What phobias do not exist?

Here are 10 uncommon but very real phobias you probably never knew existed.

• PANOPHOBIA. It can be difficult dealing with just one phobia but imagine being afraid of everything.
• PHOBOPHOBIA.
• SOMNIPHOBIA.
• NOMOPHOBIA.
• SESQUIPEDALOPHOBIA.
• DEIPNOPHOBIA.
• GENUPHOBIA.
• SCRIPTOPHOBIA.

What is the #1 weirdest phobia?

Here are some of the strangest phobias one can have

• ​Ergophobia. It is the fear of work or the workplace.
• ​Somniphobia. Also known as hypnophobia, it is the fear of falling asleep.
• Chaetophobia.
• ​Oikophobia.
• ​Panphobia.
• Ablutophobia.

What is Chaetophobia?

Chaetophobia is fear of hair, a type of specific phobia. Sufferers fear may be associated with human hair and/or animal hair. They fear people or animals with an excess amount of hair. They may also fear the hair on their own body.

What is Panphobia?

Pan came to be a kind of universal god of everything. This explains why the words “panophobia” and “pantophobia” came to describe an extreme, wide-ranging fear of everything. If you have a specific phobia, you feel intense anxiety about a particular object or situation, such as storms or insects.

What is Ishicascadiggaphobia?

Fear of chins Further phobias of seemingly innocent body parts include genuphobia (fear of knees), chirophobia (fear of hands) and ishicascadiggaphobia (fear of elbows).

What are some phobias you are afraid of?

1 Samhainophobia – Fear of Halloween 2 Scolionophobia – Fear of school 3 Scoptophobia – Fear of being stared at 4 Selenophobia – Fear of the moon 5 Sociophobia – Fear of social evaluation 6 Somniphobia – Fear of sleep

How do phobias get their names?

One important thing to remember is that virtually any object can become a fear object. The names of specific phobias are often formed as nonce words, or words coined for a single occasion only. These names themselves are often formed by taking a Greek prefix that represents the fear object and adding…

Are men more likely to have phobias?

But men are more likely to seek treatment for phobias. What causes phobias? Research suggests that both genetic and environmental factors contribute to the start of phobias. Certain phobias have been linked to a very bad first encounter with the feared object or situation.

Can phobias have a serious impact on well-being?

Phobias can have a serious impact on well-being, but it is important to remember that you are not alone. Phobias are common, but also treatable. 2  If you believe that you have the symptoms of some type of phobia, consult your doctor for further evaluation and treatment advice.