Some Common Phobias You Should Know About

in pakistan •  7 years ago 


Some people can really get scared of their own shadows. Having a phobia of something can be distressing and can hinder with common way of life. Phobias bound a person’s ability to take part in personal and professional activities.

A phobia is an extreme and absurd trepidation reaction. If you have a phobia, you may experience a profound sense of anxiety or horror when you bump into the cause of your fear. Here is a look at some of the most common phobias from which people may suffer:

acrophobia

Acrophobia: This is the fear of heights and is a very common phobia.

glossophobia

Glossophobia: This is known as performance anxiety, or the fear of speaking in front of an audience.

Aviophobia: This is known as the fear of flying.

dentophobia

Dentophobia: This is a fear of the dental procedures. This phobia generally develops after an unpleasant experience at a dentist’s office.

hemophobia

Hemophobia: This is a phobia of blood or injury. A person with hemophobia may faint when they come in contact with their own blood or another person’s blood.

arachnophobia

Arachnophobia: This is the fear of spiders.

cynophobia

Cynophobia: This is the fear of dogs.

ophidiophobia

Ophidiophobia: This is the fear snakes.

nyctophobia

Nyctophobia: This is the fear of the nighttime or darkness. It almost always begins as a typical childhood horror.

mysophobia

Mysophobia: This is an extreme fear of dirt and of germs.

taphophobia

Taphophobia: This is the fear of being buried alive and waking up in your grave.

phasmophobia

Phasmophobia: This is the fear of ghosts.


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