There are so many phobias- and many have some pretty crazy names.
A phobia is a type of anxiety disorder, defined by a persistent fear of an object or situation.
Here is a list of 20 Phobias I didn’t even know existed!
- Omphalophobia – Fear of navels. …
- Trypophobia – Fear of holes. …
- Papaphobia – Fear of the pope. …
- Somniphobia – Fear of falling asleep. …
- Nomophobia – Fear of being without mobile phone coverage. …
- Hylophobia – Fear of trees. …
- Turophobia – Fear of cheese. …
- Globophobia – Fear of balloons popping.
- Ablutophobia- Fear of washing or bathing.
- Blennophobia- Fear of slime.
- Ephebiphobia- Fear of teenagers.
- Epistaxiophobia- Fear of nosebleeds.
- Harpaxophobia- Fear of being robbed.
- Graphophobia- Fear of writing or handwriting.
- Gymnophobia- Fear of nudity.
- Lutraphobia- Fear of otters.
- Lygophobia- Fear of darkness.
- Novercaphobia- Fear of your step-mother
- Patroiophobia- Fear of heredity.
- Parturiphobia- Fear of childbirth.
Do you have any phobias? Which phobias do you think are the strangest? Let us know in the comments below!