Humans have many fears. The fear of snakes or Ophidiophobia is the second most common phobia in the world. Nearly 1/3rd of adult humans are believed to have an intense fear of snakes. Most people with Ophidiophobia can lead normal lives as they do not have to confront the object of their fears under normal circumstances. However, for people with severe Ophidiophobia, … [Read more...]
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Fear of Wild Animals Phobia – Agrizoophobia
The unreasonable fear of wild animals, known as agrizoophobia, affects a large number of people across the world. Understanding this fear and its effects on those who suffer from it is more crucial as our society gets more urbanized. Fear or trepidation are normal human responses when seeing a wild animal, but Agrizoophobia is characterized by an extreme, unreasoning … [Read more...]
Fear of Smells or Odors Phobia – Osmophobia or Olfactophobia
Smells can trigger vivid memories, memories that are years, even decades old. It has been said that the activity of eating engages a larger portion of the brain than any other activity. In many ways, eating and smell are very similar- or at least very closely related. While smell stimulus may not engage the same volume of brain matter that eating does, it certainly does go … [Read more...]
I recovered from my life long phobia
I want to share this story because people in my life had been trying to convince me to get treatment for my phobia for fifteen years. I wanted to get better, but I just couldn't imagine how I could possibly be treated for my problem. In fact, I really couldn't imagine why everyone wasn't as terrified as I was. I have been phobic of snakes since I was four years old. Most … [Read more...]
Top 10 Phobias of All Time
Phobias are distressing emotions initiated by out-of-proportion-fears, both real and imaginary. To the sufferer, a phobia can seem unbearable or even life-threatening, while others might find these strange and bizarre phobias quite fascinating. Today, we will show you some of the most common phobias in the world, so sit back and be prepared to be equally terrified, … [Read more...]
26 Surprising Celebrity Phobias That Famous People Suffer From
Celebrities are adept at covering up their insecurities and fears. Just like layers of makeup cover up their age spots and wrinkles, a false bravado helps cover up their insecurities. Sure their designer clothes and million dollar accessories tend to throw us off - we simply assume that nothing ever touches these people. And yet, many are known to suffer from … [Read more...]
Fear of Reptiles Phobia – Herpetophobia
Herpetophobia is the irrational, unwarranted and persistent fear of reptiles. It is a highly common animal phobia. The word Herpetophobia originates from “Herp” meaning snake or reptile and “Phobos” which stands for the Greek God of Fear. The fear of reptiles is often combined with Ophidiophobia which is specifically the fear of snakes, but they are both rather … [Read more...]
Fear of Worms Phobia – Scoleciphobia
Scoleciphobia (So-leh-kee-pho-be-ah) is also known by other names like Vermiphobia and Helminthophobia. They all mean the persistent and irrational fear of worms. The word Scoleciphobia originates from Greek Scoleci meaning parasitic worms and phobos meaning deep dread or aversion. Helminthophobia is the secondary fear of one’s body being infested or attacked by worms … [Read more...]
Fear of Cotton Balls Phobia – Sidonglobophobia
Sidonglobophobia is the fear of cotton balls. It is also called Bambakophobia where Bambaki stands for cotton in Greek while phobos means deep dread or fear. ‘Normal’ people might laugh at those who are afraid of cotton balls. However for a Sidonglobophobic individual, this phobia can actually ruin one’s life. People afraid of cotton balls simply cannot open their own … [Read more...]
Fear of Animals Phobia – Zoophobia
Phobias are anxiety disorders. Man is known to develop a fear of anything and everything and Zoophobia is one of the most common specific phobias. Research conducted on this phobia has shown that humans have a genetic predisposition to fear certain types of animals. Often animals like snakes, spiders, insects etc stimulate a disgust/fear response in us. To an extent, this … [Read more...]
Fear of Water Phobia – Aquaphobia
Before we study Aquaphobia in depth, it is essential to clear the misconception between the terms Hydrophobia and Aquaphobia. Both these conditions are not the same: Hydrophobia is the term used to represent the fear of water developed in later stage of Rabies. Aquaphobia, on the other hand, is a social phobia that is defined as the persistent, unwarranted and irrational … [Read more...]
Fear of Dogs Phobia – Cynophobia
As far as Zoophobia (fear of animals) is concerned, the fear of dogs or Cynophobia is not as common as the fear of snakes or spiders. However, it is important to note that people who fear dogs are also highly likely to encounter them in their day to day lives. This makes the phobic avoid all kinds of situations involving dogs. As a result, his/her social, familial or … [Read more...]
Phobia List – The Ultimate List of Phobias and Fears
FEAROF is a website dedicated to helping people with fears and phobias. It contains a large list of phobias and teaches how to cope with and ultimately cure your fear. You can also learn more about phobia symptoms and what fear is. Below is our top 100 phobia list. Top 100 Phobia List These are the top 100 phobias in the world, with the most common ones listed from the … [Read more...]