Thursday, August 27, 2015

Editiovultaphobia: The Fear of Facebook

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Editiovultaphobia is the abnormal and persistent fear of Facebook.  I don’t have this phobia, but it’s easy to understand how someone coul...
Wednesday, June 3, 2015

Catagelophobia: The Fear of Being Ridiculed

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Catagelophobia is the abnormal and persistent fear of being ridiculed.  Those with this phobia have low self-esteem and can’t cope at all ...
Friday, May 29, 2015

Antefamaphobia: The Fear of People Talking About You, But Stopped After You Walked into the Room

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Antefamaphobia is the abnormal and persistent fear of people talking about you, but stopped after you walked into the room.  I’m sure most...
Sunday, May 3, 2015

Stretchophobia: The Fear of Yoga

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Stretchophobia is the abnormal and persistent fear of yoga.  Sometime around 2013, this phobia was recognized as a legitimate phobia.  Yog...

Coulrophobia: The Fear of Clowns

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Everyone experiences a fear of something at some time in their lives. Fear is natural, but sometimes it becomes irrational and develops in...
Wednesday, April 29, 2015

Selfiephobia: The Fear of Taking a Photograph of Oneself

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Selfiephobia is the fear of taking a picture of oneself.  I don’t think I’ve ever met anyone with this phobia.  It’s usually the other way...
Tuesday, December 3, 2013

Christmas with Pyrophobia: The Fear of Fire

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Once again it's that bittersweet time of the year for me. I love Christmas and all the decorations including the lights. This is an i...