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That’s a Phobia?

Amanda Blackwood

Let’s explore all the different kinds of phobias known to science.

science life sciences

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00:01:26

S1 E48 Bromidrosiphobia

That’s a Phobia? ·

2024/04/25

A phobia about one's own sweat and body odor, accompanied by hallucinations. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/phobiafiles/message

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00:00:32

S1 E47 Botanophobia

That’s a Phobia? ·

2024/04/18

Botanophobia is an intense fear of plants. People with botanophobia may believe that plants are harmful or dangerous and so avoid them.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/phobiafiles/message

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00:00:37

S1 E46 Bolshephobia

That’s a Phobia? ·

2024/04/11

A persistent, abnormal, and unwarranted fear of bolsheviks. Also, a fear of communism. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/phobiafiles/message

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00:00:33

S1 E45 Blennophobia

That’s a Phobia? ·

2024/04/04

Blennophobia is the irrational fear of slime. Someone suffering from this condition will have a very difficult time thinking of slime as doing so may give them an immense amount of anxiety. Slime is defined as a moist, soft, and slippery substance, typically regarded as repulsive. So, this means that slime can be virtually anything that falls into this definition. From mucus to fish, essentially anything that may have the slightest bit of slime on it may give someone with blennophobia a high influx

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00:01:18

S1 E44 Bibliophobia

That’s a Phobia? ·

2024/03/28

Bibliophobia is an intense fear of books or reading. It's a type of anxiety disorder. Books are almost everywhere, and they're difficult to avoid.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/phobiafiles/message

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00:00:49

S1 E43 Belonephobia

That’s a Phobia? ·

2024/03/21

Belonephobia is an unreasonable and altered response due to the fear of sharp objects, such as needles. It affects up to 10% of the population!--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/phobiafiles/message

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00:00:38

S1 E42 Bellophobia

That’s a Phobia? ·

2024/03/14

The fear of war, even at times of peace. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/phobiafiles/message

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00:00:31

S1 E41 Bdellaphobia

That’s a Phobia? ·

2024/03/07

The overwhelming fear of leeches (not like my ex, but the kind you find in bodies of water.) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/phobiafiles/message

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00:00:33

S1 E40 Batrachophobia

That’s a Phobia? ·

2024/02/29

the fear of amphibians like frogs, toads, newts and salamanders. It was first recorded in a dictionary of psychiatry in 1953.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/phobiafiles/message

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00:09:04

S1 E39 Batophobia

That’s a Phobia? ·

2024/02/22

The fear of high objects or of high objects falling down.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/phobiafiles/message

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00:01:06

S1 E38 Bathysiderodromophobia

That’s a Phobia? ·

2024/02/15

The irrational fear of subways and the underground in general. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/phobiafiles/message

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00:00:42

S1 E37 Basophobia

That’s a Phobia? ·

2024/02/08

Basophobia refers to the fear of not being able to stand up or walk. The term is derived from the root word bas, which means 'stepping' in Greek. People who suffer from this condition experience a lot of anxiety about falling and its consequences, even if they haven't fallen. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/phobiafiles/message

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00:00:44

S1 E36 Barophobia

That’s a Phobia? ·

2024/02/01

People who have barophobia have an intense fear of gravity. The word combines two Greek words: “baros” means pressure or weight, and “phobos” means fear. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/phobiafiles/message

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00:00:38

S1 E35 Ballistophobia

That’s a Phobia? ·

2024/01/25

Ballistophobia is an anxiety disorder characterized by an. abnormal, irrational, and/or intense fear of missiles or objects. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/phobiafiles/message

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00:01:20

S1 E34 Bacteriaophobia

That’s a Phobia? ·

2024/01/18

Germophobia, also known as mysophobia, verminophobia, and bacillophobia, is most commonly associated with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) but can present in a wide variety of people. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/phobiafiles/message

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00:00:33

S1 E33 Basillophobia

That’s a Phobia? ·

2024/01/11

An abnormal and persistent fear of bacilli (bacteria). --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/phobiafiles/message

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00:00:36

S1 E32 Avisophobia

That’s a Phobia? ·

2024/01/04

The meaning of AVIOPHOBIA is intense fear or dislike of flying --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/phobiafiles/message

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00:07:56

S1 E31 aviatophobia

That’s a Phobia? ·

2023/12/28

Aviatophobia is defined, simply, as a fear of flying. It is also referred to as aviophobia, aerophobia or pteromechanophobia. People who suffer from aviatophobia become anxious and stressed at the thought of traveling by air. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/phobiafiles/message

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00:01:03

S1 E30 Autophobia

That’s a Phobia? ·

2023/12/21

Autophobia, also called monophobia, isolophobia, or eremophobia, is the specific phobia or a morbid fear or dread of oneself or of being alone, isolated, abandoned, and ignored. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/phobiafiles/message

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00:00:57

S1 E29 Autophagophobia

That’s a Phobia? ·

2023/12/14

Autophagophobia is the extremely rare fear of being devoured by cannibals or carnivores. There isn't much information online about this fear, indicating it's one of the rarest I've come across so far. But how do I know it's a real fear? It's in the Aldrich Dictionary of Phobias and Other Word Families. You can get it here. https://a.co/d/2WjJJx4 (As an Amazon Influencer, I earn from qualifying purchases.) #commissionsearned --- Send in a voice message:

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