The Strangest Phobias

Phobia is a constant fear of certain situations, actions, people or things. Often, this is caused by a certain irritant or situation that worsens. Itself fear is difficult to give a logical explanation.

According to the American Psychological Association, phobias are the most common mental disorders, affecting 11% of people on the planet.

The most strange phobias of this kind in the world are several thousand, but there are also those that are serious enough.

The strangest phobias of man

One of the strange phobias is metrophobia. People who are afflicted by it are insanely afraid of poems and poems. There is panic only at the thought that someone nearby will begin to read the poem.

Rare and completely unexplained strange phobia of a person is genofobia. People who suffer from it feel fear of their knees, and not only before their own, but also strangers. The appearance of a bare knee is very frightening, so a normal walk can be horrifying.

The strangest phobias in the world

Incredibly funny, but really existing is anatidaephobia. This phobia affects people who believe that somewhere in the world there is a duck that watches them - it's very scary.

Some people do not represent their existence without telephone communication . This is how nomophobia develops - fear of uselessness and the fact that no one will call. If the phone is silent for more than 5-10 minutes, then the nomophobe begins to feel a strong discomfort.

Top 10 most bizarre phobias

  1. Emetophobia . A common phobia is the fear of vomiting. Emetofob feels uneasy about the food being eaten "asked" back.
  2. Logophobia . People who suffer from this fear do not tolerate the appearance of handwritten symbols.
  3. Dysmorphophobia is a physical defect. A person with such a phobia may become depressed from a lack of self-confidence.
  4. Arahibutirofobiya - fear of sticking nut oil on the palate.
  5. Phobia phobia is a phobia that a phobia can develop.
  6. Halitophobia is a fear that the mouth constantly smells unpleasant.
  7. Kyphophobia . People suffering from this disease are afraid to bend over, as the slopes for them are very painful.
  8. Rifophobia is the fear of involuntarily coping with need.
  9. Eleuterophobia is the fear of being free. That is, eleutrophobs feel uncomfortable when it is necessary to make a choice between two options
  10. Paraskavedecatriaphobia . Fear of Friday the 13th.

Due to the fact that the Internet today is an integral part of the general information space and the number of its users is growing and growing, phobias connected with the worldwide network are sometimes absurd to ridiculous.