List of 60+ Phobias: Find Out What Your Fear Is Called

Have you ever found yourself scared of something that’s not even scary? Or being afraid of silly things. If you said yes, then rest assured that it is not just you but almost 3 to 15 percent of the world’s population that face the same things. There is a name for it, and it is “phobia.” It is not just any regular fear but is defined as a type of anxiety disorder where a person does everything in their power to avoid something that is scary to them. It could be a dog, a spider, a fear of assignment help, cotton balls, etc. Literally anything!

Phobias are of two types, depending upon their composition:

1. Simple phobia

They are comparatively easier to live with, i.e. a person affected by them can lead a normal day-to-day life without being too much trouble. For example, if one is scared of snakes and lives in the city, there are fewer chances of them discovering a snake regularly. So, on the rare occasion that they might sight a snake, they are all set to lead a normal life.

2. Complex phobia

These are more anxiety-inducing and have been known to be associated with a deep-rooted fear about any particular situation or circumstance. These types of phobias can severely impair the ability of a person to operate normally in the world. A common example of complex phobia is social phobia, where the person infected is scared of embarrassing themselves in front of others.

There is a growing prevalence in the number of people affected by phobias throughout the world. They can affect people irrespective of their age, social background, or gender. Statistics show that:

• The cross-national lifetime prevalence rate of specific phobias is 7.4%
• The cross-national 12-month prevalence rate of specific phobias is 5.5%
• Females are more likely than males to have specific phobias.9.8% vs. 7.7%
• Prevalence rates of specific phobia are lower in males at 4.9% and 3.3%

There are so many phobias that people suffer from, and we do not even know about them. Here is a list to get you sensitized to different phobias:

• Fears Related to Animal

1. Ophidiophobia: Fear of snakes
2. Cynophobia: Fear of dogs
3. Trypanophobia: Fear of injections
4. Entomophobia: Fear of insects
5. Equinophobia: Fear of horses
6. Helminthophobia: Fear of worms
7. Herpetophobia: Fear of reptiles
8. Ichthyophobia: Fear of fish
9. Arachnophobia: Fear of spiders
10. Mysophobia: Fear of germs
11. Ornithophobia: Fear of birds
12. Ailurophobia: Fear of cats
13. Chiroptophobia: Fear of bats
14. Mellisophobia: Fear of bees
15. Musophobia: Fear of mice and rats
16. Ranidaphobia: Fear of frogs and toads

• Fears Related to Natural Environment

17. Acrophobia: Fear of heights
18. Astraphobia: Fear of lightning and thunderstorms
19. Brontophobia: Fear of extremely loud (natural noises in the environment)
20. Ombrophobia: Fear of rain including intense weather to a drizzle
21. Acrophobia: Fear of heights
22. Nyctophobia: Fear of the night and fear of the dark
23. Thalassophobia: Fear of the sea
24. Heliophobia: Fear of the sun
25. Anemophobia: Fear of the wind and air
26. Hydrophobia: Fear of water
27. Xerophobia: Fear of Dryness (desert)
28. Pteridophobia: Fear of Ferns

• Fears Related to Blood-Medical-Injury

29. Genuphobia: Fear of Knees and Kneeling
30. Albuminurophobia: Fear of kidney disease
31. Nosophobia: Fear of getting sick
32. Trypanophobia: Fear of needles
33. Dentophobia: Fear of the dentist
34. Homophobia: Fear of medical procedures
35. Hemophobia: Fear of blood
36. Athazagoraphobia: Fear of amnesia
37. Merinthophobia: Fear of immobility name
38. Apeirophobia: Fear of infinity

• Fears Related to Situations

39. Glossophobia: Fear of speaking in public
40. Nosocomephobia: Fear of hospitals
41. Pteromerhanophobia: fear of flying
42. Claustrophobia: Fear of confined spaces
43. Mageirocophobia: Fear of cooking
44. Scolionophobia: Fear of school
45. Ecophobia: Fear of the home
46. Koinoniphobia: Fear of rooms
47. Noctiphobia: Fear of the night
48. Lockiophobia: Fear of childbirth
49. Gamophobia: Fear of marriage
50. Somniphobia: Fear of sleep

• Fears Related to Other Things

51. Zemmiphobia: Fear of the great mole rat
52. Xenophobia: Fear of yellow
53. Kinemortophobia: Fear of zombies
54. Anatidaephobia: Fear of being watched by a duck
55. Metrophobia: Fear of poetry
56. Globophobia: Fear of balloons
57. Chaetophobia: Fear of hair
58. Lipophobia: Fear of becoming fat
59. Geliophobia: Fear of laughter
60. Aulophobia: Fear of flutes
61. Deipnophobia: Fear of dinner parties
62. Asymmetriphobia: Fear of asymmetrical things
63. Arachibutyrophobia: Fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of one’s mouth
64. Linonophobia: Fear of string
65. Philophobia: Fear of love
66. Aphenphosmphobia: Fears of being detached

After reading through the various phobias listed here, one thing is certain: humans and their behavior are not always logical. There are so many things that go around in that little brain of ours that are beyond our mortal control. And phobias are a manifestation of those uncontrollable parts of our brain. Our minds can make us afraid of things that we know are not dangerous.

Being fearless is not just a feeling that everyone wants to have, but at times, it is something that cannot be achieved. And if you are someone who feels that. Do not worry, you are not alone. Just hang in there!