You will not believe it but for almost every fear there is a certain phobia. We are going to enumerate some of them in this article and all their names are hard to say out loud, so a person with Glossophobia will, probably, be terrified as this phobia stands for fear of speaking in public.

There is a tricky thing called Phobophobia, which exactly means a fear of having a phobia. I do not think it is a pleasant feeling to experience as if all your life you are afraid of becoming afraid!

Gelotophobia is an interesting type of phobia meaning that a person dreads to be ridiculed. Of course, being laughed at is utterly unpleasant and we avoid the situation if possible, but in some cases the condition can take a serious turn and cause constant discomfort and anxiety.

Good news for those who dreads bridges – there is nothing wrong with you, it’s just Gephyrophobia. Really, do not feel ashamed, it is very understandable when you stay somewhere high above some tricky mountain river on something made up of pair of cables and that does not instill assurance.

Gerascophobia, or the fear of aging is a special one for Hollywood. This condition often strikes the stars who find out one day one wrinkle that they are no longer young and sweet. They make up the wealth of so many psychologists and psychiatrists as well as plastic surgeons.

And of course, people are afraid to fly. This kind of phobia is called Aviophobia. This one is really easy to understand and treat with sympathy. Imagine being somewhere 35,000 feet above the ground on something that is very problematic to believe will not fall and kill you all. How does it just manage to stay airborne?! Then, there are other quite entertaining thoughts about the amount of the fuel in the tank and proficiency of the pilots…

Acrophobia is much more the like. It means that any kind of height terrifies you. Even ladders.

Another interesting one. Coulrophobia – a fear of clowns. Ridiculous but true, some people are afraid of these nice and pretty clowns whose concern is only to make you laugh.

The further the more entertaining. Some people start to experience horror if detached from their cell phones or if by some reason the mobile connection fails. This is called Nomophobia and happens more and more around recently.

Generally the word “phobia” is derived from Greek and is translated as uncontrolled and acute fear. There are three main classes they can be divided to.

Agoraphobia is very frequent and it means a fear of leaving the house or any place where you feel secure. It is accompanied by panic attacks and in some cases can easily go as it came; in other cases it requires treatment.

Another is social phobia meaning that a person is afraid of contacts and communication with people.

And there are lots of others. What people are not afraid of? They dread of spiders, and water and even women!

Phobias refer to anxiety disorders. It is a frequent type of mental illness met in women and also in men (on the second place) over the age of 25.

So, here is the advice: choose bridges and air carriers carefully, watch your wrinkles, crowds and clowns, make sure your house is safe and your mobile is in order. All this will save you a couple of tranquil minutes!