We recently talked about phobias, and we got into that mysterious world of human psychology that talks about our fears. And because of that article, it is worth continuing to delve into other types of fears that are uncommon, and even that are surprising, strange, and even funny, despite the fact that they are, as their name indicates, enormous fears that some people experience.
If you have or have had phobias, you will know that it is difficult to carry them. And in this selection with the 15 weirdest phobias you will understand that sometimes the world becomes very complicated for some people.
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15 most rare and little known PHOBIAS
nomophobia
Topping the list of weird and unusual phobias is the modern affliction, nomophobia. This phobia is characterized by feelings of anxiety arising from being out of service range of a telephonenot having the mobile charged, not having credit, balance on the phone or losing it.
It is believed that more than 50 percent of mobile phone users are affected by nomophobia.
Ancraophobia or anemophobia
Both terms are used to define fear to the wind.
People who suffer from ancraophobia they tend to feel anxious outdoors and near open windows. Feelings of anxiety can also manifest over the hand dryers or ceiling vents.
Lutraphobia
The lutraphobia It is a type of zoophobia that consists of the irrational fear of the carnivorous aquatic mammal called otter, of the family Mustelidae. Otters are shy and gregarious animals, living as far away from man as possible. They are very playful and docile in captivity, feeding on fish and crabs, and almost never attack humans.
Paraskevidekatriaphobia
This is the name given to the evil suffered by those who feel panic when Friday the 13th. The term paraskevidekatriaphobia was coined by Dr. Donald Dossey. who said that the symptoms of this phobia range from mild anxiety to an agonizing sense of doom. Some can’t even get out of bed on this day.
And of course, there is also trezidavomartiophobia: what is the fear of tuesday 13
Spectrophobia
Spectrophobia is the fear of mirrors and the reflection itself. The phobia tends to stem from a traumatic event involving mirrors, perhaps fear of apparitions or ghosts in the mirror, or low self-esteem related to physical appearance.
linonophobia
Linonophobia refers to the fear of ropes. What happens is that the person experiences a feeling of fear or fear of anything that he ties or holds, that is, ropes, threads, chains and derivatives. As with all phobias, the fear arises from a negative association with the object.
Ablutophobia
Ablutophobia is the persistent fear of cleaning, washing, or bathing, and it occurs more in children and women than in men. It is not a very common phobia.
Chorophobia
Chorophobia is the fear of dancing and it is something that, unfortunately, not even alcohol can fix. It also manifests itself in fear of any situation, event, or person associated with dancing. The phobia is usually associated with social phobias, particularly the fear of crowds.
Arachibutyrophobia
The extremely difficult-to-pronounce phobia is also extremely inexplicable: the fear of peanut butter sticking to the palate. As with all other phobias, symptoms of aracibutyrophobia include panic, dread, terror, anxiety, rapid heartbeat, and shortness of breath when peanut butter is wedged into the palate.
allodoxaphobia
An extremely rare phobia, allodoxophobia is used to define the fear of opinions. It is believed that the phobia is associated with previous encounters in which the affected person has not been able to adequately express their opinion, or has been rejected. It is visible in social situations when the affected person refuses to get involved in discussions and can also reflect a fear of confrontation.
optophobia
Optophobia is the fear of opening your eyes. Yes, there are people who are afraid to open their eyes.
Didaskaleinophobia
While it’s a fun little reason to skip school, didaskaleinophobia is actually a legitimate fear of going to school. Commonly known as «school phobia,» the fear is more prevalent in younger students (ages 7 to 11) and is thought to stem from separation anxiety from their parents. It can also be the result of bullying.
Xanthophobia
This phobia is the irrational fear of the color yellow. Colors, in addition to having qualities to generate trauma, serve to express any type of feeling. The fear of the hue makes in case of seeing any person with a yellow garment or object, make any social relationship impossible.
Hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia
This phobia with such a long name is nothing less than the fear of number 666.
Urban legends and horror movies have caused people to want to dodge anything that has to do with the ‘mark of the beast’ at all times.
Hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia
Paradoxically, this phobia with such a long name is precisely the irrational fear of pronouncing long and complicated words.
This concept is made up of a variety of words of Greek origin, which are: «hipopoto» (big), «monstro» (monstrous), «sesquipedali» (foot and a half, which refers to a long word) and «phobos» (fear).
Due to the complexity of the word used to describe this phobia, the words sesquipedaliophobia or largsophobia are currently used.