Phobias
The top 10 most bizarre and irrational phobias.
A US study by the National Institute of Medical Health found that phobias were the most common mental illness among American women. The most common phobias include arachnophobia, agoraphobia, aerophobia and claustrophobia, all of which to a certain extent are very rational fears that can restrict people in their day to day lives and in some cases they can be the cause of panic attacks.
There are however a number of phobias which on the face of it seem completely and utterly irrational to the extent that I wonder if they really do exist. So I have compiled a list of what I consider to be the top 10 most bizarre and irrational phobias. Even if these phobias do exist they are surely more of a dislike rather than a debilitating fear.
- Arachibutyrophobia – The fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of the mouth
- Octophobia – Fear of the number 8
- Geniophobia – Fear of chins
- Lachanophobia – Fear of vegetables
- Peladophobia – Fear of bald people (not to be confused with Phalacrophobia which is the fear of going bald).
- Kathisophobia – Fear of sitting down
- Phronemophobia – Fear of thinking
- Phobophobia – Fear of fear
- Logophobia – Fear of words
- Nephophobia – Fear of clouds
It may not be one of the most bizarre and irrational phobias but so-called hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia is the fear of long words which must be the most bizarrely named phobia. The name itself would be enough to cause panic attacks amongst its sufferers!
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Post CommentJerome
On November 1, 2006 at 5:03 am
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Don
On November 8, 2006 at 4:41 am
I was afraid to post–but I got over it:)
Don
On November 8, 2006 at 4:42 am
Jerome, what did you say?
hey
On November 17, 2006 at 11:48 am
hey
Terance
On November 25, 2006 at 11:58 am
How many of you idiots think that was real? Fear of long words? Fear of fear? Who isn’t afraid of fear? That’s why it’s called fear. These were CLEARLY made up phobias!
Mark
On November 26, 2006 at 5:16 am
ALL HAIL ALMIGHTY TERANCE!! KING OF LOGICAL THINKING!!!
glenn
On January 14, 2007 at 5:26 am
I’m afraid I may have to delete this from My book marks
Amber
On April 5, 2007 at 7:41 pm
i have a phobia of clowns and snakes and my boyfriens always wears a clown mask and i always have an anxiety attack what should i do about this can anyone help?
sammy
On April 11, 2007 at 8:50 pm
ha. agreeing with Terance with this one. this was amusing to read though.
Cyn
On May 13, 2007 at 3:54 am
Phobias by their very nature mean that they are for the most part, irrational….
Though you might not beleive it do a Google search on just about anything on this lis and there are several treatment sites for them. I will admit I haven’t Googled the whole list though.
That being said, it’s not really our place to tell someone their very real fear is just a dislike… I’m sure that the people suffering from these bizarre but very real phobias to them wish they could simply ‘get over it.
Nia
On May 24, 2007 at 6:32 am
This is a terrible resource for phobias. I’m disappointed.
An anonymous individual
On September 2, 2007 at 8:22 pm
I have a fear of oil for some reason, whats the technical term for that then
Josie
On December 10, 2007 at 3:38 pm
Thanks you helped me alot!
liz
On January 6, 2008 at 5:58 pm
Try this: I have an insane fear of Taxidermy buffalos. Heads, or full buffalo it does not matter. I need help. Does anyone know a website or anything I can go to.
Holly
On February 20, 2008 at 2:28 pm
Wow thanks you saved me from the brink of killing myself!
Lynn
On February 20, 2008 at 2:31 pm
I actually have hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia
It is real.
and typing this scared me.
But its real get over it.
This is actually your mom!
On February 20, 2008 at 2:33 pm
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Polarbears PWN!
On February 20, 2008 at 2:35 pm
wow your all fricking crazy. wow.
I doubt any of these are real.
But im bi-polar so
what do i know
avi
On March 9, 2008 at 7:20 am
what about pantophobia? fear of everything?it really exists.
Terranceisaretard
On May 7, 2008 at 12:21 am
all these fears are real… go on google or wikipedia and u can find them all… or even check the dictionary. It just seems so bizarre that its almost like its impossible… but hey, i have a friend who’s afraid of keyboards…
stee
On July 10, 2008 at 7:16 pm
this is not true
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On July 10, 2008 at 7:17 pm
oh my gosh this is premiem crap
This is actually your mom!
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Cacophobic . .
On January 31, 2009 at 9:37 am
These are all real.
Google them.
Is emetophobia irrational?
I have it, and i feel a bit of a twat.
/:
bob
On March 6, 2009 at 7:43 pm
i have peladophobia it’s not just a dislike
someone thats thinks your all really sad
On April 17, 2009 at 4:04 pm
commenting on comment number 19
wow you must have been terrified wtiting that!
I think you should go home and rethink your life
oh no wait you’re scared of thinking
you are pathetic. hang on that means you are scared of breathing for your sake and those of the millions of innocents I STRONGLY suggest that you decease
thank you dont come again
/b signing out
gramma r.
On May 6, 2009 at 9:28 pm
to #26
by someone WHO thinks YOU’RE all really sad
David
On September 21, 2010 at 8:25 pm
you dumbasses i looked on 18 different websites and found all of these, including dictionary.com