What is the fear of sticky things called?

Some people can't stand when a sticker has half or fully peeled away and the reverse becomes dirty, others just can't stand the stickiness. Pittakionophobia is an extremely rare phobia but one that can get in the way of everyday life.

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What's the rarest phobia?

Spectrophobia is the fear of mirrors. As a result of this fear, people may avoid any situation where they might encounter a mirror. This can create significant disruptions in an individual's life, making it difficult to enter different social settings or even leave the house.

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What is the phobia of bandaids and stickers?

People with this phobia do not like to be around stickers and a Band-Aid would certainly qualify. Pittakionophobia must be pretty common. After my elbow injury, the only Band-Aid that would cover it properly was a rather large rainbow-colored bandage.

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Is Xylophobia a real thing?

Xylophobia is an irrational fear of wooded areas. It is also known as hylophobia. Some people find that their fear is worse at night, while others are equally afraid at all times of the day. Xylophobia is sometimes connected to other phobias, such as animal fears, but may also occur alone.

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Is Ephebiphobia real?

People who have ephebiphobia (pronounced “efee-bi-FO-bee-ah”) have an extreme fear of adolescents or teenagers. The word comes from a combination of two Greek words: “ephebos,” meaning youth or adolescence, and “phobos,” which means fear.

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Is Pediophobia real?

Pediophobia is a fear of dolls or inanimate objects that look real, and pedophobia is a fear of actual children. People can suffer from both phobias, so someone who fears children (pedophobia) may also fear the childlike features of dolls (pediophobia), and someone with pediophobia may also have pedophobia.

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Do I have traumatophobia?

When fears and stress trigger from injury situations, you may have traumatophobia. The fears are deep-rooted in worries of another injury. As you suffer from traumatophobia, you may relive your injury as anxiety builds of going through the same pain and trauma.

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What is traumatophobia a fear of?

It is an abnormal, pathological fear of having an injury. Another name for injury phobia is traumatophobia, from Greek τραῦμα (trauma), "wound, hurt" and φόβος (phobos), "fear".

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What is meant by Scopophobia?

Scopophobia is a persistent fear of being watched or stared at. While many people may feel some level of anxiety when they are the center of attention, these feelings are exaggerated and out of proportion to the situation for people with scopophobia.

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Is pittakionophobia real?

Pittakionophobia – fear of stickers

Some people can't stand when a sticker has half or fully peeled away and the reverse becomes dirty, others just can't stand the stickiness. Pittakionophobia is an extremely rare phobia but one that can get in the way of everyday life.

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What is Xanthophobia?

Xanthophobia, fear of the color yellow.

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What causes Pittakionophobia?

Causes of PittakionophobiaWhere does It Come From? The actual causes of pittakionophobia almost always lie in the individual's past. Because of some past experience, the individual's subconscious mind has linked the sight or thought of stickers or sticky labels with danger and anxiety.

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What is the 1st longest phobia?

Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia is one of the longest words in the dictionary, and ironically, it means the fear of long words.

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How rare is traumatophobia?

Fear of blood (hemophobia), injections (trypanophobia), needles or other sharp objects (belonephobia), or injury (traumatophobia) occurs to some degree in at least 5% of the population.

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How rare is Deipnophobia?

Deipnophobia is a type of social anxiety disorder wherein the individual feels anxious while dining in public or engaging in dinner conversations. Social anxiety disorder is common in the general population, with a lifetime prevalence of around 12%.

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What fear is Megalophobia?

A person with megalophobia experiences intense fear and anxiety when they think of or are around large objects such as large buildings, statues, animals and vehicles.

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What fear is gynophobia?

Gynophobia is a fear — or phobia — of women. People with this condition often experience fear or anxiety that can interfere with daily life. And despite common myth, gynophobia is not simply misogyny but a real phobia.

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How common is Nosophobia?

It's an extremely rare condition. This disorder will usually start in early adulthood. But any age or gender can develop this condition. Nosophobia is more commonly known as an illness anxiety disorder.

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Do I have Nosophobia?

Signs of nosophobia include: Avoiding people or places to lower your risk of getting a disease. Constantly researching a specific disease and its symptoms. Extreme anxiety about your health.

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Do I have Frigophobia?

The symptoms of Frigophobia are very similar to other specific phobias and will often include: Avoid going out in the cold weather. Panic attacks. Inability to Relax.

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Does panophobia exist?

The disorder mainly concerned with anxiety is panophobia. In Boissier de Sauvages' nosology,6 the first form of panophobia is little more than nocturnal terror. However, other subtypes of panophobia are reminiscent of modern anxiety disorders.

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Is Podophobia real?

Podophobia is an intense fear of feet. Someone with the condition might be scared of their own feet or other people's feet. If your fear prevents you from enjoying everyday activities, or if it affects your ability to function at work, school or in social situations, it's time to get help.

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