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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 phobia is the fear of liquids dampness or moisture?
Hygrophobia is the name of the phobia related to the fear of moisture, liquids or dampness.
Hippopotomonstrosesqippedaliophobia is the fear of long words
which is funny because the phobia is a long word!
Who said people fear what they do not understand?
There are many reasons why people fear something. Maybe as a child they had a bad experience with something. but, yes, some people are afraid of what they do not understand. That is the reason some people are afraid of the dark.
That's also the reason I'm afraid of quadratic equations.
Is there a name for a fear of pulling out teeth?
Both dentophobia and odontophobia relate to the fear of dentistry and receiving dental care.
Is there such thing as a phobia of the number eight?
Your question asks what the phobia of a fear is (X-phobia-phobia): the PHOBIA OF THE FEAR of the number eight would be octophobia-phobia.
The fear of the number eight would simply be octophobia.
What percent of Americans have a phobia?
Fear of horses is known as equinophobia. The exact number of people who have it is unknown. There are some notable people who have it including Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart and Eric Berry.
Is there such a thing as Holeophobia?
Yes, the fear of holes is a real phobia.
This phobia is called Trypophobia. Those who suffer from it tend to avoid things like sponges and honeycomb.
What is the name for fear of rocks?
I think it's petraphobia. I'm unsure, but petra is latin for rocks, so I would guess if the phobia had a name, it would be that one.
What do they call a fear of doorways?
Agoraphobia.
*Agoraphobia is the fear of the open doors not the fear of open doors.
Arachibutyrophobia is a fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of one's mouth.
What is the phobia called when your afraid to sing?
Psallophobia - Greek Root
Decantophobia - Latin Root
Adophobia - Greek Root (Ancient)
How do you overcome HIV phobia?
Well, developing a stomach for blood, or getting over hemophobia, is like toning a muscle. You CAN get used to it after often exposure. Another option is hypnotherapy so that your eyes send a different message to your brain about what you're seeing. However, if you do have hemophobia, I wouldn't suggest looking for work as a surgeon.
What is the fear of the sea called?
Mermaids don't exist, though given that phobias are generally irrational, such a fear may exist. There doesn't appear to be an official term for it, probably because such a fear would be rare, however internet searches offer sirenophobia and nereiphobia as suggestions.
What does fear of emotionally attached called?
This would probably be called fear of emotional intimacy with another person.
Why are people are afraid of puppets?
really puppets back then use to be a use of scarying away ghost and evil darkness. and it entertand the gods and rulers. sometimes the thought of a puppet being used for that is kined of scary and un enjoyable.
What is the phobia of farts called?
There is not one for fart, but the phobia of smells is Olfactophobia.
What is the name for a fear of balloon animals?
the name is 'hotairballoonaphobia'
I'm not an expert but "globophobia" is fear of balloons and "mega" is big so fear of big balloons could be "megaglobophobia"
What phobia is the fear of veins and wrists?
Carpophobia
It is the fear of anything.the prefix actually.
What is unlucky of the number 13?
It is believed to bring bad luck. Most people fear Friday the 13th.
TRISKAIDEKAPHOBIA: Fear of the number 13. It all began in religious times. Friday the 13th phobia has its roots in the early days of Christianity. There were 13 people at Christ's Last Supper before his captivity, and then He was crucified on a Friday. Since number 13 is regarded as an ominous and unlucky. The latest example of ill-fated Apollo 13 lunar mission, which was, aborted en route to the moon in 1970 because of a fuel cell in the service module. The flight left the launching pad at 13 minutes after the hour on April 13.In China also, 13 was regarded as a number of obstacles. In the ancient religion of Mexico, number 13 were considered the most fortunate number- since it symbolizes the Sun, the male and positive energy. In the Cabala, 13 are not regarded as unlucky. In the second book of the Moses, one can study of the 13 attributes of God (Exodus34: 6-7). In numerology, it is a number of practical, alert, and intelligent. Those born on this date are very successful in scientific research and development. Their interests in religion and philosophy can bring them great fame and siddhis/ riddhis (powers that are believed to be supernatural) Are you more adamant about your fear of number 13? Would you consider living on floor marked 13 in unit 13? Most of the scientist world does not offer you any solid proof, but stating it is simply a superstition phobia. For centuries, the scary combination of Friday the 13 has portended misfortune to many across this world. The number 13 by itself have led many high-rise buildings to number of their floors 12 to 14. Although the West is famous for scientific technological wizardry and education, the number 13's superstition still has a powerful hold on many aspects of everyday life.
Srinivasu K
Callophobia is characterized by the irrational fear of beauty
What is the phobia called when you have a fear of toasters?
according to wikipedia that is an unnamed phobia
So Wiki.Answers is going to name it "toasterphobia." and it will forever be known as such.
