A phobia is a type of anxiety disorder usually known as an irrational or overwhelming fear of an object or activity. Each individual may have differing fears and phobias. Here’s a list of 10 uncommon phobias…
1. Didaskaleinophobia – Fear of Going to School
Those who suffer from didaskaleinophobia feel intense anxiety at the thought of attending class each day.
2. Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia – Fear of Long Words
Every spelling bee contestant’s worst nightmare, this phobia consists of 36 letters inducing the fear it represents. This town can be found in the United Kingdom.
3. Arithmophobia – Fear of numbers
Arithmophobia is the irrational fear of numbers. Arithmophobic individuals can feel intense anxiety or panic in the face of mathematical equations or calculations.
4. Porphyrophobia – Fear of the Colour Purple
Sufferers of porphyrophobia may fear anything purple, including grapes, eggplants and purple paint.
5. Kinemortophobia – Fear of Zombies
Fear of the living dead, kinemortophobic individuals shiver at the thought of a zombie apocalypse.
6. Coulrophobia – Fear of Clowns
Coulrophobes may suffer from feelings of intense dread or terror, nausea or anxiety when it comes to clowns.
7. Sciaphobia – Fear of Shadows
Like every horror movie come to life, sciaphobia is the fear of shadows.
8. Genuphobia – Fear of Knees
Genuphobia is the fear of knees of kneeling. Genuphobes may suffer from excessive sweating or dry mouth at the sight of knees.
9. Nomophobia – Fear of Being Without One’s Mobile Device
Short for no-mobile-phone phobia, symptoms of nomophobia include panic and desperation when separated from one’s smartphone.
And lastly…
10. Trypophobia – Fear of Clustered Holes
If this picture makes you feel uncomfortable or gives you the chills, you may suffer from trypophobia, the fear of clustered holes.