Psychological Facts (hiatus)

Phobias 11-20

11. Carcinophobia – The fear of cancer. People with this develop extreme diets.

12. Thanatophobia – The fear of death. Even talking about death can be hard.

13. Glossophobia – The fear of public speaking. Not being able to do speeches.

14. Monophobia – The fear of being alone. Even while eating and/or sleeping.

15. Atychiphobia – The fear of failure. It is the single greatest barrier to success.

16. Ornithophobia – The fear of birds. Individuals suffering from this may only fear certain species.

17. Alektorophobia – The fear of chickens. You may have this phobia if chickens make you panic.

18. Enochlophobia – The fear of crowds is closely related to Ochlophobia and Demophobia.

19. Aphenphosmphobia – The fear of intimacy. Fear of being touched and love.

20. Trypanophobia – The fear of needles. I used to fear needles (that and death).