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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 falling in love?

Philophobia is the name of the phobia related to the fear of falling in love or being in love.

Does bulimia couse intense fear of gaining weight?

Normally bulimia causes weight lossbut in some cases it can cause you to gain weight because your body begins to retain the food that your trying to get rid of in order to help you keep your weight.

How do you experience the fear of the unknown?

  • All humans are living on earth and experience fear of the unknown, but most individuals tuck it away in their subconscious and get on with life. It is the knowledge you learn and depending on what subjects; plus listening to the news or wondering if there is a God or not that can create fear of not having control over your own life or, fear of your own mortality (death.)

What is the fear of jump scares?

There isn't a scientific term for fear of scary movies

so fear of scary movies is just called, fear of scary movies

What is the fear of being different?

Xenophobia is the fear of things that are foreign or strange.

What is the phobia of being scared of the ocean?

I dont know, but go to google and search 'phobia list' and it'll be there

Thalassophobia

What is the phobia of scary faces?

Physiognomophobia is the fear of faces. There is no term for the phobia specifically of scary faces.

What does clostrofobic mean?

Claustrophobic means , when you feel like you can barley breathe and when you feel closed in on. Also you feel crowded.

Claustrophobia is a fear of being closed in (typically in a small space).

What is a verb for the phobia?

Verbophobia is the fear of words.

What is the irrational fear of syrup called?

There is no scientific name for this particular fear but there is a close one called

Jangelaphobia - Fear of jello.

What is the fear of losing your boyfriend?

I dont know that one exactly, but here are some that are similar:

Erotophobia - Fear of sexual love or sexual questions. (possibly!)

Philematophobia - Fear of kissing.

Philophobia - Fear of falling in love or being in love

Sexophobia - Fear of the opposite sex.

What is difference between nervousness and fear?

Anxiety, on the other hand, is often unfocused, vague, and hard to pin down to a specific cause. In this form it is called free-floating anxiety.

What is the phobia name for the fear of taxidermy?

I've heard that it is called "taxidermphobia" and "taxidermy phobia" both.

What is the fear of being naked in a random place?

This was already answered previously, however, a fear of being nude is called gymnophobia. Please understand that it means a real fear of being naked not only self nudity but other people being nude and seeing them as well. It's a very different thing than being uncomfortable about being nude or being around others is something else entirely.

What is the fear of old things?

Yes, the phobia of old buildings is real. This phobia is called Atephobia.

What is the phobia of not being afraid of anything?

With an understanding of the language and a good list of existing phobias, I've come up with a new name for the Fear of Inability to Know or Fear of Not Knowing: Agnosiophobia (From Gnosiophobia - Fear of knowledge, which too many people are afflicted with.)

Can stopping Depo-Provera cause anxiety?

I took the shot after my first born and was a wreck. Everyone thought it was post baby blues, but it went on and on. The shot last 3 months, I did it twice. I would never do it again. Our hormones are sensitive enough,who needs that? I split up with my sons father while I was on that. It was bad for me.

What phobia is the fear of touching live fish?

Thalassophobia is the fear of sea creatures and the ocean. This can occur in any body of water, including lakes or rivers.