Everyone is Scared of Something

All of us are afraid of something. I will get you acquainted with various types of PHOBIAS that are there today.

In the Asterix comics that were a huge hit. Asterix the Gaul and his friends didn’t know the meaning of fear. They were, however afraid that one day, the sky might fall on their head. So yes, even the bravest people are afraid.

There are different types of fears. The fear of something, as we all know it, is termed as phobia. Phobia is derived from the Greek word Phobos, which means fear; various phobia is derived from the Latin or Greek words, and the first part of the word is the representation of the fear itself. For example: arachnophobia, which is the fear o spiders, is derived from the Greek words arachne which is spider and phobos which is fear.

 There are three main categories of phobias. The first case is agoraphobia, which is the fear of open spaces. The second class is social phobias and the third is specific phobia, which vary in different individuals and has a number of subclasses.

The specific phobias are categorized into the following:

Animal Phobias:

Animal phobias, be they fear of dogs (cynophobia), cats (elurophobia or ailurophobia, among other names), spiders (arachnophobia), reptiles or insets (herpetophobia) or any other animals, are instigated by the presence of or the fear that animals or insects will be present in the sufferer’s immediate environment.

Environmental Phobias of Nature:

Environmental phobias are brought on by anything pertaining to the environment that is ‘natural’ in origin. Some examples of these include fear of heights (as of a precipice, specifically known as cremnophobia), fear of thunderstorms (brontophobia), fear of waves (can also be fear of wave like motion; cymophobia or kymphobia), or fear of thunder and lightning (astraphobia), or the fear of rain or f being rained on (ombrophobia).

Situational Phobias:

Situational phobias are perhaps the most command in modern society. Situational phobias include claustrophobia (fear if enclosed spaces), fear of home surrounding (eicophobia or oikophobia,), or the fear of cars (motorphobia).

 Of course the list if phobia names gets added to frequently as new situations, substances, and environments come into play. People can also overcome their phobias and work on it. After all, it’s only when you know the meaning of fear and overcome it is when you are totally brave.