Category: phobias
Posted on February 27, 2014
by Catherine Austen
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Life got busy and I missed a week of blogging. That never had any effect before Fearless February, but now I’m many phobias behind. Let’s catch up quickly: 20. Public Spaces can be terrifying because they are full of people and maybe even zombies… Continue Reading “The Missing Phobias (Fearless February Catch-up)”
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Posted on February 19, 2014
by Catherine Austen
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Chronomentrophobia. The fear of clocks. No, I don’t mean the Cold Play song. I mean the thing the mouse ran up. This unusual phobia is not to be confused with Chronophobia, the fear of time (which is much too hard to get your head… Continue Reading “Who’s Afraid of Clocks? (Fearless February Day 19)”
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Posted on February 18, 2014
by Catherine Austen
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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: And just looking at these old construction photos makes you queasy: Acrophobia can hit you at any time in… Continue Reading “Who’s Afraid of Heights? (Fearless February Day 18)”
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Posted on February 17, 2014
by Catherine Austen
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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… Continue Reading “Who’s Afraid of Snakes? (Fearless February Day 17)”
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Posted on February 15, 2014
by Catherine Austen
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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.… Continue Reading “Who’s Afraid of Bees? (Fearless February Day 15)”
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