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Your phobia?

Started by bert 2 years ago 4 Comments

A phobia (from the Greek "fear"), is a strong, persistent fear of situations, objects, activities, or persons. The main symptom of this disorder is the excessive, unreasonable desire to avoid the feared subject. When the fear is beyond one's control, or if the fear is interfering with daily life, then a diagnosis under one of the anxiety disorders can be made.

Tags: badgers, fears, masks, outdoors, phobias, snakes, spiders, strange, the dark, wish

1.	Answer blocked: Grupies think this answer is irrelevant. [+] View Anyway [-] Hide again Duplicate Poll http://www.grupthink.com/poll/628 3 Comments	Vote! 20 votes 398 pts
2.	Social phobia the fear of being judged negatively Add a comment	Vote! 16 votes 310 pts
3.	Arachnophobia Arachnophobia is a specific phobia, an abnormal fear of spiders. It is among the most common of phobias. The reactions of arachnop... [show more] Arachnophobia is a specific phobia, an abnormal fear of spiders. It is among the most common of phobias. The reactions of arachnophobics often seem irrational to others (and sometimes to the sufferers themselves). People with arachnophobia tend to feel uneasy in any area they believe could harbor spiders or that has visible signs of their presence, such as webs. If they see a spider they may not enter the general vicinity until they have overcome the panic attack that is often associated with their phobia. They may feel humiliated if such episodes happen in the presence of peers or family members. The fear of spiders can be treated by any of general techniques suggested for specific phobias. [show less] 2 Comments	Vote! 14 votes 278 pts
4.	Agoraphobia Agoraphobia is a form of anxiety disorder. Sufferers of agoraphobia fear crowded situations, especially in a confined space, where... [show more] Agoraphobia is a form of anxiety disorder. Sufferers of agoraphobia fear crowded situations, especially in a confined space, where anxiety may escalate into panic attacks. As a result, sufferers of agoraphobia are often confined to their homes and face difficulty traveling to the outdoors. [show less] Add a comment	Vote! 9 votes 170 pts
5.	Ophidiophobia Ophidiophobia or Ophiophobia refers to the fear of snakes. It is also colloquially termed Snakephobia. It is one of the most commo... [show more] Ophidiophobia or Ophiophobia refers to the fear of snakes. It is also colloquially termed Snakephobia. It is one of the most common phobias, especially under the broader Zoophobia (animal phobias). A person suffering from Herpetophobia (Fear of Reptiles) is also likely to have a fear of snakes, though the reverse is not always true. Care must also be taken to differentiate people who do not like snakes or fear them (rightly so) for their venom or the inherent danger involved. A typical ophidiophobic would not only fear them when in live contact but also dreads to think about them or even see them on TV or in pictures. [show less] Add a comment	Vote! 5 votes 97 pts
6.	Lyssophobia the fear of becoming insane. Add a comment	Vote! 5 votes 95 pts
7.	Islamophobia Islamophobia is a neologism that in one definition found in Princeton University's Word Net refers to, "prejudice against Islam an... [show more] Islamophobia is a neologism that in one definition found in Princeton University's Word Net refers to, "prejudice against Islam and Muslims"[1]. The term, which is known to date back to 1991, became prominent in the wake of the September 11, 2001 attacks.[2][3][4][5] The concept of Islamophobia has attracted some controversy, and a number of writers, journalists, and intellectuals including Salman Rushdie, author of The Satanic Verses, have criticized it for allegedly confusing the criticism of Islam as a religion with stigmatisation of its believers[6]. Others such as Jonathan Steele[7], Tariq Ali [8] and Tariq Ramadan [9] do not reject the concept, but differ to how it is manifested, and how "Islamophobia" can be stopped. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamophobia [show less] Add a comment	Vote! 4 votes 79 pts
8.	Claustrophobia (No description provided) Add a comment	Vote! 4 votes 76 pts
9.	Merinthophobia Fear of being bound or tied up. Add a comment	Vote! 4 votes 75 pts
10.	Phobophobophobia The fear that I'll become frightened that somethig will frighten me. 1 Comment	Vote! 4 votes 74 pts
11.	Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia fear of long words. 4 Comments	Vote! 4 votes 73 pts
12.	Grupopollophobia The fear of answering this question 3 Comments	Vote! 3 votes 59 pts
13.	Coulrophobia fear of clowns 1 Comment	Vote! 3 votes 57 pts
14.	Emetophobia http://faq.emetophobia.net/emetophobia.html... the fear of vomiting... lemme 'splain... no one likes to vomit, but those with ... [show more] http://faq.emetophobia.net/emetophobia.html... the fear of vomiting... lemme 'splain... no one likes to vomit, but those with emetophobia are afraid of doing it all the time, even when they are feeling great... some sufferers never leave the house and they become agoraphobes... me, I just go thru a large bottle of Pepto a week... and I'm one of the lucky ones... [show less] 1 Comment	Vote! 2 votes 38 pts
15.	Blattodephobia Fear of cockroaches shudder Add a comment	Vote! 2 votes 37 pts
16.	Thanatophobia fear of (shudder) DEATH! Add a comment	Vote! 2 votes 35 pts
17.	Beanflipperophobia Someone told me this was "the fear of sitting behind a person wearing a large hat in a movie theater..." Add a comment	Vote! 2 votes 34 pts
18.	Aeroacrophobia Fear of open high places. Add a comment	Vote! 2 votes 34 pts
19.	Mottephobia (Fear of Moths) One night when I was a child I flipped on the porch light as I headed out the door. Moths quickly were attracted to the light. T... [show more] One night when I was a child I flipped on the porch light as I headed out the door. Moths quickly were attracted to the light. Talk about being in the right place at the wrong time! Or the wrong place at the right time? Either way...it was wrong! I remember screaming and my dad freeing them from my long curls! I HATE MOTHS! [show less] 1 Comment	Vote! 1 votes 20 pts
20.	Hydophobia (No description provided) Add a comment	Vote! 1 votes 20 pts
21.	Tocophobia The fear of being pregnant. So creepy. 2 Comments	Vote! 1 votes 20 pts
22.	Ailurophobia Fear of cats... Add a comment	Vote! 1 votes 20 pts
23.	Prosoponophobia Fear of masks. Add a comment	Vote! 1 votes 19 pts
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+7.5

philip098123 2 years ago

This question is not a dup, IMHO. Boo on Torziah!

+11.7

BigDogRMF 2 years ago

Big time. There is a difference between fears and phobias.
For example, I fear that I have a pimple on my ass. However, I do not have a phobia about it...

+4.3

bert 2 years ago

Did I dupe someone elses poll or something?

I've rattled cages! Super!

Pol 1 year ago

This may can help:

http://phobialist.com/#A-

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This topic was started by bert on August 18th, 2006. 69 grupies have voted on one or more of the 23 answers.

Tags: badgers, fears, masks, outdoors, phobias, snakes, spiders, strange, the dark, wish

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