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Last year I tackled mental health with the hopes of shining a different light on the subject.

This year I decided to take on our worst fears and create 31 phobias. 

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#1

Claustrophobia - The Fear Of Being Enclosed In A Small Space Or Room And Unable To Escape

Claustrophobia - The Fear Of Being Enclosed In A Small Space Or Room And Unable To Escape

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Ms. Understood
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8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I like how the word is even squished together

WhiteFox
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8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

if its to the extreme then yes

Mhiller17
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8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Ahh even the picture makes my heart race 😬 I'm super claustrophobic

Carlizard McGurn
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8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That just took my breath away ... I have that one ... spot on.

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    #2

    Athazagoraphobia - The Fear Of Being Forgotten Or Ignored And Fear Of Forgetting

    Athazagoraphobia - The Fear Of Being Forgotten Or Ignored And Fear Of Forgetting

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    Min Lee
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    great... now my phobia has an image

    Lillian Chesak
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    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think this is practically everyone's phobia...

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    Charlie Riley
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    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I didn’t know this had a name! These drawings are AMAZING.

    Marvel Monster
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is truly terrifying. One of the only phobias that is actually scary

    Tamyra Nicholson
    Community Member
    2 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well now I know what it's called thanks I feel like this time to time your artwork is amazing by the way thanks for your talent 💘

    Evany Post
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have this, I like how the drawing is mostly empty, signifying the passing of memory and that everything will be forgotten. now I wanna hide in my closet ._.

    Brooklyn Everhart
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I dont have this but bless the ones who do

    Gherkin
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I dont care if I'm remembered

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    #3

    Trypanophobia - The Fear Of Needles

    Trypanophobia - The Fear Of Needles

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    Min Lee
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    image getting a syringe in your face?!

    Claire Kidd
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have a HUGE fear of needles ><

    Fabienne Nicolaij
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sends me shivers just looking at it, yikes

    HauntedForests
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This made me shiver just looking at it. Needles are one of my greatest fears. Amazing art though.

    Kira Thesloth
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Needles are why I don't go to the doctor. (That and being weighed.) I'm more afraid of germs than sharp pointy things, & even if the needle is packaged I don't trust it. I have issues.

    WhiteFox
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    yeah okay like everybody, honestly, hands up if you are not afraid of needles or at least hate them like i am sooooooooo scared of them and i hate them so much

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    #4

    Arachnophobia - The Fear Of Spiders

    Arachnophobia - The Fear Of Spiders

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    Min Lee
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'd be scared of spiders too, if they were that large

    Mama Panda
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is totally me! Doesn't matter what size either. Once they move, I am climbing furniture, screaming hysterically, shaking uncontrollably and I may piddle a little. The crappy part is that everyone I know knows this about me and they will tease me with pictures and fake ones...fkrs!

    Emiwolfplayz
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    But jumping spiders are so cute D: btw spiders fears you more than you do them... Atleast you live in Australia...

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    Ginny Boston
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    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This one is just to damn close to home for me!!! The #1 thing I would burn a house down to just get away from!!!!

    Mhiller17
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm terrified of spiders! I'm even afraid to walk through two objects that are close together in fear of walking through a spider web 😵 If you ever hear a super loud shriek either someone is in terrible danger of there's a spider on my leg 😅😰

    Fluffle Puff
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They are scary, no matter how big (also I get panic attacks when I see one)

    Lucida
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In this picture I miss hundreds of spiders crawling up his legs. That would be scary even for me, not suffering from the fear of spiders.

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    #5

    Tocophobia - The Fear Of Giving Birth

    Tocophobia - The Fear Of Giving Birth

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    Taryn Wallace
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    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This might be what I have I never knew it was a legitimate fear with like a name or anything

    Rhân
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    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I've heard sometime ago that there is a fear of "beautiful women" since then, I've never wonder again, what fears exist and have a name

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    Oforka Glory
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    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And all this time I thought I was just crazy...

    Jasmine
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My stomach cringed. This phobia is too real to me.

    Evany Post
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    oooohhh... hate this image, have it to...

    Emma Hunt
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Thanks for a phobia of mine that now has a very disturbing photo O.O

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    #6

    Nyctophobia - The Fear Of The Dark

    Nyctophobia - The Fear Of The Dark

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    Joeshar
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    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Fear of the Dark. This could be an excellent metal song name

    UniversalMel
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Me... I hate the dark... It haunts me in my dreams

    Mama Panda
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think all kids have this phobia at one time. Most seem to grow out of it. Unless you have an overactive imagination like me and see weird and scary stuff.... /shudder

    Mhiller17
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The picture is perfect 👌

    Matt_Heagraves_GreenArmy_
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is what I have... it's one of the many reasons why I have insomnia.

    Lillian Chesak
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Reminds me of Rhett and Link's "So dang dark" video

    Ava Dufort
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Love the detail and the shadowing

    Gherkin
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I see so many things in the darkness and I'm afraid of dolls

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    #7

    Chronophobia - The Fear Of Time

    Chronophobia - The Fear Of Time

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    Mhiller17
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    These drawings make me want to cry 😭 They're so perfectly creepy and so well drawn. They capture all the fears perfectly 😌

    jack
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    perfect photo to describe me

    Kaid
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Me: AAAAAAHHHHHHHH Mom: What’s Wrong?! Me: IM TEN SECONDS OLDER! Mom: *facepalm*

    limabean180
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh my gosh this is literally me like every second of the day😖😖😖😖😖😖

    #8

    Agoraphobia - The Fear Of Open Spaces And Crowds

    Agoraphobia - The Fear Of Open Spaces And Crowds

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    Rebel Angel
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Is this like social anxiety?

    Amy Ninnes
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I love open spaces because there's nowhere for bad guys etc to hide

    Charlie Riley
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I mostly stay home and go to work. That’s it. Now the offices have been all remodelled to look completely different, and I’m afraid to go there now.

    Jasmine Miller
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have this in a smaller degree with crowds it is manageable. But I have had it my whole life my mom used to take me into places as a baby and she said if there where too many people I would do nothing but scream and cry. It's interesting because I am 33 now and work in the medical field as a medical assistant in a fairly big clinic with different pod two small and one big my husband says he can tell when I work in the big pod because I come home and I don't want anyone near me. I like open spaces but not crouds and I hate shopping for anything in a store. Also the best way that I have found to manage this is with someone else I trust I hang really close to and when I don't know where they are I start to panic and get more anxious

    Gherkin
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Imagine this but a crowd in it and ur claustrophobic side is always on

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    #9

    Taphophobia - The Fear Of Being Buried Alive

    Taphophobia - The Fear Of Being Buried Alive

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    Polona Drobnič
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Most people don't obsess over it all the time.

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    Mama Panda
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    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think this goes hand in hand with my fear of spiders! I have decided to be cremated for these very reasons!

    lazy_panda
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    this is my recurring nightmare

    Petra Christovová
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have this since I saw movie Spoorloos.

    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well you will die so...

    Kaeo Boling
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    this actualy happened alot in the old days

    Death 42
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm just so scared that they'll hurt me like all the others did....

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    #10

    Philophobia - The Fear Of Falling In Love

    Philophobia - The Fear Of Falling In Love

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    Pamela
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    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think I have this to some degree or maybe I'm just jaded

    Bernadeta Švedaitė
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Me too! I didn't know this one exists! Now I have an excuse :D

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    Emmer
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    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I didn't think I'd find mine on here

    Carolyn Stewart
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    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Great idea with the butterflies! :)

    Jason Hook
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Some cool-a*s artwork there my friend! Looks like something Get Scared would use for their album art.

    JaShawn Raney
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have this... but I wouldn't call it a phobia. Lol

    Samia Guled
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    i have Philophobia cuz- well im single and a LOT of buys tend to just follow me round/act weirdly nice to me... & im not even 12+

    Brooklyn Everhart
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Who wouldn't want to fall in love? I mean Asexual people?

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    #11

    Scopophobia - The Fear Of Being Watched Or Stared At

    Scopophobia - The Fear Of Being Watched Or Stared At

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    Jhoa
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    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I kinda like this one, because the eytes are actually on the persons body, hence, they are actually looking at anything but the person. It shows the irrationality of the fear (somewhat at least, I dont know much about it).

    Brooklyn Everhart
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I kinda have this, but not where like I'm like constantly thinking about it.

    Ruth Neighbor
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I can completely Rakete to this one.

    Gabriella Box
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    this is my fear and when i first saw this I wanted this for a tattoo so I got it on my for arm

    Phoenix B
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It makes me want to faint or nauseous and just makes me feel weird it’s also why I hate crowds and just concerts sometimes

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    #12

    Coulrophobia - The Fear Of Clowns

    Coulrophobia - The Fear Of Clowns

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    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Okay thats a bit to much for me (run out of room)

    Petro Roos
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I can't even look at that image!

    WhiteFox
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    well if you see the movie IT then of course

    Zombie Gurl
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You just had to use a movie reference of IT

    Jennifer .S
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I mean, if you're gonna draw a scary clown...

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    Mama Panda
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    To all of those that like to scare the c**p out of me with spiders, I will lurk in your dreams with clowns!!! (fkrs)

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    #13

    Cherophobia - The Fear Of Happiness

    Cherophobia - The Fear Of Happiness

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    Lucida
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    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I had to google this strange phobia and it was interesting to read that it's somewhat a culture thing. Wikipedia: "...One of several reasons that cherophobia may develop is the belief that when one becomes happy, a negative event will soon occur that will taint their happiness, as if that individual is being punished for satisfaction. This belief is thought to be more prevalent in non-Western cultures. In Western cultures, such as American culture, it is almost taken for granted that happiness is one of the most important values guiding people’s lives..."

    Oforka Glory
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    that is so true... it always happens to me i get so scared that something bad might happen after a laughter, something I can't prevent or control and then after a minute the fear that my fear might actually jinx it is even worse that my former fear.... I don't wish it anyone. We all deserve happiness and the type that lasts

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    A Mueller
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    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This one is really hard & sad.

    Evany Post
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I want to meet someone who has this, then give them a freaking hug. not to make them happy, but to let them know it's alright.

    Gherkin
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is me after I am out of doritos

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    #14

    Automatophobia - The Fear Of Things That False Represent A Sentient Being, Including Ventriloquist Dummies, Animatronic Creatures, Mannequins, And Wax Statues

    Automatophobia - The Fear Of Things That False Represent A Sentient Being, Including Ventriloquist Dummies, Animatronic Creatures, Mannequins, And Wax Statues

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    CelSlade
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Started dating a guy and didn't know he was terrified of dolls. I make dolls. Didn't work out XD

    Naomi Sunny
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    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Haha, Markipliers strange fear of mannequins explained :)

    Hollie Newton
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    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I might have is can't stand the people who paint themselves silver like statues and I hate wax figures in museums they terrify me like mad puppets are okay but dolls like hard porcelain ones are a big nope

    Jennifer Mckenna
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Dude. Who doesn't have this? There's a reason that an entire horror film genera exists for those. *Shiver* :(

    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That is super creepy, dummies are the worst tho..

    and_a_touch_of_the_’tism
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    OHHH my friend has this! It makes so much sense now!

    Gherkin
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I am so scared of this stuff I was afraid of the basement cause I thought something would creep up on me like that stuff

    Sierra Hall
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Freaking ventriloquist dolls...

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    #15

    Ecclesiophobia - The Fear Of Churches

    Ecclesiophobia - The Fear Of Churches

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    Mieke Sorée
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    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I've never heard of this before, but in a way I can imagine though...

    Nil Lovelace
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have this s**t, i stop breathing when i'm in a church, and feeling observed all the time. It give me panic attack and anxiety.

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    Victoria Pietsch
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    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There was a church in my mom’s old neighborhood that would snatch people’s kids to secretly baptize them during non-religious events. Needless to say, I’ve never been to a church for anything other than a wedding or two.

    dora sim
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    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not afraid of churches, but certainly afraid of religious nuts.

    SnoopyCereal
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    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Another name for this phobia is a vampire...

    CelSlade
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    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    *took the words right out of my mouth...*

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    Claire Kidd
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    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't have a fear of churches, although when I was made to go o confession as a child, I was scared of that. I can see why some people would be scared of churches.

    Kitty Rine
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    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I used to have this as a kid. Now I have a choice not to go inside any.

    Brooklyn Everhart
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I love church, bur I have never heard of this

    Katie Bowen
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I can imagine someone having this and they go to the underworld

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    #16

    Kenophobia - A Fear Of Open Or Empty Spaces, Voids

    Kenophobia - A Fear Of Open Or Empty Spaces, Voids

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    Isabel Tamayo
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    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So I guess I'm kenophobic too :/

    Molly Coates
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    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm pretty sure you aren't serious, but just in case, I want to clarify what a phobia is. It is not just being afraid of something, it is a severe acute anxiety disorder. For example, people with arachniphobia have trouble looking at pictures of spiders, and sometimes even seeing fake Halloween spiders or just saying "spider". People with phobias will go to extreme lengths to avoid their trigger (for example- I don't go into corner stalls in bathrooms because I saw a spider in one [it had used the corner to make a web] when I was 8), and exposure to the trigger can cause panic attacks, nausea, fainting, and heart palpitations (amongst other symptoms). To truly understand what makes something a phobia, I recommend looking at the DSM5 diagnostic requirements.

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    Emiwolfplayz
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    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Omg I eas thinking about it today ! Because I saw simpsons serie about the void. Now it made me think ...

    Petra Christovová
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    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think I have this. I just did not know it has official name .. cool.

    Gabi Horvath
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    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That one as well. I didn't even know I had so many phobias, I thought I was "only" suffering from depression and panic attacks.

    Evany Post
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    why am I the actual opposite of this ._. I like voids more than the real world!

    Dakota Fash
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I sit in my closet sometimes, just to have things around me that I know are real and won't leave. It makes me feel safer

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    #17

    Eisoptrophobia - The Fear Of Mirrors And Reflections

    Eisoptrophobia - The Fear Of Mirrors And Reflections

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    Fluffle Puff
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    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They are only scary at night or when you´re home alone

    B Cool
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    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Or two facing each other, this is how you open portals to other dimensions.

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    Zombie Gurl
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    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I use the mirror occasionally but essentially I fear it everyday

    Jordan Foxx
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I just don't like seeing myself in the mirror

    Brooklyn Everhart
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When I am home alone, I will bring a flashlight anywhere with mirrors and keep it dark so I don't see them.

    Quinn Baker
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    i don't have this fear, but i do have an excessive fear of mirrors not reflecting what they are supposed to reflect

    Gherkin
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm afraid of stuff popping out of the mirror and cuboards

    Trixie Gomlak
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Lunars from the Lunar Chronicles probably all have this

    Mr. Discourteous
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    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    After i watched the Mirrors movie, i've this phobia

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    #18

    Necrophobia - The Fear Of Corpses, Death Or Dead Things

    Necrophobia - The Fear Of Corpses, Death Or Dead Things

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    B Cool
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    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ok, you don't "kind of" have a phobia. Most people in Western culture are uncomfortable by death, that doesn't mean you have a phobia.

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    pikachu
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    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm the opposite of this! I

    moonsong23
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    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah same... I don't have to work with corpses or anything, but I find death interesting, and even sort of beautiful in a way. I feel like I have more of an understanding of death than most people, especially people my age. I don't pity the dead, just those who have lost someone. In fact, death doesn't really make me that upset... People sometimes think that I have no heart, but that's not the case, I'm simply too philosophical for my own good.

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    Brooklyn Everhart
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I definitely have this, since I was younger too.

    gamer fox
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    to tell the truth death or dead things do not bother me

    Gherkin
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I hate corpses or even walking through a graveyard to visit dead family it scares me cuz I think what of they arent dead and they grab my leg

    Sofi Capiel
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don’t fear death. It’s actually kind of weird, once you experience death you don’t live to tell how it feels, so I think humans fear it because they don’t know what it’s like. Most people compare it with pain, that is intriguing because you can only guess, no one will ever know how it feels. I think once I die, I’ll feel free, all life complications will be over. Not much people think of death like a good thing, I guess that’s why I have suicidal thoughts. Anyways, don’t fear death! There’s no point, everyone will have to go through it right?

    Susan Moore
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I am terrified of dying. Same thing?

    Rebel Angel
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I I have this to a degree, which is why bodies are buried

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    #19

    Trypophobia - The Fear Or Disgust Of Closely-Packed Holes

    Trypophobia - The Fear Or Disgust Of Closely-Packed Holes

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    Min Lee
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I want to meet the person who doesn't have this

    Kholi Kricho
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This picture just make uncomfortable and makes my skin feel curl up the longer i view it.

    Isabel Tamayo
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Definitely, have this too :/ Can a person have that much phobia? I think I have so many...

    CelSlade
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The difference between a common fear and a phobia is that a phobia interferes with your ability to live a normal life. For instance - I definitely am disgusted by closely packed holes and this sketch made me nauseous, but I am able to look at it (quickly) and just go 'blech!' So - a common fear. If I had been phobic, this image would have triggered a panic attack, or caused me to lose control of my bodily functions or something similar. I squeal like a girl when I see a spider, but can catch them in a glass no problem (common fear) my mom wets herself and faints if she sees one (phobia). You are normal, don't worry :)

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    Taryn Wallace
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I feel this way but really mostly when it involves skin not necessarily like sponges or anything...is there a difference

    Polona Drobnič
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes I think it's an inborn disgust of stuff that looks like skin disease or similar stuff, sponges don't bother me either.

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    Katelin
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Is it different when you have this fear except with bumps rather than holes?

    Lucida
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    According to Wikipedia, it also refers to bumps.

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    Flower Waheed
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yikes...my skin feels itchy from looking at that picture...

    cybersandwitch
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    For me it's only when the holes are on someone's skin. It looks like some sort of freakish parasite nest.

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    #20

    Thalassophobia - The Fear Of The Sea Or Of Sea Travel

    Thalassophobia - The Fear Of The Sea Or Of Sea Travel

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    Tina Aleka
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is so sad - swimming in the sea use to be one of my most favourite things and now I'm so scared that I can even go deeper than ankles ;( where does this fear come from?

    Claire Kidd
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It comes from negative associations. Something bad happened, which you may have forgotten, which is connected to the sea/water and now you associate swimming in the sea with the bad thing which happened.

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    Victoria Pietsch
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I always wanted to be a marine biologist growing up (still do), but I live one colorado, so I’m about as far away from marine life as one gets.... I never learned how to swim, and have no desire to. I love the water, but it freaks me out to let my head go under.

    pikachu
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm starting to get this after reading about what could be there and after reading Gyo, kinda unrelated, but the reason is I don't want to disturb what's there so it causes bad things on us

    kiriaki kiasoli
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have this fear.. everytime i go to the beach i wanna at least see what's under my feet , when I was a child I loved swimming far away I loved how I didnt know what was underway feet the emptiness it was fun , but now that scares me , my psychotherapist said that this may have happend cause of an event , well tbh I was on a boat with my family and I jumped since we were too deep i couldn't reach the top in time but when i finally did i felt the bottom of the boat and the engine next to me , my hair were untied i got out as quickly as i could , i almost died that day

    Soren Calhoun
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I didn't know I had this until I was in the middle of an ocean on a cruise...that was fun...

    lindsaymad2000
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I can't even imagine this....the ocean is the ONLY place I feel safe XD

    Alexia Vazquez
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    XDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDdd

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    Evany Post
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have a very small amount of this one, but only with muddy bogs. When I was little, about five, my rubber boots got stuck in the mud and I almost drowned, but my neighbor's dogs (Rottweilers) pulled me out. (wait is there another word for this? *googles* hmmmm! Cleithrophobia! the fear of being trapped!)

    Brooklyn Everhart
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have the fear of being stranded in the sea and like on rafts I have to see whats under me so I cant use one

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    #21

    Pediophobia - The Fear Of Dolls

    Pediophobia - The Fear Of Dolls

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    Scrappy
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I actually have this, it started when I was in kindergarten and a guy told a story of a killer clown over and over , and now I can't stare at a doll, or else I start to cry

    Phoenix B
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I’m scared of any kind of dolls Barbie dolls, porcaline, or any old dolls, and Annabelle and chunky made it worse

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    Leoninus Fate
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    THIS! I once house-sat from this family, there girls room {like 15 or somthing} was filled with old porcelain dolls.... just everywhere....., on the walls, hun in boxes on the ceiling, placed all over the floor and bed......all pointed at the door.......... I locked that s**t and never went back in there in the 2 weeks I stayed there ....even tho i slept in the room next to it I could feel them....was so messed up >_<

    Lorena
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    NOPE! I would be scared out of my mind!

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    Lorena
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Dolls are terrifying at night. I feel like they are watching me.

    BoopityBooptiyBooper
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I got this and unfortunately it was developed after I got an American Girl doll. My family refuses to get rid of it

    Jeanne Richard
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    XD I pity anyone with this who would set foot in my room. I collect asian ball-joint dolls and have a ton of them. Some rather creepy on their own by design.

    Charlie Riley
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I’m a doll collector, and they’re everywhere in my house. Not a problem for me or family, but I’m surprised at how many people have this fear. I once popped off the back of a doll’s head and pushed the glass eyes back through to change tham out and the person I was talking to almost fainted.

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    #22

    Pyrophobia - The Fear Of Fire

    Pyrophobia - The Fear Of Fire

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    HauntedForests
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think I have this to a certain degree.

    Shreyash Pai
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    To a certain "DEGREE"..I hope that was indeed intentional!

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    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I got this, can't even turn the oven on...

    Kaid
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Me with a match: I AM FIRE GOD!!!!!

    Gabi Horvath
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's why I wasn't able to learn to cook til my thirties.

    Ted Bundy
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have pyropholia, not even joking

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    #23

    Somniphobia - The Fear Of Sleep

    Somniphobia - The Fear Of Sleep

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    PyroarRanger
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have this ALL the time. I fear the night. Insomnia and ADHD makes falling asleep HARD

    Ted Bundy
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That is not fear that is just not being able to

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    Victoria Pietsch
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My friend gets sleep paralysis a lot, causing her to see demon-like entities in her room/house. If I run low on sleep for a long amount of time, I’ll hallucinate weird stuff, too. Usually about me being stabbed... one time a snake crawled under my skin and replaced my spine though. That was a fun dream. It still felt like it was there the next day while I was taking an exam.

    Claire Kidd
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This must be an awful phobia to have.

    Amber Twells
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sleep is the only thing that keeps my fears at bay most of the time. Until they keep into my dreams that is :(

    Jasmine
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I used to have this when I was in elementary school. I would always wake up in a cold sweat from something terrifying in my dreams until late middle school. I never remembered what it was, but I knew it was the same nightmare.

    Ruth Neighbor
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have this. I also have AIWS. It Stands for Alice in wonderland syndrome which is when you’re laying down, things shift like the wall or ceiling will get closer or farther away from you. So scary

    Mieke Sorée
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    But then are you afraid of sleep itself or to not wake up?

    Katie Heinecke
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Only when I'm neurotic or sick to my stomach. Come to think of it, it's actually more a fear that if I fall asleep, I won't fall asleep. So in a small way, a fear of sleeping.

    Slosh
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Now this one is rational to have.

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    #24

    Epistemophobia - The Fear Of Knowledge

    Epistemophobia - The Fear Of Knowledge

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    Eduarda Queiroz
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Whole lot of people have this in the US right now LOL

    Amaya Cox
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Everyone but a select few have this i feel

    Kiara Perez
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don’t personally have this phobia but I think I understand why someone would. I think it’s kinda like a “what you don’t know can’t hurt you” sort of thing. The more you know and learn, the more is to be afraid of. (I’m defo not a professional and I’m warning you now so don’t get mad if I’m wrong)

    Aaditya Singh
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Shakespeare be like:- This hast to beeknow Prince Hamlet of Denmark

    It's Caturday 2.0
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Aside from all the original, unique and witty anti-US jokes (a gold ⭐️ for all of you comedic geniuses, excellent work)- how exactly does the fear of knowledge manifest in, say, non-American populations? Does the fear of books or news, or even schooling play a part? Utterly fascinating!

    It's Caturday 2.0
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    How does it develop, and does it apply to new knowledge only? Anyone knowledgeable on the subject, please inform me!

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    Victoria Pietsch
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I used to have something akin to this when I was younger (I watched too many creepy shows about parasites and stuff). Basically, I was terrified of things that were so rare to occur just because I knew of them, until I realized that the saying, “what you don’t know can’t hurt you,” is about as dumb as sayings go.

    Victoria Pietsch
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I’m a huge bookworm and have always studied things, even if they creeped me out. Now, I’m not afraid of many things at all. I ate baked crickets for Halloween. They taste like sunflower seeds.

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    #25

    Apotemnophobia - The Fear Of People With Amputations

    Apotemnophobia - The Fear Of People With Amputations

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    Smoofy
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Thats an odd thing to be afraid of

    Eduarda Queiroz
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You can't explain or rationalize a phobia. That's what makes it a phobia..

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    FoolishMagic Mouse
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is my worst fear. I can promise you that if I see someone like this, I'll start crying/close my eyes, cover my ears/shake/stammer. That sort of thing. Trying to watch the Paralympics is like torture for me. Its rare to find someone with this fear too.

    dogsandcellos
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm not trying to steal the spotlight, but when i was younger i was terrified of people with amputations. Now that im a little older, im not terrified anymore, bug for some reason they mane me uncomfortable and it makes me feel bad.

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    Masivon Simons
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Idk why I fear them, it sounds mean but-

    Brooklyn Everhart
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I could see why some people would be afraid of this.

    Gregori Rasputin
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I am afraid of getting amputated, not amputees

    Emiwolfplayz
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My nephew have this... He's 10 and when I showed a pic of a human without a hand or something... He said it's scary for him and asked me not to show this anynmore. Never knee it's and actual thing.

    FoolishMagic Mouse
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I am a 13 year old and I have the same fear. Its absolutely horrible, and barely anyone understands your pain.

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    Alex Theys
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    dont redirect them to here https://www.boredpanda.com/disabilities-halloween-costumes/?page_numb=1

    Lucida
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think you should do it, because it has to be the best way to recover from this phobia.

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    kind of weird

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    #26

    Hylophobia - The Fear Of Forests

    Hylophobia - The Fear Of Forests

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    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If trees are like this i will be afriad of forests

    Fluffle Puff
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Never going into the forest at night again..

    Min Lee
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    the fear of turning into a tree...

    Flower Waheed
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    ...they provide air though....but I can understand if the forest is dark and dense, but then again, that's why humans need to leave forests alone, if you're too scared to walk through the forest as it naturally is, then leave it alone...let me stop rambling 😅

    Brikton wardell
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Theres a human heart on one of the branches

    Christian Dennis
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wow! I stopped half-way through the list and got inspired to do my own phobia drawing before seeing this one. I chose hylophobia, and it's cool to see we had the same concept!

    Carlizard McGurn
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You should just do an entire series based on this one.

    Celinda Cornett
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Plot twist every tree has a soul trapped in it ..i have this now

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    #27

    Ophidiophobia - The Fear Of Snakes

    Ophidiophobia - The Fear Of Snakes

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    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ewww i use to like snakes...

    Victoria Pietsch
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I love snakes! And spiders, and frogs! I’m a freak of nature, I know. I want a snake so badly....

    Sofia David
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    i think snakes are pretty cute :>

    bored imp
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I haven't always been scared of snakes, now even the thought of one makes me shudder

    Polona Drobnič
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's a sensible fear a lot of times though.

    Marcin Barczyński
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is not about a sensible fear, as in "a big snake is on the loose and staring straight at me, OH F**K". A phobia is about completely irrational fear - for example interpreting every little sound in the house as snakes slithering in to kill you, or being reminded of terrible, murderous snakes whenever you see any long object such as a garden hose or a goddamn french baguette.

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    Samia Guled
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    my parents truely have this one since the time a snake slid into the basmant and almost attacked me

    I <3 Snakes
    Community Member
    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Bro everyone knows i love snakes, this art won’t change that even if it is gross

    Alexia Vazquez
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeek!!!!!!

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    #28

    Emetophobia - The Fear Of Vomiting

    Emetophobia - The Fear Of Vomiting

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    pikachu
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have this!!!!! I'm scared of when everyone vomits, whenever there is vomit I am as far away as I can get! But I'm so thankful usually I get diarrhoea instead of vomiting!

    Estine De Villiers Griessel
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is my worst fear. And yeah luckily I also end up with diarrhea rather than vomiting. Although I get reflux which makes me quite anxious. And if there's a stomach bug around, I try not to breathe in their presence to breathe in the bug!

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    Fluffle Puff
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Imagine being sick and having this phobia

    Celeste Spaniel
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's very very scary. People who have this like I do will avoid any situation that could even make us sick though. I don't leave the house, and obsess over hygiene. I refuse to even use my hands to eat. Phobias suck!

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    Ivett Opolcsik
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Im not sure if i have this , but i always get anxiety and have panic attack if i hear or even know somebody is vomiting... Also i didnt vomit for 10 years, until this year's beggining i got super sick, and i didnt want, but at the end i was like : ok just do it and then it ll be better. After it, this fear calmed a bit but... jesus i just cant stand it..

    Estine De Villiers Griessel
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm glad to see I'm not the only one fearing vomiting. I'm not so crazy after all!

    Celeste Spaniel
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I've had this for as long as I can remember.. I can't even leave the house. I'm actually saving up right now to get therapy!

    Elizabeth Ponce
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I didn’t think I would see my fear here. Today I went to the ER because I get anxiety and pain attacks and it is always triggered by the idea of vomiting. I don’t know I need to get over my fear be she’s ignoring us escalating to other fears. I might try cognitive behavioral therapy to over come this fear. It sucks feeling nauseous or out of control when having panic attack or after eating you immediately have to go to the bathroom to induce diarrhea so you don’t get a panic attack and potentially “throw up”. F*****g sucks yo. The mind seriously messes you up.

    Emma Faunce
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh so that's what it's called I've been bear someone vomiting and I had a panic attack and got so pale he person finished vomiting and asked if I was ok

    trans_ylvania
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have this, it's the worst. Fellow emetophobes, NEVER WATCH 'Knives Out' AND BROWSE doesthedogdie.com BEFORE VIEWING THINGS IF THE PHOBIA IS INTENSE

    Emiwolfplayz
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yep... Thats me.. I vomited 3 or idk how much times in my life ... And that feeling of vometing really left s scar as a fear...

    Estine De Villiers Griessel
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have this fear and I haven't vomited since I was 4. And I'd like to keep it that way!

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    Claire Kidd
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I definitely used to have this. I don't think I do anymore but it's definitely not pleasant.

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    #29

    Blennophobia - A Fear Of Slime, Mucus

    Blennophobia - A Fear Of Slime, Mucus

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    Bhumika Banik MAJUMDAR
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Every kids' parents have this. Now I know why my parents dont let me buy slime.

    Alexia Vazquez
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    i love slime but i hate the one that is like sneese snot *blech*

    Rebel Angel
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    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What if they develop a sinus infection or even a normal flu or cold...

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    #30

    Bogyphobia - The Fear Of Bogeys Or The Bogeyman

    Bogyphobia - The Fear Of Bogeys Or The Bogeyman

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    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Omg thats a word :DDD

    B Cool
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    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This was very beautiful to look through. Thank you to the artist. Very unique idea and I love how dark your style is. All the people saying they have every phobia in this post was v annoying though.

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    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    On the one hand, I agree. On the other, it was nice for me personally to realize how many others shared the same anxieties, even if to a lesser degree. Makes me feel...a little less crazy.

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    Samia Guled
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    once to scare me to be a good girl, my mom "turned" into the bogey man and scared me so much till this day she makes me think all about the terryfying humanoids that people see :(

    Angela Bosen
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    i like how it says BOGY phobia makes more sense to know what phobia it is

    Sarah Figini
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    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    my older brother used to spit his bogeys at me and sometimes in my mouth. i have this now

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    #31

    Verbophobia - The Fear Of Words

    Verbophobia - The Fear Of Words

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    Leoninus Fate
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    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have Pseudo Tumor Celebi..... my brain/nerves, are slowly decorating over time, and they started to affect my speech and words months ago, I stay mute now cause if I try to talk it comes out mixed up or the words will be messed, I used to be able to sing, really good too.... it took that all way...... if I do talk, to like friends, there super careful not to point out how I miss my words, even typing I mess them, you can see how online that can be horrible to someone like that

    Miriam Praus
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    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    that is so sad to read :( I am so sorry. Please don't be mute..your loved ones and friends sure will understand and maybe help if you mess up your words. I often get words wrong or in the middle of a sentence just forgot the word..It's feeling weird

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    Qwerty12345
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    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I never really got this one... can someone try and simulate it to me in a way... a weird request, but I'm curios how you can be scared of words

    Shana
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    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    http://www.phobiasource.com/verbophobia-fear-of-words/ Another article also said something about psychological abuse, and that certain words/sentences could be linked to a trauma etc. (Not sure if it helps, but this is what I could find about it. Didn't know this one before)

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    Gigi Pilcher
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    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I love words, reading them and trying to use them inwriting but I have a terrible fear of speaking them. I never learned how to use phonics so I can’t sound out a word and I am deathly afraid of mispronouncing words out loud in front of people.

    It's Caturday 2.0
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    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That must be tough. Are these long, difficult to pronounce words that you aren’t familiar with?

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    Shoji Teruo
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Dude, the person that made the word should be proud of them self's :)

    Oblivion Clasafide
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    WOW! People with this would hate my old spelling class. We would spell the top 10 longest words. It was a comp to see how could find the longest word

    Kirsti Seppel
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    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The biggest fear for most Nothern men :D

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