25 Strange Phobias You May Not Know You Have

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When was the last time you felt terrified? Maybe you were walking in the dark and heard a strange noise right behind you.

We all fear something. Our hearts start beating like crazy, we sweat and tremble, run out of breath and sometimes even have a full-blown panic attack. Hit “thumbs up” if you are afraid of something. It is okay to admit it. Here's a list of 25 bizarre and unique phobias you won’t believe exist.

TIMESTAMPS

Acrybophobia 1:03

Hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia 1:46

Hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia 3:09

Gnosophobia 4:49

Hydrosophobia 5:31

Dextrophobia 6:00

Dorophobia 6:40

Koumpounophobia 7:15

Lachanophobia 8:27

Nephophobia 8:55

Omphalophobia 9:31

Ombrophobia 10:13

Pentheraphobia 11:05

Pogonophobia 11:48

Papathophobia 12:22

Trypophobia 12:50

Chairophobia 13:30

Chronophobia 13:55

Philophobia 14:43

Deipnophobia 15:14

Punctumophobia 15:59

Reterophobia 16:16

Emojiphobia 16:35

Selfiephobia 16:51

Ignorophobia 17:08

SUMMARY

- Acrybophobia is the fear of not being able to understand what you're reading at the moment.

- Those who fear number 666, “The number of the Beast” have hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia.

- Hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia is the fear of long words.

- Gnosophobia is the fear of knowledge (gnosis means “knowledge” in Greek). It is also known as Epistemophobia.

- Hydrosophobia is a fear of sweating and catching a cold or a fear of becoming a source of unpleasant odor.

- Dextrophobia is the fear of objects at the ride side of the body.

- The holiday season must be a real nightmare for those who experience dorophobia.

- People suffering from Koumpounophobia try to avoid clothes with buttons.

- Lachanophobia is the fear of vegetables.

- Instagram with all its #nofilter sky pictures is a scary place for those who have nephophobia.

- Omphalophobia is the fear of belly buttons.

- Ombrophobia is the fear of rain.

- Pentheraphobia is the fear of mother-in-law.

- Pogonophobia is the fear of beards.

- Papathophobia is the fear of the Pope or “papas” in Ancient Greek as it stands in the name.

- Trypophobia is the fear of clusters of holes.

- Chairophobia (from Greek chairo meaning “to be pleased, joyful”) is the fear of laughing in an inappropriate environment, for example, at a funeral.

- Chronophobia is the fear of time.

- People with philophobia avoid falling in love or having a relationship.

- Deipnophobia is the fear of dinner parties.

- Punctumophobia is a fear of getting a message with a dot at the end.

- Reterophobia is the fear of making a mistake in a word or not noticing an auto-correct.

- Emojiphobia is a fear of being misunderstood using emoticons or stickers.

- Selfiephobia is the fear of bad selfies.

- Ignorophobia is a fear that the message was viewed, but not responded to.

Is there a way to get over any of these phobias? Popular treatment methods are all kinds of therapy, controlled breathing, and visualization. Remember it is much easier to handle any concern if you fully understand why and what exactly concerns you most of all.

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