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Phobias are intense fears of an object, place, situation, or animal. Learn about the many different kinds that exist in this list of some of the most common phobias.
In this article, I’ll dig into the most common types of fear: some that people are more willing to discuss, such as fear of snakes or public speaking, and those more subtle types of fear that run much deeper, such as fear of failure or fear of rejection. I call these emotional fears.
The following lists include words ending in -phobia, and include fears that have acquired names. In some cases, the naming of phobias has become a word game, a notable example being a 1998 humorous article published by BBC News. [1]
Phobias are not just an ordinary fear of spiders or snakes. Read a list of the most common phobias and how to face your fears.
FEAROF is a website dedicated to helping people with fears and phobias. It contains a large list of phobias and teaches how to cope with and ultimately cure your fear.
Most people have fears, and sometimes, those fears are so overwhelming that some may try to avoid them at all costs. Phobias are fears of a particular object or event.
Fears classified under the list of phobias associated with social anxiety disorders appear to be the most common types. These may include fear of public speaking, fear of failure, and fear of rejection.