Fear can save you in a dangerous situation. However, in some situations, excessive fear can cause a phobia. Some, like the fear of the dark, are familiar. However, some people have strange phobias. Do you know what they are? Check out 13 strange and little-known phobias below. Some of them will surprise you.
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I bet you didn't even know these phobias existed!
ablutophobia
Have you ever thought about being afraid to take a shower? People with ablutophobia are afraid to take a shower and have anxiety attacks when it comes to personal hygiene.
Anthophobia
The fear of flowers is called anthophobia. It can be both the fear of a specific flower and the characteristics of a flower.
arithmophobia
Arithmophobia is the fear of numbers. Subjects like mathematics can scare these people. Specific numbers, such as 13, also cause fear in some people.
aulophobia
Aulophobia consists of an excessive fear of the sight or sound of a flute. In Ancient Greece, Hippocrates narrated a man's fearful reaction to hearing a flute note played at a dinner party.
kathisophobia
Can you imagine a life without sitting down? People who have kathisophobia have an enormous fear of sitting down.
Chromophobia
It's the fear of colors. Within chromophobia, there is the fear of the color white, known as leukophobia.
spectrophobia
People with spectrophobia are afraid to look at their reflection in a mirror. Thus, a simple operation, such as brushing your teeth in front of a mirror, can be terrifying for some people.
Globophobia
People with Globophobia are afraid of party balloons or the noise they make when popped. If you go to a party without balloons, it could be that the host has Globophobia.
Hippopotomonostrosesquipedaliophobia
That long word to talk about a phobia will never make you forget it: hippotomonostrosesquipedaliophobia is the fear of words that are too big.
nomophobia
A phobia of modernity, nomophobia consists of the fear that a person feels of running out of cell phone, internet or battery.
pogonophobia
Pogonophobia is the fear of body hair, whether on the beard, arms or legs. In some more specific cases, people may even be afraid of animal hair.
Siderophobia
Siderophobia is the fear of looking at the stars. People with this phobia are unable to look up at the sky and contemplate the shining stars.
Turophobia
Eating cheese can be a nightmare for some people. Turophobia is the fear of cheese. Reactions such as an anxiety attack are common in people with turophobia.