jesspy Posted July 21, 2006 #1 Share Posted July 21, 2006 (edited) Triskaidekaphobia: fear of the number 13 Adolf Hitler was triskaidekaphobic. A specific fear of Friday the 13th is called paraskavedekatriaphobia or friggatriskaidekaphobia. Tetraphobia is the fear of the number 4 in China, Japan, and Korea. Bigorexia: working out too much Bigorexia or Muscle dysmorphia is a disorder in which an individual becomes obsessed that they are not muscular enough. Sometimes referred to as bigorexia or reverse anorexia nervosa, it is a very specific case of body dysmorphic disorder (BDD). Muscle dysmorphia can cause individuals to: - Constantly check themselves in a mirror - Become distressed if a gym session is missed - Take potentially dangerous drugs (e.g. anabolic steroids) - Neglecting jobs/relationships/family due to exercising Bibliomania: collecting too many books Bibliomania is an obsessive-compulsive disorder involving the collecting of books to the point where social relations or health are damaged. The purchase of multiple copies of the same book and edition and the accumulation of books beyond possible capacity of use or enjoyment are frequent symptoms of bibliomania. Exploding head syndrome: a loud noise in the head It causes the sufferer to occasionally experience a tremendously loud noise as if from within his or her own head, usually described as an explosion or a roar. This usually occurs within an hour or two of falling asleep, but is not the result of a dream. Trichotillomania: urge to pull out scalp hair Trichotillomania is an impulse control disorder characterised by the repeated urge to pull out scalp hair, eyelashes, beard hair, nose hair, pubic hair, eyebrows or other body hair. It may be distantly related to obsessive-compulsive disorder, with which it shares both similarities and differences. Androphobia: fear of men Androphobia is an abnormal and persistent fear of men. Sufferers of this disorder experience anxiety even though they realize they may face no real threat. Androphobia is one of infinite possible phobias, and as such can be traced back to a specific triggering event, usually a traumatic experience at an early age. Dr. Strangelove syndrome: hands with a life of its own Alien hand syndrome (or Dr. Strangelove syndrome) is a neurological disorder in which one of the sufferer's hands seems to take on a life of its own. Sometimes the sufferer will not be aware of what the hand is doing until it is brought to his or her attention. Alien hands can perform complex acts such as undoing buttons or removing clothing. Foreign accent syndrome: speaking your language with an accent The syndrome causes people to speak their native language as if they had a foreign accent; for example, an American native speaker might speak with a French-sounding accent. It usually follows a severe brain injury, such as a stroke. Capgras' syndrome: believing there's an impostor in the family The Capgras delusion or Capgras' syndrome is a rare disorder in which a person holds a delusional belief that an acquaintance, usually a close family member or spouse, has been replaced by an identical looking imposter link Does any one know anymore? Edited July 21, 2006 by jesspy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samael Posted July 21, 2006 #2 Share Posted July 21, 2006 (edited) Hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliaphobia, the fear the fear of long words. Lipotrichogymnoxenophobia, the fear of fat, hairy, naked strangers. Edited July 21, 2006 by Mister E. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coldethyl Posted July 21, 2006 #3 Share Posted July 21, 2006 I had no idea that alien hand syndrome was also called Dr. Strangelove syndrome. That's weird. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Only Happy When It Rains Posted July 21, 2006 #4 Share Posted July 21, 2006 Coulrophobia: Fear of clowns Dextrophobia: Fear of objects at the right side of the body Papaphobia: Fear of the Pope Octophobia: Fear of the figure 8 There's more phobias here: Phobia Guide Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ex infernis Posted July 22, 2006 #5 Share Posted July 22, 2006 (edited) aibohphobia-fear of palendromes, ironic because it self is a palendrome Alien hands can perform complex acts such as undoing buttons or removing clothing. Edited July 22, 2006 by pyrokinetic_1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaikou Posted August 10, 2006 #6 Share Posted August 10, 2006 I remember watchin a program about alien hand syndrome and the person that had the syndrome couldn't stop opening doors everytime she walked past a door handle her hand would just grab it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jok3r Posted August 10, 2006 #7 Share Posted August 10, 2006 Hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliaphobia, the fear the fear of long words. Lipotrichogymnoxenophobia, the fear of fat, hairy, naked strangers. Are you serious? Are you making a joke, because for some reason I have never heard of these two phobias. Pretty funny though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samael Posted August 11, 2006 #8 Share Posted August 11, 2006 Are you serious? Are you making a joke, because for some reason I have never heard of these two phobias. Pretty funny though. Welll...follow this link for the first one. The second one, I put it together from Greek root words that I found in a book, but if we found someone who's scared of fat, naked, hairy strangers it would be a valid phobia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loonboy Posted August 11, 2006 #9 Share Posted August 11, 2006 Capgras' syndrome: believing there's an impostor in the family The Capgras delusion or Capgras' syndrome is a rare disorder in which a person holds a delusional belief that an acquaintance, usually a close family member or spouse, has been replaced by an identical looking imposter Hmmm. Sounds like a great sci-fi film that's been remade a couple of times... with pods. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clockworkgirl21 Posted August 11, 2006 #10 Share Posted August 11, 2006 Arachibutyrophobia- Fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of the mouth. Cnidophobia- Fear of string Panophobia- Fear of everything Coprophobia- Fear of feces. Ithyphallophobia- Fear of seeing, thinking about or having an erect penis Zemmiphobia- Fear of the great mole rat. My favorites... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blak~fox Posted August 11, 2006 #11 Share Posted August 11, 2006 Aphenphosmphobia- Fear of being touched. (Haphephobia) Apiphobia- Fear of bees. Automysophobia- Fear of being dirty. Peladophobia- Fear of bald people Gerontophobia- Fear of old people Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowDancer Posted August 11, 2006 #12 Share Posted August 11, 2006 Lipotrichogymnoxenophobia, the fear of fat, hairy, naked strangers. LOL I have that........... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jok3r Posted August 11, 2006 #13 Share Posted August 11, 2006 LOL I have that........... Lol, who doesn't? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhino Posted August 12, 2006 #14 Share Posted August 12, 2006 What's next? Annoyinguserphobia? I'm not refering to anyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Umbarger Posted August 12, 2006 #15 Share Posted August 12, 2006 Did somebody here call me? Ha-ha! I guess that there is always someone who is afraid of anything. The human mind is a large place. There is plenty of room in there for all kinds of strange stuff. Maybe the fear of cute little bunny rabbits too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jesspy Posted August 13, 2006 Author #16 Share Posted August 13, 2006 Ergophobia- Fear of work i think we all have that one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pentacle-witch Posted August 13, 2006 #17 Share Posted August 13, 2006 Pteronophobia - Fear of being tickled by feathers Alektorophobia- Fear of Chickens Heliophobia-Fear of the Sun Lachanophobia-Fear of Vegetables Nihilophobia-Fear of (Absolutely) Nothing I think these happen to be the funniest phobias of all!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jesspy Posted August 14, 2006 Author #18 Share Posted August 14, 2006 Telephonophobia: Fear of telephones Tachophobia: Fear of speed. Soceraphobia: Fear of parents-in-law. Selaphobia: Fear of light flashes. Scoleciphobia: Fear of worms Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samael Posted August 14, 2006 #19 Share Posted August 14, 2006 Ablutophobia - fear of bathing Acarophobia - fear of itching Agyrophobia - fear of streets or crossing the street Alliumphobia - fear of garlic (all vampires have this) Amensiophobia - fear of amnesia Anablepophobia - fear of looking up Anemophobia - fear of wind Apeirophobia - fear of infinity Automysophobia - fear of being dirty Barophobia - fear of gravity Basiphobia - fear of walking Bibliophobia - fear of books Bogyphobia - fear of the Bo(o)geyman Bromidrosiphobia - fear of B.O. Chaetophobia - fear of hair Chrometophobia - fear of money Chronophobia - fear of time Clinophobia - fear of going to bed Coimetrophobia - fear of graveyards Coulrophobia - fear of clowns (quite common) Cyberphobia - fear of computers (none of us have this) Cyclophobia - fear of bicycles Decidophobia - fear of decision-making Doraphobia - fear of fur Ecophobia - fear of home Emetophobia - fear of vomiting Geniophobia - fear of chins ( ) Genuphobia - fear of knees (see above smiley) Geumaphobia - fear of taste Gnosiophobia - fear of knowledge Ideophobia - fear of (surprise surprise) ideas Kleptophobia - fear of stealing Koinoniphobia - fear of rooms Koniophobia - fear of dust Leukophobia - fear of the colour white Logophobia - fear of white Lutraphobia - fear of otters Macrophobia - fear of long waits Meteorophobia - work it out for yourself Mnemophobia - fear of memories Myrmecophobia - fear of ants Myxophobia - fear of slimy things Nebulaphobia - fear of fog Nephophobia - fear of clouds Numerophobia - fear of numbers Ochophobia - fear of vehicles Ombrophobia - fear of rain Ommetaphobia - fear of eyes Pagophobia - fear of ice or frost Papyrophobia - fear of paper Pedophobia - fear of children Phagophobia - fear of eating or swallowing Philophobia - fear of falling in love Phobophobia - fear of fear Phonophobia - fear of noise Photophobia - fear of light Plutophobia - fear of wealth Pneumatophobia - fear of air Pogonophobia - fear of beards Ranidaphobia - fear of frogs Ranidicthyophobia - fear of Frogfish (I made that one up) Rectophobia - fear of rectums Scatophobia - fear of poo Selenophobia - fear of the moon Somniphobia - fear of sleeping Symmetrophobia - fear of symmetry Syngenesophobia - fear of relatives Taphephobia - fear of being buried alive Teratophobia - fear of monsters or deformed people Tonsurophobia - fear of haircuts Tremophobia - fear of trembling Uranophobia - fear of pee or peeing Vestiphobia - fear of clothes Wiccaphobia - fear of witches or witchcraft Xanthophobia - fear of the colour yellow Zelophobia - fear of jealousy Zoophobia - fear of animals Sorry for the length of this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Posted August 14, 2006 #20 Share Posted August 14, 2006 Are you afraid of them all Mister E? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samael Posted August 14, 2006 #21 Share Posted August 14, 2006 Are you afraid of them all Mister E? Oh, har-de-har. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jesspy Posted August 15, 2006 Author #22 Share Posted August 15, 2006 Anemophobia - fear of wind Rectophobia - fear of rectums Scatophobia - fear of poo Selenophobia - fear of the moon they are all connected Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pentacle-witch Posted August 15, 2006 #23 Share Posted August 15, 2006 they are all connected that's really funny!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barnacle Battlefront Posted August 15, 2006 #24 Share Posted August 15, 2006 Is there a Hobophobia? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samael Posted August 18, 2006 #25 Share Posted August 18, 2006 (edited) Hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia - fear of 666 (the Number of the Beast). Not pulling your leg. Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six. Edited August 18, 2006 by Mister E. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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