Fear is one of the basic instincts. Indeed, the fear of death makes us cross the road to red, the fear of poverty - go to work every day, the fear of old age and illness - lead a healthy lifestyle, and in general fear can rightly be called one of the main driving forces on this planet.
However, in addition to objective fears that have a logical justification, there are phobias that many of us may seem at least strange. The 10 most unknown and unusual pathological fears will be discussed later.
10. Ophidiophobia
Ophidiophobia is understandable to many of us, especially for the fair sex. In fact, under this mysterious term is nothing more than a wild fear of snakes. A person obsessed with such fear will not only in every possible way avoid communication with these cute creatures, but will not look at pictures depicting snakes or films in which there are scenes with the participation of these “tailed” actors.
9. Doraphobia
Many believe that this disease is just a form of zoophobia. In fact, doraphobia is a more sophisticated form of fear, expressed by an unhealthy fear of getting covered in hair after touching a furry animal. However, the essence of doraphobia is the fear not of shaggy animals, but of their skin. This also applies to the skin of already inanimate animals, which flaunts on the collar of a coat or on a hat. Probably, men whose wives suffer from a similar disorder find this feature of their halves very useful for the family budget.
8. Eremophobia
Eremophobe is more than anything afraid of being in a deserted place, all alone. If a person tormented by such a phobia is left at least for five minutes alone in his own room, then he can get a nervous breakdown, unable to pass such a cruel test. Some psychologists are sure that the root of this problem is not so much the fear of the actual absence of people nearby, but rather the fear of being yourself and being alone with your thoughts. Therefore, eremophobe is constantly trying to dissolve in some team. Probably the ideal place to work for such people would be the subway or the FMS department.
7. Cacorrafiophobia
This fear, unfortunately, is more common than we would like. The meaning of this phobia is fear of failure. Because of this, people suffering from such a disorder do not dare to change anything in their lives, make plans for the future, or achieve their goals. After all, if you do nothing, then nowhere will you lose! By the way, kakorrafiofobov can also be attributed to people who, with unhealthy perseverance, by any means strive to climb to the very top of the career ladder, which is why they spend their whole lives on work.
6. Haptophobia
Oddly enough, but many Hollywood stars suffer from this ailment. This phobia is characterized by a person’s unbridled desire to protect himself as much as possible from any contact with other people, and in no case give them the opportunity to somehow get into their personal living space. And, of course, there can be no talk of any touch, because even with light stroking, a person prone to haptophobia is able to experience severe physical pain. Probably if Robinson Crusoe suffered from this ailment, then the years spent on the island would not have been given him so hard ...
5. Hippo monstrosescipedalophobia
If you were able to read the names of this diagnosis to the end and even repeat it, then you can be absolutely calm - you do not suffer from such a disease. All because under this intricate term lies a phobia in front of long words. It is difficult to explain exactly what the psychiatrists were guided by, choosing a name for this strange ailment, because a person who is mortally afraid of long words can die of horror only after hearing his diagnosis.
4. Hypophobia
Despite the presence of a common root, this phobia has nothing to do with hypnosis. Hypnophobia - fear of dying in a dream. Fear of death in a dream takes hold of a person’s consciousness to such an extent that he begins to do everything not to fall asleep, and this, in turn, is fraught with the development of even more serious mental disorders. Therefore, this disease needs the urgent help of a qualified specialist.
3. Phobophobia
This is probably the most amazing type of phobia of all existing. Phobophobe is not afraid of anything except ... fear itself. The worst thing for such a person is to be captured by some phobia. Many incompetent people consider themselves to be phobophobes, not realizing that phobophobia is a mental disorder that is extremely rare in clinical practice. After all, it is one thing to show others allegedly fearlessness, and quite another to actually suffer from a great fear of the appearance of any fear. Oddly enough, but this phenomenon is often combined with other types of phobias and complicated by frequent bouts of panic attacks.
2. Penteraphobia
Many men, having learned what the essence of this phobia is, consider themselves to be victims of such a disease. Penteraphobia is the fear of the mother-in-law. For men experiencing a panic fear of their wife’s mother, the only alternative to long-term psychotherapy can only be marrying an orphan.
1. Erogophobia
Having learned what the essence of this disorder is, many will breathe a sigh of relief, finally finding a medical explanation for their laziness. After all, erophophobia is a pathological fear of work. A delightful excuse for loafers, isn't it? In fact, it is very difficult for people suffering from a similar mental disorder to fully socialize. Indeed, the presence of this diagnosis does not imply the payment of benefits, therefore, in order to somehow exist, a person has to overcome his fear with unthinkable efforts and works for the benefit of society.