We all have so many different fears all manifesting in one way or another for many different reasons connected to all kinds of root causes, however it would seem from popular documentation that some fears are more common than others.
Below are all the different kind of fears and phobia’s that prevent many people from stepping outside their comfort zone and exploring everything that life has to offer. These are reported to be the top 100 most common fears globally recognized.
There may well be some you can or could have once identified with, but you can see from the list just how restricting, challenging and imposing some of these could be when it comes to living a truly free and fulfilled life. Alternatively, it can just be quite insightful from an awareness point of view to see what really challenges some people.
Please remember, although the following fears are labelled and generally defined, each is idiosyncratic to every individual, ranging from slight to severe with different extents and contexts attached to an individual cause.
Now just imagine if one of these has ever prevented you from living your life the way you really want to… never travelling to Australia for fear of spiders and snakes, never exploring the world for fear of flying or never seizing exciting opportunities for fear of failure and so on. Well now you can do all those things because you can find every resource needed in “Out of Your Comfort Zone” to overcome whatever holds you back and really break some boundaries to live a life free, fulfilled, and beyond limits.
So aside from the fear of a therapist sat next you at the dinner table J Here goes …
- Arachnophobia – Fear of spiders
- Ophidiophobia – Fear of snakes. People avoid cities because they have more snakes!
- Acrophobia – Fear of heights
- Agoraphobia – Fear of open or crowded spaces, often fear of leaving home
- Cynophobia – Fear of all kinds of dogs
- Astraphobia – Fear of thunder/lightning
- Claustrophobia – Fear of small spaces, inc. elevators and small rooms
- Mysophobia – Fear of Germs
- Aerophobia – Fear of flying
- Trypophobia – Fear of holes
- Carcinophobia – Fear of cancer
- Thanatophobia – Fear of death
- Glossophobia – Fear of public speaking
- Monophobia – Fear of being alone including eating and/or sleeping
- Atychiphobia – Fear of failure – The greatest preventer to achieving goals
- Ornithophobia – Fear of birds
- Alektorophobia – Fear of chickens
- Enochlophobia – Fear of crowds
- Aphenphosmphobia – Fear of intimacy. Fear of Love and being touched
- Trypanophobia – Fear of needles
- Anthropophobia – Fear of people. Being afraid of people in all situations
- Aquaphobia – Fear of water
- Autophobia – Fear of abandonment
- Hemophobia – Fear of blood
- Gamophobia – Fear of commitment
- Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia– Fear of long words!
- Xenophobia – Fear of the unknown – Anything or anyone that is strange or foreign
- Vehophobia – Fear of driving
- Basiphobia – Fear of falling
- Achievemephobia – Fear of success
- Theophobia – Fear of God causes an irrational fear of God or religion
- Gatophobia – Fear of cats
- Metathesiophobia – Fear of change *** A serious limitation!***
- Globophobia – Fear of balloons
- Nyctophobia – Fear of darkness
- Androphobia – Fear of men. Usually seen in younger females, but it can also affect adults
- Phobophobia – Fear of fear
- Philophobia – Fear of love
- Triskaidekaphobia – Fear of the number 13 or the bad luck ‘said’ to follow
- Emetophobia – Fear of vomiting coupled with loss of your self-control
- Gephyrophobia – Fear of bridges
- Entomophobia – Fear of bugs and insects, also related to Acarophobia
- Lepidopterophobia – Fear of butterflies and often most winged insects
- Panophobia – Fear of everything or fear that terrible things will happen
- Podophobia – Fear of feet, touching or looking, at even their own.
- Paraskevidekatriaphobia – Fear of Friday the 13th. About 8% of Americans have this
- Somniphobia – Fear of sleep. Fearful of what might happen when you’re asleep
- Gynophobia – Fear of women – Often associated with maternal issues
- Apiphobia – Fear of bees or been stung
- Koumpounophobia – Fear of buttons
- Anatidaephobia – Fear of ducks
- Pyrophobia – Fear of fire. A natural/primal fear that can be debilitating
- Ranidaphobia – Fear of frogs
- Galeophobia – Fear of sharks in the ocean or even in swimming pools
- Athazagoraphobia – Fear of being forgotten or not remembering things.
- Katsaridaphobia – Fear of cockroaches
- Iatrophobia – Fear of doctors
- Pediophobia – Fear of dolls
- Ichthyophobia – Fear of fish. Includes small, large, dead and living fish.
- Achondroplasiaphobia – Fear of midgets
- Mottephobia – Fear of moths
- Zoophobia – Fear of animals. Applies to both vile and harmless animals
- Bananaphobia – Fear of bananas
- Sidonglobophobia – Fear of cotton balls or plastic foams
- Scelerophobia – Fear of crime
- Cibophobia – Fear of food
- Phasmophobia – Fear of ghosts
- Equinophobia – Fear of horses
- Musophobia – Fear of mice
- Catoptrophobia – Fear of mirrors, often being afraid of what you might see
- Agliophobia – Fear of pain
- Tokophobia – Fear of pregnancy includes giving birth or having children
- Telephonophobia – Fear of talking on the phone
- Pogonophobia – Fear of beards or bearded men
- Omphalophobia – Fear of belly buttons
- Pseudodysphagia – Fear of choking
- Bathophobia – Fear of depths can be anything associated with depth
- Cacomorphobia – Fear of fat people
- Gerascophobia – Fear of getting old
- Chaetophobia – Fear of hair
- Nosocomephobia – Fear of hospitals
- Ligyrophobia – Fear of loud noises. More than the instinctive fear of loud noises
- Didaskaleinophobia – Fear of school
- Technophobia – Fear of technology
- Chronophobia – Fear of the future. A persistent fear of what is to come
- Spheksophobia – Fear of wasps
- Ergophobia – Fear of work. Often due to social or performance anxiety
- Coulrophobia – Fear of clowns
- Allodoxaphobia – Fear of opinions
- Samhainophobia – Fear of Halloween
- Photophobia – Fear of light caused by something medical or traumatic
- Disposophobia – Fear of getting rid of things
- Numerophobia – Fear of numbers and the mere thought of calculations
- Ombrophobia – Fear of rain
- Coasterphobia – Fear of roller coasters
- Thalassophobia – Fear of the ocean. Water, waves and unknown spaces
- Scoleciphobia – Fear of worms
- Kinemortophobia – Fear of zombies
- Myrmecophobia – Fear of ants
- Taphophobia – Fear of being buried alive by mistake and waking up in a coffin
Be careful that none of these become suggestive to you and that whilst some may have once resonated and plagued you, you now have all the resources to successfully deal with any and live your life to the full without any limitations!
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