Do you have these bizarre phobias?
Gone are the days when you wouldn't know where your phone is. You would be blissfully lying on the bed, reading a book, not caring about the virtual world. Now, two minutes without the gadget seems like the end of the world! With the Iowa State University claiming almost everyone with a phone has Nomophobia, the fear of being without a mobile, we list other phobias that grip us in anxious zaps. While some of these are justified, others are rather unconventional. Do you have any of these?
ONEIROGMOPHOBIA FEAR OF WET DREAMS
It's common and yes, pretty exciting, to have dreams laced with sexual fantasies and cheeky escapades. But sadly, there are people who break out in a cold sweat and get goosebumps if they have a wet dream. These oneirogmophobics are paralysed by the fear of seeing their deepest sexual desires coming to life in their dreams.
VENUSTRAPHOBIA FEAR OF BEAUTIFUL WOMEN
Studies say this fear could be a result of low self-esteem.Remember how The Big Bang Theory's Raj Koothrapalli's selective mutism used to render him speechless in front of women? Venustraphobia is on the lines of it, except that it's restricted to good-looking women.
PAPYROPHOBIA FEAR OF PAPER
Imagine giving someone a heart attack by throwing a paper ball at him! You can, if the person in question is papyrophobic -someone who has an irrational fear of paper.Such individuals experience emotional upheavals at the sight of a blank sheet, a paper ball and the sound of tearing paper.Even the sound of someone writing on paper can terrify such people.
NOMOPHOBIA FEAR OF BEING WITHOUT THE PHONE
Nomophobia is an unjustified fear. We are always reaching for our phones, consciously or subconsciously, so much so, that in an area without network coverage, we wouldn't know what to do with life anymore!
ABLUTOPHOBIA FEAR OF BATHING
You wouldn't want to get too close to someone who's ablutophobic, or in simple words, is terrified of taking a bath or cleaning up. Often triggered by traumatic experiences involving water, this phobia can make individuals go to extreme lengths to avoid prolonged contact with water.
ALLODOXAPHOBIA FEAR OF OPINIONS
Honestly, we have all had allodoxaphobia or the social fear of opinions, at some point of our lives. In a world where the capacity of most individuals to understand others is as short as their attention span, it's not surprising if they are afraid of opinions. However, being defensive is one thing, but completely losing it when someone has an opinion (good or bad) is quite another.
Re-posted by Bryan T.,
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