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The world is a scary, scary place. Monsters in the closet, true crime documentaries, OUR GOVERNMENT. Frightening, right? But you’re probably not world-phobic. Probably because that’s not a thing. But, there are some phobias out there you may identify with (claustrophobia, anyone?) and some that are Show More
The world is a scary, scary place. Monsters in the closet, true crime documentaries, OUR GOVERNMENT. Frightening, right? But you’re probably not world-phobic. Probably because that’s not a thing. But, there are some phobias out there you may identify with (claustrophobia, anyone?) and some that are just full on strange. Phobias are described as an extreme and sometimes irrational fear or aversion to something. We get into the territory of “strange” and rare when this fear is regarding something… harmless?
Look, no judgment about what people are afraid of so much it inspires a fight-or-flight response, but they exist and they have real words used to describe it. You know the obvious ones like triskaidekaphobia (fear of the number thirteen), so we’re going to throw you some curve balls and some that you probably know but just don’t know the matching phobia-word. Think you can handle it? It won’t be too scary for you? We’ll leave the night light on so you’ll feel brave.

If you have acrophobia, you are absolutely not compatible with... what? What would you be afraid of?
- Acrobats
- Airplanes
- Heights
- Flying
- Stretching

Hemophobia is probably better described as being extremely fearful of what?
- Blood
- Surgery
- Headaches
- Suffocation
- Drowning

Good luck if you have astraphobia, because it's when you're afraid of which inevitable thing?
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Cryophobia is when someone is afraid of what?
- Crying
- Emotions
- Crypts or graves
- Caves
- Ice or cold

Can you believe this phobia is real? Fill in the blank: philophobia is when someone is afraid of _______.
- Siblings
- Love
- Thinking
- Reading
- Human touch

This sounds fake, but we promise this real word describes a real thing. So, what's venustraphobia?
- Fear of Venus Flytraps
- Fear of being eaten by a plant
- Fear of cannibals
- Fear of beautiful women
- Fear of flowers

Do you know anyone with alektorophobia? You'll know who they are because they're afraid of... what?
- Making decisions
- Making a mistake
- Pencils
- Failure
- Chickens

You probably know someone with nomophobia. What does it mean?
- Fear of forgetting someone’s name
- Fear of being without your phone
- Fear of being forgotten
- Fear of loud chewers
- Fear of artificial intelligence

Arithmophobia means you're afraid of what?
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Coulrophobia. Can you even pronounce it? We're having a hard time. But, do you know what it is?
- Fear of witches
- Fear of clouds
- Fear of clowns
- Fear of collared shirts
- Fear of buttons

Mysophobia can sneak up on you when you least expect it. What is it?
- Fear of the sound of lips smacking
- Fear of dirt and germs
- Fear of the unknown
- Fear of the dark
- Fear of dandruff

Pogonophobia is a real phobia that's pretty rare, which makes sense considering it's a fear of _______.
- Pogo sticks
- Telephones
- Beards
- Ponies
- Scratching your head

This is a mouthful: arachibutyrophobia. Get it? Because it's food based! Arachibutyrophobia means that someone is afraid of what thing that's probably in your kitchen right now?
- Peanutbutter
- Eggs
- Vegetables
- Milk
- Raw meat

Amaxophobia means that someone is afraid of _______.
- Credit cards
- Bleach
- Escalators
- Riding in a car
- Stepping on a crack

Spectrophobia. Think about it. Sound it out. It's when someone is afraid of what?
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Did you know that some people have chorophobia? Sounds strange considering it's a fear of... what?
- Dancing
- Choirs
- The color green
- Circles
- Plants

Some children have didaskaleinophobia. Maybe even some adults. How would you know? Well, you'd be afraid of _____.
- Swings
- The number ten
- School
- Teachers
- Ladybugs

And now for the strangest one of all: optophobia. The fear of what?
- Octopi
- Movies
- Smiling
- Opening your eyes
- Walking backwards

If you struggle with somniphobia, you're dealing with a fear of_________.
- Sleeping in bed with someone else
- Sleeping alone
- Sleeping in general

Uh-oh! You have a chronic case of zoophobia. What are you afraid of?
- Being kept in captivity
- Afraid of the zoo
- Afraid of animals
- Afraid of specifically wild animals
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