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20 Amazing/funny Phobias by 247tops(m): 3:09pm On Sep 23, 2013 |
A phobia is an irrational fear, a kind of anxiety disorder in which the sufferer has a relentless dread of a situation, living creature, place or thing. People with a phobia go to great lengths to avoid a perceived danger which is much greater in their minds than in real life.In the industrial nations, phobias are the most common kind of anxiety disorder. Over 50 million people in the USA and 10 million in the UK are thought to live with a phobia. They can affect people of any age, sex, and socioeconomic status. The National Institute of Mental Health estimated in 2011 that between 8.7% and 18.1% of Americans of all ages suffer from phobias.A much higher percentage of women suffer from phobias than men.Here is the top 20 funny/amazing Phobias: 1.Trichophobia: fear of loose hairs. 2.Nomophobia: fear of being out of mobile phone contact. 3.Scopophobia: fear of being looked . 4.AtAlektorophobia- Fear of chickens. 5Ambulophobia- Fear of walking. 6.Caligynephobia- Fear of beautiful women. 7.Ecclesiophobia- Fear of church. 8.Eleutherophobia- Fear of freedom. 9.Gamophobia- Fear of marriage. 10.Koinoniphobia- Fear of rooms. 11.Nomatophobia- Fear of names. 12.Papaphobia- Fear of the Pope. 13.Phobophobia- Fear of phobias. 14.Scolionophobia- Fear of school. 15.Vestiphobia- Fear of clothing. 16.Wiccaphobia: Fear of witches and witchcraft. 17.Zelophobia- Fear of jealousy. 18.Geliophobia-Fear of laughter. 19.Heliphobia-Fear of sunlight. 20.Deipnophobia: Fear of dinner conversations ADD YOURS. |
Re: 20 Amazing/funny Phobias by Zeebah23(f): 6:50am On Sep 24, 2013 |
...And I am gamophobic. |
Re: 20 Amazing/funny Phobias by 247tops(m): 5:00pm On Sep 24, 2013 |
nairalandophobia |
Re: 20 Amazing/funny Phobias by nikkytruth(f): 6:56pm On Sep 27, 2013 |
247tops: A phobia is an irrational fear, a kind of anxiety disorder in which the sufferer has a relentless dread of a situation, living creature, place or thing. People with a phobia go to great lengths to avoid a perceived danger which is much greater in their minds than in real life.In the industrial nations, phobias are the most common kind of anxiety disorder. Over 50 million people in the USA and 10 million in the UK are thought to live with a phobia. They can affect people of any age, sex, and socioeconomic status.All this ones you mentioned is for American and Europeans. For Nija is Kidnapphobia - fear of kidnapper Floodphobia- fear of flood employphobia- fear of being employed after school Nigeriaphobia- fear of Nigeria(cos I don't no what it is turning into) 1 Like |
Re: 20 Amazing/funny Phobias by bloglover(m): 10:02pm On Sep 27, 2013 |
nikky truth:hahaha...nikky dis ur post sef na phobia |
Re: 20 Amazing/funny Phobias by aAK1(m): 10:50am On Sep 28, 2013 |
Oyinbo go always find way to explain everything |
Re: 20 Amazing/funny Phobias by 247tops(m): 8:30pm On Sep 28, 2013 |
bloglover:awt should we call the NASS mess |
Re: 20 Amazing/funny Phobias by bloglover(m): 8:38am On Sep 29, 2013 |
247tops: awt should we call the NASS messwho mess? |
Re: 20 Amazing/funny Phobias by 247tops(m): 7:07pm On Sep 29, 2013 |
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY |
Re: 20 Amazing/funny Phobias by bloglover(m): 7:21pm On Sep 29, 2013 |
Na wa oh...upon all d money wey dem get? |
Re: 20 Amazing/funny Phobias by 247tops(m): 7:20pm On Sep 30, 2013 |
money is not everything. |
Re: 20 Amazing/funny Phobias by 247tops(m): 3:53pm On Oct 02, 2013 |
kul |
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