Phobias
A phobia is an abnormal, persistent and irrational fear. There are many weird, strange, and sometimes funny phobias that affect millions of people. These phobias create stress and anxiety that can often interfere with a person’s lifestyle and happiness.
These disorders can be serious and are usually focused on an activity, situation, or object. Some examples are the fear of high places, flying, spiders, or clowns (fearing clowns is completely understandable). People who have these extreme fears cope by avoiding the object, activity, or situation.
Although phobias can be life-altering anxiety disorders, it doesn’t mean some of them aren’t strange and funny. Check out our alphabetical list of phobias for many uncommon and unusual conditions.
Top 10 Phobias
Below is a list of the top 10 most common phobias that affect people around the world. Click on a phobia for a larger image or to share.
