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a persistent, irrational fear of a specific object, activity, or situation that leads to a compelling desire to avoid it.
Smurfette has Vermiphobia.
Whenever the phone rings and the number is unfamiliar, it sends a little chill up my spine. I'm convinced that the caller is calling to reprimand me for some wrongdoing. Sure, it's an irrational fear, but I harbor it nonetheless. My phobia is called Hamartophobia: fear of error. I am an equal opportunity offender, but I rarely aim to specifically insult. Perhaps I simply fear someone caring enough about what I say to a) be really offended b) let the offense fester without pointing it out immediately c) finally try to confront me.
My worst nightmare is the phone message, "Hi, we need to talk. Call me back right away." I would rather die than return that phone call. I've just given up on friendships rather than confront an error or offense. Yes, I'm a small person.
Here is a list of Phobias. What are your phobias?
If you don't already have a phobia, I encourage you to choose a fear and nurse your fear into a full blown phobia.
Acarophobia -- fear of skin infestation by mites or ticks
Acousticophobia -- fear of noise
Acrophobia -- fear of heights
Aerophobia -- fear of flying
Agoraphobia -- fear of open spaces
Ailurophobia -- fear of cats
Algophobia -- fear of pain
Amaxophobia -- fear of riding in a vehicles
Androphobia -- fear of men
Anginophobia -- fear of sore throat
Anthropophobia -- fear of people, especially in groups
Apiphobia -- intense fear of bees
Arachnophobia -- fear of spiders
Astraphobia -- fear of lightning
Atelophobia -- fear of imperfection
Automysophobia -- fear or dislike of being dirty
Autophobia- Fear of being alone or of oneself
Bacteriophobia -- fear of bacteria
Bathophobia -- fear of bathing
Batophobia -- fear of passing high buildings
Batrachophobia -- fear of frogs and toads
Belonephobia -- fear of pins and needles
Blennophobia -- fear of slime
Bogyphobia -- dread of demons and goblins
Bromidrosiphobia -- fear of having unpleasant body odor
Brontophobia -- fear of thunder and thunderstorms
Carcinophobia -- fear of cancer
Cardiophobia -- fear of heart disease
Cenophobia -- fear of open spaces
Cheimaphobia -- fear or dislike of cold
Chrometophobia -- fear or dislike of money
Cibophobia -- fear of food
Claustrophobia -- fear of enclosed spaces
Cnidophobia -- insect stings
Coitophobia -- fear of sexual intercourse
Coprophobia -- fear of excrement/feces
Cyberphobia -- fear of computers
Cymophobia -- fear of waves
Cynophobia -- dread of dogs
Cypridophobia -- fear of venereal disease
Demonophobia -- fear of spirits, demons
Demophobia -- dislike of crowds
Dermatophobia -- fear of skin disease
Dipsophobia -- fear of drinking
Domatophobia -- fear of being in a house
Doraphobia -- fear of contact with animal fur or skin
Dysmorphophobia -- fear of deformity
Ecophobia -- fear of home surroundings
Eleutherophobia -- fear of freedom
Elurophobia -- fear of cats
Emetophobia -- fear of vomiting
Enetophobia -- fear of needles or pins
Entomophobia -- fear of insects
Ergophobia -- fear of work
Erotophobia -- fear of sexual feelings and their physical expression
Gamophobia -- fear or dislike of marriage
Gephyrophobia -- fear of crossing a bridge
Gerascophobia -- fear of growing old
Glossophobia -- fear of speaking in public or of trying to speak
Graphophobia -- dislike of writing
Gymnophobia -- fear of nudity
Gynophobia -- fear of women
Hadeophobia -- fear of hell
Hagiophobia -- dislike for saints and the holy
Hamartophobia -- fear of error or sin
Haptophobia -- fear of touch
Harpaxophobia -- fear of robbers
Hedonophobia -- fear of pleasure
Hemaphobia -- fear of the sight of blood
Herpetophobia -- fear of reptiles
Hierophobia -- fear or dislike of sacred objects, fear of priests
Hippophobia -- fear or horses
Hodophobia -- fear or dislike of travel
Homophobia -- fear of homosexuality (same-sex affection)
Hydrophobia -- fear of water
Hydrophophobia -- fear of rabies
Hygrophobia -- fear of liquids
Hypnophobia -- fear of sleep
Iatrophobia -- fear of doctors
Ichthyophobia -- fear of fish
Iophobia -- fear of poisons
Kakorrhaphiophobia -- fear of failure or defeat
Katagelophobia -- fear of ridicule
Keraunophobia-- fear of thunder and lightning
Kinetophobia -- fear or dislike of motion
Kleptophobia --fear of thievery
Kopophobia -- fear of mental or physical examination
Laliophobia -- fear of talking
Linonophobia -- fear of string
Mechanophobia -- fear of machinery
Merinthophobia -- fear of being bound
Microphobia -- fear of germs
Misanthropy -- a hatred of mankind in general
Misophobia -- fear of dirt
Molysomophobia -- fear of infection
Musophobia -- fear of mice
Myxophobia -- fear of slime
Necrophobia -- fear of death or corpses
Neophobia -- fear of new things
Noctiphobia -- fear of the night
Nosophobia -- fear of contracting a disease
Nudophobia -- fear of nudity
Nychtophobia-- fear of darkness
Obesophobia -- fear of gaining weight
Ochlophobia -- fear of crowds
Ochophobia -- fear of vehicles
Odontophobia -- fear of teeth
Odynophobia -- fear of pain
Ombrophobia -- fear of rain
Ophidiophobia -- fear of snakes
Panphobia -- a nonspecific fear of everything
Paraphobia -- fear of sexual perversion
Parasitophobia -- fear of parasites
Pathophobia -- fear of disease
Peccatiphobia -- fear of sinning
Pedophobia -- fear of children
Peladophobia -- dread of baldness
Peniaphobia -- fear of poverty
Phagophobia -- fear of eating
Pharmacophobia -- fear of drugs
Phasmophobia -- fear of ghosts
Phenogophobia -- fear of daylight
Phobophobia -- fear of fear itself
Phonophobia -- fear or dislike of noise
Photophobia -- fear of light
Phonemophobia -- fear of thinking
Pnigophobia-- fear of choking or smothering
Poinephobia -- fear of punishment
Psychophobia -- fear of the cold
Pyrexiophobia -- fear of fever
Rhabdophobia -- fear of being beaten
Rhypophobia -- fear of filth
Sciophobia -- fear of shadows
Scoleciphobia -- fear of worms
Scopophobia -- fear of being looked at
Scotophobia -- fear of the dark
Socialphobia -- fear of people or crowds
Tachophobia -- fear of speed
Taphephobia -- fear of being buried alive
Telephonophobia -- fear of the telephone
Theophobia -- fear of God
Thanatophobia -- fear of death
Tocophobia -- fear of childbirth
Tomophobia -- fear of surgical operations
Topophobia -- fear of certain places
Toxiphobia -- fear of being poisoned
Trichophobia -- fear of hair
Urophobia -- fear of urine
Vaccinophobia -- fear of vaccines and vaccination
Venereophobia -- fear of venereal disease
Venustraphobia -- fear of beautiful women
Verminophobia -- fear of germs
Vermiphobia -- fear of worms
Xenophobia -- fear of foreigners and strangers
Zoophobia -- fear of animals
20 comments:
Gone-a-phobia- fear of no money in the bank account
Work-a-phobia- fear of actually having to put money in the bank account myself.
Mess-a-phobia- fear of little girls with ugly hair.
Bad-footwear-aphobia- fear of people wearing ugly shoes.
accessaphobia- fear of the under accessorized.
Mardee said:
-"you've really disappointed me"-aphobia (sorry paige if I've ever worn ugly shoes or my daughter's hair is ugly around you!)
-kidnapaphobia
-bromidrosiphobia-fear of having unpleasant body odor. I'm serious.
-scotophobia-the dark. Serious again.
At least I'm not afraid of looking like a weeny. I admit openly. In aggregate, it looks as though my biggest fear is being kidnapped in the dark by somebody who is disappointed in me for smelling bad.
Mardee, at least you are wearing cute shoes when kidnapped.
I have the one that is fear of childbirth...somehow I keep overcoming it...but one of these days it's going to get me.
Nice cut and paste job.
I don't see anything about David Bowie. Am I the only one?
I have Erotophobia. Is that TMI??
Emetophobia! Luckily my kids didn't make me sick!
I, like Mardee, have the bromid one. And due to having a strong sense of smell, I wish more people had this same phobia!
I didn't see this one, but I am afraid of semi trucks--you know, the one sitting on the main road next to my house, idling for hours and hours and hours and what if it puts itself in gear and runs over me while I'm walking on the opposite side of the road or what if it tries to run me off the road at the point of the mountain or sloshes snow on my windsheild and make it impossible to see out or. . .
I have a huge fear of heights. It's sad really, because I've passed the fear onto my daughter. She won't go on any of the fun rides at Disneyland.
Fear of thinking, seriously? Can I really use that as an excuse sometime?
What would the fear of your really long list be? I couldn't make it past the e's. Sorry.
By the way, I have a fear of deep dark water. Was that on the list?
I think I have a phobia of phobias.
Where are you Nor!
I am disappointed to see your same old background. You need to call Paige.
Holy cow. Please tell me you copied/pasted that list. Otherwise, you are one dedicated blogger. I agree with you about the unfamiliar phone numbers.
When Zach was little I had a bad case of baby-cry-a-phobia. It usually came in the dead of night when I was peacefully dreaming. I would immediately want to run and hide. I had yet to learn about letting babies cry it out. I have learned. Phobia gone. Plus, he's 9 now.
mom has intense arachnophobia. the other day on the way home from conference we almost died because there was a moving van with a giant picture of a spider on the side. mom had to speed up, then change lanes so she could be ahead of the scary truck.
oh and i appreciate the "i'd rather be at a donny osmond concert" picture in your slideshow. that was hilarious and that picture lived on my myspace for a year.
I'm afraid I can't think of a single thing...my head is spinning from that list!
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