How many phobias are there?

There are more than 400 phobias. You can have a phobia of pretty much anything, but there are over 400 recognised phobias out there! Some, however, are much more common than others.

What are the 5 biggest phobias?

What are rare phobias?

What is the #1 phobia?

1. Social Phobia: Fear of Social Interactions. Also known as Social Anxiety Disorder, social phobias are by far the most common fear or phobia our Talkspace therapists see in their clients.

What is the 2nd longest phobia name?

2. Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia (36 letters) Ironically, Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia is one of the longest work in the dictionary and is the name for a fear of long words!

Probability Comparison: Phobias and Fears

What is the darkest phobia?

Nyctophobia is an extreme fear of the dark. The name comes from the Greek word for night. Children and adults with nyctophobia may fear being alone in the dark.

What is Xanthophobia?

Xanthophobia, fear of the color yellow.

What is plutophobia?

Noun. plutophobia (plural plutophobias) An aversion to wealthy people.

What is the fear of death called?

Thanatophobia is an extreme fear of death or the dying process. You might be scared of your own death or the death of a loved one. Psychotherapy can help most people overcome this disorder. Appointments 866.588.2264. Request an Appointment.

What is the least popular phobia?

What scares humans the most?

What is Cacophobia?

Cacophobia is an intense fear of ugliness. People with this anxiety disorder may fear becoming ugly. Or they might have symptoms of panic and anxiety when they think about or see something ugly. Cacophobia is one of only a few phobias that are subjective instead of objective.

What is a phobia that starts with W?

What is the 3 hour word?

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.

What is the 189 819 letter word?

1. methionylthreonylthreonylglutaminylalanyl…isoleucine. You'll notice there's an ellipsis here, and that's because this word, in total, is 189,819 letters long, and it's the chemical name for the largest known protein, titin.

Can you have 2 phobias?

Phobias can develop around any object or situation. Some people may experience multiple phobias.

What is Cryophobia?

Definitions of cryophobia. a morbid fear of freezing. type of: simple phobia. any phobia (other than agoraphobia) associated with relatively simple well-defined stimuli.

Is there Bananaphobia?

It is very rare and uncommon, but the fear of bananas or bananaphobia does exist. ... According to this news report, a woman had been scared of bananas all her life, so much so that she could not stand being in the same room as them without feeling nauseated each time. ' See, see you lifelong doubters.

Is there a phobia of Roblox?

Robloxphobia, Robloxaphobia, Robloxophobia, Blokrompotphobia (From greek blok, "block" And rompot, "robot"), or simply known as Rhobia, is the fear of the videogame Roblox.

What causes Cryophobia?

Cryophobia is more likely to occur in those who have had a significant negative impact from the cold. 2 For example, if you have experienced hypothermia, fallen through the ice, or been stuck in a snowdrift, you may be more likely to develop this fear. The negative experience need not have happened to you directly.

What fear is Bathmophobia?

Bathmophobia is a fear of stairs. You may be afraid of falling down a set of stairs or a steep incline. A traumatic accident involving a fall, injury or death may cause this specific phobic disorder.