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Many people suffer anxiety or fear over a various number of tasks or other items. Many of them have been named specific phobias, but many of them have not.
Whether your fear has a scientfic name, or not, the important things to remember are that 1) you are not alone, 2) fears can be overcome.
Below is a collaborated list of scientifically unnamed fears by many WikiUsers:
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What phobia is the fear of hookers?
The name for a phobia of prostitutes or a sexually transmitted disease is Cypridophobia. In some circles, it is also known as Cyprianophobia.
Is their a scientific name for someone that fears credit cards?
The scientific name for someone that fears money is Chrometophobia, and the fear of numbers called numerophobia prevents some people from obtaining credit cards. There does not appear to be a specific phobia related to fear of credit cards.
What phobia is the fear of cards?
There's no official term for a fear of playing cards, but some people call it pectophobia. Not every phobia is named, as there's so many potential fears.
Is there a phobia of tight bracelets cutting off the circulation in your wrists?
Though some people have a phobia of Jewellery, there is no specific name for a phobia of bracelets
Why do some people have a phobia of clowns?
Coulrophobia is a serious fear and should not be played with. Messing with peoples fears can cause them to have anxiety attacks or worse heart attacks. Fears come from traumatizing things that have happened in a person life.
What is fear in dementia?
I think it's probably a form of a phobia, some people have terrible fears that haunt them all the time. You might talk to your MD about it or a psychologist.
How do you get a phobia away?
A phobia is a fright, so get rid of it the way you do any other fright; grow out of it, face it, see a phychiatrist, and some don't go away. Ever. A phobia is an irrational fear. Irrational fears usually come from the subconscious mind. Hypnotherapy deals directly with the subconscious mind and a good hypnotherapist can help a person overcome their phobia.
What is math phobia?
People are afraid of math. They think they cannot do it and just freak out when given any math problem. Of course this is an irrational fear (pun intended) and with some help people can overcome this phobia.
What phobia is the fear of teenagers?
The name of the phobia related to the fear of teenagers is Ephebiphobia.See Web Links for a list of some phobias and their names
What phobia is the fear of door knobs?
The fear of door knobs is known as ostiumtractophobia. A phobia is an irrational fear of a situation or object that causes extreme distress in some people. A phobia is considered a type of anxiety disorder.
How does a person get a phobia?
It is not always known why or how a phobia develops. The most common cause tends to be a traumatic exposure to the thing the person is phobic about. Such as someone who has a phobia about spiders may have been bitten by one and a fear of that happening again can develop into a full on phobia. Or if a loved one gets hurt in a car accident, one might develop a phobia and fear themselves and/or their loved ones getting into cars. Some phobias appear to have no known cause.
Why do some people fear shower thoughts so much?
Shower Thoughts are also known as Ablutophobia which is a specific phobia. people with this have an irrational fear of bathing or washing. It can affect children and adults and is more common in women than men. People with specific phobias know that their fears are not realistic, but they are unable to address them.
