Agliophobia – Fear of pain.

Seen in elderly people as well as the young after an experience of pain usually with orthopedic and dentistry.

Agoraphobia=Fear of open spaces or crowds.

quite common some avoid big malls and supermarkets.

Aichmophobia -Fear of needles or pointed objects.

some nurses avoid the job to avoid dealing with needles.

Amaxophobia -Fear of riding in a car.

Here driver is necessary.

Androphobia -Fear of men.

so many girls and women avoid the place where there is man or men and expect mal-behavior  which may alter them.

Anginophobia -Fear of angina or choking.

usually seen after experiencing once or witnessing others suffering from it. Sometimes it happens iatrogenic when the cardiologist talk about it.

especially with people have that experience before or witnessed a near relative or lover.

 

Anthropophobia -Fear of people or society.

Aphenphosmphobia – Fear of being touched.

Arachnophobia – Fear of spiders.

Arithmophobia – Fear of numbers.

A kid or a student refuses to give him/herself a chance to work for arithmatic as he/she is afraid of numbers and preoccupied that no way to understand. Many people in grocery and market situations never listen to numbers , just pay!!

Astraphobia – Fear of thunder and lightening.

Ataxophobia – Fear of disorder or untidiness.

Atelophobia – Fear of imperfection.

Atychiphobia – Fear of failure.

So many excellent students, post pone their exams to avoid failure although they can achieve success. Also, business men and women frequently avoid work or jobs to avoid failure. Sport men do the same.
Autophobia – Fear of being alone.

This is frequently seen among elderly patients who underwent a health crisis and they are afraid to experience it again while they are alone. Usually call for their sons and daughters for support and claims or magnify illness to ensure their existence.

 

Bacteriophobia – Fear of bacteria.

comes with the obsession and overcleanliness
Barophobia – Fear of gravity.

Bathmophobia – Fear of stairs or steep slopes.

it is not uncommon, some avoid stairs and feel dizzy
Belonephobia – Fear of pins and needles.

Bibliophobia – Fear of books.

it is not a joke some wives develop fear when their husband carry books.
Botanophobia – Fear of plants.

 

Cacophobia – Fear of ugliness.
Catagelophobia – Fear of being ridiculed.

part of social phobia and the patient idea avoids talking for fear of being ridiculed
Chionophobia – Fear of snow.

 

Claustrophobia – Fear of confined spaces. quite common, fears of narrow bedrooms, bathrooms and elevators.

Cynophobia – Fear of dogs.
Dentophobia – Fear of dentists.

quite common in dentistry clinics, up to dizziness , fainting and collapse. Some avoids dentists absolutely.

Dystychiphobia – Fear of accidents.

the mothers extend their fears to sons and daughters , don’t let them to drive cars or go somewhere to avoid accidents.
Elurophobia – Fear of cats.
Entomophobia – Fear of insects.
Ephebiphobia – Fear of teenagers.
Equinophobia – Fear of horses.

 

 

Gamophobia – Fear of marriage.

More among girls, afraid of being responsible or badly misinformed about marriage, or magnified previous minimal crisis.
Glossophobia – Fear of speaking in public.

quite common, teachers avoid talking in public in school yard. Some avoid jobs with required presentation in public.
Gynophobia – Fear of women.

among teens and they become afraid to talk or contact and try to self manage by seeking help for friends and books. It might extend to later ages  with avoidance of  marriage or with the married couple avoids workmates.

 

Heliophobia – Fear of the sun.

those blond who
Hemophobia – Fear of blood.
Herpetophobia – Fear of reptiles.
Hydrophobia – Fear of water.

appears in young age , with those kids who are afraid to swim. By the way swimming is moving in water fearless.

 

 

Iatrophobia – Fear of doctors.
Insectophobia – Fear of insects.

 

 

Necrophobia – Fear of death or dead things.
Noctiphobia – Fear of the night.
Nosocomephobia – Fear of hospitals.

 

Obesophobia – Fear of gaining weight.
Octophobia – Fear of the figure 8.
Ombrophobia – Fear of rain.

 

 

 

 

 
Pathophobia – Fear of disease.
Pedophobia – Fear of children.
Philophobia – Fear of  love ,do you have this phobia?

Phobophobia – Fear of phobias.
Podophobia – Fear of feet.
Porphyrophobia – Fear of the color purple.
Pteridophobia – Fear of ferns.
Pteromerhanophobia – Fear of flying.
Pyrophobia – Fear of fire.

 

 

Scolionophobia – Fear of school.

school phobia is 5 % among school age children , they screem and yell at the school time.
Selenophobia – Fear of the moon.

Some with the belief of  Friday 13 with full moon crisis will happen so refuses and avoids moon nights.
Sociophobia – Fear of social evaluation.
Somniphobia – Fear of sleep.

 

Tachophobia – Fear of speed.
Technophobia – Fear of technology.
Tonitrophobia – Fear of thunder.
Tryptanophobia– Fear of needles / injections.

Venustraphobia – Fear of beautiful women.

some men need courage to and being fighter to talk or come near a beautiful woman. Up to forgive the idea of getting married cuz the woman is so beautiful.
Verminophobia – Fear of germs.
Wiccaphobia – Fear of witches and witchcraft.
Xenophobia – Fear of strangers or foreigners.

common in children who avoid strangers and forigners
Zoophobia – Fear of animals.

Published by Dr.Adel Serag

Dr. Adel Serag is a senior consultant psychiatrist , working clinical psychiatry over 30 years.

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