Phobias are unreasonable fears of objects and situations. In reality they pose no danger, but they do manage to provoke anxiety in humans.
Does this sound like you? For those of you who don’t have any, they will sound very strange to you. But the fact of the matter is that people have strange and crazy fears.
Check out our list of such phobias and maybe you can coin the scientific term for yours.
Khurki confesses not having made any of these up.
1. CATHISOPHOBIA
Do you have a nagging fear of sitting down.
2. PENTHERAPHOBIA
Do you believe that your mother in law is out to kill you??
Joking!! But do you really, really fear her.
3. XANTHOPHOBIA
Your wardrobe is devoid of the colour yellow, as you fear it like Satan itself.
4. TUROPHOBIA
You secretly fear eating cheese more than anything.
5. SOMNIPHOBIA
You have this belief that if you fall asleep the world might end.
6. COULROPHOBIA
This one is really weird, but do you fear clowns?
7. OMBROPHOBIA
Even Khurki was not aware of this one. People who fear the rain.
Monsoons are coming !!!
8. URANOPHOBIA
An eerie fear about the existence of heaven.
9. PAPAPHOBIA
Now, why would you fear the pope??
10. GLOBOPHOBIA
We know a few kids who have this – a fear of balloons.
11. POGONOPHOBIA
Both men and women have this, a fear of beards.
