Specific Fears
When we use the term “specific fears and phobias” we’re not referring to the occasional or temporary worry or concern relating to some specific thing or event. We’re talking about a phobia of a particular sitation or object.
Rather than a temporary worry this is an irrational and overwhelming fear and one which, whilst it may actually represent no real or actual danger, provokes a reaction of extreme, lasting and intense anxiety to the point of avoidance.
The effects, both physical and psychological, can be significant and life restricting / changing. All phobias should therefore be addressed and faced head on! Don’t let specific fears and phobias hold you back or affect your daily life.
A great many of us have specific and often irrational fears and so in this section we’re providing information on many of the most common phobias or well known specific fears.
The Types Of Specific Fears
Whilst there are literally tens of thousands of different specific fears they will all fall into one of five categories – Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th edition (DSM-5):
- Animal Phobias: This category of specific fears contains all phobias relating to particular animals. To give a few exampls it could be the fear of birds, snakes, spiders, dogs … pretty much any animal you can think of.
- Natural Environment Related Fears: These phobias relate to some aspect of the natural environment. For example we could be talking about a fear of water, thunderstorms, heights, the dark etc.
- Medical / Body Based Fears: Included here are any medical, body or health related phobais. A few common ones in this section would include a fear of dentists, needles, cancer, heart attacks, blood, vomit, childbirth etc.
- Situational Phobias: These are phobias brought about by specific situations. This section is quite varied and includes phobias like the fear of flying, public speaking, open spaces, bridges etc
- Other Specific Phobias: Particular foods, specific objects … basically anything that doesn’t clearly fit into any of the above categories.
Specific Fears And Phobias
As we said, there are an infinite number of different specific fears and phobias … think of an animal, a medical condition, a situation or anything to do with the natural environment and it’s pretty certain it will have its own phobia. We’re building our list as we go but below you will find links to just a few of the more common specific fears:
Fear Of ANYTHING
Fear Of BLUSHING
Fear Of
Clowns
Fear Of DISEASE
Fear Of ENCLOSURE
Fear Of GERMS
Fear Of
LOSS
Fear Of The Sea
Fear Of TESTS & EXAMS
Fear Of
War
Fear Of ANIMALS
Fear Of BRIDGES
Fear Of The Dark
Fear Of DRIVING
Fear Of FAILURE
Fear Of HEART ATTACKS
Fear Of MISSING OUT
Fear Of Sick People
Fear Of Thunder Storms
Fear Of Wasps / Bees
Fear Of BEING ALONE
Fear Of CANCER
Fear Of DEATH
Fear Of DRIVING TEST
Fear Of FLYING
Fear Of
HEIGHTS
Fear Of
POVERTY
Fear Of
Snakes
Fear Of
Urinating
Fear Of
Water
Fear Of
Birds
Fear Of
Change
Fear Of DENTISTS
Fear Of ELEVATORS
Fear Of
Food
Fear Of INJECTIONS
Fear Of PUBLIC SPEAKING
Fear Of
SPIDERS
Fear Of
Vomiting
You only have to look at our list or phobias to see just how many there are … thousands … and the list grows regularly. You can view our Phobia List – simply Click Here >>>.
More and more specific fears are being listed over the coming months so, if your’s isn’t listed right now it may well be soon. Bear in mind though there are literally thousands of specific phobias, some of which are pretty rare and obscure so if you have something of this nature you’d like more information on then contact us and we’ll try to oblige.
