Ablutophobia: The Fear of Bathing
It is socially essential for humans to have a bath. This daily exercise has become an innate trait embedded since birth. Notwithstanding, it may be surprising to find out that…
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It is socially essential for humans to have a bath. This daily exercise has become an innate trait embedded since birth. Notwithstanding, it may be surprising to find out that…
The irrational fear or hatred of the color yellow is known as xanthophobia. Individuals suffering from this disorder should expect a very high degree of anxiety from simply thinking about…
Acousticophobia can be termed as the irrational fear of noise. A person suffering from this condition can experience severe anxiety just by thinking of noise, let alone experiencing it. Essentially,…
Chromophobia is a persistent, irrational fear of, or aversion to, colors (chromatophobia or chrematophobia) and is generally a conditioned response. While clinical color phobias are uncommon, colors may elicit hormonal…
Chionophobia is the irrational dislike or fear of snow. Individuals suffering from this condition find it difficult to be around snow. People with chionophobia may display extreme signs of anxiety…
Ommetaphobia is an irritational fear of the eyes. The word comes from two Greek words: “ommeta,” which means eyes, and “phobia,” which means fear or deep aversion. People who have…
Different people have different fears. While some fears are considered to be general fears, others are considered to be specific phobias. One such specific phobia that we would love to…
Many specific phobias sometimes sound unreal to several psychologists; however, this doesn’t take away the reality that these fears exist. One of such phobias that sometimes sounds unreal is Ochophobia.…
Electrophobia can be described as the fear of electricity. The disorder can be triggered by traumatic experiences in the past relating to electricity. This may include getting shocked or seeing…
Fear of going to bed is also known as clinophobia. This causes intense fear and anxiety, especially at the thought of going to bed. This phobia is also known as…