Types of Phobias

Certain phobias are more prevalent than others. Gain a better understanding of both common and rare phobias so you're best equipped to manage your fear.
a person speaking to their therapist, while their therapist hands them a glass of water
What Are the Rarest Phobias?
Anxious mixed race woman studying
Decidophobia—Understanding the Fear of Making Decisions
woman holding a coin purse
Fear of Spending Money (Chrometophobia)
Frustrated young woman suffering from the headache while sitting on the sofa at home with an expression of being unwell, with eyes closed.
Living in Fear of the Future: What to Do
Unhappy girl on sofa
How to Cope With the Fear of Change
Signs you're afraid of failure
How to Deal With the Fear of Failure
A picture of a duck
Is Anatidaephobia a Real Condition?
Fear of Crowds is Known as Enochlophobia
Understanding the Fear of Crowds (Enochlophobia)
Nomophobia: The Fear of Being Without Your Phone
Brush and comb
Coping With the Fear of Hair, aka Trichophobia
A man with a fear of women
Gynophobia: The Fear of Women
The deep dark ocean
Thalassophobia (Fear of the Ocean): Symptoms and Ways to Cope
common phobias
10 of the Most Common Phobias
Woman Behind Transparent Wall
Understanding Cleithrophobia, or the Fear of Being Trapped
Two women at a counseling session
What Is the Fear of Sex (Erotophobia)?
Pensive adult woman lying on bed
Understanding Anthrophobia, the Fear of People
Young woman sitting on the beach
The Fear of Water or Aquaphobia
back of mother holding her crying son
Helping Your Child With the Fear of Death
Doctor comforting senior patient
What Is Haphephobia?
Notre Dame Cathedral, gargoyles
What Is the Fear of Demons (Daemonophobia)?
Korean girl looking under bed with flashlight
Coping With Teraphobia or the Fear of Monsters
fearful flying
6 Ways to Cope With the Fear of Traveling
young boy dressed up as a sheep hides behind a curtain
Is Stage Fright Considered a Phobia?
Angry woman sitting at her desk with hands in the air
Coping With Angrophobia or the Fear of Anger
Group of people looking angrily at camera
Scopophobia: The Fear of Being Stared At
An image of a cemetery
Necrophobia: Coping With the Fear of Dead Things
Mature man applying deodorant in office
Olfactory Reference Syndrome Characteristics and Treatment
Toddler girl crying on mothers shoulder
Separation Anxiety in Children
The Bear's Cage, Tornado cloud over Texas.
Anemophobia: The Fear of Wind
Distressed looking man sitting on hospital bed, head in hand, night
Symptoms and Factors of Dementophobia
Wicca religion practitioners
The Fear of Witchcraft or Wiccaphobia
Prozac, Paxil and Zoloft anti-depressant tablets, close-up
Fluoxetine Interactions, Side Effects, and Warnings
Desperate woman
Understanding Puerto Rico Syndrome or Ataque de Nervios
multi ethnic business people in urban setting
Xenophobia: The Fear of Strangers
Reflection
What Is Dysmorphophobia?
Lonely man looking out the window.
Taijin Kyofusho, A Culture-Bound Social Phobia
Giving him the silent treatment
Fear of Intimacy: Signs, Causes, and Coping Strategies
Man looking at his phone with a worried expression.
Paraphobia Symptoms and Treatment
Girl asleep in bed lit only by night light.
What Is Nyctophobia? (Fear of the Dark)
Close up of a spider outdoors.
Arachnophobia
Lightning storm, Colorado
What Is Astraphobia?
birdhouse in a tree in the woods
Understanding Ornithophobia (Fear of Birds)
Woman reading food labels at grocery store
What Is Cibophobia (Food Phobia)?
Close-Up Of Clown Face
Coping With Coulrophobia Symptoms
Concerned looking man
Coping WIth Koro or the Fear of Genital Retraction
Modern and luxury design bathroom with bathtub
Ablutophobia Causes and Treatments
Wax figures of presidents
What Is Automatonophobia or Fear of Human-Like Figures?
Man showing milky way to little boy, telescope
Understanding Astrophobia, The Fear of Space
Woman riding in a car looking out the window.
What Is Amaxophobia?
Peanut butter and jelly sandwich on whole grain bread
What Is Arachibutyrophobia? (Fear of Peanut Butter)
woman standing outside shower with towel on
Understanding the Fear of Smelling Bad (Bromidrophobia)
Child about to slip on marbles on the floor
How to Cope With Dystychiphobia
Passengers stepping in to crowded train, rear view (blurred motion)
Coping With Siderodromophobia, or the Fear of Trains
An anxious, fearful young woman clasps her hands in front of her face
What Is Hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia?
Dog laying outside in the grass
Coping With Cynophobia or the Fear of Dogs
Doctor in discussion with patient in exam room
Nosophobia or Fear of a Disease
Wondering if it's even worth it to try anymore
Genophobia or the Fear of Sexual Intercourse
Lizard, Colorado River, Grand Canyon, Arizona, United States
Herpetophobia and Its Treatment
Low Angle View Of Building Against Cloudy Sky
Fear of Haunted Houses
Orthodontist Showing Patient X-Ray Of Teeth In Surgery
Fear of Going to the Dentist aka Dentophobia

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