Dystychiphobia- Fear of accidents Dystychiphobia is a pathological fear of accidents very often caused by a past traumatic event in the past of the sufferer. The event whether major or minor has caused the sufferer great fear and causes the … Continue reading →
Mental Health Issues In a recent report from the BBC, Healthwatch UK has acquired information which shows that mental health patients are spending fewer than 6 days in hospital in 2012-13. These figures lend themselves to the idea that mental … Continue reading →
Dipsophobia- Fear of drinking Dipsophobia is a significant anxiety about consuming alcohol. People afflicted with disophobia experience a acute and unfounded anxiety about becoming addicted to alcohol and the effects this addiction will have to to their body. Religious believes … Continue reading →
Didaskaleinophobia or Scolionophobia- Fear of going to school Scolionophobia or Didaskaleinophobia is a common anxiety in children, who get very upset about going to school because of separations issues with regards to their parents as well as the fear of … Continue reading →
Dentophobia- Fear of dentists One of the most common phobias that people report regarding medical treatment is called dentophobia, which is a pathological fear of dental care or in particular the dentist him/her self. This phobia is also known as … Continue reading →
Deipnophobia- Fear of dining or dinner conversations Food is a major form of socialisation for many people. Dining, however is not simply about food, but it also about conversation and spending time with people who matter. People who have issues … Continue reading →
Decidophobia- Fear of making decisions Decisions are a part of everyday life for all people. We generally make unconscious decisions like when we wake and go to sleep, whether we sit or stand what we drink and what we eat. … Continue reading →
Chrometophobia or Chrematophobia- Fear of money Chrometophobia or Chrematophobia is an intense and constant fear of money. The word Chrematophobia comes from the Greek word chrimata which means money and phobos as fear. With money being a continual source of … Continue reading →
Consecotaleophobia Fear of chopsticks One of the common images when it comes to eating food from China or Japan is the use of chopsticks. Like much of the written language of these great cultures for many their images and symbols … Continue reading →
Cometophobia- Fear of comets Comets are made up of a mixture of rock particles, ice, and dust. They illuminate the night sky as they pass the earth. Comets appear to have a “tail” as they pass the earth. For some … Continue reading →
