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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 phobia for success?
if you mean the a fear of failing the one you are looking for is Atychiphobia
What is the phobia for the fear of being stalked?
Lupislipophobia- The fear of being chased by timber wolves around a kitchen table on a newly waxed floor while wearing socks. That's the closest I could find. Sorry.
Argyrophobia is the fear of the colour silver, especially of silverware.
Snakes fear their predators, which include larger animals and birds. Snakes will become agitated when a shadow passes over them, a large animal approaches or downward pressure is applied to their bodies. - Animal control personnel tasked with relocating snakes are aware of these behaviours and use them to their own advantage. Snakes have little objection to being lifted from underneath with a handling hook and will readily go to hide in a black bag.
What is fear of blankets called?
yes, there is and it is called considea. maybe talk to your doctor it is very unusual to have this fear
How many phobias are in the world?
there are many different phobias and you can look this up on the internet. there are many different sites that say basically the same thing. you can look up a phobia by typing like this for example: the fear of math-phobia
Like all phobias, phobophobia is an exaggerated fear response. While in other phobias, the irrationally heightened response focuses on a specific object or situation, in phobophobia, the fear is of the fear response itself.
What is The longest spelled phobia?
Hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia, which is the fear of long words.
NO! the longest is: pneumono-ultramicroscopic-silicovolcano-coniosiphobia
What is the phobia for fear of corners?
This is a more general fear of sharp objects, in which corners are included. The phobia is characterised by irrational wincing, discomfort and avoidance of any sharp object perceived to be near the eye. Stimuli can include needles, pencils, corners of paper, corners of shelves, umbrella points, etc.
It is fairly common in developed countries, and can be treated by a number of phobia-combating techniques, including hypnotherapy, associative conditioning and counselling. You should speak to your GP if it is affecting your day-to-day life.
There is, however, no specific medical term for a fear of object corners exclusively, with an absence of a fear for other sharp objects.
Fear of Corners of a RoomThere is currently no medical term (--phobia) for "fear of corners" in a room. So, it is just that: "fear of corners in a room" or, colloquially, it could perhaps be called "cornerphobia".However, this may be a manifestation of another phobia, such as nyctophobia (fear of dark places) or claustrophobia (fear of enclosed spaces) - two very common and treatable phobias. You should speak to your GP if it is affecting your day-to-day life.
What phobia is the phobia of everything?
The actual fear of everything is called panophobia or pantophobia. If you don't believe me look it up and no its not the fear of pans or pants.
What is the name of the phobia that best descibes the fear of ledges and sudden drop-offs?
Catapedaphobia is the name of the phobia relating to the fear of jumping from high and low places
What phobia is a fear of getting sick?
Emetophobia is the fear of vomiting. That is most likely the fear you have when you are afraid of the stomach flu (viral gastroenteritis). Educating yourself about stomach flu facts can help decrease your fear.
What do you call the fear of food touching your hands?
Brumotactillophobia is the fear of food touching other food. And you are not alone, I have a severe case of Brumotactillophobia, If my food touches I literately feel panicked and nauseous. It used to be so bad that if anything on my plate touched I would throw everything away. Through many years of mental preparation and different strategies I have been able to get to a point where if one food touches another I can just cut off the parts that touched and continue on eating the rest of the meal.
What phobia is the fear drinking out of glasses?
I know there is a fear of glass, but drinking out of a glass i dont know. The phobias for glass are: Hyelophobia, Hyalophobia, and Nelophobia. Or if its a fear of the glass being contaminated by someone, like germs, it might be mysophobia.
Answer
Let us make up/discover a word for 'the fear of drinking out of glasses':
Hyalotrempinophobia
Is phobia and anxiety are same?
A phobia is a pathological fear, one that is bad for your health or controls your actions. A fear is normal unless it becomes obsessive and starts controlling your life. Please refer to the Related Link below for more information.
In the basic definition of the terms, they mean the same thing. A phobia, however, is a more scientific term attached to certain specific fears. For example, acrophobia is the fear of heights.
What phobia is the fear of spelling things correct?
Atychiphobia : Fear of failure. People with this type of phobia see things (attempts in life) as black or white. This phobia is commonly linked to the fear of being wrong, since being wrong is seen (by phobic individuals) as a failed attempt at something.
The accepted phobia name for this condition is Angrophobia.
What phobia is the phobia of being rejected?
I don't think so but I do think that there are some people that are very conciuos about it. Like the people that are outcast in school or the people considered popular. But I'm pretty sure there is no Phobia for being accepted.
How can you overcome the fear of sleep?
have one with a bunch of friends. and if ur mom is friends with one of ur friends' mom then u and ur mom can both be at the same sleepover(but she doesnt bother u) and then if u get scared u will have ur mom and u will feel better
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Hi there. I have a fear of sleepovers too, I wouldn't worry. Try having a sleepover with friend (s) at your house. This will help. You can always phone them or bring something like a photo or an item of clothing which 'smells' (if you know what I mean) of them.
