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Which Of These Is Your Phobia? by vikel2104: 12:15am On Jul 26, 2014 |
A phobia is a persistent, irrational, and excessive fear of an object or situation. Common phobias include agoraphobia and social phobias. If you have a phobia you will experience a deep sense of dread, and sometimes panic, upon encountering the source of your fear. It is a psychological phenomenon according to medical experts. Here is a list of some of them. Achluophobia - Fear of darkness. Acrophobia - Fear of heights. Aerophobia - Fear of flying. Algophobia - Fear of pain. Agoraphobia - Fear of open spaces or crowds. Androphobia - Fear of men. Atelophobia - Fear of imperfection. Atychiphobia - Fear of failure. Autophobia - Fear of being alone. Bathmophobia - Fear of stairs or steep slopes. Bibliophobia - Fear of books. Cyberphobia - Fear of computers. Cynophobia - Fear of dogs. Gamophobia - Fear of marriage. Glossophobia - Fear of speaking in public. Gynophobia - Fear of women. Hemophobia - Fear of blood. Herpetophobia - Fear of reptiles. Hydrophobia - Fear of water. Iatrophobia - Fear of doctors. Necrophobia - Fear of death or dead things. Noctiphobia - Fear of the night. Nosocomephobia - Fear of hospitals. Nyctophobia - Fear of the dark. Pedophobia - Fear of children. Philophobia - Fear of love. Scolionophobia - Fear of school. Somniphobia - Fear of sleep. Tonitrophobia - Fear of thunder. Trypanophobia - Fear of needles / injections. Venustraphobia - Fear of beautiful women. Verminophobia - Fear of germs. Wiccaphobia - Fear of witches and witchcraft. Xenophobia - Fear of strangers or foreigners. Zoophobia - Fear of animals. Which of these is your phobia? |
Re: Which Of These Is Your Phobia? by vikel2104: 12:16am On Jul 26, 2014 |
Mine...I have fear of heights, steep slopes, reptiles (i hate lizards, geckos and snakes!) I used to fear the dark a lot when I was a kid but that doesn't mean I will purposely plunge into the dark now! And sometimes I'm plagued with the fear of failing at something for no reason. |
Re: Which Of These Is Your Phobia? by Onlinebizexpert(m): 12:36am On Jul 26, 2014 |
failure-phobia dirtypewsea-phobia northern-naija-phobia |
Re: Which Of These Is Your Phobia? by billyG(m): 1:06am On Jul 26, 2014 |
ophidiophobia,i hate snakes,thundophobia i hate thunder!i tut fear of witches will be witchophobia.germs wuld be germophobia. |
Re: Which Of These Is Your Phobia? by 42n8dzydoo(m): 1:34am On Jul 26, 2014 |
Boko phobia Ebola phobia Whitehouse phobia....Chemistry dept. |
Re: Which Of These Is Your Phobia? by vikel2104: 3:58am On Jul 28, 2014 |
more... |
Re: Which Of These Is Your Phobia? by faithzy(m): 12:30pm On Jul 28, 2014 |
whats d phobia for bin skad to see pregnant women? |
Re: Which Of These Is Your Phobia? by baybiemee: 3:53pm On Jul 28, 2014 |
Acrophobia |
Re: Which Of These Is Your Phobia? by Lagusta(m): 7:44pm On Jul 28, 2014 |
You guyz can laugh it out if you want.... I have a phobia for flying cockroaches....... |
Re: Which Of These Is Your Phobia? by trublvr(f): 11:32pm On Jul 28, 2014 |
Trypophobia. Fear of clusters of holes. I have a terrible reaction to seeing things like honeycombs, lotus pods etc. |
Re: Which Of These Is Your Phobia? by hydeka: 2:41pm On Jul 29, 2014 |
Lagusta: You guyz can laugh it out if you want....Damn! those things aint supposed to fly about. Whenever I sight one of them flying at night, I won't be able to sleep until I kill it. Cockroaches? Aarrgh!! *shudders* |
Re: Which Of These Is Your Phobia? by Nobody: 9:31pm On Jul 29, 2014 |
My own phobia is... Atychiphobia- Fear of failure! I fear 2 fail |
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