Halloween always brings back memories of scary stories and scary costumes. Let me do that, I’ll hardly turn her back. So what is better than to scare haunted houses in your house or area. A house can be very elaborate, with a large budget, or simple and cheap. I’ll show you some tips and tricks […]
Tag Archives: Common Phobias
If you’re looking at this list of the 10 most common horror stories or horror stories, that’s good news! You probably don’t have pinaciphobia, but rather a fear of pictures. 10. Necrophobia The undead, the mummy, frankenstein, vampires… people always seem to fear the dead, the undead, the otherwise unliving. Necrophobia, or fear of the […]
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Stage fright is defined as a fear or phobia that is usually aroused by the demand to perform in front of a large audience. Stage fright is among the most common phobias, and it seems to be part of a large form of social anxiety disorder. In fact, according to Antion “they fear many of […]
Leophobias, Tigriphobias, and Arktophobias! Oh my! Any fear can be named as a phobia, by adding the Greek word in front of “phobos” or phobia. In this case, Lions (Leo), Tigers (Tigris), and Bears (Arktos) are created. The only problem? These aren’t real phobias. A phobia is defined as an irrational, intense, persistent fear of […]
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Imagine building and looking down at the top of a hundred stories, with nothing to keep you from falling over the edge. Imagine fear and anxiety filling your body as you think about it. Do you have a fear of depth? Most of us do. Most of our fears are true; there are fears of […]
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A phobia can be defined as having an unreasonable or illogical (often uncontrollable) fear of a certain thing, condition or situation that is normally considered to be safe. Phobias are the most common type of anxiety disorders. So much so, that approximately 10% of the adult American population suffers from at least one phobia. It’s […]
May it be the dark or bugs, everyone is afraid of something. Though you have people who say they aren’t, there is at least one thing everyone is afraid of. Some fears are more common than others, and others are just completely “out there.” Arachnophobia is the first phobia. It is actually quite common, and […]
www.merriam-webster.com defines phobia as an exaggerated, usually inexplicable and illogical fear of a particular object, class of objects, or situation. According to www.wrongdiagnosis.com , 1 in 23 people suffer from phobias, which is almost 4.25 percent of the overall population. Agoraphobia is an unreasonable reason for anxiety associated with unfamiliar surroundings or situations, this phobia […]
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A fear of spiders is one of the most common phobias in the United States. I suppose they’re a perfect candidate for producing fear-they’re hairy, they move quickly, they hide in dark places, and they have a reputation for having a venomous bite. Personally I think the majority of spider phobias stem from a belief […]