I have to fly on Friday, which is not my favorite thing to do. Flying was no big deal as a kid, but gradually I started to fear taking off, landing, and even the slightest bit of turbulence. According to The Encyclopedia of Phobias, Fears, and Anxiety, one out of every six adults have a fear of flying (aerophobia) sometimes to the point that they will not fly at all. My case is not that severe, but I am grateful that my trip is just to Washington DC because I also have a touch of thalassophobia: the fear of the sea. Flying overseas is a challenge I have yet to conquer.Here are some other lesser-known phobias:
Acerophobia: fear of sourness
Arachibutyrophobia: fear that peanut butter will stick to the roof of one’s mouth.
Dendrophobia: fear of trees
Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia or sesquipedalophobia: fear of long words
Linonophobia: fear of string
Pagophobia: fear of frost
Paraskavedekatriaphobia: fear of Friday the 13th
Porphyrophobia: fear of the color purple
Rhytiphobia: fear of getting wrinkles
Scriptophobia: fear of writing in public
Soceraphobia: fear of parents-in-law
Serophobia: fear of dryness
For help in dealing with phobias and other anxieties, check out these titles:
Wish I Could be There
Phobias: Fighting the Fear
The Anxiety & Phobia Workbook
Journey from Anxiety to Freedom: Moving Beyond Panic and Phobias and Learning to Trust Yourself
Brief Strategic Solution-Oriented Therapy of Phobic and Obsessive Disorders
The Sky is Falling: Understanding and Coping with Phobias, Panic, and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders
How to Conquer Your Fears, Phobias and Anxieties
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i also highly recommend "the Pop-Up book of Phobias" which features fear of clowns, fear of enclosed spaces (whose section of the book doesn't open all the way), amoung others. addressing fears and phobias through humor is an excellent way to overcome them.
Hey! Thanks for your suggestion!
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