit.
Jonnas Posted December 8, 2007 Posted December 8, 2007 Psychological conditions Acrophobia, Altophobia — fear of heights. Agoraphobia — fear of a place or event where escape is impossible or when help is unavailable. Taphophobia — fear of the grave, or fear of being placed in a grave while still alive. If Agoraphobia means exactly that, then I think I have these. I'm not sure about Taphophobia, though. I'm only scared of being buried alive (one of the most terrifying deaths I can think of). Zoophobias Arachnophobia — fear of arachnids, usually specific to spiders Entomophobia — fear of insects Oddly, I have an irrational fear of insects, except spiders (also bees). I never understood why, since many people suffer of the opposite. Prejudices Chemophobia — prejudice against artificial substances in favour of 'natural' substances. Heh, look at that. I hate prejudice, yet I seem to have one (it's not that big, but it's there to some extent). Jocular and fictional phobias Anoraknophobia- fear of spiders wearing anoraks I don't know about you, but I think an anorak-wearing spider would be quite creepy. Xenophobia — fear of strangers, foreigners, or aliens. Also, I thought Xenophobia was just prejudice. Why is it listed in the "phobia" section?
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