Extraordinarily Weird Phobias
by Phobias are often not understood by people who don’t have them, but for sufferers they are a very serious matter. There is someone somewhere with a phobia of just about anything you can think of.
A phobia is an irrational, intense and often illogical fear of something. For the person affected it is not amusing because a real phobia can cause extreme reactions.
However, to those who are not affected, some of them are very strange. Here is a quick guide to phobias and what they are.
Ablutophobia.: The fear of taking a bath. (A condition often claimed by teenage boys!)
Alliumphobia: Fear of garlic. This is a condition which must be very common in vampires.
Zoophobia: Fear all kinds of animals. (Not specific animals. This one is a general phobia.)
Tonsurophobia: Fear of having a haircut, but the fear of hair itself is called chaetophobia.
Somniphobia: The fear of falling asleep, or allowing yourself to go to sleep. However, clinophobics have a fear of going to bed.
Bibliophobia: The fear of books.
Chrometophobia: This is the fear of money and anyone suffering from this problem can call me for instant assistance. I will remove the problem immediately.
Coulrophobia: Fear of circus clowns.
Ornithophobia: Fear of birds. However the fear of chickens its own special name: alektorophobia.
Pedophobia: The fear of children. (Well, I can understand this when I see some of them.)
Ombrophobia: This is the fear of rain. (Ombrophobics would not want to live in England.)
Ranidaphobia: This condition is the fear of frogs.
Doraphobia: The fear of fur and furry things.
Gymnophobia: Fear of being naked.
Cyberphobia: The fear of computers or working on a computer. (I think that might be a good one to develop. It would give me a rest.)
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Post CommentCA Johnson
On May 15, 2009 at 10:21 am
Great job, louie. I didn’t know about these phobias. I have a fear of mice. It’s so bad that I can’t stay in the same room as one without wanting to jump out of my skin.
ladybaby
On May 15, 2009 at 10:47 am
I am afraid of heights and water. I think all of us have some kind of phobia, and are in denial, or just not aware that we have them. Very good article.
valli
On May 15, 2009 at 11:05 am
Nice list of strange phobias.
Christine Ramsay
On May 15, 2009 at 12:12 pm
A great article. I had no idea there were so many phobias. I have always suffered from agoraphobia but it has eased considerably as I have got older and stress levels have decreased. Good work.
Christine
Uma Shankari
On May 15, 2009 at 12:20 pm
My brother used to have lizardo-phobia. He wouldn’t enter the room with a lizard- probably, in childhood, he must have felt it might fall on his head.
George W Whitehead
On May 15, 2009 at 2:54 pm
Do ombrophobiacs use ombrellas? Great fun article, Louie.
C Jordan
On May 15, 2009 at 3:52 pm
Nice one Louie. I suppose the most common fear of the writers here is Noclickphobia!
clay hurtubise
On May 15, 2009 at 4:09 pm
No Chris, it’s Clayophobia: fear of reading Clay’s work!
Thanks,
Clay
Daisy Peasblossom
On May 15, 2009 at 7:12 pm
I got a wonderful guffaw out of the money one. Send a few of those people my way, too! As for phobias, I’m not precisely afraid of them, but I find slimy things down-right disgusting.
Judy Sheldon
On May 15, 2009 at 7:35 pm
Louie, nice one. My ex chased me with a water bug when I was pregnant. I so hate those bugs, and notice I said “ex”. lol
Mark Gordon Brown
On May 15, 2009 at 10:01 pm
I have the common fear of heights. My wife will tell you she has most of the fears on this list though…
Inna Tysoe
On May 15, 2009 at 10:02 pm
Good one as always.
Thank you,
Inna
Mark Gordon Brown
On May 15, 2009 at 10:05 pm
I forgot to post with Triond credentials
Brenda Nelson
On May 15, 2009 at 10:09 pm
Its not so much that I fear lots of these, as much as I dislike them – particlular baths (I prefer showers), clowns (nasty) and babies (not on your list, I blame my mom who had too many kids and I was the oldest, I hate babies because they made me feel unloved)
I dont like being naked because its too cold.
No fear of any kind of animals- I even try to set spiders free if they are in the house.
papaleng
On May 15, 2009 at 11:11 pm
a very interesting article Louie,
R.B. Parsley
On May 16, 2009 at 12:37 am
Louie,
Great article!!! Send some of those who are afraid of money my way. I’ll gladly take their billions any day LoL
Randy
Glynis Smy
On May 16, 2009 at 3:27 am
I cannot imagine being frightened of having my haircut! Great read, thanks
Louie Jerome
On May 16, 2009 at 3:58 am
Sorry folks, the ones with the money phobia are MINE!! LOL
t simon
On May 16, 2009 at 6:26 am
Ornithophobia… perhaps the inspiration for Hitchcock’s movie? Great list!
Catelin Hoover
On May 16, 2009 at 5:29 pm
Louie the fear of bathing isn’t confined to teenage boys..elderly men too. Good post!
Betty Carew
On May 16, 2009 at 9:00 pm
Awesome Louie I love the personal touches you put in there , very funny lol
Lex92
On May 18, 2009 at 3:07 pm
Great article!! lol it was pretty funny i can definitely say teenage boys dont like taking baths or showers… my brother…man almighty really needs to learn to get over his sometimes!
Payge
On August 30, 2009 at 2:22 pm
Awesome article and I didnt know there was so many phobias.I dont like heights and share Christines agoraphobia .I also avoid needles but loves a good book. Got a kick out of Alexa comment…I had to pull teeth almost to get my once teen son to get a bath,,,not good.Is being a hermit type person considered a phobia?