Do I have Bibliophobia?

A person with bibliophobia might fear all books or only a specific kind, such as textbooks or children's books. Someone with bibliophobia might be afraid of books themselves, the stories they contain or the act of reading a book.
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How do you treat Bibliophobia?

The most effective bibliophobia treatments are forms of psychotherapy: Cognitive behavior therapy. This form of psychotherapy, or talk therapy, teaches you to identify and change unhealthy thoughts, emotions and behaviors.
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How do you know if you have Phobophobia?

Phobophobia is an extreme fear of being afraid. While this condition may sound redundant, it's a very real and complex disorder that can take a few forms. A person with phobophobia may be scared of the physical sensations that come with fear, such as shortness of breath, sweaty palms or heart palpitations.
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What phobia is Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia?

Noun. hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia (uncountable) (humorous) The fear of long words.
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What is Pediophobia?

Pediophobia is a fear of dolls or inanimate objects that look real, and pedophobia is a fear of actual children. People can suffer from both phobias, so someone who fears children (pedophobia) may also fear the childlike features of dolls (pediophobia), and someone with pediophobia may also have pedophobia.
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What is Omniphobia?

Panphobia, omniphobia, pantophobia, or panophobia is a vague and persistent dread of some unknown evil.
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What is Sidonglobophobia?

Noun. sidonglobophobia (uncountable) Sensory phobia of cotton or cotton balls.
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Why do I feel scared to read?

Bibliophobia is an intense fear of books or reading. It's a type of anxiety disorder. Books are almost everywhere, and they're difficult to avoid. Bibliophobia can cause physical symptoms, disrupt daily life, and affect success in school and work.
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What causes Xylophobia?

Causes. The exact causes of xylophobia are not known, but a number of different factors may play a role. Genetics, family history, and experiences are all believed to contribute to the development and onset of specific phobias.
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What does a Panophobia fear?

Noun. panphobia (uncountable) The fear of everything. (by confusion) Panophobia, a condition of groundless fears. (neologism) Fear, dislike, or hatred of pansexual people and/or pansexuality.
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Why do I have Ichthyophobia?

What causes ichthyophobia? Like other phobias and anxiety disorders, ichthyophobia is likely caused by genetic, physiological, and environmental factors. A person's overall stress levels and a general feeling of not being in control may play a role in phobia development.
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What is Sesquipedalophobia?

Noun. sesquipedalophobia (uncountable) Fear of long words.
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What does Cryophobia mean?

Word. Cryophobia. Answer. Fear of extreme cold, frost, or ice. ADVERTISEMENT.
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Is Leporiphobia common?

Rabbit phobia isn't particularly common, but it's hardly unheard of.
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What is Heliophobia a fear of?

Heliophobia is the fear of the sun, sunlight, or any bright light. It is a type of specific phobia.
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What is the fear of Catoptrophobia?

What is eisoptrophobia? You may have eisoptrophobia if you have an intense fear of mirrors. Eisoptrophobia is a specific phobia, which means it causes fear of a particular situation. The fear is typically much greater than the actual risk of danger. Eisoptrophobia may also be called spectrophobia or catoptrophobia.
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What word takes 3 hours to say?

The longest English word

The longest word in English has 189,819 letters and takes 3 hours to pronounce. This is a technical term for the chemical composition of titin. Titin is the largest known protein responsible for maintaining the passive elasticity of the muscles.
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Can you have 2 phobias?

Phobias can develop around any object or situation. Some people may experience multiple phobias.
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What is Megalohydrothalassophobia?

megalohydrothalassophobia (fear of large underwater creatures or objects) cymophobia (fear of waves)
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Why do I have Submechanophobia?

Submechanophobia could be caused by a fear of the unknown, and the common terror of not knowing what lies beneath the waterline. Objects could be visually distorted by water and its movement, which could make them seem alive, and thus, possibly harmful.
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What fear is Pteromerhanophobia?

Pteromerhanophobia is another term for a fear of flying, along with aviophobia and aerophobia.
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What fear is Diagraphephobia?

diagraphephobia (uncountable) (psychology, computing) The excessive fear of deleting files, or an extreme fear of losing one's data.
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