Wow! Here are 12 Strange Phobias That You Actually Don't Know They Exist

Getting scared is a natural human response but a phobia is defined as an intense or excessive fear of something. This means people with phobias are afraid of things even when they are unlikely to harm them like balloons or loud noises. The exact number of phobias is unknown due to the fact that people can be scared of anything in the most specific ways, some of the phobias include;

Genuphobia

This is the illogical fear of knees. People suffering from this are usually triggered by seeing uncovered knees. Either their own or those of someone else.

Arachibutyrophobia

This is a state of mental anxiety caused by the fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of one' s mouth. It might sound silly but it could make some people feel like they are choking.

Eisoptrophobia

This is defined as the fear of seeing one' s reflection in a mirror. It might be a symptom of Spectrophobia, which is the fear of mirrors as a whole.

Chromophobia

This is the phobic fear of a specific colour or group of colours. Subtypes of this phobia includes: melanophobia(the fear of the colour black), leukophobia(the fear of the colour white), porphyrophobia(the fear of the colour purple).

Phobophobia

Phobophobia is the fear of developing or having a phobia.

Bibliophobia

This is the phobic fear of books. This phobia can arise from childhood trauma especially for children with learning disabilities as they might have received harsh treatment for not learning at the usual pace.

Tachophobia

Tachophobia is defined as an aversion or fear of speed. People who experience tachophobia may find themselves becoming seriously anxious when in a situation where they have to move at high speeds.

Mageirocophobia

This is the phobic fear of cooking. Milder versions of this phobia are common in everyday life. For example: some people are only terrified of cooking for large groups of people. This isn' t classified as a phobia because it doesn' t affect how the person carries out their daily activities.

Heliophobia

People with heliophobia suffer from a great aversion to the sun or sunlight.

Domatophobia

This is the phobic fear of houses.

Ablutophobia

People with Ablutophobia have an intense fear of bathing or showering.

Amaxophobia

This is the phobic fear of driving or being in a car.

There is also another type which is known as Aibohphonia.

Aibohphobia is defined as the fear of palindromes. Palindromes are words that form the same thing even when read backwards, such as civic, level, racecar etc. No one has actually been diagnosed with Aibohphobia in known history but it is a real word. It is interesting because it refers to the fear of palindromes while being a palindrome itself.

You can also add to the list, what kind of fears do you think are strange and can you also state why you think that they are strange.