Pathophobia: The Fear of Disease

Pathophobia is the the persistent and abnormal fear of disease.  No one wants to be sick so there is a normal degree of fear of contracting a disease of any sort, but this fear can grow out of control until the point it rules your life. 

A phobia is a strong, persistent fear of situations, objects, activities or persons.  The main symptom is an excessive and unreasonable desire to avoid the feared subject. Other phobia symptoms include shortness of breath, irregular heartbeat, sweating, nausea, and an overall feeling of dread.  Phobias are the most common form of anxiety disorders.

Living every day in constant fear that you will get sick can greatly inhibit your life.  You can recover from it though.  Treatments available to treat Pathophobia include behavior therapy, anti-anxiety medications,  exposure therapy and relaxation techniques.

If you suffer from Pathophobia please share your story.  How was it triggered and how do you cope with it?

Panophobia: The Fear of Everything

Panophobia is the irrational and extreme fear of everything. Those who suffer from this phobia fear absolutely everything.

This phobia is especially traumatic because they cannot escape what they fear.  Everywhere they turn is something else that terrifies them.  This can have debilitating effects on their health, school, work and family.

A phobia is a strong, persistent fear of situations, objects, activities or persons.  The main symptom is an excessive and unreasonable desire to avoid the feared subject. Other phobia symptoms include shortness of breath, irregular heartbeat, sweating, nausea, and an overall feeling of dread.  Phobias are the most common form of anxiety disorders.

If you suffer from Panophobia please share your story.  How was it triggered and how does it affect your life?

Oenophobia: The Fear of Wine

Oenophobia is the abnormal and persistent fear of wines.  Those who suffer from this phobia are terrified of wine, wine bottles and spilled wine.

People have been explained as going into raging fits when they are around wine.  Red wine seems to be more of a trigger than other types of wine.

A phobia is a strong, persistent fear of situations, objects, activities or persons.  The main symptom is an excessive and unreasonable desire to avoid the feared subject. Other phobia symptoms include shortness of breath, irregular heartbeat, sweating, nausea, and an overall feeling of dread.  Phobias are the most common form of anxiety disorders.

If you suffer from Oenophobia please share your story.  How was it triggered and how does it affect your life?

Ochophobia: The Fear of Vehicles

Ochophobia is the abnormal and persistent fear of vehicles.  In the modern world that we live in today, this phobia can have a significant impact on even the most simple aspects of life.  Think about how many times we rely on transportation on any given day.  We need to go to the store, to work, to school, etc.  Imagine trying to complete these tasks without using a vehicle.

A phobia is a strong, persistent fear of situations, objects, activities or persons.  The main symptom is an excessive and unreasonable desire to avoid the feared subject. Other phobia symptoms include shortness of breath, irregular heartbeat, sweating, nausea, and an overall feeling of dread.  Phobias are the most common form of anxiety disorders.

Do you suffer from Ochophobia?  Please share your story.  How was it triggered and how does it affect your life?

Nephophobia: The Fear of Clouds

Clouds aren't usually scary unless they predict a bad storm or if you have Nephophobia. Nephophobia is the abnormal and persistent fear clouds. Most who have Nephophobia also have Tonitrophobia, the fear of thunder and lightning.  When they see the cumulus clouds developing they know what lies ahead.


Everyone is afraid of something and some are terrified of clouds.  It's amazing how something inside of us can cause such abnormal fears.  How do we become afraid of something that poses absolutely no threat to us?

A phobia is a strong, persistent fear of situations, objects, activities or persons.  The main symptom is an excessive and unreasonable desire to avoid the feared subject. Other phobia symptoms include shortness of breath, irregular heartbeat, sweating, nausea, and an overall feeling of dread.  Phobias are the most common form of anxiety disorders.

Do you have Nephophobia?  Please share your story.  What triggered it and how does it affect your life?

Nelophobia: The Fear of Glass

Nelophobia is the extreme and irrational fear of glass. Glass is all around us everywhere we go.  Windows, mirrors, picture frames and the list goes on and on.  So how can you live your life normally if you have Nelophobia?  All phobias have a negative impact on lives and this one is no different.  

I have Coulrophobia- The fear clowns, and I can easily limit my exposure to them.  I don’t see how you can easily limit exposure to glass.  Think for a moment what it would take to rid your home of glass.  That would take some serious work wouldn’t it?

A phobia is a strong, persistent fear of situations, objects, activities or persons.  The main symptom is an excessive and unreasonable desire to avoid the feared subject. Other phobia symptoms include shortness of breath, irregular heartbeat, sweating, nausea, and an overall feeling of dread.  Phobias are the most common form of anxiety disorders.

I want to know how people with Nelophobia cope with it.  If you have this phobia please share your story.  

Melophobia: The Fear of Music

Melophobia is the abnormal and irrational fear of Music.  This phobia is possibly linked to an extreme hatred of music that then leads to a fear.   


A phobia is a strong, persistent fear of situations, objects, activities or persons.  The main symptom is an excessive and unreasonable desire to avoid the feared subject. Other phobia symptoms include shortness of breath, irregular heartbeat, sweating, nausea, and an overall feeling of dread.  Phobias are the most common form of anxiety disorders.

Do you suffer from Melophobia?  If you do please share your story.  It makes it easier for others to understand the complexity of phobias.  How does Melophobia affect your life and how was it triggered?  There's not a lot of information on this phobia, so it's up to those of you who have it, to educate others.