Monday 24 October 2011

Phobias

What is a phobia? A phobia is a strong unreasonable fear of something. It comes from a Greek word meaning "to be frightened." 


Below is a list of some phobias:
Arachnophobia - the fear of spiders
Agoraphobia—the fear of being in open spaces
Claustrophobia - the fear of being in a small enclosed place
Glossophobia—the fear of speaking in public
Acrophobia—the fear of heights
Phasmophobia—the fear of ghosts
Zoophobia - the fear of animals
Chromophobia - the fear of colours
Acousticphobia - the fear of sounds and voice
Aquaphobia - the fear of water
Xenophobia - the fear of strangers
Photophobia - the fear of light
Triskaidekaphobia—the fear of the number 13


~ Serena's Greenhouse

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