Monthly Archives: May 2012

Nyctophobia – Fear of the Dark Most of us view the dark as a time to take rest and refresh ourselves, but some fear the darkness and garner anxieties during the dark. They are those who suffer from nyctophobia or fear of the dark. Such...

Octophobia – Fear of the Figure 8 Fearing certain numbers is a lot common than you would think. A fear of number eight leads to a fear which can sometimes extend to other phobias. Some may decline to reside in a home that has number 8...

Microphobia – Fear of Small Things Microphobia is an abnormal, persistent fear of things that cause no real harm. While a person with such a fear understands that his or her fear is not logical, they find themselves helpless and fearful...

Melanophobia – Fear of the Color Black Some people symbolize black color as an omen for evil or bad luck. When such an aversion turns into an overwhelming, persistent fear, it develops into melanophobia or fear of the color black. Melanophobia...

Megalophobia – Fear of Large Things Megalophobia causes you to feel overwhelmed and fearful of large things. Such a fear may also widen to include sport fields, malls or vast open spaces in the fear list. The big, open and vast size of...

Leukophobia – Fear of the Color White Leukophobia is the fear or dread for anything that is white colored. This specific fear can go beyond objects that possess a white color and extend to people with white colored skin or even to snow. People...

Herpetophobia – Fear of Reptiles A relatively common phobia, herpetophobia is a fear & dread of reptiles. Besides having an overwhelming dislike for lizards or snakes the phobia makes a person so fearful that it can become debilitating. An...

Heliophobia – Fear of the Sun Heliophobia is a blown up, persistent fear of the sun or sunlight that can also comprise of an amplified sensitivity to sunlight. Most individuals with heliophobia will shun suggestions of venturing in sunlight...

Genuphobia – Fear of Knees Genuphobia, an abnormal and persistent dread of knees, is a very rare type of phobia. As in other phobias, people with genuphobia display varied symptoms that differ in severity. Some genuphobes fear knees that...

Gamophobia – Fear of Marriage You increasingly dread getting married & have an abnormal & persistent fear about it, you have gamophobia. While it may sound very untrue but some with gamophobia or fear of marriage may in fact want...