We all are scared of something or the other. Scared of death, scared of responsibilities, scared of losing someone. Every fear has a specific term for it. For example, the fear of darkness is called Nyctophobia and the fear of falling is called Basiphobia, but there are some unusual phobias you would be surprised to know. Let’s look at some of those:
Globophobia
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You know what Globophobia is? It’s the fear of balloons! Who would have thought that there would be a ‘fear’ of balloons ! Sounds definitely unusual, isn’t it?
Arachnophobia
Although most of you would know that many people are scared of spiders, this phobia affects women four times more than it does to men! Around 48% of the women around the world are scared of spiders!
Trypophobia
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Trypophobia is the fear of holes. It might sound usual but it is a common fear observed in many people. They are afraid of tiny holes and not the big ones.
Alektorophobia
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People all over the world loved to eat chicken, and then there are people who are afraid of chickens! Jokes apart, Alektorophobia is the fear of chickens, where the patient fears to even see the chickens around it. Get an IP Address Management Software for the best performance of your server.
Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia
No, no, no! I have not just put up any combination of letters and presented it as a phobia to you. This is in fact a real term used for the people who are afraid of using long words!
Lepidopterophobia
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Did you ever imagine that the sweet little butterflies around you can be a reason to someone’s fear? Lepidopterophobia is the fear of butterflies! Sounds crazy, right?
Podophobia
Podophobia is the fear of feet. If you are suffering from Podophobia, you might even fear looking at your own feet! It is derived from the Greek word ‘Podos’ meaning feet.
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