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Phobias
Chiclephobia
Chiclephobia is the fear of chewing gum. 1)
Arachibutyrophobia
Arachibutyrophobia deriving from Greek words “arachi” for “peanut” and “butyr” for butter is fear of being choked by peanut butter. Specifically speaking it means a fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of your mouth. 2)
Alektorophobia
Alektorophobia is a fear of chickens. Symptoms vary from person to person but they always include anxiety and happen both when exposed to chickens but also when just thinking about them. 3)
Thalassophobia
Thalassophobia is a very strong and overwhelming fear of bodies of water like lakes, seas, and oceans. It shouldn't be mistaken with aquaphobia which is the fear of water itself.4)
Lepidopterophobia
Lepidopterophobia is an excessive and irrational fear of butterflies or moths. 5)
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 eg. out of a phone’s range of service, or not having your phone charged. 6)
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 very real anxiety to many people.7)