What Scares You Are you afraid of spiders or heights? Don’t worry--you’re not alone. Many people have a fear of something. When the fear is ongoing and irrational, it’s called a phobia. Here are some common-and not so common—phobias. | Phobia | Object feared |
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| Acrophobia | heights | | Agoraphobia | crowds, public places or open areas | | Ailurophobia | cats | | Anglophobia | England or anything English | | Arachnophobia | spiders | | Aviophobia | airplanes | | Brontophobia | thunderstorms | | Claustrophobia | closed or small spaces | | Thalassophobia | the sea | | Triskadekaphobia | the number 13 | | Xylophobia | wooden objects or of forests |
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