They say that fear is free, but in reality most of the time it is an anxiety disorder. We are talking about phobias, that irrational and excessive fear that can condition your life and cause you more problems than it might seem at first. And the world of phobias is so wide that fear can arise from […]
Herpetophobia (fear of reptiles and amphibians): more common than you think Read More »
There are many animals that you would not have at home as pets. There are animals that cause you a certain rejection, respect or fear and that you would prefer to have far away and, luckily, you do not find them every day. Zoophobia encompasses a set of phobias specific to animals and one of them is Selacophobia. What
Selacophobia: the surprising explanation for the fear of sharks Read More »
Who is not afraid of pain? Some phobias surprise us because they stimulate fear, because we find it curious and because in many cases we don’t see any danger or reason to fear it. This is not the case with algophobia, since we can perfectly understand the fear of pain and, in fact, it is
Are you afraid of experiencing pain? This is algophobia Read More »
We are almost getting used to hearing about some of the best-known phobias, such as arachnophobia or agoraphobia, for example. And we even incorporate them into our regular conversations. But there are many phobias, rare, little known and very curious, and among them is pogonophobia or the fear of beards, a disorder that we talk about in our dictionary.
The fear of beards exists and is called pogonophobia Read More »
If some people experience an excessive love for reading and books that is known as bibliomania, others feel real panic in front of the book. It is what is known as bibliophobia, a phobic disorder that triggers anxiety and anguish and is very detrimental to the social and intellectual development of the person who suffers
Hate reading? Maybe you suffer from bibliophobia (fear of books) Read More »
Paresis is a social anxiety disorder, which prevents the sufferer from urinating when there are other people around. This leads him to change his habits and behaviors so that he does not have to face the need to urinate in a public toilet. We tell you how a patient who suffers from shy bladder syndrome feels, a name
My life with paresis: I can’t urinate in a public toilet Read More »
Not all the terms that include the word phobia are phobic disorders; some are prejudices and excessive rejection towards something or, more frequently, towards someone. This is the case of Aporophobia or fear of the poor, an increasingly frequent social problem that happens not only by ignoring the most disadvantaged people, but also by despising them. A
Aporophobia: hate, rejection and fear of the poor Read More »
For many people it is unthinkable, but chromatophobia or the fear of colors exists. This is the case of Melanophobia, a disorder in which the color black acquires prominence and the character of extreme danger. It is true that we are dealing with a color that is culturally associated with the unfortunate, but it does
Melanophobia: this is the fear of the color black Read More »
Many phobias are related to food and that adds more dangers because to the psychological consequences of any phobic disorder is added the physical risk of eliminating a certain food from the diet. Can you live without eating meat? Vegans do it that way, but in that case it is not a phobia. We tell you everything about Carnophobia
Carnophobia (fear of meat): a very common gastronomic phobia Read More »
The intention when making phobia it is for people to understand that it is a real problem and not a personal hobby. Some phobias are even laughable to outsiders, and in almost all cases, the general attitude is one of incomprehension. But allectorophobia or fear of chickens or chickens is not a joke. What is allectorophobia? Alectorophobia is the fear
Alectorophobia: when you are afraid of chickens Read More »
