Today is Face Your Fears Day. It is a day to try and better yourself by facing any fears that you might have that are holding you back. Of course, here on Daily Holiday Blog, it is a great chance to show you some things that might be a little scary, and hilarious at the same time! BWAAAHAAA!
You know, everyone is a afraid of something. Some fears are justified. Some are not so much. But all are very real to the person who is fearful. Me? I’m afraid of crowds, closed in spaces, spiders, snakes, bugs with more than a dozen legs, bugs with bulgy eyeballs, bugs with stingers, things that might get caught in my hair, and noises in the night.
Oh, and styrofoam cups…but that’s a whole other story!
by Rachaek
What are the top ten fears of folks in general?
Number 10 Top Fear – Mysophobia- Fear of Germs or Dirt. This could be a form of obsessive compulsive disorder. Or you could just be tired of getting sick every time you travel. Me and my hand sanitizer can attest to that.
Number 9 Top Fear – Pteromerhanophobia- Fear of Flying. Another reason to hate traveling. Ha!
by Stuff of the Dead
Number 8 Top Fear – Social Phobias. Fear of social situations like handling crowds, speaking to an audience, even going to a party. Gee, I’m starting to think I’m afraid of everything!
Number 7 Top Fear- Trypanophobia- Fear of Injections.
from The Pineapple Catz
Number 6 Top Fear- Astraphobia- Fear of Thunder and Lightening. Personally, I think this is a healthy fear. My dogs, on the other hand, take this one to a whole new level.
Number 5 Top Fear- Cynophobia- Fear of Dogs. Well…speaking of dogs. Fortunately this is not one of my fears. Otherwise, I’d be afraid of my own website!
from Little Missy Bell
Number 4 Top Fear- Agoraphobia- Fear of crowded areas, open spaces or things that might trigger a panic attack.
Number 3 Top Fear- Acrophobia- Fear of Heights.
from Monsterpaks
Number 2 Top Fear- Ophidiophobia- Fear of Snakes- A totally reasonable fear in my opinion.
And the Number 1 Fear of most folks?
Arachnaphobia- Fear of Spiders!
You bet ya! I have my own personal spider nightmare story on my other blog, if you want a laugh. You can find it here.
by Moji Moji Design
And here are a few not so common fears. Are you afraid of any of these? If so, there is a name for that fear, believe it or not…
- Ablutophobia – the obsessional fear of bathing
- Adipophobia – the fear of appearing too fat
- Agyrophobia – the fear of crossing roads
- Arachibutyrophobia – the fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of one’s mouth
- Ephebiphobia - the fear of teenagers
by AKA Applique
What about these?
- Genuphobia – the fear of knees
- Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia – the fear of long words
- Levophobia – the fear of objects to the left
- Nomophobia - the fear of being out of cellular/mobile phone contact
- Peladophobia – the fear of bald people
- Scuirophobia – the fear of squirrels
- Triskaidekaphobia - the fear of the number 13
by StaRose Creations
I guess there are lots of things to be scared of!
Nightmares Fear Factory in Niagara Falls, Canada set up a camera inside their haunted house to capture the reactions of visitors at a particularly terrifying moment. The results? Priceless! The background music is one of the best parts!
So take a bit of time today, figure out which fear you would like to work on, and confront it!
Happy Face Your Fears Day!
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