Thursday, June 6, 2013

22.Some Common Phobias 3 – How to Dominate Your Fears and Phobias

21. Coulrophobia
Clowns are supposed to be funny, but somehow victims of coulrophobia see them as vampires or monsters out to kidnap them or suck their blood.

22. Cyberphobia
Victims of cyberphobia fear computers. They think computers might control them, suck them up to Wonderland, or suddenly explode in their face.

23. Cyprianophobia
For a cyprianophobic person, almost every woman looks like a prostitute. They fear the sexual diseases they might catch when meeting them.

24. Dendrophobia
Victims of dendrophobia believe that trees can turn into flesh-craving monsters when they are not looking at them. They can also imagine elfin creatures taking residence in every tree.

25. Dentophobia
Many people are suffering from dentophobia. They think that dentists are always up to something bloody. They are afraid of the pain the dental machines will inflict on them. The drilling sound of dental equipment is agony to their ears.

26. Didaskaleinophobia
Kids are apt to catch this silly fear. When they think schools are really monsters in disguise, they will be afraid to go to them everyday.

27. Doxophobia
People who are suffering from this irrational disorder feel that the praise they receive produces equivalent danger. Thus, they also fear giving praise to others.

28. Dysmorphophobia
To people victimized by this phobia, deformity is the pits. They believe that people with deformities have ―something‖ living within them.

29. Epistemophobia
Ever wondered why your son fears school and studies? He might be having a case of fear of knowledge. Epistemophobic persons see knowledge as a curse. To them, it is against the gods to know something and be intelligent.

30. Eremophobia
People with this fear beg to be with people. Being alone is agonizing for them. They strongly believe that no man can live alone.

31. Ergophobia
People who fear knowledge, schools, and studies are likely end up fearing work. Work to these people is like digging their own graves.

32. Euphobia
This fear of good news seems to attack news reporters because many of them want to report negative things.

33. Gephydrophobia
Crossing bridges is never fun to victims of this disorder. They assume that bridges will fall any minute once they’re on them.

34. Gerascophobia
People with this fear are desperate to stay young. They quiver at the thought of old age. People with this fear visualize old people somewhat like the living dead.

35. Globophobia
Nope, this is not the fear of the globe — though it is something close to that. If you fear clowns, you might as well fear balloons. For whatever reason, people with this fear run like mad hens when they see balloons.

36. Glossophobia
This is the fear of speaking in public. The terrifying feeling is not brought about by addressing the public, but in being watched by the public.

37. Graphophobia
Nope, this is not the fear of graphs. It is the fear of writing or seeing handwriting. Somehow, people with this fear see ghosts in any writing.

38. Gymnophobia
Nope, it’s not the fear of gyms. It’s the fear of nudity. It’s healthy to have this at certain times, especially when going to the mall or office, but not when you are married.

39. Gynephobia
People who have this fear of women have probably been punched in the nose by a female martial artist before.

40. Hypegiaphobia
If you fear studies, schools, knowledge, and work, guess what? Chances are, you also have this fear of responsibility.

41. Hypnophobia
People victimized by hypnophobia fear sleep or being hypnotized. They are addicted to caffeine in coffee. They might also fear looking straight into a person’s eyes, or watching a tennis ball go back and forth, back and forth…

42. Illyngophobia
This is the fear of dizziness or looking down. Thus, people with this ailment always look up, whatever they do, wherever they are.

43. Iophobia
This is the fear of poison. Ionophobic individuals feel as if every food and drink has poison in them. This is good when you want to keep a tight budget. 

44. Isoterophobia
Isoterophobic people wonder in fear at the ability of termites to eat wood. They’re thinking that if termites could eat wood, these creatures could easily eat them. Thank heavens they don’t grow any bigger.

45. Linonophobia
For some reason, people who exhibit this disorder fear strings. They see strings as deadly and horrifying. These strings probably remind them of worms and snakes.

46. Logophobia
Words seem mysteriously evil to people with this disorder. Words drive them crazy. They imagine evil schemes in even the most innocent statements people make to them.

47. Lockiophobia
Women who fear childbirth exhibit lockiophobia. They magnify it as a cause of death. They have also seen how it has produced deformed babies. Most probably, they also fear having sex.

48. Medomalacuphobia
Men who fear losing an erection have medomalacuphobia. Erection to them is the essence of manhood and life. To lose it is the worst disgrace for them.

49. Medorthophobia
This is the opposite of medomalacuphobia. Extreme erection is the worst disgrace for men who have this disorder.

50. Microphobia
This is the fear of small things. People who have this ailment want everything to be extra large or biggie-size.

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