Agoraphobia / Fear of open spaces or being in crowded Usually defined as a fear of open spaces and unfamiliar places, the phobia takes its name from agora, the Greek word for marketplace, and literally translates as “fear of the marketplace.” In this type of phobia, a person generally fears being at place where escape [...]
Social Phobia Social phobia means a fear to be in public, humiliated in front of other people. Because few socially-phobic people have heard of their own problem, and have never seen it discussed on any media, such as the television talk shows, they think they are the only ones in the whole world who have [...]
Arachnophobia / Fear of spiders “Arachnophobia” comes from the Greek words, “arachne”, meaning “spider“, and “phobos”, meaning “a fear“. Arachne was a beautiful Greek maiden who was was changed into a spider as a punishment. Arachnophobia is most common type of animal phobia. If you suffer from fear of spiders its almost impossible to feel [...]
Pteromerhanophobia / Fear of Flying / Fear of flight : This is also very common phobia experienced by many people. There are many people who fears boarding flight. They feel feared with the thought that that the aircraft will crash and they will die in the ensuing disaster. The fear of death and trapped in [...]
Trypanophobia / Fear of Needles This is a most common phobia. This is not a fear of any needle but a fear of needles used by medical practitioners. Needle phobia is a condition that has become an increasingly important issue in medicine because of the modern reliance on injections and blood testing. Fear of needle [...]