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10 Uncommon Phobias You May Have by adrelanine: 4:45pm On Sep 17, 2014
1.Alliumphobia - Fear of garlic
Alliumphobia is an intense fear of garlic. People with alliumphobia avoid consuming garlic at all costs and shudder even at the sight or smell of it.
Other than humans, vampires and mosquitoes are reported to have alliumphobia. In Bram Stoker's Dracula, Professor Abraham Van Helsing infuses his room with garlic in order to ward off evil spirits.
Garlic sprays may be used as effective mosquito repellents. There's evidence gases and odors exhaled by a person who has consumed plenty of garlic may drive off mosquitoes

Re: 10 Uncommon Phobias You May Have by adrelanine: 4:47pm On Sep 17, 2014
2.Didaskaleinophobia - Fear of going to school
Didaskaleinophobia is characterized by an aversion to school and affects 5 percent of the population.
The root cause may be traced back to learning disabilities (like dyslexia or ADHD), an inability to cope with academic pressure or traumatic events (such as being bullied, oppressed or marginalized), or being confronted in school. Teachers should be trained to nurture and counsel students and give them special time and attention. It is astonishing how many of us have outgrown the dread of homework without seeking counseling... 98 percent of naija kids are didaskalenophobic

Re: 10 Uncommon Phobias You May Have by Nobody: 4:48pm On Sep 17, 2014
adrelanine: 1.Alliumphobia - Fear of garlic
Alliumphobia is an intense fear of garlic. People with alliumphobia avoid consuming garlic at all costs and shudder even at the sight or smell of it.
Other than humans, vampires and mosquitoes are reported to have alliumphobia. In Bram Stoker's Dracula, Professor Abraham Van Helsing infuses his room with garlic in order to ward off evil spirits.
Garlic sprays may be used as effective mosquito repellents. There's evidence gases and odors exhaled by a person who has consumed plenty of garlic may drive off mosquitoes
vampires... Like seriously ?

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Re: 10 Uncommon Phobias You May Have by adrelanine: 4:49pm On Sep 17, 2014
3.Soceraphobia - Fear of in-laws
Soceraphobia is characterized by constant apprehension, anxiety or fear at the thought of interacting with one's in-laws.
Pentheraphobia is the fear of one's mother-in-law. The root cause of this fear lies in the often exaggerated imagination of the in-law's similarity to one's own, which often proves unrealistic. A surprisingly large number of newlywed men and women are seeking therapy to overcome this phobia

Re: 10 Uncommon Phobias You May Have by adrelanine: 4:50pm On Sep 17, 2014
4.Pogonophobia- Fear of beards
“Pogonophobia” is derived from the greek word “pogono” meaning “pertaining to beard” and “phobia” meaning "fear."
Some people attach negative attributes of being disheveled, unhygienic and/or barbaric to men with beards and are repulsed by them. (Of course, elegantly coiffed beards in agreement with women's tastes are a different topic altogether.)
Some women have turned down eligible bachelors due to this phobia and even consider men with facial hair to have a “suspicious streak of individuality and defiance.

Re: 10 Uncommon Phobias You May Have by Clone2020(m): 4:50pm On Sep 17, 2014
Ebolaphobia

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Re: 10 Uncommon Phobias You May Have by adrelanine: 4:51pm On Sep 17, 2014
5.Euphobia – Fearing of hearing good news
We know that everyone loves to hear good news and dreads the bad, but here's a shocking revelation – people suffering from euphobia shun good news of any kind!

The reason behind this might be an apprehension of a deceptive or elusive piece of unpleasant news lurking behind so-called “good news." A person suffering from euphobia surrounds himself with negative or pessimistic perceptions intentionally. Behavioral therapy may help them to develop confidence and optimism

Re: 10 Uncommon Phobias You May Have by adrelanine: 4:53pm On Sep 17, 2014
6.Hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia/ Sesquipedalophobia - Fear of long words
The name itself contains a frightful 35 letters and derives its origin from the root-word “sesquipedalian”, meaning “long word." The words “hippopotamus” and “monsters” are simply added to it to intensify its terror.
Fearful experiences with vocabulary or spelling contests during childhood and difficulty to memorize or mentally process multisyllabic words are some of the causes of this phobia. In today's techno dependent society, many people who have given up the habit of reading can partially develop this phobia.

Re: 10 Uncommon Phobias You May Have by adrelanine: 4:55pm On Sep 17, 2014
7.Caligynephobia/ Venustraphobia - Fear of beautiful women
Some people may suffer from a ceaseless fear, anxiety, uneasiness and even depression when coming in contact with beautiful women. This may stem from a traumatic incident in the past of confronting a beautiful female, low self-esteem and/or self-image, or an inferiority complex.
This phobia is also linked to television and movies which feature attractive women and may affect the performance of the individual in life and distract him from his work..... i think i am caliggnyephobic tongue

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Re: 10 Uncommon Phobias You May Have by BigBizzy(m): 4:55pm On Sep 17, 2014
nice one
tho none applies to me
Re: 10 Uncommon Phobias You May Have by adrelanine: 4:56pm On Sep 17, 2014
8.Hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia - Fear of the number 666
The number 666 or “six hundred threescore and six” is mentioned as the “number of the beast” in the Bible. In the Book of Revelation, people associated with this number were left to face dire consequences.

In literature, fiction and music, the evil of the number 666 has left an indelible mark. Many gothic, supernatural and sinister thrillers have endorsed this idea. The superstitious fear of “the devil's number” has caused many people discomfort when encountered with it.

Highway 666 nicknamed “ the devil's highway” was renamed in 2003 as "Highway 491."

Some people have experienced uneasiness while living in a house bearing this number. Former President Ronald Reagan changed his Bel-Air address which bore the street number 666 to 668.

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Re: 10 Uncommon Phobias You May Have by adrelanine: 4:58pm On Sep 17, 2014
9.Vestiophobia- Fear of wearing clothes
Vestiophobia is an aversion to the feeling of clothes on one's body.
People with this phobia prefer to dress in extremely loose garments or sometimes no garment at all. Traumatic incidents of being bitten by insects (like spiders and wasps) hidden in the folds of the clothes are linked with vestiophobia.
Sometimes wearing heavy clothes for a prolonged time may trigger such a phobia. The symptoms range between a sense of suffocation and strangulation, to nausea, trembling and panic.

Re: 10 Uncommon Phobias You May Have by guruvick(m): 4:59pm On Sep 17, 2014
It's really true

Mod front page please

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Re: 10 Uncommon Phobias You May Have by adrelanine: 5:00pm On Sep 17, 2014
10.Pneumatiphobia - Fear of spirits
neumatiphobia is a fear of the supernatural which many of us have to some extent.
This phobia may be sub-categorized into Spectrophobia (fear of specters), Phasmophobia (fear of ghosts), Demonophobia (fear of demons), Bogyphobia (fear of bogeyman), Satanophobia (fear of Satan), Stygiophobia or Hadephobia (fear of hell) and Wiccaphobia (fear of witches).
The symptoms include paranoia, panic attacks, nausea, sweating, mental breakdown and a feeling of being chased or persecuted by spirits. Stories of ghosts, ghouls, demons, werewolves and other apparitions popularized by literature, mythology and television may aggravate this phobia. embarassed embarassed embarassed................ SO WHICH ONE IS APPLICABLE TO YOU

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Re: 10 Uncommon Phobias You May Have by rawpadgin(m): 5:12pm On Sep 17, 2014
6.Hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia/
Sesquipedalophobia - Fear of long words
how do i pronounce this?

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Re: 10 Uncommon Phobias You May Have by rawpadgin(m): 5:14pm On Sep 17, 2014
9.Vestiophobia- Fear of wearing clothes

maheeda must be suffering from this grin grin

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Re: 10 Uncommon Phobias You May Have by lekejob(m): 5:58pm On Sep 17, 2014
FEAR? not in my deco
Re: 10 Uncommon Phobias You May Have by gift01: 6:32pm On Sep 17, 2014
Just to tell you I enjoyed this.....and booked fp space
Re: 10 Uncommon Phobias You May Have by oboy3(m): 8:21pm On Sep 17, 2014
Tontodecaylafrontolopageophobia-the fear of a beautiful topic like this not making front page instead of the normal tonto dike related ones

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Re: 10 Uncommon Phobias You May Have by StealthyMe(m): 9:25pm On Sep 17, 2014
Nice Op...Fear of water should also be inclusive

No.7...Seriously?? I wonder who would have a phobia for beautiful women.. undecided
Re: 10 Uncommon Phobias You May Have by olaoyejcb(m): 9:27pm On Sep 17, 2014
dele young
Re: 10 Uncommon Phobias You May Have by olaoyejcb(m): 9:28pm On Sep 17, 2014
delexyoung
Re: 10 Uncommon Phobias You May Have by adrelanine: 11:04pm On Sep 17, 2014
lekejob: FEAR? not in my deco
then your deco should be fearfobic fear of the word FEAR
Re: 10 Uncommon Phobias You May Have by Donfamous(m): 5:16am On Sep 18, 2014
I was here
Re: 10 Uncommon Phobias You May Have by Donfamous(m): 5:21am On Sep 18, 2014
Oyinbo go just dey write rubbish go dey give us. Mhen those words are tongue twisting, can't they use simple words? Mtschew.
Btw, was guilty of number 2. Back then I'll go and hide under staircase to avert school, Dem go con dey look for me. Chaii Od AV mercy.
Re: 10 Uncommon Phobias You May Have by adrelanine: 6:57am On Sep 18, 2014
Donfamous: Oyinbo go just dey write rubbish go dey give us. Mhen those words are tongue twisting, can't they use simple words? Mtschew.
Btw, was guilty of number 2. back then I'll go and hide under staircase to avert school, Dem go con dey look for me. Chaii Od AV mercy.
. The don has done it again.. Why u too they lie.. You house no get stair case na.. You for don use anoda thing
Re: 10 Uncommon Phobias You May Have by Nobody: 8:36am On Sep 18, 2014
I love NL.
Re: 10 Uncommon Phobias You May Have by Exjoker(m): 8:36am On Sep 18, 2014
Like say u read my mind xcept de no 3,5,6,7,9 buh de rest are correct
Re: 10 Uncommon Phobias You May Have by WoodcrestMayor(m): 8:55am On Sep 18, 2014
Everybody has at least 1
lekejob: FEAR? not in my deco
Re: 10 Uncommon Phobias You May Have by Donfamous(m): 9:40am On Sep 18, 2014
adrelanine: . The don has done it again.. Why u too they lie.. You house no get stair case na.. You for don use anoda thing
lolz u know me b4.?
Re: 10 Uncommon Phobias You May Have by Lailerh(f): 10:22am On Sep 18, 2014
Obesophobia: Fear of gaining weight. Common among women and adolescent girls.
Re: 10 Uncommon Phobias You May Have by juicydiceyjoe(m): 10:38am On Sep 18, 2014
Why should someone fear beautiful women

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