Day Two 2013, Are You Scared Yet?

“Fight Against Stupidity And Bureaucracy”

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If you aren’t scared yet the chances are you are not afflicted with anything on the following list of phobias or irrational fears that seem to grip some unfortunate people. For them 2013 will be as frightening as 2012. Imagine, for example, spending the whole year with proctophobia – what a bummer!

In today’s list are the ‘O’s and the ‘P’s. 

Enjoy.

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Obesophobia……….fear of gaining weight. (Pocrescophobia)

 

Ochlophobia……….fear of crowds or mobs.

 

Ochophobia……….fear of vehicles.

 

Octophobia ……….fear of the figure 8.

 

Odontophobia……….fear of teeth or dental surgery.

 

Odynophobia or Odynephobia……….fear of pain. (Algophobia)

 

Oenophobia……….fear of wines.

 

Oikophobia……….fear of home surroundings, house. (Domatophobia, Eicophobia)

 

Olfactophobia……….fear of smells.

 

Ombrophobia……….fear of rain or of being rained on.

 

Ommetaphobia or Ommatophobia……….fear of eyes.

 

Omphalophobia……….fear of belly buttons.

 

Oneirophobia……….fear of dreams.

 

Oneirogmophobia……….fear of wet dreams.

 

Onomatophobia……….fear of hearing a certain word or of names.

 

Ophidiophobia……….fear of snakes. (Snakephobia)

 

Ophthalmophobia……….fear of being stared at.

 

Opiophobia……….fear medical doctors experience of prescribing needed pain medications for patients.

 

Optophobia……….fear of opening one’s eyes.

 

Ornithophobia……….fear of birds.

 

Orthophobia……….fear of property.

 

Osmophobia or Osphresiophobia……….fear of smells or odors.

 

Ostraconophobia……….fear of shellfish.

 

Ouranophobia or Uranophobia……….fear of heaven.

 

Pagophobia……….fear of ice or frost.

 

Panthophobia……….fear of suffering and disease.

 

Panophobia or Pantophobia……….fear of everything.

 

Papaphobia……….fear of the Pope.

 

Papyrophobia……….fear of paper.

 

Paralipophobia……….fear of neglecting duty or responsibility.

 

Paraphobia……….fear of sexual perversion.

 

Parasitophobia……….fear of parasites.

 

Paraskavedekatriaphobia……….fear of Friday the 13th.

 

Parthenophobia……….fear of virgins or young girls.

 

Pathophobia……….fear of disease.

 

Patroiophobia……….fear of heredity.

 

Parturiphobia……….fear of childbirth.

 

Peccatophobia……….fear of sinning or imaginary crimes.

 

Pediculophobia……….fear of lice.

 

Pediophobia……….fear of dolls.

 

Pedophobia……….fear of children.

 

Peladophobia……….fear of bald people.

 

Pellagrophobia……….fear of pellagra.

 

Peniaphobia……….fear of poverty.

 

Pentheraphobia……….fear of mother-in-law. (Novercaphobia)

 

Phagophobia……….fear of swallowing or of eating or of being eaten.

 

Phalacrophobia……….fear of becoming bald.

 

Phallophobia……….fear of a penis, especially erect.

 

Pharmacophobia……….fear of taking medicine.

 

Phasmophobia……….fear of ghosts.

 

Phengophobia……….fear of daylight or sunshine.

 

Philemaphobia or Philematophobia……….fear of kissing.

 

Philophobia……….fear of falling in love or being in love.

 

Philosophobia……….fear of philosophy.

 

Phobophobia……….fear of phobias.

 

Photoaugliaphobia……….fear of glaring lights.

 

Photophobia……….fear of light.

 

Phonophobia……….fear of noises or voices or one’s own voice; of telephones.

 

Phronemophobia……….fear of thinking.

 

Phthiriophobia……….fear of lice. (Pediculophobia)

 

Phthisiophobia……….fear of tuberculosis.

 

Placophobia……….fear of tombstones.

 

Plutophobia……….fear of wealth.

 

Pluviophobia……….fear of rain or of being rained on.

 

Pneumatiphobia……….fear of spirits.

 

Pnigophobia or Pnigerophobia……….fear of choking of being smothered.

 

Pocrescophobia……….fear of gaining weight. (Obesophobia)

 

Podophobia……….fear of feet.

 

Pogonophobia……….fear of beards.

 

Poliosophobia……….fear of contracting poliomyelitis.

 

Politicophobia……….fear or abnormal dislike of politicians.

 

Polyphobia……….fear of many things.

 

Poinephobia……….fear of punishment.

 

Ponophobia……….fear of overworking or of pain.

 

Porphyrophobia……….fear of the color purple.

 

Potamophobia……….fear of rivers or running water.

 

Potophobia……….fear of alcohol.

 

Pharmacophobia……….fear of drugs.

 

Proctophobia……….fear of rectums.

 

Prosophobia……….fear of progress.

 

P-P-P-P-P-Psellismophobia……….fear of stuttering.

 

Psychophobia……….fear of mind.

 

Psychrophobia……….fear of cold.

 

Pteridophobia……….morbid fear of fearns.

 

Pteromerhanophobia……….fear of flying.

 

Pteronophobia……….fear of being tickled by feathers.

 

Pupaphobia ……….fear of puppets.

 

Pyrexiophobia……….fear of fever.

 

Pyrophobia……….fear of fire.

 

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How are you after all that? Are you developing symptoms or are you feeling good?

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What Is It You’re Scared Of? Bet I Have A Name For It.

“Fight Against Stupidity And Bureaucracy”

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I thought it might be a good idea to do a post on phobias, that is, things that people are scared of. There re the obvious things like spiders and rats and heights and so forth, but I was hoping that there might be enough material to do a post concentrating on the stupid things, the things that you would never imagine in your wildest dreams that somebody would be scared of.

Well it turns out I was right. There was enough material for a post. In fact there was enough material for a whole series of posts!

The rule I quickly discovered is  –  if it exists some poor demented soul will be scared of it. Even the most mundane and innocuous things.

I should also point out that what we are talking about here is not just simply being scared as you would be scared of a lion or a charging herd of elephants. That’s just common sense. What we are talking about here is a totally irrational and heightened fear for which there is no logic or sensible explanation, other than that the sufferer is a bit nuts!

So we’ll start the series today. If you like it then we can do more. It’s actually quite entertaining in two senses, one just to laugh at the stupidity of people, and two, to marvel at some of the names scientists and doctors have dreamt up for the phobias.

Here we go. By the way, if you have a phobia about lists (and there is one!) get in behind the sofa now.

 

 

Ablutophobia ………. Fear of washing or bathing.

 

Acarophobia ………. Fear of itching or of the insects that cause itching.

 

Acerophobia ………. Fear of sourness.   

 

Achluophobia ………. Fear of darkness.  

 

Acousticophobia ………. Fear of noise.  

 

Aerophobia ………. Fear of drafts, air swallowing, or airbourne noxious substances.  

 

Aeroacrophobia ………. Fear of open high places.  

 

Aeronausiphobia ………. Fear of vomiting secondary to airsickness.   

 

Agateophobia ………. Fear of insanity.   

 

Agliophobia ………. Fear of pain.  

 

Agoraphobia ………. Fear of open spaces, or of being in crowded, public places like markets, or of leaving a safe place.  

 

Agraphobia ………. Fear of sexual abuse.   Also known as Contreltophobia

 

Agrizoophobia ………. Fear of wild animals.  

 

Agyrophobia ………. Fear of streets or crossing the street.

 

Aibohphobia ………. Fear of palindromes.

(So why did they make the name of this ailment a palindrome???)

 

Aichmophobia ………. Fear of needles or pointed objects.

 

Ailurophobia ………. Fear of cats.

 

Albuminurophobia ………. Fear of kidney disease.

 

Alektorophobia ………. Fear of chickens.

 

Algophobia ………. Fear of pain.

 

Alliumphobia ………. Fear of garlic.

 

Allodoxaphobia ………. Fear of opinions.

 

Altophobia ………. Fear of heights.

 

Amathophobia ………. Fear of dust.

 

Amaxophobia ………. Fear of riding in a car.

 

Ambulophobia ………. Fear of walking.

 

Amnesiphobia ………. Fear of amnesia.

 

Amychophobia ………. Fear of scratches or being scratched.

 

Anablephobia ………. Fear of looking up.

 

Ancraophobia ………. Fear of wind. (Anemophobia)

 

Androphobia ………. Fear of men.

 

Androidophobia ………. Fear of androids or robots

 

Anemophobia ………. Fear of air drafts or wind. (Ancraophobia)

 

Anestesiaphobia ………. Fear of being under anthestic or fear of loss of sensation

 

Anginophobia ………. Fear of angina, choking or narrowness.

 

Anglophobia ………. Fear of England or English culture, etc.

 

Angrophobia ………. Fear of anger or of becoming angry.

 

Ankylophobia ………. Fear of immobility of a joint.

 

Anthophobia ………. Fear of flowers or parts of flowers

 

Anthrophobia or Anthophobia ………. Fear of flowers.

 

Anthropophobia ………. Fear of people or society.

 

Antlophobia ………. Fear of floods.

 

Anuptaphobia ………. Fear of staying single.

 

Apeirophobia ………. Fear of infinity.

 

Aphenphosmphobia ………. Fear of being touched. (Haphephobia)

 

Apiphobia ………. Fear of bees.

 

Apotemnophobia ………. Fear of persons with amputations.

 

Aguaphobia ………. Fear of water

 

Arachibutyrophobia ………. Fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of the mouth.

 

Arithmophobia ………. Fear of numbers.

 

Arrhenphobia ………. Fear of men.

 

Arsonphobia ………. Fear of fire.

 

Ashenophobia ………. Fear of fainting or weakness

 

Astraphobia or Astrapophobia ………. Fear of thunder and lightning.(Ceraunophobia, Keraunophobia)

 

Astrophobia ………. Fear of stars or celestial space.

 

Asymmetriphobia ………. Fear of asymmetrical things.

 

Ataxiophobia ………. Fear of ataxia. (muscular incoordination)

 

Ataxophobia ………. Fear of disorder or untidiness.

 

Atelophobia ………. Fear of imperfection.

 

Atephobia ………. Fear of ruin or ruins.

 

Athazagoraphobia ………. Fear of being forgotten or ignored or forgetting.

 

Atomosophobia ………. Fear of atomic explosions.

 

Atychiphobia ………. Fear of failure.

 

Aulophobia ………. Fear of flutes.

 

Aurophobia ………. Fear of gold.

 

Auroraphobia ………. Fear of Northern lights.

 

Autodysomophobia ………. Fear of one that has a vile odor.

 

Automatonophobia ………. Fear of ventriloquist’s dummies, animatronic creatures, wax statues – anything that falsely represents a sentient being.

 

Automysophobia ………. Fear of being dirty.

 

Autophobia ………. Fear of being alone or of oneself.

 

Aviophobia or Aviatophobia ………. Fear of flying.

 

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