Uncommon phobias

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National Phobics Society - UK organisation formed by a sufferer of agoraphobia for those affected by anxiety disorders. Contains detailed information about a range of phobias.
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Do you have a fear of dust or computers? These phobias may not be that common, but they are very real for a small proportion of society.

Amathophobia: fear of dust
Only your mum can save you.
Arachibutyrophobia: fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of the mouth
Run your tongue across that palate, baby.
Barophobia: fear of gravity
Going up?
Cacophobia: fear of ugliness
Common terror among TheSite.org staff, on entering the tech dept.
Cyberphobia: fear of working with computers
Common terror among TheSite.org staff, period.
Ithyphallophobia: scared of erections
Is that a rolling pin in your pocket, or are you trying to terrify me?
Kyphophobia: scared of stooping
Little old ladies fill you with great dread.
Metrophobia: fear or hatred of poetry
I wandered lonely as a... ouch!
Octophobia: fear of the figure 8
Look, you gave me a tenner, I owe you two quid back, whaddayamean keep the change?
Ophthalmophobia: fear of being stared at
You looking at me? Yeah? Well, I don't see anyone else in the room, so you must be looking at me, ponk.
Optophobia: fear of opening one's eyes
Ohmygod! Straight ahead! They're all naked! See, that cured you.
Panophobia: scared of everything
Arrggggghhhh, make it stop!!!!!!!!
Peladophobia: fear of bald people
You long to see the comb-over come into fashion.
Phasmophobia: fear of ghosts
I see dead people. No really. Come back!
Phobophobia: fear of fear
Phobia for the post-modernist in your life.
Plutophobia: fear of wealth
We can help you out, if your money is a problem.
Pogonophobia: fear of beards
Tug on my mutton chops, baby!
Russophobia: fcared of Russians
Do you have the briefcase? Hey, where you going?
Satanophobia: fear of satan
Mwahahahahahaha!!!!!! Oh, sorry. Did we scare you?
Thermophobia: fear of heat
Come now, it's a very popular magazine, with celeb gossip, pics, reviews . . .oh, the wrong kind of heat.

* All jokes aside, if you have a phobia that's causing you distress and making life difficult for you, find out more about phobias and anxiety by contacting the National Phobics Society on 0870 122 2325.

Updated: 02/10/2007