Fears and phobias are usually a learned reaction that is stored in the subconscious part of the
mind. You may have more than one phobia and may have learned them at different times in your life. Here is some information about phobias. We put names to some of the most common and list some of the symptoms that phobias produce when you are faced with a fear trigger.
Phobias include things like:
Arachnophobia - Fear of spider
Trypanophobia - Injections fear
Acrophobia - Fear of heights
Astraphobia - Fear of thunder and lightning
Agoraphobia - Fear of a situation where escape may be difficult
Basophobia – Fear of falling
Bathmophobia – Fear of steep inclines, slopes and stairs
Claustrophobia - Fear of small spaces
Cynophobia - Fear of dogs
Decidophobia – Fear of making decision making
Defecaloesiophobia – Fear of painful bowel movements
Ebulliophobia – Fear of bubbles
Ecclesiophobia – Fear of church
Ecophobia – Fear of one’s home
Eisoptrophobia – Fear of mirrors or seeing oneself in a mirror
Electrophobia – Fear of electricity
Emetophobia – Fear of vomiting
Enetophobia – Fear of pins
Enochlophobia – Fear of crowds
Entomophobia – Fear of insects
Equinophobia – Fear of horses
Eremophobia – Fear of being oneself
Ereuthrophobia – Fear of blushing
Erotophobia – Fear of sex or sexual intimacy
Eurotophobia – fear of female genitalia
Febriphobia – Fear of fever
Gamophobia – Fear of marriage
Genuphobia – Fear of knees
Gerascophobia – Fear of growing old
Globophobia – Fear of balloons
Glossophobia – Fear of public speaking
Gymnophobia – Fear of nudity
Gynophobia – Fear of women
Hydrophobia – Fear of water
Hylophobia – Fear of forests
Hypegiaphobia – Fear of responsibility
Hypochondria – Fear of illness
Iatrophobia – Fear of doctors
Ichthyophobia – Fear of fish
Ideophobia – Fear of new ideas or thoughts
Kainolophobia – Fear of novelty
Kakorrhaphiophobia – Fear of failure
Kathisophobia – Fear of sitting down
Kenophobia – Fear of empty spaces
Kinetophobia – Fear of motion
Koinoniphobia – Fear of rooms that are full of people
Kopophobia – Fear of fatigue
Koniophobia – Fear of dust
Lachanophobia – Fear of vegetables
Ligyrophobia – Fear of loud noises
Limnophobia – Fear of lakes
Linonophobia – Fear of string
Liticaphobia – Fear of lawsuits
Lockiophobia – Fear of childbirth
Logophobia – Fear of words
Lutraphobia – Fear of otters
Lygophobia – Fear of darkness
Mageirocophobia – Fear of cooking
Megalophobia – Fear of large things
Melophobia – Fear of music
Menophobia – Fear of menstruation
Merinthophobia – Fear of being tied up
Metathesiophobia – Fear of changes
Microphobia – Fear of small things
Musophobia – Fear of mice
Mycophobia – Fear of mushrooms
Myrmecophobia – Fear of ants
Mysophobia – Fear of dirt and germs
Necrophobia – Fear of death, dying and dead things
Neophobia – Fear of anything new
Noctiphobia – Fear of the night
Nomophobia – Fear of losing or being without your mobile phone
Nosocomephobia – Fear of hospitals
Nostophobia – Fear of returning home
Nyctophobia – Fear of the dark
Obesophobia – Fear of gaining weight
Odontophobia – Fear of dental surgery
Odynophobia – Fear of pain
Olfactophobia – Fear of odors
Ommetaphobia – Fear of eyes or eye care
Omphalophobia – Fear of belly buttons
Onomatophobia – Fear of certain words or names
Ophidiophobia – Fear of snakes
Ophthalmophobia – Fear of being stared at
Optophobia – Fear of opening one’s eyes
Ornithophobia – Fear of birds
Osphresiophobia – Fear of smells
Papyrophobia – Fear of paper
Parasitophobia – Fear of parasites
Pathophobia – Fear of disease
Peccatophobia – Fear of sinning
Pediophobia – Fear of dolls
Phalacrophobia – Fear of going bald
Pharmacophobia – Fear of medicines
Phasmophobia – Fear of ghosts
Philemaphobia – Fear of kissing
Philophobia – Fear of love
Phobophobia – Fear of phobias
Phonophobia – Fear of loud noises
Photophobia – Fear of light
Plutophobia – Fear of money or wealth
Podophobia – Fear of feet
Pogonophobia – Fear of beards
Pteromerhanophobia – Fear of flying
Pupaphobia – Fear of puppets
Pyrophobia – Fear of fire
Quadriplegiaphobia – Fearing becoming a quadriplegic or being afraid of quadriplegics
Radiophobia – Fear of radiation, X rays
Ranidaphobia – Fear of frogs
Rhypophobia – Fear of defecation
Rhytiphobia – Fear of getting wrinkles
Rupophobia – Fear of dirt
Sciophobia – Fear of shadows
Scoleciphobia – Fear of worms
Scolionophobia – Fear of school
Scotomaphobia – Fear of blindness
Scriptophobia – Fear of writing in public
Sesquipedalophobia – Fear of long words
Siderodromophobia – Fear of trains
Spheksophobia – Fear of wasps
Social Phobia – Fear of social evaluation
Somniphobia – Fear of sleep
Staurophobia – Fear of the crucifix
Stenophobia – Fear of narrow places
Symbolophobia – Fear of symbolism
Symmetrophobia – Fear of symmetry
Syngenesophobia – Fear of relatives
Tachophobia – Fear of speed
Taphephobia – Fear of being buried alive
Technophobia – Fear of technology
Testophobia – Fear of taking tests
Thalassophobia – Fear of the sea
Thanatophobia – Fear of death or dying
Tocophobia – Fear of childbirth
Tonitrophobia – Fear of thunder
Traumatophobia – Fear of injury
Trichopathophobia – Fear of hair disease
Trichophobia – Fear of loose hair
Trypanophobia – Fear of needles or injections
Urophobia – Fear of urine or urinating
Vaccinophobia – Fear of vaccinations
Venustraphobia – Fear of beautiful women
Verbophobia – Fear of words
Verminophobia – Fear of germs
Vestiphobia – Fear of clothing
Xenophobia – Fear of strangers or foreigners
Xenophobia – Fear of strangers
Xylophobia – Fear of forests
Zemmiphobia – Fear of the great mole rat
Zoophobia – Fear of animals
Fears and phobias are not limited to those in the above list. Anything that makes you fearful and impacts on your daily living is a real phobia.
Phobias fall under the umbrella of anxiety. When you come into contact with the phobia or even think about it, you become fearful and experience your phobia symptoms.
Sometimes the symptoms of fears and phobias create an emotional response. Sometimes, the reaction includes physical symptoms or a combination of the two. Many people experience real fear and anxiety when they encounter their phobias.
The physical symptoms you might feel include:
Palpitations
Increased heartbeat
Feeling lightheaded
Nausea
Feeling sweaty
Shaking
A desire to run away
Some people, when the phobia is something that can be avoided or don't come into contact with frequently, can manage their phobia by using physical avoidance techniques. However, because often the phobias are unavoidable, they impact on your day to day life and wellbeing. Almost anything can cause a phobia or a fear. When these fears hold you hostage or make you feel vulnerable, you need solutions to enjoy phobia free life.
Fortunately, because of how phobias manifest in the subconscious as a learnt response, they are highly treatable with solution focussed hypnotherapy.
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