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Weird Phobias

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Clostrophobia, Altophobia, you've probably heard of at least one of these phobias, or of another exaggerated, inexplicable and illogical fear of a particular object, class of objects, or situation. Maybe you even have it! Well, one day I looked up phobias and I'd like to share with you some wacky, but true phobias.

Telephonophobia - Fear of telephones.
Thaasophobia - Fear of sitting. -Imagine that!
Nomatophobia - Fear of names.
Nephophobia - Fear of clouds
Dendrophobia - Fear of trees. -I recommend you don't live in a forest if you have this!
Cacophobia - Fear of ugliness.
Barophobia - Fear of gravity.
Sophophobia - Fear of learning.-Sometimes I think we all have that!
Scelerophibia - Fear of bad men, burglars.-Is anyone not afraid of them?!
Pogonophobia - Fear of beards.
Leukophobia - Fear of the color white.-o.0!
Lachanophobia - Fear of vegetables.-Haha "Eat your potatoes son!"
Euphobia - Fear of hearing good news.
Ephebiphobia - Fear of teenagers.
Cyclophobia - Fear of bicycles.
Clinophobia - Fear of going to bed.
Arrhenphobia - Fear of men.
Arithmophobia - Fear of numbers.
Walloonphobia - Fear of the Walloons.-I just wanted to know what a walloon is!
Verbophobia - Fear of words.
Ablutophobia - Fear of washing or bathing.
Agateophobia - Fear of insanity.
Alektorophobia - Fear of chickens.
Bibliophobia - Fear of books.
Basophobia or Basiphobia - Inability to stand. Fear of walking or falling.
Monophobia - Fear of solitude or being alone.
Novercaphobia - Fear of your step-mother.
Nostophobia - Fear of returning home.
Xanthophobia - Fear of the color yellow or the word yellow.
Zelophobia - Fear of jealousy.
Heliophobia - Fear of the sun.
Hematophobia - Fear of blood.
Heterophobia - Fear of the opposite gender.
Hylophobia - Fear of forests.
Hydrophobophobia - Fear of rabies.-Try saying that 10 times as fast as you can!
Ichthyophobia - Fear of fish.
Koinoniphobia - Fear of rooms.
Kinetophobia or Kinesophobia - Fear of movement or motion.
Megalophobia - Fear of large things.
Mageirocophobia - Fear of cooking.
Panophobia or Pantophobia - Fear of everything.

This is only a few compared to the website. You might find some pretty interesting things there. Go check it out! http://www.phobialist.com

Ozzy111 here, signing off . . .
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