Uncommon phobias
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.
