Anatidaephobia is the fear of being watched or stalked by a duck. People having zombie phobia are so terrified of the walking dead that even if. All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. If youd like to read more on the differences between having fear and having a phobia, the beyond blue website is informative and easy to read. While not comprehensive, this phobia list offers a glimpse of the many phobias that can have a serious impact on an individuals life. There are over 100 phobias ranging from the fear of small spaces to fear of spiders to the fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of your mouth. Spam or selfpromotional the list is spam or selfpromotional. Resources overcoming social anxiety series books citations articles index insurance coverage.
Author of new book on phobias says peoples fears arent as scary as they think in phobia relief. Psychiatric nomenclature refers to phobias of specific places, objects, or situations as specific phobias. Phobias article about phobias by the free dictionary. In the 1950s, comic books and science fiction were huge trends, particularly. Weird fetishes people have the most absurd thing about phobias, especially the names that are used to refer to them, is that there is absolutely no relevance and consistency in the names of phobias and the phobia itself bizarre phobias and even bizarre names. Trypophobia sufferers like pewdiepie wont be posing for photos.
Through a semantic analysis, where topical themes in comment. Hundreds of different phobias have been identified, including phobophobia or fear of phobias. May 28, 2012 most phobias have technical terms that start with a greek or latin phrase and end in the suffix phobia, as in ophidiophobia fear of snakes, trypanophobia fear of injections, or aviophobia fear of flying. A phobia is an unreasonable fear of something, that in reality, may not be very harmful. Sep 06, 20 of the most unusual phobias from the fear of clowns to the fear of yellow thousands of phobia sufferers are tormented by the most unusual things. The phobic might avoid all things related to zombies. The popup book of phobias is a great gift for someone who suffers from panphobia. Im 14, it started when i watched a pewdiepie video on the walking dead video. It is so effective that even if you dont have a phobia before reading this book, you might after. In simple terms, trypophobia is a fear or disgust of groups of holes or bumps. From the fear of staying single to a dread of chocolate, lifes little mysteries has rounded up the strangest loverelated phobias.
These weird phobias with weird names are startling to say the least. I remember reading one at an airport play area as a kid, i wish i remembered what its called because it was this charming fantasy popup book, one of its pages had a detailed, gigantic tree house, with little rooms inside, etc. A phobia is a fear of a thing or situation that is exaggerated, illogical, and inexplicable, and almost all of us have such fears. I suffer from bloodinjury phobia, which i wanted to overcome because fainting can be embarrassing and unpleasant and was holding me back from a lot of thing its a bit of a different phobia to many because i am not scared of blood, but hate that i was born a fainter. Kinemortophobics are terrified of zombies, or are afraid of turning into zombies. The creators are to be commended for their ability to produce in 3d form a book that so perfectly captures the most common phobias that people suffer from. Aresa, rumblefish publishing, ascap, bmg rights management us, llc, latinautor peermusic, abramus digital, latinautor, and 9 music. An extreme or irrational fear of or aversion to something. Phobias part 1, gelotophobia the fear of laughter brain. Author of new book on phobias says peoples fears arent. There are different kinds of phobias some of them are common while some of them are unimaginably uncommon and absurd. List of phobias simple english wikipedia, the free.
Any artist or book collector will appreciate the care and artistry that was put into the creation of. The subreddit full of 19yo fans of pewdiepie aka felix kjellberg. Harpercollins publishers inc, new york, new york, 2003. Phobias affect about 19 million americans each year. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. The book came out in 2009, but it only just crossed my desk today. A phobia is an irrational fear of something thats unlikely to cause harm. But when talking about phobias, which are a kind of anxiety disorder. Unfortunately midgets and fat people didnt make the cut. Here are very weird phobias that you probably never knew existed. Phobias or phobic disorders are common for example, fear of spiders, or arachnophobia. What metro 2034 and 2035 can teach us about the upcoming. If youd like to read more on the differences between having fear and having a phobia, the beyond blue website is informative and easy to read pro tip.
Some phobias are well known, such as agoraphobia, which is the fear of being in an open area or in a large crowd, and thanatophobia, which is the fear of death. The english suffixes phobia, phobic, phobe from greek phobos, fear occur in technical usage in psychiatry to construct words that describe irrational, abnormal, unwarranted, persistent, or disabling fear as a mental disorder e. Phobias are irrational fears of things and situations which can be a danger but most are not harmful. The popup book of phobiasnot sure if i should laugh. The tonguetwister names for a number of specific phobias have greek roots as well. It could manifest as the fear of reading a particular type of book, reading out loud in public or even holding a book. The other page catalogues in alphabetical order objects or concepts causing the fear, followed by the phobia s name or names. The fear of darkness, the unknown, heights, water and insects are pretty normal and we might think that these are the only phobias known to. From fear to freedom kalliope barlis explains how to take the fear out of spiders, snakes, heights. Mar 28, 20 seems there is a phobia for almost everything see more ideas about phobias, cool words and weird phobias.
Even others who have a phobia of moths dont know exactly how i feel. Mar 02, 2018 being very afraid of something or fearing the outcome of a particular action is known as a phobia. We all know the meaning of phobia and how it makes our lives miserable. Oct 04, 2015 licensed to youtube by wmg on behalf of dm digital.
Understanding phobias specific simple phobias these are phobias about one thing, such as spiders or flying. In teens and adults, the fear of monsters is a rare but potentially lifelimiting phobia. Boogers any type of nasaloral musus blennophobia june bugs entophobia clowns coulrophobia these things scare me from the most to the least, in that order, and each one has a story. After an introduction to the subject of fear and phobias, the encyclopedia presents approximately 200 az, crossreferenced entries that address phobias from a variety of anglestypes of fears, root causes, physiological. Sep 18, 2015 a recent article found another freezinglike response where geletophobes heartrate fell when listening to prerecorded laughter. There are some things, however, i fear for no tangible reason. He goes by the name of jono and he has the best blog ever. Incorrect book the list contains an incorrect book please specify the title of the book. Many hours of work and research have gone into trying to ensure both lists are as comprehensive and accurate as possible. This page lists phobias alphabetical followed by a brief description.
The word itself comes from the greek word phobos, which means fear or horror hydrophobia, for example, literally. Apr 09, 2014 phobia of water, height and darkness are common, but today we are going to tell you uncommon, unusual, rare phobia disorder and their meanings which you might have not heard about till date. Crime and punishment by fyodor dostoyevsky, brave new world by aldous huxley, to kill a mockingbird by harper lee, the pictu. The word comes from the greek akron, meaning height.
Balvis rubess illustrations and matthew reinhart popups illustrator. The sufferers of the below phobias certainly wouldnt agree, it seem. Here is a short list of the phobias associated with books and reading bibliophobia. Michael titze, where the term pinocchio syndrome refers to this wooden appearance when experiencing gelotophobia that also includes a forced, non. Phobias are most known to cause panic attacks and shock and epileptic fits, with phobias that have loneliness, spiders, fumes, and maybe heights. It generally lessens during the early elementary years and is highly uncommon by the time a child reaches middle school. A look at phobias in history phobias are actually rich, varied, and complex. Everyone has a fear of some sort, but not all of us suffer from the type of pathological fear called a phobia. Jordan petersons gospel of masculinity the new yorker. Phobias a dictionary of phobia terms and meanings by kevin r. The subreddit full of 19yo fans of pewdiepie aka felix kjellberg press j to jump to the feed.
The word is derived from greek kine which means to move, latin mort meaning dead, combined together to form kinemorto which means the walking dead. I took the time out of my life to read all three metro books. Combining popular appeal with accessibly written entries suitable for research projects, this fascinating encyclopedia provides a thorough introduction to the psychological and scientific aspects of phobias. Any artist or book collector will appreciate the care and artistry that was put into the creation of this book. Scientists have defined phobias as the abnormal and persistent fear of something. Includes tons of great phobias, such as clowns, heights, speaking in public, spiders, needles, and much more. I think phobia treatment can be a really tricky area at least in my experience. Jan 29, 2015 and as you can see in the video below, the popup book of phobias is plenty scary for a paper book. They often develop in childhood or adolescence, and for many people they will lessen as they get older. I freak out when people touch their eyes, put in eyedrop. These fears or phobias may come into being because of some trauma or personal experience, i. We know that people have had phobias for thousands of years. Learn the myths and realities of this phobia which can be specific to large animals. Inappropriate the list including its title or description facilitates illegal activity, or contains hate speech or ad hominem attacks on a fellow goodreads member or author.
Apr 23, 2020 teraphobia fear of monsters is extremely common in preschoolage children. At the risk of sounding like an alliteration or more like a phobiaception, it can be stated that phobophobia is the phobia of phobias, or fear of fears. Having trypophobia is not just being disgusted of the holes, its literally. Jul 28, 20 the popup book of phobiasnot sure if i should laugh because this is real, or be freaked out because this is real lol. The popup book of phobias will probably give you nightmares. The word phobia comes from the greek word phobos, meaning fear. This book shows a number of fearinducing scenes, in all their glorious detail. Some phobias sounds funny to hear or know their meanings but not for peoples who are suffering from them.
A wooden face and frozen heart are in line with the first published observations of gelotophobia by dr. Phobias definition of phobias by the free dictionary. Your phobias leap out at you in realistic paperfolding art of popup books. Understanding megalophobia or the fear of large objects. There are several other experiences, whether personal or of others, as well as lessons, instil many fears in the minds of people in a lifetime, but, no one is really born with. As you may notice while you browse through this list, most specific phobias fall into one of four major categories.
The psychology of irrational fear is the definitive volume on a broad range of topics related to fears and phobias. Illustration by jr bee, verywell az list of some of the more common phobias. Author of new book on phobias says peoples fears arent as. From the fear of clowns to the fear of balloons, thousands of phobia sufferers are tormented by the most unusual things. Here is a list of all phobias and their meanings, which will help you to get familiarized with the terminologies related to various phobias, and at the same time, will increase your knowledge about them. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. An absolutely insane book, describing a psychotic breakdown of august strindberg. List of phobias simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
There are other phobias that are just plain bizarre. This post presents an az list of phobias and their meanings, some of them might amaze you and others might make you laugh. Some have a fear of height, while others have a fear of clowns. Kinemortophobia is often considered a joke where, in reality, it is a very real phobia. Jul 28, 20 the popup book of phobias not sure if i should laugh because this is real, or be freaked out because this is real lol. Many sufferers have panic attacks, experience shortness of breath, or take great measures to avoid triggering situations. More than 19 million americans have a phobia an intense, irrational fear when they face a certain. No matter what youre afraid of, this book has something for you. Inferno raised concepts central to the existence of humankind, the meaning of life, and the role of religion.