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JoshuaFH

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Phobias
« on: August 21, 2009, 06:34:27 am »
So I got interested in what people are afraid of, and I went to this site:

http://www.phobialist.com/

and I'm guessing that all of these are actually documented phobias that someone somewhere has had at some point. Now, I don't mean to make light of anyone's crippling, irrational fears, but this is sort of funny to read.

Here's some of my favorites:

Geniophobia- Fear of chins

Politicophobia- Fear or abnormal dislike of politicians

Sesquipedalophobia- Fear of long words.

Phobophobia- Fear of phobias
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Re: Phobias
« Reply #1 on: August 21, 2009, 06:37:31 am »
I'm pretty sure noone here has Geniophobia.
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Re: Phobias
« Reply #2 on: August 21, 2009, 06:40:28 am »
Quote from: sonerohi on August 21, 2009, 06:37:31 am
I'm pretty sure noone here has Geniophobia.

I don't think they would bother naming it unless at least a few in the population suffer from that phobia. Or am I mistaken?
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« Reply #3 on: August 21, 2009, 06:41:44 am »
Well, yes, it is a real phobia. But anyone here who has it would be a sniveling wreck due to Aqizzar.
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Re: Phobias
« Reply #4 on: August 21, 2009, 06:42:44 am »
Allodoxaphobia- Fear of opinions
Ambulophobia- Fear of walking
Amnesiphobia- Fear of amnesia
Anablephobia- Fear of looking up
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Re: Phobias
« Reply #5 on: August 21, 2009, 06:56:22 am »
Quote from: Archangel on August 21, 2009, 06:42:44 am
Allodoxaphobia- Fear of opinions

This.

The Internet has this.
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Re: Phobias
« Reply #6 on: August 21, 2009, 06:57:30 am »
Myrmecophobia- I have this. I honestly am not sure why ants scare me so much.
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Re: Phobias
« Reply #7 on: August 21, 2009, 07:01:37 am »
I can understand ants, they are genuinely creepy.

I remember Cthulhu telling me once about his home, and it being constantly infested with sugar ants or brown ants or something.
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« Reply #8 on: August 21, 2009, 07:06:17 am »
Quote from: chaoticjosh on August 21, 2009, 07:01:37 am
I can understand ants, they are genuinely creepy.



The Jack Jumper isn't so much "creepy" as it is "TERRIFYING".
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Re: Phobias
« Reply #9 on: August 21, 2009, 07:22:45 am »
Quote from: Vester on August 21, 2009, 07:06:17 am
Quote from: chaoticjosh on August 21, 2009, 07:01:37 am
I can understand ants, they are genuinely creepy.



The Jack Jumper isn't so much "creepy" as it is "TERRIFYING".

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Re: Phobias
« Reply #10 on: August 21, 2009, 07:44:39 am »
Quote from: chaoticjosh on August 21, 2009, 06:34:27 am
Sesquipedalophobia- Fear of long words.
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Re: Phobias
« Reply #11 on: August 21, 2009, 07:47:39 am »
Pedophobia?
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« Reply #12 on: August 21, 2009, 07:58:14 am »
That's either fear of children or fear of feet.

In the former case, it's the antonym of pedophilia, in the latter it's just weird.
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Re: Phobias
« Reply #13 on: August 21, 2009, 07:58:48 am »
Not as weird as a fear of chins though...
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« Reply #14 on: August 21, 2009, 08:05:56 am »
Papaphobia- Fear of the Pope.
Papyrophobia- Fear of paper
Parthenophobia- Fear of virgins or young girls.
Pentheraphobia- Fear of mother-in-law. (Novercaphobia)
Phronemophobia- Fear of thinking
Pogonophobia- Fear of beards
Sitophobia or Sitiophobia- Fear of food or eating. (Cibophobia)
Venustraphobia- Fear of beautiful women
Consecotaleophobia- Fear of chopsticks.
Euphobia- Fear of hearing good news
Quote from: Armok on August 21, 2009, 07:44:39 am
Quote from: chaoticjosh on August 21, 2009, 06:34:27 am
Sesquipedalophobia- Fear of long words.

Win!

That naming is either the height of brilliance or the height of idiocy!
Hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia- Fear of long words

Edit: Podo is feet, pedo is children, so podophobia is fear of feet and pedophobia is fear of children.
« Last Edit: August 21, 2009, 08:07:42 am by chaoticag »
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