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10 Strange Fears You Probably Have Not Heard Of

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Jun 13, 2019

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10 Strange Fears You Probably Have Not Heard Of

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Unless you have an irrational fear, you most likely will not realize how common they are. An estimated 19 million Americans live with a phobia of some nature. This is a list of some of the strangest and rarest fears that someone may have. You can find a complete list of all named phobias here.

1. Submechanophobia

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Submechanophobia is the fear of man made objects that are underwater. These man made objects can range from boats all the way to small objects that are submerged in the water. Imagine having this fear and going on a boat or watching the movie "Titanic".

2. Somniphobia

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Somniphobia is the fear of falling asleep. This phobia is most often seen in children rather adults. Somniphobia may be caused by an array of bad dreams or even the fear of dying in your sleep.

3. Syngenesophobia

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Are family reunions a complete nightmare for you? Maybe you have syngenesophobia, otherwise known as the fear of relatives. This fear often stems from some sort of relationship difficulty or traumatic event within the family in pervious years. These people have an actual excuse of not going to the dreaded family reunion every summer!

4. Panophobia

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Panophobia is the fear of absolutely everything. Just stay home, then again, that might be scary for you too.

5. Nomophobia

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Nomophobia is the fear of being without cell phone coverage. It is clear that the newer generations have formed almost an addiction to their cellphones so unsurprisingly, many have developed a strong fear of not having cell phone service.

6. Pteronophobia

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Pteronophobia is the fear of being tickled by feathers or just feathers in general. Does this include birds because they have feathers? We may never know unless you too have Pteronophobia.

7. Myxophobia

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Myxophobia is the fear of slime. I can assume, if you have this fear, the last few years have been torture for you with having to avoid slime videos on the internet or seeing slime being sold in stores. Hopefully the end of the slime era will bring an end to this fear.

8.Papyrophobia

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Papyrophobia is the fear of paper. If you haven't noticed, paper is literally everywhere... receipts, books, pretty much every place of work that exists involves paper. I mean, papercuts can be pretty annoying, well, and scary for some.

9. Peladophobia

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Peladophobia is not the fear of not losing your hair, but actually the fear of bald people. Similar to most phobias, this is often caused by a traumatic event. Maybe you had a bad experience with a hairless fella or you just simply cannot stand seeing a bare head.

10. Vestiphobia

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Vestiphobia is the fear of clothing. This fear may stem from an allergy to a type of fabric and can cause claustrophobia and fear of no escape. People with this phobia mayalso develop a fear of nudity, surprisingly.

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10 Strange Fears You Probably Have Not Heard Of

They're a lot weirder than you'd think.

1. Submechanophobia

2. Somniphobia

3. Syngenesophobia

4. Panophobia

5. Nomophobia

6. Pteronophobia

7. Myxophobia

8.Papyrophobia

9. Peladophobia

10. Vestiphobia

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And in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make

The sun is up, the sky is blue, it's beautiful and so are you

Love is old, love is new, love is all, love is you

There's nowhere you can be that isn't where you're meant to be

Life is very short, and there's no time for fussing and fighting, my friend

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It was twenty years ago today, Sgt. Pepper taught the band to play. They've been going in and out of style, but they're guaranteed to raise a smile

Living is easy with eyes closed, misunderstanding all you see

Can you hear me? When it rains and shine, it's just a state of mind

Little darling, it's been long cold lonely winter. Little darling, it feels like years since it' s been here. Here comes the sun, Here comes the sun, and I say it's alright

We danced through the night and we held each other tight, and before too long I fell in love with her. Now, I'll never dance with another when I saw her standing there

I love you, I love you, I love you, that's all I want to say

You say you want a revolution. Well you know, we all want to change the world

All the lonely people, where do they all come from. All the lonely people, where do they all belong

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Hey Jude, don't make it bad. Take a sad song and make it better

Yesterday, all my troubles seemed so far away. Now it looks as though they're here to stay. Oh, I believe in yesterday

And when the brokenhearted people, living in the world agree, there will be an answer, let it be.

And anytime you feel the pain, Hey Jude, refrain. Don't carry the world upon your shoulders

I'll give you all I got to give if you say you'll love me too. I may not have a lot to give but what I got I'll give to you. I don't care too much for money. Money can't buy me love

All you need is love, love is all you need

Whisper words of wisdom, let it be

Blackbird singing in the dead of night, Take these broken wings and learn to fly. All your life, You were only waiting for this moment to arise

Though I know I'll never lose affection, for people and things that went before. I know I'll often stop and think about them. In my life, I love you more

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Dealing with the inevitable realities of college life.

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Email the professor

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