Phobias are different from fears, in both their intensity and their importance in the person’s life. Many experts have debated why people develop phobias. Some experts believe that phobias are hardwired into the brain as evolutionary rudiments, while others believe they stem from unresolved conflicts in childhood or traumas. Our mission is to help people understand and overcome their fears and anxieties. On our site you will find information on over 2000 phobias, fears and anxieties.
Trending Phobias
- Arachnophobia: The fear of spiders affects.
- Ophidiophobia: The fear of snakes.
- Acrophobia: The fear of heights.
- Agoraphobia: The fear of open or crowded spaces.
- Cynophobia: The fear of dogs.
- Astraphobia: The fear of thunder/lightning
- Claustrophobia: The fear of small spaces like elevators, small rooms and other enclosed spaces.
- Mysophobia: The fear of germs.
- Aerophobia: The fear of flying.
- Trypophobia: The fear of holes.
- Carcinophobia: The fear of cancer.
- Thanatophobia: The fear of death.
- Glossophobia: The fear of public speaking.
- Monophobia: The fear of being alone.
- Atychiphobia: The fear of failure.
- Ornithophobia: The fear of birds.
- Alektorophobia: The fear of chickens.
- Enochlophobia: The fear of crowds.
- Aphenphosmphobia: The fear of intimacy. Fear of being touched and love.
- Trypanophobia: The fear of needles.
- Anthropophobia: The fear of people.
- Aquaphobia: The fear of water.
- Autophobia: The fear of abandonment and being abandoned by someone.
- Hemophobia: The fear of blood.
- Gamophobia: The fear of commitment or sticking with someone to the end.
- Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia: The fear of long words.
- Xenophobia: The fear of the unknown. Fearing anything or anyone that is strange or foreign.
- Vehophobia: The fear of driving.
- Basiphobia: The fear of falling.
- Achievemephobia: The fear of success.
- Theophobia: The fear of God.
- Ailurophobia: The fear of cats.
- Metathesiophobia: The fear of change.
- Globophobia: The fear of balloons.
- Nyctophobia: The fear of darkness.
- Androphobia: The fear of men.
- Phobophobia: The fear of fear.
- Philophobia: The fear of love.
- Triskaidekaphobia: The fear of the number 13.
- Emetophobia: The fear of vomiting.
- Gephyrophobia: The fear of bridges and crossing even the smallest bridge.
- Entomophobia: The fear of bugs and insects, also related to Acarophobia.
- Lepidopterophobia: The fear of butterflies and often most winged insects.
- Panophobia: The fear of everything or fear that terrible things will happen.
- Podophobia: The fear of feet.
- Paraskevidekatriaphobia: The fear of Friday the 13th.
- Somniphobia: The fear of sleep.
- Gynophobia: The fear of women. May occur if you have unresolved mother issues.
- Apiphobia: The fear of bees.
- Koumpounophobia: The fear of buttons.
- Anatidaephobia: The fear of ducks.
- Pyrophobia: The fear of fire.
- Ranidaphobia: The fear of frogs.
- Galeophobia: The fear of sharks in the ocean.
- Athazagoraphobia: The fear of being forgotten or not remembering things.
- Katsaridaphobia: The fear of cockroaches.
- Iatrophobia: The fear of doctors.
- Pediophobia: The fear of dolls.
- Ichthyophobia: The fear of fish.
- Achondroplasiaphobia: The fear of little people.
- Mottephobia: The fear of moths.
- Zoophobia: The fear of animals.
- Bananaphobia: The fear of bananas.
- Sidonglobophobia: The fear of cotton balls or plastic foams.
- Scelerophobia: The fear of crime involves being afraid of burglars, attackers or crime in general.
- Cibophobia: The fear of food.
- Phasmophobia: The fear of ghosts.
- Equinophobia: The fear of horses.
- Musophobia: The fear of mice.
- Catoptrophobia: The fear of mirrors.
- Agliophobia: The fear of pain.
- Tokophobia: The fear of pregnancy involves giving birth or having children.
- Telephonophobia: The fear of talking on the phone.
- Pogonophobia: The fear of beards or being scared of/around bearded men.
- Omphalophobia: The fear of belly buttons. Touching and looking at navels.
- Pseudodysphagia: The fear of choking often after a bad eating experience.
- Bathophobia: The fear of depths can be anything associated with depth (lakes, tunnels, caves).
- Cacomorphobia: The fear of fat people.
- Gerascophobia: The fear of getting old.
- Chaetophobia: The fear of hair.
- Nosocomephobia: The fear of hospitals.
- Ligyrophobia: The fear of loud noises.
- Didaskaleinophobia: The fear of school.
- Technophobia: The fear of technology is often induced by culture/religion.
- Chronophobia: The fear of the future. A persistent fear of what is to come.
- Spheksophobia: The fear of wasps.
- Ergophobia: The fear of work. Often due to social or performance anxiety.
- Coulrophobia: The fear of clowns.
- Allodoxaphobia: The fear of opinions. Being afraid of hearing what others are thinking of you.
- Samhainophobia: The fear of Halloween.
- Photophobia: The fear of light caused by something medical or traumatic.
- Disposophobia: The fear of getting rid of stuff.
- Numerophobia: The fear of numbers and the mere thought of calculations.
- Ombrophobia: The fear of rain.
- Coasterphobia: The fear of roller coasters.
- Thalassophobia: The fear of the ocean.
- Scoleciphobia: The fear of worms.
- Kinemortophobia: The fear of zombies.
- Myrmecophobia: The fear of ants.
- Taphophobia: The fear of being buried alive by mistake and waking up underground.
