Conquering Your Fears Exploring Different Types of Phobias

TYPES OF PHOBIAS

Achluophobia—fear of darkness

Acrophobia—fear of heights

Aerophobia—fear of flying

Algophobia—fear of pain

Agoraphobia—Fear of open spaces or crowds

Aichmophobia—fear of needles or pointed objects

Amaxophobia—fear of riding in a car

Androphobia—fear of men

Aphenphosmphobia—fear of being touched

Arachnophobia—fear of spiders

Arithmophobia—fear of numbers

Astraphobia—fear of thunder and lightning

Atychiphobia—fear of failure

Autophobia—fear of being alone

Bacteriophobia—fear of bacteria

Bathmophobia—fear of stairs or steep slopes

Belonephobia—fear of pins and needles

Claustrophobia—fear of confined spaces

Coulrophobia—fear of clowns

Cyberphobia—fear of computers

Cynophobia—fear of dogs

Elurophobia—fear of cats

Entomophobia—fear of insects

Ephebiphobia—fear of teenagers

Equinophobia—fear of horses

Gamophobia—fear of marriage

Glossophobia—fear of speaking in public

Hemophobia—fear of blood

Herpetophobia—fear of reptiles

Hydrophobia—fear of water

Hypochondria—fear of illness

Iatrophobia—fear of doctors

Insectophobia—fear of insects

Megalophobia—fear of significant things

Mysophobia—fear of dirt and germs

Necrophobia—fear of death or dead things

Noctiphobia—fear of the night

Nosocomephobia—fear of hospitals

Nyctophobia—fear of the dark

Octophobia—Fear of the figure 8

Ophidiophobia—fear of snakes

Pathophobia—fear of disease

Scolionophobia—fear of school

Arachnophobia—Fear of spiders

Tonitrophobia—fear of thunder

Xenophobia—fear of strangers or foreigners

Zoophobia—fear of animals

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