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Phobias

Strong fear of a situation or thing that is extremely strong and causes anxiety is a phobia. Phobias could be of heights, bridges, talkiing to a group, or any number of other things. Ask and answer questions about the different types of phobias, what they are, how they happen, how to overcome them, and more in this category.

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What is the fear of open places?

Agoraphobia- Fear of open spaces or of being in crowded public places, also a fear of leaving a safe place.

How do you overcome your fears of nakedness?

Just do it. Tell your friends you want to overcome a fear of nakedness and they will ridicule you until you're more embarrassed to be clothed than to be naked. Or go with a friend to a nudist beach and take off your clothes. Once you do that you will experience how wonderful it is, how much fun it is, just to be without clothes. You have to understand that fear of nakedness is really useless. Fear of heights keeps you from falling to your death. Fear of the dark kept stone age children from wandering off at night and being eaten. But fear of nakedness is different. Children don't have it. It's something that's pushed on you because other people have it and expect you to have it. Just take it off.

What is a fear on pain called?

The fear of pain, or rather, an injury, is traumatophobia.

Is there such thing as a phobia of odd socks?

Parudophobia is the non rational fear of pairing socks

What is the name for a fear of windows?

I dont know but im scared of windows falling out of the walls if i or ppl lean into them! could this be classed as the same phobia or is it different? can anyone help?

A leader who rules by fear?

why did ruling by fear could be an effective way to govern

What is it called when your scared of needles?

Trypanophobia is the fear of medical procedures that involve injections or hypodermic needles. Aichmophobia is the fear of any sharp or pointed object including needles and knives. Other names for the fear of needles is belonephobia.

What is the fear of oddly shaped holes?

Trypophobia is the fear of holes or objects with holes.

What phobia is fear of police?

Astynomiaphobia is the correct psychological term with astynomia meaning police in Greek and phobiais fear in Greek.

Policophobia is more commonly used as slang which means a fear of police encounters that appears to be more associated with a class of residents such as renters, low income households, young, non-white, and those with a sense of disenfranchisement from government, society and neighbor.

What is tryanophobia?

The extreme fear of medical procedures, especially those involving needles.

What is the name of phobia from owls?

There is no exact phobia name but the name for the fear of birds is 'ornithophobia' which could include fear of owls

Why many people fear the future?

Because they already feel inadequate, and feel that things only may become worse. Most people are cynics that live day by day. Paycheck to paycheck, and only wish instead of plan...

Is there a phobia of stretching the foreskin?

This depends on how tight it may be. If it is tight then you should not force it back but try gently pulling it back each time you bathe or shower. If after a short while there is no improvement then you should ask to see your doctor who will be able to refer you for a circumcision.

What phobia is a fear of unrolling things?

The phobia of unrolling things is known as "rhabdophobia." This specific phobia involves an irrational fear of unrolling, unwinding, or unfurling objects or materials. Individuals with rhabdophobia may experience anxiety, panic attacks, or avoidance behaviors when faced with situations involving the unrolling of items. Treatment for rhabdophobia typically involves cognitive-behavioral therapy techniques to help individuals manage and overcome their fear.

Is there a phobia of playing video games?

I can't actually believe there is no word for it.

I checked many lists, but found nothing..

Here are the closest phobias (in my opinion) to playing games:

Koumpounophobia - fear of buttons.

Cyberphobia - fear of or aversion to computers and of learning new technologies

Atychiphobia - fear of failure

How can you overcome the fear of turbulence?

We presume you mean while flying as a passenger.

There are therapists who specialize in helping people with that kind of issue. We have included a link to an article on fear of flying that may point you in a useful direction. See below.

Is there such thing as a phobia of right handed people?

Yes, there is an unusual but officially recognised phobia of right-handed people.
This phobia (and the phobia of anything related to right-handedness) is called Dextrophobia.

Fear of getting out of bed?

There is no official phobia for the fear of getting out of bed. However, the fear of anything related to beds is called clinophobia.