Hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia- Fear of long words It has been said that of all human communication only 7% rely on the words that we use. However small that figure might sound, the use of words is a very important part of our … Continue reading →
Hoplophobia Fear of firearms With the recent tragedy in South Carolina, this particular phobia seems quite apt. Whilst in the UK the proliferation of firearms is nowhere near as rampant as in places like the United States, there are still … Continue reading →
Hypnophobia Fear of sleep or of being hypnotized It might surprise readers that as a hypno-psychotherapist I do occasionally get clients who are morbidly afraid of being hypnotised. Because of the way hypnosis is portrayed in some parts of the … Continue reading →
Hypengyophobia or Hypegiaphobia Fear of responsibility For many of us when we were children, we railed against our parents in an every increasing attempt to get more privileges and to be treated like “grown-ups”. Most of us learned at that … Continue reading →
Hominophobia Fear of men In a previous post I discussed a fear of women, so it seems only right to now look at the phenomena of the fear of men. Hominophobia is a worry and fear of men in general. … Continue reading →
Hippophobia an exaggerated or irrational worry of horses Some animals and humans have for all of time had a symbiotic relationship with one another. Humans have had pets which become domesticated and even considered part of their respective family. Still … Continue reading →
Heliophobia â Fear of the sun From the beginning of time, the sun has been worshipped as being the most powerful god, source of power, as well as being a great mystery. The sun has be recognised as being absolutely … Continue reading →
Haphephobia or Haptephobia Fear of being touched Human contact is something that the vast majority of people of the world not only want, but need. It is a way of conveying emotions, affection and love. Whilst the majority of the … Continue reading →
Hamartophobia- Fear of sinning For regular readers of this blog, you will detect a pattern over the past couple of entries. First we had the fear of hell, then the fear of saints and holy things, now and finally we … Continue reading →
Hagiophobia Fear of saints or holy things Carrying on from yesterday’s post today we will look at what one would consider to be the opposite of the fear of hell, that being Hagiophobia, which is the fear of saints and … Continue reading →
