Phobias | NDK research

According to healthline.com & nihm.nih.gov phobia is

A phobia is an excessive and irrational fear reaction. If you have a phobia, you may experience a deep sense of dread or panic when you encounter the source of your fear. The fear can be of a certain place, situation, or object. Unlike general anxiety disorders, a phobia is usually connected to something specific.

Specific phobia is an intense, irrational fear of something that poses little or no actual danger. Although adults with phobias may realize that these fears are irrational, even thinking about facing the feared object or situation brings on severe anxiety symptoms.

Specific phobias

Animal phobias. Such as dogs, insects, snakes or rodents.
Phobias of the natural environment. Such as heights, water, darkness, storms or germs.
Situational phobias. Such as flying, going to the dentist, tunnels, small spaces or escalators.
Body-based phobias.
Other phobias.

Commonly asked around the internet

What is the #1 phobia?

1. Social phobias. Fear of social interactions. Also known as Social Anxiety Disorder, social phobias are by far the most common phobia our talkspace therapists see in their clients.

A bit from the editors

We all have different phobias but there are several levels. A little fear of something very natural is completely normal even thought it is considered as a phobia it is a low level phobia. Metal

psychiatrists treat for simple phobias and middle level ones. But they cannot treat all the high level phobias.

Deep discussion about our subject phobia

Rare and Uncommon Phobias

Ablutophobia | Fear of bathing. ...
Arachibutyrophobia | Fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of your mouth. ...
Arithmophobia | Fear of math. ...
Chirophobia | Fear of hands. ...
Chloephobia | Fear of newspapers. ...
Globophobia (Fear of balloons) ...
Omphalophobia | Fear of Umbilicus (Bello Buttons)

Examples of some of the more unusual phobias include:

alektorophobia, fear of chickens.
onomatophobia, fear of names.
pogonophobia, fear of beards.
nephophobia, fear of clouds.
cryophobia, fear of ice or cold.

Most Unsual phobia

Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia

Long huh? This phobia is named for people who are frightened of long words.

And for our last discussion

Fear of clowns.

Fear of clowns has been a common phobia for the young generation because of the new horror movies (IT, IT chapter II) and anti social work done by some teenagers and adults (dressing like horror clowns and hurting or killing people).

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