Full List of Phobias with Meaning / the Specific Fear they Bring
LIST OF PHOBIAS WITH MEANING – Here is a complete list of the phobias among people and the fears they are characterized of.
Are you one of the people who has a deep fear of something specific like height, darkness, or clowns that they can bring you shaking nerves? That could be a phobia, an overwhelming fear of something. It is essential to be able to point them out.
List of Phobias with Meaning
- Achluophobia or nyctophobia: Fear of darkness
- Acrophobia: Fear of heights
- Aerophobia: Fear of flying
- Agoraphobia: Fear of public spaces or crowds
- Aichmophobia: Fear of needles or sharp-pointed objects
- Androphobia: Fear of men
- Anginophobia: Fear of choking
- Arachnophobia: Fear of spiders)
- Arithmophobia: Fear of numbers
- Autophobia: Fear of being alone
- Bacteriophobia: Fear of bacteria
- Bathmophobia: Fear of steep slopes or stairs
- Claustrophobia: Fear of tight or crowded spaces
- Coulrophobia: Fear of clowns
- Cyberphobia: Fear of computers
- Dentophobia: Fear of dentists
- Driving phobia: Fear of car driving
- Emetophobia: Fear of vomiting
- Entomophobia: Fear of insects
- Escalophobia: Far of escalators
- Glossophobia: Fear of public speaking
- Gynophobia: Fear of women
- Hemophobia: Fear of blood
- Hydrophobia, or aquaphobia: Fear of water
- Hypochondria: Fear of illness
- Iatrophobia: Fear of doctors
- Lockiophobia: Fear of childbirth
- Mysophobia: Fear of dirt and germs
- Necrophobia: Fear of death or dead things
- Nosocomephobia: Fear of hospitals
- Obesophobia: Fear of gaining weight
- Pogonophobia: Fear of beards
- Pyrophobia: Fear of fire
- Sociophobia: Fear of social judgment
- Somniphobia: Fear of sleep
- Zoophobia: Fear of animals
Can phobias be cured? Medical News Today stated most in the list of phobias are actually treatable and taking the steps could help a lot most especially those who phobia has triggers that can hardly be avoided. A therapy or some self-help techniques may help.
- Relaxation Techniques
- Visualization Techniques
- Self-help Groups
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Exposure Therapy
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