21 Stunning Types of Phobias

Here are 21 Stunning Types of Phobias:-

1 Aerophobia - Fear of flying.

 An abnormal and persistent fear of flying. Sufferers experience severe anxiety even though they usually realize that the flying does not pose a threat commensurate with their fear. Aerophobia also means an irrational fear of fresh air or drafts of air.

2 Algophobia - Fear of pain.

Algophobia or algiophobia is a phobia of pain - an abnormal and persistent fear of pain that is far more powerful than that of a normal person. It can be treated with behavioral therapy and anti-anxiety medication.

3 Bibliophobia - Fear of books.

Bibliophobia is the fear or hatred of books. Such fear often arises from fear of the effect books can have on society or culture. Bibliophobia is a common cause of censorship and book burning.

4 Lilapsophobia - Fear of tornadoes and hurricanes.

Lilapsophobia is an abnormal fear of tornadoes or hurricanes. Lilapsophobia is considered the more severe type of astraphobia, which is a fear of thunder and lightning.

5 Selenophobia - Fear of the moon.

Selenophobia (from the Greek word seleno, meaning "moon"), also known as lunaphobia (from the Latin word luna, meaning "moon") is the fear of the moon or even darkness on a moonless night. Like many other phobias, selenophobia originates from painful experiences during childhood.

6 Insectophobia - Fear of insects.

Entomophobia, sometimes known as insectophobia, is the fear of insects. The fear is relatively common in the US, particularly in urban areas where coming into contact with a bug is fairly unusual because of the lack of interaction with nature.

7 Wiccaphobia - Fear of witches and witchcraft.

Wiccaphobia is the fear of witches or witchcraft. The origin of the word wicca is Old English (meaning necromancer or male witch) and phobia is Greek (meaning fear). Wiccaphobia is considered to be a specific phobia.

8 Pathophobia - Fear of disease.

Definition of pathophobia. : morbid fear of disease : hypochondria.

9 Phobophobia - Fear of phobias.

Phobophobia is the fear of phobias and, more specifically, of the internal sensations associated with that phobia and anxiety, which binds it closely to other anxiety disorders, especially with generalized anxiety disorders (free floating fears) and panic attacks.

10 Venustraphobia - Fear of beautiful women.

Venustraphobia is the irrational fear of beautiful women. Venustraphobia is also known as caligynephobia or gynephobia.

11 Philophobia - Fear of love.

Philophobia is the fear of love or of becoming emotionally connected with another person. It shares many of the same traits as other specific phobias, particularly those that are social in nature.

12 Equinophobia - Fear of horses.

Equinophobia or hippophobia is a psychological fear of horses. Equinophobia is derived from the Greek word φόβος (phóbos), meaning "fear" and the Latin word equus, meaning "horse". The term hippophobia is also derived from the Greek word phóbos with the prefix derived from the Greek word for horse, ἵππος (híppos).

13 Dendrophobia - Fear of trees.

Dendrophobia is the fear of trees. It comes from the Greek word dendro meaning "trees", and phobos, "fear". It is usually triggered from a traumatic childhood experiences, like getting poked by low or fallen branch or a tree falling onto them.

14 Dentophobia - Fear of dentists.

There are many terms used to classify the idea of a dental phobia. It can be known as dental fear, dental anxiety, dentist phobia, odontophobia, or dentophobia. They all mean the same thing: an intense fear of visiting the dentist for dental care.

15 Cyberphobia - Fear of computers.

It is extreme or irrational fear of computers or technology.

"cyberphobia may sound silly, but a new survey found many people are ignorant about electronic gadgets"

16 Chionophobia - Fear of snow.

Chionophobia is the extreme dislike or fear of snow. The word originates from Greek chion meaning snow and phobos meaning fear, aversion or dread. People with Chionophobia often understand that their fear is unfounded and weird. However, they are unable to control it.

17 Botanophobia - Fear of plants.

Botanophobia is the extreme, unwarranted and often irrational fear of plants. The word Botanophobia is derived from Greek word 'botane' which means grass or pasture, and 'phobos' which is Greek for deep aversion or dread.

18 Herpetophobia - Fear of reptiles.

Herpetophobia is a common specific phobia, which consists of fear or aversion to reptiles, commonly lizards and snakes, and similar vertebrates as amphibians. It is one of the most diffused animal phobias, very similar and related to ophidiophobia.

19 Arachibutyrophobia - Fear of peanut butter Sticking to your upper side of Mouth.

Arachibutyrophobia, coming from the Greek words “arachi” for “ground nut” and “butyr” for butter, and “phobia” for fear, it's a fear of being choked by peanut butter. Specifically, it refers to the fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of your mouth.

20 Autophobia, fear of being alone.

Autophobia, or monophobia, is the fear of being alone or lonely. Being alone, even in a usually comforting place like home, can result in severe anxiety for people with this condition. People with autophobia feel they need another person or other people around in order to feel safe.

21 Claustrophobia, fear of confined or crowded spaces.

Claustrophobia is a situational phobia triggered by an irrational and intense fear of tight or crowded spaces. It can be triggered by things like being locked in a windowless room, being stuck in a crowded elevator, or driving on a congested highway. Claustrophobia is one of the most common phobias.