#typesofphobia

We all have heard about the word phobia & everyone at least suffers from one. But, what actually phobia is? A phobia is a kind of anxiety disorder which is an ongoing intense fear usually connected to a specific place, genetic, object, abuse or depression. Some common symptoms to recognize phobia, but, it may vary for each individual – one may encounter an extremely unpleasant sense of fear or panic attack or may get out of control when one encounters, think or talk about the source of their phobia. Phobia can trigger in one’s childhood because of some traumatic event and could root to a lifelong fear. People with phobias are unable to do anything about it but realize they are powerless over it.

Apparently, everyone fears something. Many people suffer from weird & bizarre phobias which are extremely hard to pronounce just the way one would have ever thought they actually exist.

List of some weird phobias you never know actually existed:

Nomophobia

Ever heard of Nomophobia before? It is an abbreviation for “no-mobile-phone phobia”, now you can get an idea of what Nomophobia could be. Nowadays, a cell phone is a great source of pleasure and also a major distracting tool that is leading us sadly towards the one of biggest phobia in the world also stated as the non-drug addiction of the 21st century. Nomophobes may encounter panic or anxiety disorders when they run out of battery or have no internet/network coverage, losing sight from a phone, checking phone frequently. Two in three nomophobes never switch off their mobile.

Agoraphobia

Agoraphobia may involve a fear of crowds, bridges, using public transportation, being outside alone without a history of panic disorder. such as using public transportation, being in open or enclosed spaces, standing in line, or being in a crowd. You may feel that you need a companion, such as a relative or friend, to go with you to public places. The fear can be so overwhelming that you may feel unable to leave your home.

Numerophobia

Do you hate numbers? Then you might be suffering from Numerophobia. You must be thinking, oh! this is the reason I don’t like Maths. But, on a serious note, this phobia could be very serious & may limit a person’s educational and professional opportunities. Numerophobia is the fear of numbers or mathematics & is also called Arithmophobia. This phobia refers to the fear of specific numbers like 13, 666 & 4.

Alektorophobia

Whenever someone hears or thinks about chicken normally they feel crave for it but, there are some people just by encountering or thinking about a chicken it is called Alektorophobia. It’s acknowledged as a specific phobia. People with specific phobias may not evoke how the phobia was developed it could be through negative experience or genetics and environment.

Bibliophobia

Bibliophobia refers to the state of having an unusual or hatred fear of books which often make it very difficult or painful exercise to read books aloud or silently. This phobia can be restrained to specific books or reading about evil or frightening stuff. Bibliophobia would trigger people suffering from learning disabilities or past negative experiences.

Technophobia

Technophobia is the constant dislike or fear of learning new advanced technology or devices. It is also linked to Cyberphobia, which is a fear of working with computers. It is an extremely studied phobia, as many teachers encounter a form of this when they are asked to teach their students using new technological aids. Other reasons for this phobia could be feeling of incompetence for the new age of technology, wrong influence on their life or is not required, negative experiences like account hacked, screwing up while using a computer.

Botanophobia

A walk in a park or area covered with trees could be an easy and pleasant experience, but for some people, it could be a nightmare as they might be suffering from Botanophobia – a phobia of plants or Dendrophobia – a phobia of trees. These phobias may trigger at a young age but one can continue to suffer in their adulthood & the reasons could be linked to genetics, a memory associated with a deceased loved one, serious injury, illness, allergy or superstitious beliefs associated with witches and other evil.

Heliophobia

We all have heard that vampires fear the sun & are more active at night, but in the real world, you can find some people who have an intense, & sometimes irrational fear of the sun. They might be suffering from Heliophobia – Fear of Sunlight. The phobia of the sun may originate from painful experiences, anxiety about getting skin cancer, wrinkling, premature aging, severe sunburn, etc. They may try to hide under lots of clothes, smear tones of lotions and shield their faces with scarf & dark glasses before stepping out.

Selenophobia

Like any other Phobia, it is surreal to believe but, it is true that some people have Selenophobia which is a fear of Full Moon. The phobia of the moon may originate from the following – a traumatic event or a fact that moon affects human behavior – studies show that crime rates are more likely to increase during the full moon or superstitions linked to folk tales & evil creatures.

Pogonophobia

Beards have been popular & classic look for men for the past few years. In fact, we are surrounded by beards, which could be very hard for some people to sustain as they might be suffering from Pogonophobia – an extreme fear or dislike of beards. It may seem absurd but, it is classified as a genuine phobia. This phobia could be stem from negative or traumatic past experiences with a bearded person, the belief of being unhygienic or suffering from illness. All genders and ages could get affected by this phobia.

One can easily find phobia with each letter. Do you know which phobia you are suffering from? Do let me know.