1) Phobophobia
Phobophobia (Photo credit: TheoJunior | Flickr)
Believe it or not, fear of fear itself is a
phobia. Phobophobia is defined as an abnormal
fear of phobias or of developing one. The risk of
acquiring phobophobia is greater to people already
suffering from a certain phobia. If you went
through intense phobic reactions towards the
object of an established fear, you may eventually
dread confronting and experiencing the same
morbid response again, thus leading to
phobophobia.
It is also possible for people not having any past
phobias at all to have a fear of acquiring it. What
makes phobophobia one of the strangest
phobias is that the sufferer does not seem to
respond to any external stimuli but to the internal
sentiment he or she has.
2) Caligynephobia
Caligynephobia (Photo credit: André-
Batista | Flickr)
Beauty is something to be admired and yearned
for, not something that is supposed to terrorize
anyone. Caligynephobia does not seem to agree to
that tone. Such phobia refers to an unwarranted
fear of beautiful women. It is commonly suffered
by adolescents and men, specifically those who do
not have straight orientation. It causes panic
attacks and damages social interactions.
3) Ablutophobia
Ablutophobia (Photo credit:
JimenaTorres S | Flickr
Taking a bath is an essential form of personal
hygiene. However, for people with Ablutophobia,
they do not believe that washing or cleaning is
doable because it is something that terrorizes
them. This particular phobia should not be
confused with fear of cleanliness, as the latter
refers to the dread of the cleaning process itself. It
is usually found in women and children
experiencing emotional instabilities due to past
traumas or other distressing reasons.
4) Spectrophobia
Spectrophobia (Photo credit: me and
the sysop | Flickr
One of the weird phobias anyone can ever hear of
is Spectrophobia. It refers to the fear of looking at
one’s own reflection in the mirror, or the dread of
mirrors itself. It is caused by a traumatic event
wherein victims believe they have seen ghostly
apparitions by looking at themselves in the mirror.
Watching horror movies featuring mirrors can also
be considered a probable cause.
5) Chorophobia
Chorophobia (Photo credit: Steve Rhodes | Flickr)
Dancing is not only a popular form of exercise, but
a universal theme embraced by every culture
around the world. However, there are people
who’d rather stay seated even in social events and
moments when they are expected to dance,
because they are just too embarrassed or
uncomfortable to do so. This irrational fear of
dance is referred to as Chorophobia. Such also
refers to the fear of any person, place, event, or
situation that is related to or that symbolizes
dancing in any way.
Individuals experiencing such phobia are often
unwilling to experience the excitement and the
thrill the activity is associated with. They will do just
about anything to avoid an event where dancing
might be involved, something that may endanger
their social lives.
6) Scopophobia
Scopophobia (Photo credit: Alaina Abplanalp
Photography | Flickr)
Joining this list of funny phobias is Scopophobia,
which is fear of being seen or being stared at. It
may seem implausible but Scopophobics have this
extreme dread of drawing attention to themselves.
As a result, they become aloof to others and are
unapproachable. They become paranoid of being
looked at, so they want to stay at home or secluded
as much as possible, totally refusing to be drawn
out of their own world.
If they do go out, they tend to cover themselves.
Scopophobia is indeed highly disruptive to the daily
functioning of any person suffering from it.
Scopophobics might have caught the phobia due to
a terrible experience in the past that had
traumatized them for life. They might have faced
rejections and ridicules because they differ from
others in some way.
7) Chrometophobia
Chrometophobia (Photo credit: ashley.adcox |
Flickr)
Chrometophobia or excessive fear of money is
undoubtedly one of the strange phobias you might
not be aware about. It seems ridiculous that
anyone will ever develop a fear of money when
almost everyone else needs some or even large
amounts of it. Some theorize that this phobia
comes from an obsessive-compulsive disorder
constituting a fear of germs that notes may carry.
It should not be confused with fear of getting rich,
though. Sufferers of this phobic inclination are
often seen to prefer using credit cards than having
money in their hands.
Arachibutyrophobia
Arachibutyrophobia (Photo credit: Mâřš | Flickr)
This phobia pertains to fear of having peanut butter
sticking on one’s palate. The trouble-free way to
prevent this extreme trepidation is not to eat any
peanut butter or any recipe containing a peanut
butter ingredient. Don’t buy a peanut butter jar at
all if you feel a horrendous sensation by the mere
sight of it. There is little known cause for this
disorder.
9) Peladophobia
Peladophobia (Photo credit: Nicobobinus |
Flickr
Do you feel extremely bothered and alarmed every
time you see a bald person? Then you might be
suffering from Peladophobia. What’s in a hairless
head that makes you get a full-blown panic attack?
Either childhood experience or heredity can be
considered a probable cause.
10) Cathisophobia
Cathisophobia (Photo credit: fluffisch | Flickr)
If you get anxious, have trouble breathing, and/or
are usually sweating heavily whenever you sit
down, then you are Cathisophobic, so to speak.
This fear of sitting may be the result of a traumatic
event where you have been inflicted pain and
punishment while sitting down.
For instance, hostages who have undergone torture
by being made to sit on a chair that has sharp or
painful objects, such as nails and burning ambers
placed on it might have a fear of ever sitting
elsewhere again.
No matter how bizarre and laughable a phobia
might be, it is never too trivial to anyone under its
agonizing spell. If you can’t handle the fear, seek
medical help. Don’t let any type of phobia get in
your way of being able to live a normal and
sensible life.

Mine is 2 and 5, Caligynephobia and Chorophobia respectively. Yes, I said it.
And that's just the truth, the fear of beautiful women; and ironically, only beautiful women ever get to come close to me. I have never danced in public before: I dread that thing like arghh!! In fact, I can't even be caught dead, dancing. I always admire guys dancing so heartily on their wedding days. God please help me.

So @op which one is your phobia

vislabraye:
So @op which one is your phobia

5&6. U

I've got fear of water... Like really... Large body of water... I can't go to the pool, the beach and what not....

I've got fear of balloons. Let truth be told... Since childhood... You wouldn't wanna come close to me holding that...

Fear of clowns... Need I explain how nasty clowns usually are.. Or is it just me

Btw op... You need to learn how to copy and paste

Shezhawt:
I've got fear of water... Like really... Large body of water... I can't go to the pool, the beach and what not....

I've got fear of balloons. Let truth be told... Since childhood... You wouldn't wanna come close to me holding that...

Fear of clowns... Need I explain how nasty clowns usually are.. Or is it just me

u love heights?

DeKasablanca:

5&6. U

If i say it, i probably may be banned.

Another one i have is ejaculophobia.... pls put it on your list.

Cutehector:
u love heights?

Lol.... I completely forgot.. Heights give me the heebie jeebies ... So yeah I got fear of that too...

Shezhawt:
Btw op... You need to learn how to copy and paste

She has a phobia for copying and pasting

Shezhawt:



Lol.... I completely forgot.. Heights give me the heebie jeebies ... So yeah I got fear of that too...

I'd luv to knw wat u like

I am acrophobic

ronald4lif:


You got fears for pools and beach. Seriously? Adonbilivit!

Its true...

ronald4lif:


You got fears for pools and beach. Seriously? Adonbilivit!

Of course people got fears for pools and beach. You can never catch me swimming,but i go to the beach tho but don't go in water.

I have got some weird phobias too. I can't walk in the dark or stay in a dark place alone. I have got phobia for enclosed places top. I always have a tough time going into banking halls

My phobia for heights tops it all.

Deejavuu:


Of course people got fears for pools and beach. You can never catch me swimming,but i go to the beach tho but don't go in water.

I have got some weird phobias too. I can't walk in the dark or stay in a dark place alone. I have got phobia for enclosed places top. I always have a tough time going into banking halls

My phobia for heights tops it all.

Jesus ,which planet did you come from ?

I have phobia for airplanes, but I have been flying every two weeks for 10yrs.

Can't be relaxed inside an aircraft ,all I can do is to get myself drunk for long distanct journeys and forget the world.

ronald4lif:


Hmmm. But I believe the phobia for pools can be overcome. There are some pools that are very small, you'll mistake it for a large jacuzzi and some are built indoors and not as deep. Once a person start with something like this and learns how to swim they may not find bigger pools that scary. Swimming becomes a habit and fun for them.

I think most girls I know have phobia for dark places and staying alone in a closet. I think that's just a feminine thing. I can stay alone in almost anywhere I don't really care provided I have movies to watch or wi-fi to surf the net.

Does it mean you can't live in say a 10storey building?

My phobia for pools and beaches is mainly cos of fear drowning.

I can stay in a 10storey building but you wouldn't catch me anywhere near the balconey. Lol

Truckpusher:
Jesus ,which planet did you come from ?

I have phobia for airplanes, but I have been flying every two weeks for 10yrs.

Can't be relaxed inside an aircraft ,all I can do is to get myself drunk for long distanct journeys and forget the world.

I'm from jupiter.

Of cause we have to find a way around some phobias. I used to have a phobia of been seen or talking to a large audience, but i have been able to overcome that one to an extent.

Lmao@drinking and forgetting the world.

Deejavuu:


My phobia for pools and beaches is mainly cos of fear drowning.

I can stay in a 10storey building but you wouldn't catch me anywhere near the balconey. Lol

Fear fear grow some balls.

ronald4lif:


Fear fear grow some balls.

Lool. I'm trying, it used to be worse.

For that I'm going swimming on my own tomorrow

ronald4lif:


Better try it out, it's fun to swim. And a great way to relax.

So you believed

Believe that, then believe it snows in benin city

Deejavuu:


So you believed

Believe that, then believe it snows in benin city

so you're teasing about. No worries I'll drag you to a pool soon.

ronald4lif:


so you're teasing about. No worries I'll drag you to a pool soon.

Lool.

Ok i dey wait for you for house. Come quick o and lemme know time so i can sort out the bikini to use.

Deejavuu:


Lool.

Ok i dey wait for you for house. Come quick o and lemme know time so i can sort out the bikini to use.

That sounds better. On my way.

Someone must learn how to swim whether she likes it or not. Swimming is my thing and wifey got no choice but to drown with me.

ronald4lif:


That sounds better. On my way.

Someone must learn how to swim whether she likes it or not. Swimming is my thing and wifey got no choice but to drown with me.

Waiting.

Drown with you

Like jack you go ist

ronald4lif:


You've to try to overcome that of pools first. Perhaps by learning how to swim with mini pools. And with beach you do not have to go near the shores. Biko grow some balls, ogini kwa. These things are common things people do to unwind and catch fun. Don't get left out.

That's why itz phobia..