Life is full of little scares. Some days you panic that you will be late to work and other days you might be terrified to have your in-laws over. Most people are able to cope with these fears, but what if the thought of confronting your phobia sent you into a panic?FDR's famous fear quote says, "the only thing we have to fear is fear itself." Try telling that to the people who suffer from phobias. Phobias are really forms of anxiety disorders, but people who experience these phobias often exhibit symptoms of other disorders that make their phobias harder to cope with than just your average fear.
The top searched phobia on our list is a fear of leaving home or a safe place. Agoraphobes are terrified to go out in public and sometimes experience symptoms of panic disorders when they venture outside of their comfort area. More people than you would expect experience types of social anxiety. According to the National Institute of Mental Health, approximately 15 million Americans over the age of 18 have a social phobia.
There are mental health programs to help you cope with your phobia. For example, people who suffer from Emetophobia, a fear of vomiting, often need anorexia treatment as well because they are also afraid to eat.
Can you guess which one of these phobias would make someone afraid of Halloween postcards? Or which phobia Frontier Airlines would hate? Click on our list of the top searched phobias and find out!
What is your biggest fear? Let us know! Search for more phobias on AOL Search.
Top Searched Phobias on AOL Search:
1. Agoraphobia
2. Acrophobia
3. Claustrophobia
4. Arachnophobia
5. Mysophobia
6. Emetophobia
7. Pediophobia
8. Aerophobia
9. Samhainophobia
10. Disposophobia
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By lolsabra on Oct 28th 2008 at 9:07PM
Don't forget PHOBE-APHOBIA..Fear of an irrational fear..
By Joe on Oct 28th 2008 at 9:17PM
i have emetophobia
its not fun to have, especially when you get the stomach flu.
By Sarah on Oct 28th 2008 at 9:21PM
I have fears of static electricity, sparks, lightning, camera flash. Any type of flash or pop, basically. It's a really annoying phobia. Have tried to think of where it started and the only thing that comes to mind is when I was about 3 years old lightning hit the ground not very far from where I was standing, and I remember being paralyzed with fear. I'm with you, Tired 'O Spam....I have a fear of spammers too. LOL...
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