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1. Autophobia (or Monophobia) – Fear yourself
Symptoms of the condition included breathlessness and dry mouth to nausea, heart palpitations and a sensation of detachment.
2. Phobophobia – There’s nothing to fear but fear itself
This is more commonly describes as a fear of fears, or a fear of developing phobias. People suffering from this disorder often have anxiety issues to begin with and phobophobia is the result of being so afraid of the internal consequences of anxiety.
3. Coulrophobia – Send in the clowns
Bonzo has been known to give some people panic attacks, dizzy spells, and feelings of detachment along with the poodle shaped balloon. It is of course more common in children, and some studies have shown that clown designs on hospital wall paper are a bad idea, but there are many adults suffering from the condition.
4. Teraphobia – Four
A fear of the number four. This condition is found most often in the Eastern world because of the similarity between the Chinese word ‘four, and ‘death’ (In most dialects anyway.)
5. Phagophobia – Swallowing
People suffering from phagophobia complain that they have difficulty swallowing but there is no physical condition hampering them. This was why it was originally named ‘choking phobia’ because it was often brought on by experiencing or witnessing a choking fit.
6. Gynophobia – Women
Not to be confused with misogyny, the loathing or hatred of women, gynophobia is an irrational fear of women.
7. Gephyrophobia – Bridges
The fear of crossing bridges.
8. Ablutophobia – Bathing
This is the irrational fear of bathing, washing or cleaning your self and is usual traced back to a childhood trauma but it can also result from seeing someone else get in trouble in the water, even on television!
9. Emetophobia – Vomit
This goes beyond the dislike of vomiting, but can actually inhibit someone’s day to day life in a number of ways. People suffering from emetophobia might refuse to eat out for fear of food poisoning, they can be excessively concerned with food hygiene, avoid hospitals when having stomach problems and put of getting pregnant all together because of morning sickness.
10. Nomophobia – (No-mobile-phone-phobia)
This is a fear of being out of cell phone range, losing a connection, or forgetting their phone.
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