The Season of Fears and Fascinating Phobias

Posted by Melissa Carter at 10/1/2010 10:42 AM
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Now that October has finally arrived and I plan on dusting off our Halloween decorations from the attic sometime this weekend, it is appropriate to also share with you some Fascinating Phobias:

  • Autophobia - Fear of Being Alone  A morbid and persistent fear of loneliness or solitude.  Sufferers worry about being ignored and unloved.  In some cases, this phobia can become even more extreme, causing the person to develop an irrational fear of herself or himself.
  • Nomophobia - Fear of Losing Cell Phone Contact  If they can't find a signal, have lost their phone, or even if their battery is low, nomophobes panic.
  • Allodoxaphobia - Fear of Opinions  They don't want to talk about anything controversial, a phobia possibly caused by having had their own opinions put down.  Sufferers fear opinions, confrontation, and arguments.
  • Sesquipedalophobia - Fear of Long Words  They can't even say the name of their own phobia without having anxiety.
  • Optophobia - Fear of Opening One's Eyes  Extremely debilitating for those who are afflicted with it.
  • Arachibutyrophobia - Fear of Peanut Butter Sticking to the Roof of One's Mouth  In recent years, peanut allergies have become a serious problem in schools and child-care centers, forcing many such places to become "nut-free zones."  Maybe that helps explain this phobia.
  • Mnemophobia - Fear of Memories  For these people, all memories, positive and negative, are feared.  The flip side of this disorder is that some sufferers fear losing their memory, which has become more common as Alzheimer's becomes a bigger issue.
  • Deipnophobia - Fear of Dinner Parties  Those with this have an "irrational fear of dining and dinner conversations."
  • Panphobia - Fear of Everything  Sufferers experience "a state of anxiety or fear not related to any one particular thing," which causes them to spend their lives afraid of everything.
  • Phobophobia - Fear of Phobias  It makes sense no one wants to suffer from any phobia, but sometimes that fear can become out of control.  Sorry if this list forced you to develop this last phobia.  Boo.

Source:  Woman's Day


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