10 Funny And Weird Phobias People Actually Suffer From

#1 Phobophobia

Phobophobia is defined as an abnormal fear of phobias or of developing one. The risk of acquiring phobophobia is greater to people already suffering from a certain phobia. If you went through intense phobic reactions towards the object of an established fear, you may eventually dread confronting and experiencing the same morbid response again, thus leading to phobophobia.

#2 Caligynephobia

Beauty is something to be admired and yearned for, not something that is supposed to terrorize anyone. Caligynephobia does not seem to agree to that tone. Such phobia refers to an unwarranted fear of beautiful women. It is commonly suffered by adolescents and men, specifically those who do not have straight orientation. It causes panic attacks and damages social interactions.

#3 Abluptophobia

For people with Ablutophobia, they do not believe that washing or cleaning is doable because it is something that terrorizes them. This particular phobia should not be confused with fear of cleanliness, as the latter refers to the dread of the cleaning process itself. It is usually found in women and children experiencing emotional instabilities due to past traumas or other distressing reasons.

#4 Spectrophobia

One of the weird phobias anyone can ever hear of is Spectrophobia. It refers to the fear of looking at one’s own reflection in the mirror, or the dread of mirrors itself. It is caused by a traumatic event wherein victims believe they have seen ghostly apparitions by looking at themselves in the mirror. Watching horror movies featuring mirrors can also be considered a probable cause.

#5 Chorophobia

There are people who’d rather stay seated even in social events and moments when they are expected to dance, because they are just too embarrassed or uncomfortable to do so. This irrational fear of dance is referred to as Chorophobia. Such also refers to the fear of any person, place, event, or

situation that is related to or that symbolizes dancing in any way.

#6 Scopophobia

This fear is fear of being seen or being stared at. It may seem implausible but Scopophobics have this extreme dread of drawing attention to themselves. As a result, they become aloof to others and are unapproachable.

#7 Chrometophobia

Chrometophobia or excessive fear of money is undoubtedly one of the strange phobias you might not be aware about. It seems ridiculous that anyone will ever develop a fear of money when almost everyone else needs some or even large amounts of it.

#8 Arachibutyrophobia

This phobia pertains to fear of having peanut butter sticking on one’s palate. The trouble-free way to prevent this extreme trepidation is not to eat any peanut butter or any recipe containing a peanut butter ingredient. Don’t buy a peanut butter jar at all if you feel a horrendous sensation by the mere sight of it. There is little known cause for this disorder.

#9 Peladophobia

Do you feel extremely bothered and alarmed every time you see a bald person? Then you might be suffering from Peladophobia. What’s in a hairless head that makes you get a full-blown panic attack? Either childhood experience or heredity can be considered a probable cause.

#10 Cathisophobia

If you get anxious, have trouble breathing, and/or are usually sweating heavily whenever you sit down, then you are Cathisophobic, so to speak. This fear of sitting may be the result of a traumatic

event where you have been inflicted pain and punishment while sitting down.