10 Types Of Phobia

Phobia, all people have their own phobia. After searching the internet for the list of phobias, I managed to find out that they are at least 530 documented phobias. Wow...530 phobias? That is a lot of phobias. So, in my opinion, a person should suffer at least 1 kind of phobia. If a person didn't have any phobia, I will gladly call him 'superman. Heck, even THE superman have his own phobia. Phobia of kryptonite, hehehe....

So, what is phobia? Taken from wikipedia, the definition of phobia is , when used in the context of clinical psychology, a type of anxiety disorder, usually defined as a persistent fear of an object or situation in which the sufferer commits to great lengths in avoiding, typically disproportional to the actual danger posed, often being recognized as irrational. In the event the phobia cannot be avoided entirely, the sufferer will endure the situation or object with marked distress and significant interference in social or occupational activities

Some people have excessive fear of the world in which we live. Occasionally, that fear does not seem unreasonable for other people. For example, fear of flying, fear of narrow spaces, or a fear of spiders. So far, we've known a few types of phobias are common in the community. However, the following types of phobia probably never crossed your mind. They are kind of weird in a person's eye.

 

1. Ablutophobia -  is the persistent, abnormal and unwarranted fear of bathing,washing, or cleaning. This phobia is a situational specific phobia. Ablutophobia tends to be more common in children and women than in men.

Its symptoms and treatment are basically the same as for most specific phobias.

2. Chorophobia -  is the irrational fear of dancing, often based on one’s unwillingness to become aroused, excited, or ecstatic. Chorophobia also includes the fear of events, staying in relation to dancing, like a disco.

3. Koumpounophobia - the fear of buttons, is surprisingly common. Yet like any phobia, the specific fear may vary dramatically between sufferers. Some people are afraid of the texture of certain buttons. Others feel that buttons are somehow dirty. Some only fear touching or wearing buttons, while others are scared of viewing buttons worn by strangers or friends.

4. Arachibutyrophobia - Although it sounds strange to many people, arachibutyrophobia is a devastating fear for some people. The phobia is actually the fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of one's mouth. The fear is often rooted in a more generalized phobia of choking or of sticky textures, but it can also occur alone.

Like all phobias, arachibutyrophobia varies in severity from sufferer to sufferer. Some people are able to consume small quantities of peanut butter, perhaps as a dip for vegetables, while others are afraid to try peanut butter at all. In some cases, the fear extends to other peanut products, from peanut butter ice cream to peanut sauces.

5. Phobophobia - The fear of phobias is known as phobophobia. People with this phobia are actually afraid of developing a phobia. This can lead to a self-replicating cycle, ultimately resulting in escalating circular fears. Some people with phobophobia already have one or more existing phobias, while others are afraid that they might develop one. Phobophobia is often, but not always, linked to other anxiety disorders.

6. Estiophobia - This is a very rare phobia is estiophobia; This is the fear of clothes. The suffers of this phobia is not all clothes but a certain type and material. This kind of phobia is found in people who are fat and middle aged. They think that clothes make them look shabbier.

7. Caligynephobia - This phobia is fear of beauty and many people are having this kind of phobia that have fear of beautiful women and this can be found in adolescent children and men who might not have a straight orientation  

8. Scopophobia - is an anxiety disorder characterized by a morbid fear of being seen or stared at by others. Scopophobia can also be associated with a pathological fear of drawing attention to oneself

9. Euphobia - This is the fear of good news because some people that hearing a good news but of its consequence, as they believe that a good news is always followed by a bad one. 

10. Allodoxaphobia - is a psychological disorder characterized by an overwhelming and irrational fear of other people’s opinions. This is a fairly unusual and rare disorder, which in some cases can make it all the worse for those who suffer from it who may feel isolated by their condition. It is typically categorized as a social phobia and can manifest at any point in a person’s life, though it is usually tied to an experience someone had at a young age and often manifests during puberty or early adulthood. 

Allodoxaphobia can typically be treated much like any other type of social phobia, and various support groups and psychological professionals can provide assistance to someone suffering from this disorder.

Those are some of the weird and extraordinary phobias that I managed to find during my search. And I’m telling you, there are still a lot of them. For me, when I'm still a young lad, I have the bovinophobia. I started having this phobia, thanks to one of the Hari Raya Aidiladha celebration I have in the past. Thanks goodness, I managed to face my phobia. Sweet victory!

I wanted to list more, but our lecturer, Mdm. Shafina specifically told us to put only ten in our blog. So, to prevent futher disappointment for our readers, I will put some of the phobias that I found a bit weird and funny in the ‘little bit of trivia’ section. So, don’t forget to read it below. 

And until next time!!

A LITTLE BIT OF TRIVIA 

Other weird phobia :

• Caligynephobia is the fear of beautiful women.
• An 'ergasiophobe' is someone who is afraid of work.
• Nomophobia (no-mobile-phone phobia) is the fear of being without your cellphone or losing your signal.
• Pteronophobia is the fear of being tickled by feather.
• Sophophobia is the fear of learning.
• Arithmophobia is the fear of numbers.
• Anthrophobia is the fear of flowers.