- Arachnophobia – The fear of spiders affects women four times more than men (48% women and 12% men).
- Ophidiophobia – The fear of snakes. People avoid certain cities only because they have more snakes.
- Acrophobia – The fear of heights. Five percent of the general population suffer from this phobia.
- Agoraphobia – The fear of open or crowded spaces. People with this phobia often refuse to leave home.
- Cynophobia – The fear of dogs. This includes everything from small Poodles to Great Danes.
- Astraphobia – The fear of thunder/lightning. AKA Brontophobia, Tonitrophobia, or Ceraunophobia.
- Claustrophobia – The fear of small spaces like elevators, trams, small rooms and other enclosed spaces.
- Mysophobia – The fear of germs. It is also rightly termed as Germophobia or Bacterophobia.
- Aerophobia – The fear of flying in air planes, hot air balloons etc. 25 million Americans fear this.
- Trypophobia – The fear of holes. This unusual but common phobia associates holes with danger.
- Carcinophobia – The fear of cancer. People with this develop extreme diets to avoid cancer.
- Thanatophobia – The fear of death. Talking about death can be enough to trigger panic attacks.
- Glossophobia – The fear of public speaking. Being afraid of or not being able to make speeches.
- Monophobia – The fear of being alone. This may include daily tasks like eating and sleeping.
- Atychiphobia – The fear of failure. This phobia is for most people the greatest barrier to success.
- Ornithophobia – The fear of birds. Some individuals suffering from this phobia only fear some species.
- Alektorophobia – The fear of chickens. You may have this phobia if images of this bird makes you panic.
- Enochlophobia – The fear of crowds, which is closely related to Ochlophobia and Demophobia.
- Aphenphosmphobia – The fear of intimacy. Involves the fear of being touched and fear of love.
- Trypanophobia – The fear of needles. I used to be extremely afraid of needles (that and death).
- Anthropophobia – The fear of people. Being afraid of people in all situations, not just social ones.
- Aquaphobia – The fear of water. Being in water or near water affects people with this phobia.
- Autophobia – The fear of abandonment. The constant fear of being abandoned by other people.
- Hemophobia – The fear of blood. The sight of blood can cause fainting or severe panic attacks.
- Gamophobia – The fear of commitment is about being afraid of committing to another person for life.
- Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia – The fear of long words. Believe it or not, it’s a real phobia.
- Xenophobia – The fear of the unknown. Fearing anything or anyone that is strange or foreign.
- Vehophobia – The fear of driving. This phobia can drastically affect your personal and work life.
- Basiphobia – The fear of falling. In extreme cases, people refuse to walk, use stairs or stand up.
- Achievemephobia – The fear of success. The opposite to fear of failure, but can be just as bad.