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- ANUPTAPHOBIA
The fear of being or staying single. You know, like, forever.- ATHAZAGORAPHOBIA
The fear of being forgotten, ignored, or abandoned. This phobia has a theme song.- BLENNOPHOBIA
A fear of slime. Watching old episodes of You Can’t Do That on Television might be just what the doctor ordered.- GELOTOPHOBIA
The fear of being laughed at. Incidentally, there’s no fear of being laughed with.- GERASCOPHOBIA
The fear of growing old. You’ll grow into—and out of—it.- GLOSSOPHOBIA
The fear of speaking in public. Statistics say it’s the #1 phobia of Americans, followed by thanatophobia, fear of death.- HELLENOLOGOPHOBIA
The fear of Greek terms or complex scientific terminology. Perhaps it’s just fear of mispronouncing them!- KAKORRHAPHIOPHOBIA
The fear of failure or defeat. Hard to overcome. Harder to say.- LOCKIOPHOBIA
The fear of childbirth. If you don’t suffer from this, you’re probably a man.- MACROPHOBIA
A fear of long waits. See also: fear of going to the DMV.- METATHESIOPHOBIA
A fear of change. Often irrationally coupled with fear of things staying the same.- NYCTOHYLOPHOBIA
The fear of dark wooded areas or of forests at night. This one’s endorsed by the horror movie industry.- OBESOPHOBIA
A fear of gaining weight. Interestingly, there’s no official fear of going to the gym. (Gymnophobia is the fear of nudity.)- OPHTHALMOPHOBIA
The fear of being stared at. Does not include being stared at admiringly.- POLITICOPHOBIA
The fear or abnormal dislike of politicians. A truly bipartisan concern.- SYNGENESOPHOBIA
A fear of relatives. This tends to flare up during the holidays.
There’s a phobia for that.