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.
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What is Dystychiphobia?

People who have dystychiphobia (dis-TITCH-a-phobia) have a fear of accidents. Someone with dystychiphobia has extreme anxiety at the thought of being in an accident. They stay away from situations where one might happen, even if an accident is unlikely.
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What is the treatment for cacophobia?

Acrophobia can usually be treated with psychological treatment (psychotherapy) such as exposure therapy, virtual reality exposure therapy and/or cognitive behavioral therapy.
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What is traumatophobia?

Noun. traumatophobia (uncountable) An abnormal fear of battle or war, or being physically injured during activities like sports.
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How do you get over Chorophobia?

Treatment of Chorophobia

Two common treatments that psychotherapists use are hypnotherapy and exposure therapy. Psychologists use hypnotherapy to open up and awaken the subconscious mind for the intention of changing behavior patterns. The therapist may be able to find the specific issue triggering the fear of dancing.
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What is the most common phobia?

Arachnophobia is the most common phobia – sometimes even a picture can induce feelings of panic. And lots of people who aren't phobic as such still avoid spiders if they can. People with arachnophobia tend to feel very uneasy in settings which could harbour spiders or have visible signs of their presence, such as webs.
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What is Bibliophobia?

What is bibliophobia? Bibliophobia is an intense fear of books. The condition is a specific phobia (fear), which is a type of anxiety disorder. A person with bibliophobia might fear all books or only a specific kind, such as textbooks or children's books.
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What is a Megalophobia?

People with megalophobia have an intense fear of large objects such as skyscrapers, airplanes and big statues. Like other specific phobias, megalophobia is highly treatable with a psychological therapy called exposure therapy. Appointments 866.588.2264.
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What is a Amaxophobia?

Amaxophobia (Fear of Driving) Amaxophobia (also called hamaxophobia) makes you feel anxious or fearful when you drive or ride in a vehicle, such as a car, bus or plane.
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What is Glossophobia?

Glossophobia, or a fear of public speaking, is a very common phobia and one that is believed to affect up to 75% of the population. Some individuals may feel a slight nervousness at the very thought of public speaking, while others experience full-on panic and fear.
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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.
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What is the smallest phobia?

Trypophobia brings on feelings of disgust or fear when you see patterns with lots of holes. Sunflowers, honeycombs, sponges and seedy fruits can cause this response. Trypophobia is a type of anxiety disorder. Most people don't have a true fear of holes.
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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 scares humans the most?

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  • Going to the dentist. ...
  • Snakes. ...
  • Flying. ...
  • Spiders and insects. ...
  • Enclosed spaces Fear of enclosed spaces, or claustrophobia, plagues most people, even those that would not readily list it as their greatest fear. ...
  • Mice. ...
  • Dogs. ...
  • Thunder and Lightning.
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Do phobias get worse with age?

As we age, we produce much less adrenaline, which can cause racing hearts and dizziness. This means the intense fears we may have experienced in youth no longer trouble us as much. However, older people often experience a greater sense of vulnerability, so things like heights or big crowds become more of an issue.
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What is Xanthophobia?

Xanthophobia, fear of the color yellow.
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Do I 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 causes Phobophobia?

Phobophobia is mainly linked with internal predispositions. It is developed by the unconscious mind which is linked to an event in which phobia was experienced with emotional trauma and stress, which are closely linked to anxiety disorders and by forgetting and recalling the initiating trauma.
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What is the fear of Plutophobia?

Noun. plutophobia (plural plutophobias) An aversion to wealthy people.
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What do you mean by Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia?

hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia (uncountable) (humorous) The fear of long words.
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What is Batophobia a fear of?

Noun. batophobia (uncountable) The fear of high objects or of high objects falling down.
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