Fears & Phobias

Scared of flying or heights? Hate spiders?
Afraid of enclosed spaces? Too frightened to drive?

These are among the very many fears and phobias that clients visit me with. Specific fears can, if not dealt with, generalise to other areas or become more acute over time. The good news is that there are fast, effective techniques to help you free yourself from these debilitating fears, so you can be free to enjoy life to the full.

For details of effective treatments such as TFT, EFT or NLP's 'Fast Phobia Cure', why not check out the other pages on this site, or call for a free consultation? There is no obligation, you can have all your questions answered and find out how we can work together.

For those of you interested in the 'technical' names of a variety of phobia, here's a sample list.... which is by no means comprehensive! Amazing how many there are!

PHOBIA LIST

Ablutophobia: Fear of bathing.
Achluophobia: Fear of the dark.
Acousticophobia: Fear of noise.
Acrophobia: Fear of heights.
Aeroacrophobia: Fear of high open places.
Aerophobia: Fear of flying.
Agoraphobia: Fear of open spaces or leaving a safe place.
Agraphobia: Fear of sexual abuse.
Aichmophobia: Fear of needles or pointed objects.
Algophobia: Fear of pain.
Altophobia- Fear of heights.
Amathophobia: Fear of dust.
Amnesiphobia: Fear of amnesia.
Androphobia: Fear of men.
Angrophobia: Fear of becoming angry.
Anthropophobia: Fear of people or society.
Anuptaphobia: Fear of staying single.
Aphenphosmphobia: Fear of being touched.
Apiphobia: Fear of bees.
Arachnophobia: Fear of spiders.
Autophobia: Fear of being alone or of oneself.
Aviophobia- Fear of flying.

Bacillophobia: Fear of microbes.
Bacteriophobia: Fear of bacteria.
Batophobia: Fear of being close to high buildings.
Batrachophobia: Fear of amphibians, such as frogs, newts, etc.
Bibliophobia: Fear of books.
Brontophobia: Fear of thunder and lightning.
Button phobia: Fear of buttons.

Cacophobia: Fear of ugliness.
Caligynephobia: Fear of beautiful women.
Cancerophobia: Fear of cancer.
Carnophobia- Fear of meat.
Catagelophobia: Fear of being ridiculed.
Chiraptophobia: Fear of being touched.
Cibophobia: Fear of food.
Claustrophobia: Fear of confined spaces.
Coitophobia: Fear of coitus.
Contreltophobia: Fear of sexual abuse.
Coprophobia: Fear of feces.
Cyberphobia: Fear of computers or working on a computer.
Cynophobia: Fear of dogs or rabies.
Cyprinophobia: Fear of prostitutes or venereal disease.

Decidophobia: Fear of making decisions.
Dementophobia: Fear of insanity.
Dentophobia: Fear of dentists.
Didaskaleinophobia: Fear of going to school.
Dipsophobia: Fear of drinking.
Dishabiliophobia: Fear of undressing in front of someone.
Domatophobia: Fear of being in a house.
Doraphobia: Fear of fur or skins of animals.

Ecclesiophobia: Fear of church.
Ecophobia: Fear of home.
Eisoptrophobia: Fear of mirrors or of seeing oneself in a mirror.
Elurophobia: Fear of cats.
Emetophobia: Fear of vomiting.
Enochlophobia: Fear of crowds.
Enosiophobia: Fear of havong committed a sin.
Entomophobia: Fear of insects.
Eosophobia: Fear of dawn or daylight.
Equinophobia: Fear of horses.
Eremophobia: Fear of being oneself or of lonliness.
Ereuthrophobia: Fear of blushing.
Ergophobia: Fear of work.
Erotophobia- Fear of sexual love or sexual questions.
Eurotophobia- Fear of female genitalia.

Felinophobia: Fear of cats.
Frigophobia: Fear of cold, cold things.

Gamophobia: Fear of marriage.
Geliophobia: Fear of laughter.
Genophobia: Fear of sex.
Gerascophobia: Fear of growing old.
Gerontophobia: Fear of old people or of growing old.
Glossophobia: Fear of speaking in public or of trying to speak.
Graphophobia: Fear of writing or handwriting.
Gymnophobia: Fear of nudity.
Gynophobia: Fear of women.

Hadephobia: Fear of hell.
Haphephobia: Fear of being touched.
Hemophobia: Fear of blood.
Herpetophobia: Fear of reptiles or insects.
Heterophobia: Fear of the opposite sex.
Hodophobia: Fear of road travel.
Hominophobia: Fear of men.
Homophobia: Fear of homosexuality or becoming homosexual.
Hoplophobia: Fear of firearms.
Hydrophobia: Fear of water or of rabies.
Hydrophobophobia: Fear of rabies.
Hypengyophobia: Fear of responsibility.
Hypnophobia: Fear of sleep or of being hypnotized.

Iatrophobia: Fear of going to the doctor or of doctors.
Ichthyophobia: Fear of fish.
Illyngophobia: Fear of veritgo.
Insectophobia: Fear of insects.
Isolophobia: Fear of solitude, being alone.

Kainophobia: Fear of anything new.
Kakorrhaphiophobia: Fear of failure or defeat.
Katagelophobia: Fear of ridicule.
Kenophobia: Fear of voids or empty spaces.
Keraunophobia: Fear of thunder and lightning.
Kolpophobia: Fear of genitals mainly female senitals.
Koniophobia: Fear of dust. (Amathophobia)

Laliophobia: Fear of speaking.
Ligyrophobia: Fear of loud noises.
Lilapsophobia: Fear of tornadoes and hurricanes.
Lockiophobia: Fear of childbirth.
Logizomechanophobia- Fear of computers.
Lygophobia: Fear of darkness.

Mageirocophobia: Fear of cooking.
Maieusiophobia: Fear of childbirth.
Malaxophobia: Fear of love play.
Maniaphobia: Fear of insanity.
Mechanophobia: Fear of machines.
Medomalacuphobia: Fear of losing an erection.
Medorthophobia: Fear of an erect penis.
Menophobia: Fear of menstruation.
Metathesiophobia: Fear of changes.
Methyphobia: Fear of alcohol.
Metrophobia- Fear or hatred of poetry.
Misophobia: Fear of dirt.
Monophobia- Fear of solitude or being alone.
Monopathophobia: Fear of definite disease.
Myctophobia: Fear of darkness.

Necrophobia: Fear of death or dead things.
Neopharmaphobia: Fear of new drugs.
Neophobia: Fear of anything new.
Noctiphobia: Fear of the night.
Nosocomephobia: Fear of hospitals.
Nudophobia: Fear of nudity.
Numerophobia: Fear of numbers.
Nyctophobia: Fear of the dark or of night.

Obesophobia: Fear of weight gain..
Ochlophobia: Fear of crowds or mobs.
Odontophobia: Fear of teeth or dental surgery.
Odynophobia: Fear of pain.
Ophidiophobia: Fear of snakes.
Ophthalmophobia: Fear of being stared at.
Ornithophobia: Fear of birds.
Orthophobia- Fear of property.

Paralipophobia: Fear of neglecting ones duty.
Paraphobia: Fear of sexual perversion.
Paraskavedekatriaphobia: Fear of Friday 13th.
Parthenophobia: Fear of virgins or young girls.
Parturiphobia: Fear of childbirth.
Pediophobia: Fear of dolls.
Pedophobia: Fear of children.
Phagophobia- Fear of eating.
Phallophobia: Fear of a penis.
Phasmophobia: Fear of ghosts.
Phengophobia: Fear of daylight.
Philemaphobia: Fear of kissing.
Philophobia: Fear of falling in love.
Pocrescophobia: Fear of weight gain.
Pogonophobia: Fear of beards.
Poinephobia: Fear of punishment.
Potamophobia: Fear of rivers or running water.
Potophobia: Fear of alcohol.
Pharmacophobia: Fear of drugs.
Proctophobia: Fear of rectum.
Pyrophobia: Fear of fire.

Rectophobia: Fear of rectum.
Rhypophobia: Fear of defecation.
Rupophobia: Fear of dirt.

Scatophobia: Fear of fecal matter.
Scolionophobia: Fear of school.
Sexophobia: Fear of the opposite sex.
Siderodromophobia: Fear of trains or train travel.
Sociophobia: Fear of society or people in general.
Somniphobia: Fear of sleep.
Soteriophobia: Fear of dependence on others.
Stenophobia: Fear of narrow things or places.
Suriphobia: Fear of mice.

Tachophobia: Fear of speed.
Telephonophobia: Fear of telephones.
Thalassophobia: Fear of the sea.
Thanatophobia: Fear of death.
Tocophobia: Fear of pregnancy or childbirth.
Tomophobia: Fear of surgical operations.
Tonitrophobia: Fear of thunder.
Trypanophobia: Fear of injections.

Urophobia- Fear of urine or urinating.

Vaccinophobia: Fear of vaccination.
Venustraphobia: Fear of beautiful women.
Verminophobia: Fear of germs.
Virginitiphobia: Fear of rape.

Xenophobia: Fear of strangers or foreigners.

Zelophobia: Fear of jealousy.
Zoophobia: Fear of animals.

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