The top 10 most bizarre and irrational phobias

[Buffmaster]

Phobias
The top 10 most bizarre and irrational phobias.
by Peter Archbold, Nov 1, 2006

Tags: phobias


A US study by the National Institute of Medical Health found that phobias were the most common mental illness among American women. The most common phobias include arachnophobia, agoraphobia, aerophobia and claustrophobia, all of which to a certain extent are very rational fears that can restrict people in their day to day lives and in some cases they can be the cause of panic attacks.

There are however a number of phobias which on the face of it seem completely and utterly irrational to the extent that I wonder if they really do exist. So I have compiled a list of what I consider to be the top 10 most bizarre and irrational phobias. Even if these phobias do exist they are surely more of a dislike rather than a debilitating fear.


Arachibutyrophobia ¢¢¬¢‚¬Å“ The fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of the mouth
Octophobia ¢¢¬¢‚¬Å“ Fear of the number 8
Geniophobia ¢¢¬¢‚¬Å“ Fear of chins
Lachanophobia ¢¢¬¢‚¬Å“ Fear of vegetables
Peladophobia ¢¢¬¢‚¬Å“ Fear of bald people (not to be confused with Phalacrophobia which is the fear of going bald).
Kathisophobia ¢¢¬¢‚¬Å“ Fear of sitting down
Phronemophobia ¢¢¬¢‚¬Å“ Fear of thinking
Phobophobia ¢¢¬¢‚¬Å“ Fear of fear
Logophobia ¢¢¬¢‚¬Å“ Fear of words
Nephophobia ¢¢¬¢‚¬Å“ Fear of clouds

It may not be one of the most bizarre and irrational phobias but so-called hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia is the fear of long words which must be the most bizarrely named phobia. The name itself would be enough to cause panic attacks amongst its sufferers!

[Brains]

I wonder with phobophobia; you'll eventually end up in a vicious circle and then what?!

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or something.

[Aemeth]

lololol

[bd55]

Indeed. Fear the evil veggies /:D" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":D" border="0" alt=":D" />

[AYHJA]

Some of those don't even seem real man...How the fuck can you be afraid of the number 8..?

[Buffmaster]

QUOTE(AYHJA @ Nov 28 2006, 11:52 PM) Some of those don't even seem real man...How the fuck can you be afraid of the number 8..?


I wish I knew, I'm still trying to find out why I fear the number 3.lol