Some common phobias that exist are arachnophobia, claustrophobia, etc. But, there are many interesting phobias that a lot of people don't know of.
Like have you ever heard of anatidaephobia- the fear of ducks? Here are some other interesting phobias!
1. Aquaphobia - fear of water
2. Hippopotomonstrsesquippedaliophobia - fear of long words
Fun fact: pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis is the longest word in the English dictionary; it is a word that refers to a lung disease contracted from the inhalation of very fine silica particles, specifically from a volcano; medically, it is the same as silicosis.
3. Achievemephobia - fear of success
4. Globophobia - fear of balloons
5. Phobophobia - fear of fear
Fun fact: Phobophobia might develop because of the fear from other phobias.
6. Panophobia - fear of everything
7. Podophobia - fear of feet
8. Pediophobia - fear of dolls
9. Achondroplasiaphobia - fear of midgets
Fun fact: It is also called Nanosophobia or Lollypopguildophobia.
10. Athazagoraphobia - fear of being forgotten
Athazagoraphobia is one of the rarest phobias to exist in the world.
11. Bananaphobia - fear of bananas
12. Telephonophobia - fear of talking on the phone
