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 ==== Chiclephobia ==== ==== Chiclephobia ====
-Chiclephobia is the fear of chewing gum. [([[https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-the-fear-of-chewing-gum-2671759|Verywellmind]])]+Chiclephobia is the fear of chewing gum. [([[https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-the-fear-of-chewing-gum-2671759|Very Well Mind]])]
  
 ==== Arachibutyrophobia ==== ==== Arachibutyrophobia ====
-Arachibutyrophobia, deriving from the Greek words “arachi” for “peanut” and “butyr” for butter, is the fear of being choked by peanut butter. Specifically speaking, it means a fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of your mouth. [([[https://www.healthline.com/health/anxiety/arachibutyrophobia]])]+Arachibutyrophobia, deriving from the Greek words “arachi” for “peanut” and “butyr” for butter, is the fear of being choked by peanut butter. Specifically speaking, it means a fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of your mouth. [([[https://www.healthline.com/health/anxiety/arachibutyrophobia|HealthLine]])]
  
 ==== Alektorophobia ==== ==== Alektorophobia ====
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 ==== Thalassophobia ==== ==== Thalassophobia ====
-Thalassophobia is a very strong and overwhelming fear of large bodies of water like lakes, seas, and oceans. It shouldn't be mistaken with aquaphobia, which is the fear of water itself.[([[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thalassophobia|Wikipedia]])]+Thalassophobia is a very strong and overwhelming fear of large bodies of water like lakes, seas, and oceans. It shouldn't be mistaken with aquaphobia, which is the fear of water itself.[([[https://www.verywellhealth.com/thalassophobia-5093770|Very Well Health]])]
  
 ==== Lepidopterophobia ==== ==== Lepidopterophobia ====
-Lepidopterophobia is an excessive and irrational fear of butterflies or moths. [([[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entomophobia|Wikipedia]])]+Lepidopterophobia is an excessive and irrational fear of butterflies or moths. [([[https://www.fearof.net/fear-of-butterflies-phobia-lepidopterophobia/|Fear Of]])]
  
 ==== Nomophobia ==== ==== Nomophobia ====
-Nomophobia a condition proposed to be added to the //Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders//. It is a fear of being away from your phone. It is characterized by feelings of anxiety when you are out of a phone’s range of service or have a dead battery.[([[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nomophobia|Wikipedia]])]+Nomophobia is a condition proposed to be added to the //Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders//. It is a fear of being away from your phone. It is characterized by feelings of anxiety when you are out of a phone’s range of service or have a dead battery. [([[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6510111/|National Institutes of Health]])]
  
 ==== Coulrophobia ==== ==== Coulrophobia ====
-Coulrophobia is the unofficial name for the fear of clowns. Despite not being an officially-recognized phobia by the World Health Organization yet, coulrophobia is a very real fear for many people.[([[https://www.britannica.com/story/why-are-people-afraid-of-clowns|Britannica]])]+Coulrophobia is the unofficial name for the fear of clowns. Despite not being an officially recognized phobia by the World Health Organization yet, coulrophobia is a very real fear for many people.[([[https://www.britannica.com/story/why-are-people-afraid-of-clowns|Britannica]])]
  
 ==== Plutophobia ==== ==== Plutophobia ====
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 ==== Xanthophobia ==== ==== Xanthophobia ====
 Xanthophobia is a fear of the color yellow. People with xanthophobia are usually also afraid of any yellow object, such as school buses and flowers.[([[https://psychtimes.com/xanthophobia-fear-of-the-color-yellow/|PsychTimes]])] Xanthophobia is a fear of the color yellow. People with xanthophobia are usually also afraid of any yellow object, such as school buses and flowers.[([[https://psychtimes.com/xanthophobia-fear-of-the-color-yellow/|PsychTimes]])]
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