Weird Phobias

     Hello! There are some pretty unconventional fears out there, so let's talk about them.


1. Nomophobia; the fear of being without cellular contact to the world. Wow, this actually exists.

2. Equinophobia; fear of horses. I can actually understand this one.

3. Chionophobia; the fear of snow. I enjoy skiing, so this one seems strange to me. Snow is cold, but not scary. Or is it...

4. Spectrophobia; the fear of your reflection on the mirror. Funny story; Casper (my dog) is actually scared of mirrors. He barks at them as if there is another dog in the room, even though it's just him.

5. Aulophobia; the fear of flutes. I am in band, where we have many flute players, so my advice to people with this phobia is to never join a band.

6. Sophophobia; the fear of learning new things. I understand this fear when learning about the Dark Ages or something, but wow.

7. Ephebiphobia; the fear of teenagers. I laughed out loud when I read this, which was a bit insensitive, but this is a strange fear for sure.

8. Sesquipedalophobia; the fear of long words. Let that sink in, and look back at the name for this phobia. Yup.

    Thanks for reading, and I'll see you next Friday!