The Biggest and Most Accurate Phobias List Around
What is a Phobia?
Phobias are fear responses that are out of proportion to the threat or danger of the specific trigger. Phobias are different from simple fears that everyone has from time to time, but there can be some overlap. Most of us have some specific things we find frightening, sometimes it can be a strong response that feels very uncomfortable, but usually, even with a strong fear, we can still stay in control, we may feel pretty dreadful at the time but we are usually able to ‘act normal’.
With phobias it is less likely that the person can achieve this and be able to successfully hide their reaction as it is likely to be a very extreme feeling. A phobia can trigger powerful reactions that are hard to cope with. At times these reactions may be observable by others such as hyperventilating, panic attacks, crying, shouting, shaking or running away. This is because the fear response is so powerful and overwhelming it can override normal social behaviors we display in public. The fear is so overwhelming it takes over.
Phobias are Common
Phobias are much more common than a lot of people might realize. People who do not have a phobia may have a hard time understanding what it is and why the reaction so powerful. Millions of people suffer with phobias and many are multi-phobic. It is common to have a phobia of something if your parent had a phobia and it does not necessarily mean it will be a phobia of exactly the same type. People have phobias of situations and environments – (think fear of heights), and also of objects or animals. Often there is no obvious or logical reason known of that might have caused the phobia.
Why the Phobias List is by Greek Name
This a-z phobias list includes the Greek names – why? Because medical research and documentation was written in Greek or Latin when medicine was originally studied and recorded. The word phobia itself, comes from the Greek word meaning fear, terror or panic. Our phobias list is carefully compiled to avoid nonsensical or invented phobias that are just piecing together a word with the word ‘phobia’ and where there is no real phobia to reference. Our list includes over 640 named phobias, and the phobias list is searchable by using the search box at the top of the page.
Who is this A-Z Phobias List For?
This page introduces you to the full comprehensive A-Z phobias list with over 640 phobia names and meanings. You may find this list useful simply for curiosity, if you are researching or even just trying to understand phobias perhaps in an attempt to understand your own phobia. This list will help you find the full range of phobias that exist. Some of them are linked to useful resources if you want to read more about that particular phobia.
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There are no triggering images on this page however, external site links to outside sources may include triggering images.
How do You Treat a Phobia?
Hypnotherapy, CBT and self managed desensitization can help overcome a phobia. With all three of these methods the objective is to learn a new reaction to replace the fearful response.
You can read more about hypnosis for phobias here and explore our range of phobia hypnotherapy downloads & CDs here. You can also read about desensitization; what it is and how it works. It is possible in most cases, to dramatically reduce the fear response or eliminate it altogether. Occasionally the fear can return, but repeating the process can help you get back to a comfortable response. One thing this that is known to make phobias worse is avoiding them. Facing the fear and learning a new response is the way forward.
Common Phobias
We probably all know someone who is terrified of spiders or snakes. It is interesting that many of the most common phobias are perhaps hard-wired into us as part of our survival instinct. That fearful response designed to help keep us safe and avoid danger becomes exaggerated in phobic reactions. It is a very uncomfortable experience as anyone with a phobia will know. The key is to redefine the response and this is achievable and very worthwhile.
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