FATIMA MOODZNA A.

ALAWI
NSG 505
Reflective Journal No.: 7
Topic: LIST OF PHOBIAS
Top 100 Phobia List
These are the top 100 phobias in the world, with the most common ones
listed from the top.
1. Arachnophobia The fear of spiders affects women four times
more than men (48% women and 12% men).
2. Ophidiophobia The fear of snakes. People avoid certain cities only
because they have more snakes.
3. Acrophobia The fear of heights. Five percent of the general
population suffer from this phobia.
4. Agoraphobia The fear of open or crowded spaces. People with this
phobia often refuse to leave home.
5. Cynophobia The fear of dogs. This includes everything from small
Poodles to Great Danes.
6. Astraphobia The fear of thunder/lightning. AKA Brontophobia,
Tonitrophobia, or Ceraunophobia.
7. Claustrophobia The fear of small spaces like elevators, trams, small
rooms and other enclosed spaces.
8. Mysophobia The fear of germs. It is also rightly termed as
Germophobia or Bacterophobia.
9. Aerophobia The fear of flying in air planes, hot air balloons etc. 25
million Americans are afraid of this.
10.
Trypophobia The fear of holes. This unusual but common
phobia associates holes with danger.
11.
Carcinophobia The fear of cancer. People with this phobia
develop extreme diets to avoid cancer.
12.
Thanatophobia The fear of death. Even talking about death can
be enough to trigger panic attacks.
13.
Glossophobia The fear of public speaking. Being afraid of or not
being able to make speeches.
14.
Monophobia The fear of being alone. This may include normal
daily tasks like eating and sleeping.
15.
Atychiphobia The fear of failure. This phobia is for most people
the greatest barrier to success.
16.
Ornithophobia The fear of birds. Some individuals suffering
from this phobia only fear some species.
17.
Alektorophobia The fear of chickens. You may have this phobia
if images of this bird makes you panic.
18.
Enochlophobia The fear of crowds, which is closely related
to Ochlophobia and Demophobia.
19.
Aphenphosmphobia The fear of intimacy. This involves the fear
of being touched and the fear of love.

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Trypanophobia The fear of needles. I used to fear needles (and
death), but thankfully I got over it.
21.
Anthropophobia The fear of people. Being afraid of people in
most/all situations, not just social ones.
22.
Aquaphobia The fear of water. Being in water or even near
water affects people with this phobia.
23.
Autophobia The fear of abandonment. The constant fear of
being abandoned by other people.
24.
Hemophobia The fear of blood. The sight of blood can cause
fainting or panic attacks.
25.
Gamophobia The fear of commitment is about being afraid of
committing to another person for life.
26.
Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia The fear of long words.
Believe it or not, its a real phobia.
27.
Xenophobia The fear of the unknown. Fearing anything or
anyone that is strange or foreign.
28.
Vehophobia The fear of driving. This phobia can drastically
affect your personal life and work-life.
29.
Basiphobia The fear of falling. In extreme cases, people refuse
to walk, use stairs or even stand up.
30.
Achievemephobia The fear of success. The opposite to fear of
failure, but just as self-damaging.
31.
Theophobia The fear of God. It causes an irrational fear of The
Lord or religion in general.
32.
Ailurophobia The fear of cats. This common animal phobia is
also known as Gatophobia.
33.
Metathesiophobia The fear of change. Sometimes change is
good, even if it sounds terrifying.
34.
Globophobia The fear of balloons. Although it might sound
funny, Oprah Winfrey is not laughing.
35.
Nyctophobia The fear of darkness. Being afraid of the dark or
the night is very common among kids.
36.
Androphobia The fear of men. Usually seen in younger females,
but it can also affect adults.
37.
Phobophobia The fear of fear. When the thought of being afraid
of objects or situations scares you.
38.
Philophobia The fear of love. Being scared of falling in love or
getting emotionally attached.
39.
Triskaidekaphobia The fear of the number 13. It is often
associated with bad luck and evilness.
40.
Emetophobia The fear of vomiting. Loss of ones self control is
often the biggest fear here.
41.
Gephyrophobia The fear of bridges. Crossing even the smallest
bridge may seem impossible.
42.
Entomophobia The fear of bugs and insects. AKA Acarophobia,
which is the fear of biting insects.

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Lepidopterophobia The fear of butterflies. This phobia usually
means fear of most winged insects.
44.
Panophobia The fear of everything. A constant state of fear that
something terrible will happen.
45.
Podophobia The fear of feet. Some people fear touching or
even looking at feet, even their own.
46.
Paraskevidekatriaphobia The fear of Friday the 13th. About 8%
of Americans suffer from this phobia.
47.
Somniphobia The fear of sleep. Being terrified of what might
happen when you fall asleep.
48.
Gynophobia The fear of women. Usually occurs when men have
unresolved mother issues.
49.
Apiphobia The fear of bees. Many people fear bees because
they are afraid of being stung.
50.
Koumpounophobia The fear of buttons. Clothes with buttons are
usually avoided by these phobics.
51.
Anatidaephobia The fear of ducks is the fear that somewhere in
the world, a duck is watching you.
52.
Pyrophobia The fear of fire. Although a natural and primal fear,
it can be debilitating for pyrophobics.
53.
Ranidaphobia The fear of frogs is often caused by a negative
past experience from childhood.
54.
Galeophobia The fear of sharks. Many children have an
irrational fear of sharks in swimming pools.
55.
Athazagoraphobia The fear of being forgotten or forgetting.
Often experienced by dementia patients.
56.
Katsaridaphobia The fear of cockroaches. This can easily lead
to an excessive cleaning disorder.
57.
Iatrophobia The fear of doctors. If you tend to delay visits to the
doctor, you may have Iatrophobia.
58.
Pediophobia The fear of dolls. Anyone who has seen Chucky
knows what this phobia is about.
59.
Ichthyophobia The fear of fish. This phobia concerns anything
from small to large, dead or living fish.
60.
Achondroplasiaphobia The fear of midgets. Some people
are afraid of anything that is different.
61.
Mottephobia The fear of moths. These insects are considered
beautiful by some, but feared by others.
62.
Zoophobia The fear of animals. Being afraid of vile,
dangerous or even cute and harmless animals.
63.
Bananaphobia The fear of bananas. Are bananas scary? The
answer is YES if you ask a bananaphobic.
64.
Sidonglobophobia The fear of cotton balls or plastic foams.
Even the sound it makes can be terrifying.
65.
Scelerophobia The fear of crime involves being afraid of
burglars and attackers or crime in general.

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Cibophobia The fear of food. This phobia often comes from a
bad episode while eating, like choking.
67.
Phasmophobia The fear of ghosts. Also known as
Spectrophobia. Who you gonna call? Ghostbusters!
68.
Equinophobia The fear of horses. Animal phobias are not
uncommon, this goes especially for women.
69.
Musophobia The fear of mice. Some people find mice cute, but
phobics think they are plain disgusting.
70.
Catoptrophobia The fear of mirrors. Being afraid of seeing
something you dont like in the mirror.
71.
Agliophobia The fear of pain. Being afraid or anxious that
something painful will happen to you.
72.
Tokophobia The fear of pregnancy. This may involve giving birth
or even hearing the word delivery.
73.
Telephonophobia The fear of talking on the phone. Most of
these phobics prefer texting or emailing.
74.
Pogonophobia The fear of beards. Being afraid of or very
uncomfortable around men with beards.
75.
Omphalophobia The fear of belly buttons. Touching or looking
at navels feels disgusting or terrifying.
76.
Pseudodysphagia The fear of choking. The phobia often comes
from a negative experience while eating.
77.
Bathophobia The fear of depths can be anything associated
with depth, like lakes, tunnels, caves etc.
78.
Cacomorphobia The fear of fat people. Induced by the
media and often affects anorexics and bulimics.
79.
Gerascophobia The fear of getting old. Aging is the
most natural thing on earth, yet many of us fear it.
80.
Chaetophobia The fear of hair. These phobics tend to be afraid
of other peoples hair and animal hair.
81.
Nosocomephobia The fear of hospitals. Lets face it, no one
likes hospitals and some even fear them.
82.
Ligyrophobia The fear of loud noises. We all have an instinctive
fear of loud noises to some degree.
83.
Didaskaleinophobia The fear of school. This phobia is most
common in preschool children.
84.
Technophobia The fear of technology involves deep anxiety
about anything technologically advanced.
85.
Chronophobia The fear of the future. A persistent fear of what
is to come and the passing of time.
86.
Spheksophobia The fear of wasps. You panic when you see a
wasp and fear getting stung by one.
87.
Ergophobia The fear of work. Social anxiety or performance
anxiety may be the cause of this.
88.
Coulrophobia The fear of clowns. Some people find
clowns funny but coulrophobics find them scary.

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Allodoxaphobia The fear of opinions. Being afraid of hearing
what other people are thinking of you.
90.
Samhainophobia The fear of Halloween often affects children
and people with superstitious beliefs.
91.
Photophobia The fear of light. Induced by medical conditions,
disorders or traumatic experiences.
92.
Disposophobia The fear of getting rid of stuff. This
triggers extreme collecting or hoarding of things.
93.
Numerophobia The fear of numbers. The mere thought of doing
heavy calculations causes panic.
94.
Ombrophobia The fear of rain. Many fear the rain because of
accompanying storm-like conditions.
95.
Coasterphobia The fear of roller coasters. Movies like Final
Destination 3 only makes this worse.
96.
Thalassophobia The fear of the ocean. Salty water, big waves
and vast unexplored unknown spaces.
97.
Scoleciphobia The fear of worms is often caused by an
underlying fear of unhygienic conditions.
98.
Kinemortophobia The fear of zombies. Being afraid
that zombies will attack you and turn you into one.
99.
Myrmecophobia The fear of ants. Not as common as
Arachnophobia, but it can feel just as intense.
100.
Taphophobia The fear of being buried alive by mistake
and wake up in a coffin deep underground.
Source: http://www.fearof.net/