10 Strange Types Of Phobias People Suffer From.

Phobias are common psychological fears. It is a type of anxiety disorder that causes an individual to experience extreme, irrational fear about a situation, living creature, place, or object. When a person has a phobia, they will often shape their lives to avoid what they consider to be dangerous.

The imagined threat is greater than any actual threat posed by the cause of terror. The person will experience intense distress when faced with the source of their phobia. This can prevent them from functioning normally and sometimes leads to panic attacks. You may have met many people who are either scared of heights or closed spaces (claustrophobia) but there is a whole other set of phobias which most of the people are unaware of. Here are some of the phobias...

Afraid to go to the dentist to the extent that you can't even see a scene in the movie about the same? Chances are that you have Dentophobia.

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Did you have trouble sleeping after the physics teachers described void in the space? Are you afraid that you will be sucked into nothingness? Chances are you have Kenophobia.

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Does it happen often that you are roaming around and you see a pretty girl walking on the road and you panic and run away? Just so you know that if it happens with every other girl then its probably not love. Chances are you have Venustrophobia.

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Have you always thrown a tantrum if your family thinks of going to a dessert on a vacation? Chances are you have Xenophobia.

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Did you never really get out of your childhood phase of fear of darkness and still sleep with the lights on? Chances are you have Lygophobia.

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Did you never understand why people are so keen on marriage anyway and do you run screaming in the other directions when your parents hint at marriage? Chances are you have Gamophobia.

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Do you go into a panic mode when someone stares at you intensely for more than thirty seconds? Chances are you have Opthalmophobia.

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Has the topic of death scared you instead of making you gloomy? Are you paranoid about death all the time? Chances are you have Necrophobia.

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Have insects ever bugged you to the extent that you panic? Are you excessively scared of each and every kind of insect? Chances are you have Entomophobia.

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Have you ever thought that flowers are going to conquer the world? Have you always questioned the use of flowers as a romantic gesture because to you they are nothing but torture devices? Chances are you have Anthophobia.

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There is a whole spectrum of phobias and it is crucial to understand that phobias are not just fear of a particular thing or event. They are serious instigators of panic attacks. People with phobias should seek professional help in their attempt to overcome their fears, or else things can go really downhill.