Phobias

Phobias

A phobia (from the Greek: φόβος,phóbos, meaning "fear" or "morbid fear") is defined as a persistent fear of an object or situation in which the sufferer commits to great lengths in avoiding despite the fear, typically disproportional to the actual danger posed, often being recognized as irrational.

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Omphalophobia

Psychiatry; Phobias

Omphalophobia is the fear of bellybuttons. Refers to one being afraid of having their bellybutton touched or tugged on by themselves or other people. It is also the fear of seeing other people touch ...

Phobophobia

Psychiatry; Phobias

Phobophobia is a phobia defined as the fear of phobias, or the fear of fear, including intense anxiety and unrealistic and persistent fear of the somatic sensations and the feared phobia ensuing. ...

Hypnophobia

Psychiatry; Phobias

Hypnophobia or somniphobia is an abnormal fear of sleep. It may result from a feeling of control loss, or from repeating nightmares. The prefix Hypno- originates from the Greek word hupnos, which ...

Paruresis

Psychiatry; Phobias

A phobia of urinating when there are others in close proximity who may be watching, or when they are otherwise under some form of pressure. While most people suffer from this to a certain degree, it ...