Phobias
You know, phobias can be a weird yet very funny thing. I mean there are your usual phobias like "Acrophobia"- the fear of heights, "Arachnophobia"- the fear of spiders and "Claustrophobia"- the fear of confined spaces. Those are pretty well known and we can relate to some of them. (Like heights give me the willies sometimes.) Some phobias are serious and should be dealt with seriously. Like "Algophobia" which is the fear of pain. That's serious! I don't know about you but I can only handle pain until hurts. =) Now here's a phobia that everybody seems to deal with..."Glossophobia" which is the fear of public speaking. (*Whisper* Just takes practice and you'll get used to it.) Alright...now for the main attraction....there are some really funny phobias out there! Such as:Coulrophobia- the fear of clowns
Triskaidekaphobia- the fear of the number 13
Mysophobia — the fear of germs, contamination or dirt
Arachibutyrophobia- the fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of the mouth
Pentheraphobia- the fear of your mother-in-law
Porphyrophobia- the fear of the color purple
Politicophobia- the fear of politicians
Pteronophobia- the fear of being tickled by feathers
Panophobia or Pantophobia- the fear of everything
And my personal favorite:
Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia- Fear of long words
Now for the clincher.........drum roll please.........
Phobophobia! which is.....the fear of phobias.
posted by Andrew @ 2:13 PM
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