Acrophobia. The fear of heights. If you have this common phobia, you don't want to live here: You don't want to walk on this street, just looking at these old construction photos makes you queasy: Acrophobia can hit you at any time in your life. You could be loving the Ferris wheel every summer till… Continue reading Who’s Afraid of Heights? (Fearless February Day 18)
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Who’s Afraid of Snakes? (Fearless February Day 17)
Ophidiophobia. The fear of snakes. Like Arachnophobia, the fear of spiders, and Apiphobia, the fear of bees, Ophidiophobia is a rational fear gone mad. A few snakes are deadly poisonous. And all snakes will bite if you try to pick them up. But that’s no reason to stutter and shake at the sight of these… Continue reading Who’s Afraid of Snakes? (Fearless February Day 17)
Who’s Afraid of Bees? (Fearless February Day 15)
Apiphobia. The fear of bees. We've all seen Apiphobics at sidewalk cafes, knocking over wine glasses as they frantically wave their arms and shriek because a bee has flown close. If that's the extent of your phobia, thanks for entertaining the rest of us. But be warned: fear feeds upon itself and your phobia may… Continue reading Who’s Afraid of Bees? (Fearless February Day 15)
Who’s Afraid of Chocolate? (Fearless February Day 14)
Xocolataphobia. The fear of chocolate. I'm not going to write much about this one. I don't have it, I've never met anyone who has it, and I'm not sure how it would manifest itself: breaking into a sweat when you pass a Laura Secord? Waking up at night in terror because you dreamt about the… Continue reading Who’s Afraid of Chocolate? (Fearless February Day 14)
Who’s Afraid of Confined Spaces? (Fearless February Day 9)
Claustrophobia. The fear of being in a confined space. Most statistics claim that upwards of 10% of people are claustrophobic. If you're not one of them, you might think this is a fear of small spaces. But it's more complicated. It's an irrational fear of being somewhere you can't escape from. Often the places that… Continue reading Who’s Afraid of Confined Spaces? (Fearless February Day 9)
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