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The Phobia Encyclopedia
510+ named phobias with clinical profiles, psychology, and treatment options. The most comprehensive reference on the internet.
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AnimalArachnophobia
Prevalence: ~30%
SituationalClaustrophobia
Prevalence: ~12%
Natural EnvironmentAcrophobia
Prevalence: ~6%
SituationalAerophobia
Prevalence: ~25%
SituationalAgoraphobia
Prevalence: ~2%
OtherTrypophobia
Prevalence: ~17%
SocialSocial Phobia
Prevalence: ~13%
SocialGlossophobia
Prevalence: ~77%
OtherThanatophobia
Prevalence: ~3–10%
OtherMysophobia
Prevalence: ~5%
Natural EnvironmentNyctophobia
Prevalence: ~11%
AnimalEntomophobia
Prevalence: ~6%
Blood-Injection-InjuryHemophobia
Prevalence: ~3–4%
Blood-Injection-InjuryTrypanophobia
Prevalence: ~25%
AnimalOphidiophobia
Prevalence: ~33%
AnimalCynophobia
Prevalence: ~7–9%
SituationalIatrophobia
Prevalence: ~3%
OtherNosophobia
Prevalence: ~5%
SocialXenophobia
Prevalence: Variable
Natural EnvironmentPyrophobia
Prevalence: ~2%
Natural EnvironmentAstraphobia
Prevalence: ~2–3%
Natural EnvironmentAquaphobia
Prevalence: ~2%
Natural EnvironmentThalassophobia
Prevalence: ~4%
SocialScopophobia
Prevalence: ~5%
AnimalZoophobia
Prevalence: ~8%
OtherNecrophobia
Prevalence: ~2%
SituationalElevatophobia
Prevalence: ~6%
OtherAtychiphobia
Prevalence: ~2–4%
SocialPhilophobia
Prevalence: ~3%
OtherNomophobia
Prevalence: ~66%
AnimalsAilurophobia
Prevalence: Uncommon
AnimalsAlektorophobia
Prevalence: Rare
AnimalsApiphobia
Prevalence: Common
AnimalsBatrachophobia
Prevalence: Uncommon
AnimalsBovinophobia
Prevalence: Rare
AnimalsBufonophobia
Prevalence: Rare
AnimalsChiroptophobia
Prevalence: Uncommon
AnimalsEquinophobia
Prevalence: Uncommon
AnimalsFelinophobia
Prevalence: Uncommon
AnimalsHelminthophobia
Prevalence: Uncommon
AnimalsHippophobia
Prevalence: Uncommon
AnimalsIchthyophobia
Prevalence: Uncommon
AnimalsInsectophobia
Prevalence: Common
AnimalsKatsaridaphobia
Prevalence: Common
AnimalsLepidopterophobia
Prevalence: Uncommon
AnimalsLutraphobia
Prevalence: Rare
AnimalsMelissophobia
Prevalence: Common
AnimalsMurophobia
Prevalence: Common
AnimalsMusophobia
Prevalence: Common
AnimalsMyrmecophobia
Prevalence: Uncommon
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