Phobias

Trent DeWhite · Post by **Trent DeWhite** » Fri May 13, 2005 2:22 pm

Dr. Watson wrote:My word, are you an expert in phobias, Trent?

Absolutely... not.

Sunday · Post by **Sunday** » Fri May 13, 2005 2:26 pm

Trent, Your not afraid that we might be afraid of your superior knowledge, are you? I fear that this may be the case.

gimp80995 · Post by **gimp80995** » Fri May 13, 2005 2:28 pm

Ecophobia - Fear of home
[How would one treat a homeschooler with this phobia?]

So THAT'S why I'm almost never home

Technophobia - Fear of technology
[You wouldn't be reading this if you had this fear]

*drops laptop and runs out the door screaming*

I actually think my mom has it though

Somniphobia- Fear of sleep
[This is an actual phobia? ]

Not only an actual phobia.........one that I have

Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia - Fear of long words
["I have hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia." Can you say oxymoron?]

THAT's good.

Peace Out

-Gimp

Trent DeWhite · Post by **Trent DeWhite** » Fri May 13, 2005 2:30 pm

Sunday wrote: Trent, Your not afraid that we might be afraid of your superior knowledge, are you? I fear that this may be the case.

No, but I do have atelophobia, the fear of imperfection.

Evil Chick · Post by **Evil Chick** » Fri May 13, 2005 2:31 pm

I am also afraid of failing.

Sunday · Post by **Sunday** » Fri May 13, 2005 3:26 pm

Evil Chick wrote:I am also afraid of failing.

Do you visit amusement parks very often? *sigh* Usually I sit on the bench and hold the cameras. Or hide my face in someone's arm. That works okay when you know the person your sitting next to. $\:D/$

Evil Chick · Post by **Evil Chick** » Fri May 13, 2005 3:31 pm

Sunday wrote:
Evil Chick wrote:I am also afraid of failing.
Do you visit amusement parks very often? *sigh* Usually I sit on the bench and hold the cameras. Or hide my face in someone's arm. That works okay when you know the person your sitting next to. $\:D/$

I said failing, not falling.

Trent DeWhite · Post by **Trent DeWhite** » Fri May 13, 2005 3:50 pm

Evil Chick wrote:
Sunday wrote:
Evil Chick wrote:I am also afraid of failing.
Do you visit amusement parks very often? *sigh* Usually I sit on the bench and hold the cameras. Or hide my face in someone's arm. That works okay when you know the person your sitting next to. $\:D/$
I said failing, not falling.

When I first saw your post, I thought it read "falling."

Ah, so you, too, have atelophobia. We should start a club! The Atelophobics.

...and I also have a fear of falling.

gimp80995 · Post by **gimp80995** » Fri May 13, 2005 3:51 pm

Evil Chick wrote:
Sunday wrote:
Evil Chick wrote:I am also afraid of failing.
Do you visit amusement parks very often? *sigh* Usually I sit on the bench and hold the cameras. Or hide my face in someone's arm. That works okay when you know the person your sitting next to. $\:D/$
I said failing, not falling.

I'm not afraid of failing........'tis about the only thing I'm good at

j/k

I use to be afraid of failing though.........I was an overacheiver with expectations that were almost unreachable.

Peace Out

-Gimp

Linne · Post by **Linne** » Fri May 13, 2005 4:04 pm

Let's see...bugs, any bugs. Small spaces, dark, and I also have a phobi aof swallowing things, every since I almost died from choking once.

Shad Lexer · Post by **Shad Lexer** » Fri May 13, 2005 4:17 pm

I hate hights and....spiders....

Rachael Blackgaard · Post by **Rachael Blackgaard** » Fri May 13, 2005 6:25 pm

Somniphobia- Fear of sleep

I only had this once, for about two weeks a year or so ago. It's not so much about fearing sleep, but of fearing the nightmares you know you'll have.

Hydrophobia- Fear of Water

I'm not afraid of taking a bath or brushing my teeth or anything; I just get freaked out by the pressure while I'm trying to walk/swim through deep water.

Ichthyophobia- Fear of fish

Probably my biggest phobia ever. I can hardly stand to look at fish, much less be in the water with them and risk touching them. I'm terrified of them, even though I know 99% of the fish out there won't hurt me a bit.

~~~~~~~~~

Paraskavedekatriaphobia- Fear of Friday the 13th

This would be a bad one to have today!

Phobophobia- Fear of fear

FDR's phobia

Rachael Blackgaard · Post by **Rachael Blackgaard** » Fri May 13, 2005 6:26 pm

Phobias absolutely fascinate me. I used to want to be a psychologist, and phobias, paranoia, and mental disorders fascinated me to no end.

Here are all the phobias I could find on the web, although I'm sure there's more:

Ablutophobia- Fear of washing or bathing
Aerophobia- Fear of swallowing air
Ambulophobia- Fear of walking
Anablephobia- Fear of looking up
Anemophobia- Fear of wind
Anthrophobia- Fear of flowers
Arachibutyrophobia- Fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of the mouth.
Arithmophobia- Fear of numbers
Aulophobia- Fear of flutes
Auroraphobia- Fear of Northern Lights

Barophobia- Fear of gravity
Basophobia- Fear of walking
Batophobia- Fear of being close to high buildings
Bibliophobia- Fear of books
Blennophobia- Fear of slime
Bogyphobia- Fear of the bogeyman

Cathisophobia- Fear of sitting
Catoptrophobia- Fear of mirrors
Chaetophobia- Fear of hair
Chionophobia- Fear of snow
Chromatophobia- Fear of colors
Chronophobia- Fear of time
Chronomentrophobia- Fear of clocks
Cibophobia- Fear of food
Clinophobia- Fear of going to bed
Cnidophobia- Fear of string

Deciophobia- Fear of making decisions
Dendrophobia- Fear of trees
Dextrophobia- Fear of objects at the right side of the body
Didaskaleinophobia- Fear of school

Eisoptrophobia- Fear of mirrors
Eleutherophobia- Fear of freedom
Eosophobia- Fear of daylight
Epistemophobia- Fear of knowledge
Ergophobia- Fear of work
Ereuthophobia- Fear of the color red

Geliophobia- Fear of laughter
Geniophobia- Fear of chins
Genuphobia- Fear of knees
Geumaphobia- Fear of taste
Gnosiophobia- Fear of knowledge
Graphophobia- Fear of writing

Heliophobia- Fear of the sun
Helmintophobia- Fear of being infested with worms
Hemophobia- Fear of blood
Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia- Fear of long words
Homichlophobia- Fear of fog
Hypnophobia- Fear of sleep

Ichthyophobia- Fear of fish
Ideophobia- Fear of ideas

Kainophobia- Fear of anything new
Kathisophobia- Fear of sitting down

Lachanophobia- Fear of vegetables
Leukophobia- Fear of the color white
Levophobia- Fear of objects to the left side of the body
Linonophobia- Fear of string
Logophobia- Fear of words

Melanophobia- Fear of the color black
Melophobia- Fear of music
Metrophobia- Fear of poetry
Mnemophobia- Fear of memories
Mottephobia- Fear of moths

Nebulaphobia- Fear of fog
Neophobia- Fear of anything new
Nephophobia- Fear of clouds
Nomatophobia- Fear of names

Octophobia- Fear of the number 8
Ommetaphobia- Fear of eyes
Oneirophobia- Fear of dreams
Ophthalmophobia- Fear of opening one�s eyes
Ostraconophobia- Fear of shellfish

Panophobia- Fear of everything
Papyrophobia- Fear of paper
Paraskavedekatriaphobia- Fear of Friday the 13th
Peladophobia- Fear of bald people
Phengophobia- Fear of daylight
Phobophobia- Fear of fear
Photophobia- Fear of light
Phronemophobia- Fear of thinking
Pogonophobia- Fear of beards

Sciophobia- Fear of shadows
Scolionophobia- Fear of school
Selenophobia- Fear of the moon
Siderophobia- Fear of stars
Sitophobia- Fear of food
Sophophobia- Fear of learning
Stasibasiphobia- Fear of walking

Thaasophobia- Fear of sitting
Trichopathophobia- Fear of hair
Triskadekaphobia- Fear of the number 13

Verbophobia- Fear of words

Xanthophobia- Fear of the color yellow

Jessicado · Post by **Jessicado** » Fri May 13, 2005 6:27 pm

Hmm....I can't really think of any!!!! $\:D/$

Rachael Blackgaard · Post by **Rachael Blackgaard** » Fri May 13, 2005 6:33 pm

You have to check out this site. It's so funny, and it's actual phobias people have.

http://www.unusualphobias.com/Oddestpage.html

Chandler · Post by **Chandler** » Fri May 13, 2005 7:13 pm

Sunday wrote:Trent is an expert....in just about everything I think.

Uh... I guess I fear things that sting like bees, wasps, yellow jackets, and bumble bees.

I'm not normally scared of heights unless I feel that I'm in an unsafe position (on a slanted roof for instance). When I'm in an unsafe position the fear of falling is greater.
I'm not scared of people, the dark, spiders (unless they're poisonous), or anything. I don't generally suffer from claustrophobia either but there are certain extreme situations that would make me panic.

Linne · Post by **Linne** » Fri May 13, 2005 7:43 pm

Cibophobia - Fear of Food - I have to say, I don't understand how these people would survive long enough to reveal this.

Ephebiphobia- Fear of teenagers - Imagine having to be one!

Genuphobia- Fear of knees. - Those poor people

Kathisophobia- Fear of sitting down. - Do they sleep standing up?

Lachanophobia- Fear of vegetables. - Now, that's reasonable...

Mnemophobia- Fear of memories. - Just the bad ones, I hope.

Ommetaphobia or Ommatophobia- Fear of eyes. - Once again, poor people.

Panophobia or Pantophobia- Fear of everything. - Seriously....that's really sad.

Phobophobia- Fear of phobias. - Oxymoron anyone?

Phronemophobia- Fear of thinking. - How would you think it then?

Sesquipedalophobia- Fear of long words. - Another of those oxymorons...

Stasibasiphobia or Stasiphobia- Fear of standing or walking - Imagine having this and Kathisophobia!!!

Wianthaneaphobia - Fear of people who come up with these names. (Okay, so I made that one up)

It's scary where my mind can take me....

Me · Post by Me » Sat May 14, 2005 12:11 am

Hmmm. It seems that Google makes everyone an expert on phobias.

Jessicado · Post by **Jessicado** » Sat May 14, 2005 12:15 am

I have googlephobia. That's how come I am not as educated as the rest of you.......

Me · Post by Me » Sat May 14, 2005 12:17 am

jessicado wrote:I have googlephobia. That's how come I am not as educated as the rest of you.......

LOL! Just don't develop slashdotaphobia....