We all have hobbies. We love to do them. But in the same fashion, we are afraid of doing certain things. A phobia is a scientific term used when you have a fear of something. Do you have a fear of something if you don’t you probably don’t know it or do you have the last one mentioned in the list? These are the seven most peculiar phobias that you probably didn’t know about.
- Hippopotomonstrosesquipedalipphobia: Fear of long words
Ironic! Isn’t it? If you haven’t spelled the above-mentioned word you might have the “sesquipedal phobia1”. This is the short version of the “fear of long words” as the inventor must have had it. This fear is justified by the human mind as well tends to identify a word just by its first and last letter. And I know besides me saying this, you are not going to read the whole word.
2. Anuptaphobia2: Fear of being single
The most popular phobia between us yet most people don’t know it. It doesn’t essentially need a person to be in a relationship to have this fear. For single people, the “hunger” of being with someone, creates the phobia. If you have it, don’t worry. It won’t solve your problem of being single but now at least you have a reason for it.
3. Venustraphobia: fear of beautiful women
Nervous in front of a beautiful girl! Maybe you have this phobia. It is generated due to a lack of attention. But don’t be sad, because it doesn’t mean that you’ll not be able to talk to girls. You just have to build confidence and you will be officially “venustraphillic”.
4. Bibliophobia3: fear of books
Looking for an excuse for not looking at your books tonight, tell them you’re “bibliophilic”. Fear is very common among most youth today. It doesn’t mean that you won’t be reading the books, at higher stages of psychological disorder just seeing books, causes panic attacks. It’s not going to happen to you, so don’t worry.
5. Pogonophobia: fear of beards
The most hilarious thing about this fear is that it has been most recorded in women. Yes! They can’t grow facial hairs but just thought of having it creeps them out. So if you love being “clean” maybe you have pogonophobia. Next time try to grow a beard and I not saying because it’s a sign of manhood, but because then you could get rid of this fear.
6. Panophobia: fear of everything
You are sad about everything. Don’t like anything or get bored easily. Maybe you have panophobia. It’s nothing. According to psychology, this is the most temporary of most fears. It greatly depends on your mood and vanishes as you happen to like things.
7. Phobophobia4: fear of phobia
Having read all these phobias and deciding now which of these you have? Stop! You have just discovered that you have this one. It’s hilariously ironic and this is why it’s been mentioned so late in the list.
The list has served its purpose. If you still think you don’t have any of these then it’s a good thing. But like our “likeness” for things we have phobias too. It’s okay to accept it and have fun with another wedge of what you have. So happy phobia!
- Bogiatzis, Demetris. Stylistic wars between America and Europe: polystylisticism in the era of sesquipedalophobia. Diss. 1997. ↩︎
- Ammara, Sajjal, and Rabia Jameel. “Rejection sensitivity and Anuptaphobia in unmarried women: The moderating role of social support.” Journal of Professional & Applied Psychology 3.2 (2022): 195-207. ↩︎
- Features Submission, Haworth Continuing. “A Disease Known as Bibliophobia.” Collection Management 8.3-4 (1986): 7-10. ↩︎
- Josephson, Rebecca C. “Phobophobia: A study in fear.” (2017). ↩︎
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