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Not exactly a word used in everyday conversation, the technical term for this fear is auchloclaustrophobia.
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Apparently, according to various studies, nyctophobia affects more adults than one would think.
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Although there is no medical term for this fear it is probably one of the most common fears in the world and to be honest probably doesn’t even belong on this list. If you think about it, being afraid of dark, murky water is actually quite reasonable and probably useful for survival.
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As common as it is this fear doesn’t come with a cool name. It’s just plain old dental phobia.
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While arachnophobia (fear of spiders) makes sense to most people, lepidopterophobia (fear of butterflies) is a bit more questionable.
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Probably related to being afraid of heights it should go without saying that this is not a good fear to have.
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Another fear related to acrophobia (fear of heights), standing on glass flooring high above the city streets can give some people white knuckles.
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Known as gynophobia its counterpart (fear of men) is called androphobia.
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It may come as a surprise but there are actually several phobias that contribute to having a fear of living on the ground floor. Everything from claustrophobia (due to fearing a building collapse) to agoraphobia (fear of all the people passing by) can be factors.
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If any of your friends are terrified of the color purple make sure to let them know they’re not alone. It’s called porphyrophobia.
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Known as galeophobia this is another one of those fears that really isn’t that unreasonable and is actually probably quite healthy.
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Yes, it’s a real fear with a real name – nomophobia.
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Probably not the best fear to have in terms of hygiene, ablutophobia could probably cost you some friends.
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Of course, to someone with katsaridaphobia this fear might be quite reasonable and who are we to argue? Those little monsters have managed to live through nearly every major catastrophe to befall the planet since the beginning of time. That’s terrifying.
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Another fear related to acrophobia (fear of heights) if you have this phobia you had better check the building for elevators (and hope you don’t have claustrophobia). Otherwise you’ll probably just have to walk down backwards.
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Ebulliophobia, it’s one of the fears you’ll probably definitely get made fun of for.
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While there’s no official name for this fear (toilet rat phobia?) a quick google search will confirm that it is actually quite common.
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Agoraphobia is the fear of open spaces or large crowds. In some way though it is possible to see the anxiety related factors affecting this phobia.
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Gephyrophobia is an unreasonable fear or anxiety induced by bridges.
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While you might think to yourself “how is that an unreasonable fear?” if you consider the fact that death is an inevitable part of life it is easier to see why fearing death may be a bit unreasonable.
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Probably one of the most unreasonable fears on this list, there isn’t even one scientifically confirmed case of spontaneous combustion in human history.
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It sounds like something out of a sci-fi movie but it’s real and some people really believe it.
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If you are a professional boxer, football player, or contortionist, this fear may not be that unreasonable. For the rest of us though, its usefulness is questionable.
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Probably a form of hypochondria (constant anxiety about your health), this fear may actually be useful when it comes to catching cancers and other diseases but it can also lead to a lot of undue stress.
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Whether it stems from claustrophobia, acrophobia, or any number of other phobias, there are a lot of ways to be afraid of elevators. But really, how often do you hear about people meeting their demise because of an unfortunate elevator incident?
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