unusual phobias

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I stumbled across something interesting today: a list of phobias, courtesy of EverydayHealth.com. We’ve all heard of common phobias, such as Arachnophobia (fear of spiders) and Claustrophobia (fear of enclosed spaces), but check out these less common phobias…

Ailurophobia: Fear of cats

Androphobia: Fear of men

Gynephobia: Fear of women

Anthropophobia: Fear of human companionship

Entomophobia: Fear of insects

Ereuthophobia: Fear of blushing

Gamophobia: Fear of marriage. (Now I’ve heard of commitment issues, but actual fear of marriage? Whoa.)

Gephyrophobia: Fear of crossing a bridge. (Guess those people don’t travel very far.)

Gymnophobia: Fear of seeing a naked person

Hedonophobia: Fear of pleasure

Hypengyophobia: Fear of responsibility

Hypnophobia: Fear of sleep

Ichthyophobia: Fear of fish

Mysophobia: Fear of dirt

Nostophobia: Fear of going home. (Then where are you gonna go?)

Nyctophobia: Fear of night or darkness

Pediophobia: Fear of children or dolls

Psychrophobia: Fear of the cold

Scopophobia: Fear of being stared at

Spectrophobia: Fear of mirrors

Tocophobia: Fear of childbirth

Theophobia: Fear of God

Triskaidekaphobia: Fear of the number thirteen

Zoophobia: Fear of animals

And even… Phobophobia: Fear of phobias!

I’ve concluded that we, as humans, are strange beings, without a doubt.

It hailed today, for about ninety seconds. Then it stopped. I'm not sure what to make of that.

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