Chemophobia: The Fear of Chemicals

Chemophobia is the extreme and irrational fear of chemicals or working with chemicals. This phobia has grown rapidly over the last few years. Information on most phobias is hard to find on the internet, but if you Google Chemophobia you will find tons of links.

Most people develop this phobia because they fear the unknown. Many people know nothing about chemicals and what they do know is usually from what they hear on T.V. The media is notorious for only reporting the bad things that happen, so when people are injured or killed by chemicals this is all people know.

Other causes of the phobia could be a traumatic event involving chemicals. Those who are severely injured or know someone who has been injured or killed by chemicals are prime candidates for this phobia.

Chemicals are everywhere and trying to avoid them would have to be a full time job, so I can imagine how frustrating this phobia could be. If you have this phobia, please share your story with us. How long have you had it and what triggered it? More importantly, how do you cope with it?

Carnophobia: The Fear of Meat

Carnophobia is the extreme and irrational fear of meat. There are many people who choose not to eat meat because it comes from animals, but those with Carnophobia are afraid of it.

Carnophobia could be caused by a traumatic experience that involved meat. An example of this would be choking on a piece of meat or witnessing someone choke on a piece of meat that had a bad outcome.

I've choked on meat before, but I'm a fat kid, so I didn't stop eating it. I am a lot more cautious now though.

Do you have Carnophobia? If you do, please share your story. What caused it and how do you deal with it?

Barophobia: The Fear of Gravity

Barophobia is the extreme and irrational fear of gravity. They strongly believe that they may be crushed by the force of gravity. Some are fearful that gravity will fail and they will float away.

Possible causes are sustaining an injury from a fall or seeing or knowing someone who fell and was severely injured or died.

If you have this phobia share your story. How do you cope and what triggered your Barophobia?

Bacteriophobia: The Fear of Bacteria

Bacteriophobia is the irrational and extreme fear of bacteria and other microorganisms. A severe case of this phobia can make a person feel that bacteria will cause their death.

My niece just recently admitted to having this phobia. When she washes dishes she rinses them immediately and doesn't place them in the other side of the sink like some do. She feels that the other side of the sink is dirty.

Possible causes of this phobia are a person having a bacterial infection that made them very ill or witnessing the death of someone who had a bacterial infection.

If you suffer from Bacteriophobia please share your story. How do you cope with this phobia?

Agraphobia: The Fear of Sexual Abuse

Agraphobia is an abnormal and persistent fear of Sexual Abuse.

Agraphobia is a common condition, but it is not well known. Most people who suffer from Agraphobia have had a past link between emotional trauma and sexual abuse.

Those with Agraphobia don’t have to personally experience sexual abuse to suffer from the phobia. Agraphobia can be triggered by just watching sexual abuse on T.V.

If you have this phobia, please share your story and help raise awareness of Agraphobia.

Aeronausiphobia: The Fear of Vomiting because of Airsickness

Aeronausiphobia is the irrational and extreme fear of vomiting that is caused by airsickness.

This one is easy for me to imagine because I tend to have motion sickness quite often. It's one thing when your in your car with family or friends, but when you're on an airplane with strangers the idea of puking all over the place can be terrifying.

If you've been on an airplane before and have become airsick then most likely you have developed this phobia. Social puking no matter the cause can be extremely embarrassing and if you've done it once you don't want to do it again!

If you have this phobia please share your story. When did it begin and how do you deal with it?

Commitment Phobia: The Fear of Commitment

Do you have a fear of commitment? Commitment phobia affects the lives of many people. It doesn’t matter if it’s your cell phone contract, that new job or a new relationship, commitment phobia can have a harmful impact on your life.

So you really want that new phone, but you have to extend your contract another two years…ummmm never mind I don’t want the phone that bad. That new job sounds great, but it requires atleast a year commitment. You really need the extra money it would provide, but you just can’t do it. You’ve really been feeling that person you’ve been dating for the last 2 years, but you break out in hives every time you hear the word marriage.

Those who have this phobia are major “what if” thinkers. What if I want to switch cell phone carriers? What if I hate the new job? What if I get married and I meet someone else? What if…what if…what if?! You can “what if” everything in your life, but the bottom line is that it’s not going to change anything. If you hide from everything, your life will become so isolated that no one in their right mind will want to deal with you anymore.

If you suffer from commitment phobia get help, because living with an out of control phobia is not living.

What are you afraid of committing to and why?