Strangest Phobias Ever Recorded
Arachibutyrophobia
An intense dread of peanut butter sticking to the roof of your mouth—some sufferers avoid PBJs at all costs.
Hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia
Ironically, this is the fear of very long words; sufferers panic at the sight or sound of multi-syllable terms.
Nomophobia
The anxiety of being without your mobile phone—no signal, dead battery, or forgotten phone—can trigger a meltdown.
Trypophobia
A visceral aversion to clusters of holes or bumps, like honeycombs or lotus seed pods, causes nausea and goosebumps.
Chaetophobia
An irrational fear of loose hairs—be it one’s own, others’, or stray hairs on furniture—leading to obsessive cleaning.
Taphophobia
The terror of being buried alive or entombed—rooted in ancient fears and sometimes triggered by claustrophobia.
Phobophobia
A meta-fear: the persistent dread of developing a new phobia, making every unusual sensation feel like a red flag.
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