This week, the news highlighted a terrifying story of a
school that was closed due to an outbreak of Britain’s most venomous spider (the
false widow). In light of this, our marketing team have been talking about what
we are most scared of, this ranges from spiders and wasps, to Sharks and
Claustrophobia. All relatively normal fears, we thought it might be interesting
to look at some of the more unusual, but medically classified phobias in the
world.
Ombrophobia (Fear of rain)
Ombrophobes have an abnormal fear of rain, which if severe
can cause anxiety attacks. It is thought to be triggered by a number of
reasons, including young children being warned not to go out in the rain
because they will get ill. (Not a great fear to have if you live in the UK).
Triskaidekaphobia (Fear of the number 13)
Many people are superstitious about the number 13 due to its
close association with Friday the 13th, although only few have a
full phobia. Suffers will take great care to avoid using, or doing anything
related to the number.
Somniphobia (Fear of falling asleep)
Somniphobia (Fear of falling asleep)
This compromises and excessive fear of sleep. Somniphobes may
fear falling asleep because they associate going to bed with dying. It may also
result from the feeling of losing control or suffering nightmares.
Sciophobia (Fear of shadows)
We’ve all heard the saying about being scared of your own
shadow, but some people actually take this literally. Adults are aware that
this fear is irrational, yet the fear or confronting it can bring on serious
symptoms such as panic attacks. (I too had a similar fear, after watching Peter Pan
as a child I was worried my shadow might run off!).
(I think we also suffer from this to an extent) according to recent surveys more than half of people in the UK suffer from this. The phobia is brought on by fear of running out of battery, losing signal and even losing a mobile phone.
Feel free to share if
you have any unusual fears.
Have a great weekend!
Rachael
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