Started this because, well I dunno what we were talking about in IRC.
Just goto
www.phobialist.com and then list some of your phobias. maybe tell us why you had it, how it started, how you overcame it, etc. Just a way to waste time and get to know a little more about some ppl here.
FEARS I HAVE NOW:
Aquaphobia - Fear of water. Real bad.
Bathophobia- Fear of depth.
Gerascophobia- Fear of growing old.
Xenophobia - Fear of foreigners (Aliens in my case. Real bad)
FEARS I USED TO HAVE:
Agoraphobia- Fear of open spaces or of being in crowded, public places like markets. Fear of leaving a safe place.
Amnesiphobia- Fear of amnesia
Bogyphobia- Fear of bogies or the bogeyman.
Chiraptophobia- Fear of being touched.
Scelerophibia- Fear of bad men, burglars.
ACUTE EXTREME FEARS:
Counterphobia- The preference by a phobic for fearful situations.
Ecophobia- Fear of home.
Eremophobia- Fear of being oneself or of loneliness.
Haphephobia or Haptephobia- Fear of being touched.
Nostophobia- Fear of returning home.
Somniphobia- Fear of sleep.
MILD FEARS:
Apotemnophobia- Fear of persons with amputations.
Coulrophobia- Fear of clowns.
Doxophobia- Fear of expressing opinions or of receiving praise.
Dystychiphobia- Fear of accidents.
Helminthophobia- Fear of being infested with worms.
Mysophobia- Fear of germs or contamination or dirt.