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Arachibutyrophobia: Fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of your mouth
Who hasn’t had this at least once and lunged for the
chocolate milk? I won’t tell anyone you drank right from the carton, if you
don’t rat on me. It’s a rare phobia that can stem from a greater phobia of
sticky or from a traumatic incident with peanut butter. (Use your imagination.)
Nomophobia: Fear of being without your mobile phone
Cell phone addiction is fairly common. People with
nomophobia also experience excessive anxiety with a low battery or phone out of
service. They obsessively check their phones throughout the day and worry they
will miss a call. I admit I get a little armpit sweat with a battery below 50%.
Xanthophobia: Fear of the color yellow
Do bananas send you screaming from the room? People with
this rare phobia are usually afraid of any yellow object, and you may find them
running in the opposite direction of a school bus.
Octophobia: Fear of the number eight
Numbers seem to cause untold distress. Octophobia is a fear
of the number eight. Why eight has such a bad rap I don’t know. These people
are easy to spot as they goggle in terror at the packs of hot dogs and bun at
picnics.
Optophobia: Fear of opening one’s eyes
I get it. There are days I have no good reason to stay in
bed, but wanna anyway.
Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia: Fear of long words
Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia is one of the longest words in the dictionary. How ironic.
Amathophobia: Fear of dust
Amathophobiacs should not look under my couch
Chaetophobia: Fear of hair
Chaetophobiacs have a fear of one’s own hair, other people’s
hair, animal hair, or a hairball on the ground. Again, they should avoid
looking under my couch. Don’t judge me. I don’t sweep there often.
Ergophobia: Fear of work
Okay, fine. I don’t sweep under the couch. I also avoid other
housework involved with floors such as mopping and vacuuming. I used ergophobia
as an excuse with my family. Sue me.
Eisoptrophobia: Fear of mirrors
Only after eating a big meal or trying to squeeze into last
year’s dress that I swear still fits.
Now, get off that couch, swallow your fear, and do something constructive. Don’t let decidophobia (the fear of making decisions) keep you from having fun today. And be careful with that peanut butter.
L. A. Kelley writes sci-fy and fantasy with humor, romance and a touch of sass. The only thing she fears is fear itself.
6 comments:
Interesting post! Last week, after missing an important call from my child because I was in the backyard without my phone, I now have nomophobia.
Wow I did realize there were so many phobias. Thanks for sharing!
Now my stacking and straightening phobias don't seem so bad . . .
Some vampires have Eisoptrophobia. Mine don't because they can see themselves in the mirror.
Very cute post. My couch is neglected, too.
Cute post! Thanks for sharing!
I found one! Amaxophobia – Fear of riding in a car. I'm a homebody and this was times infinity during the pandemic. I hated to go anywhere. I mean, WHY, when I had everything I needed at home? My new license tab was picked up yesterday will probably be unused until . . . who knows when. I be like Clint Eastwood watching the world from the glider in my backyard.
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