Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia — Fear of long words
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That's the correct spelling and term.\nhttp://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=+Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia&db=*\n\nAnd yeah, its pretty ironic.\nhttp://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=irony&db=*
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Being afraid. I hate the feeling
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Fear of belly buttons
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Vestiphobia is the Fear of clothing. Not words, check the link.
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*Shrugging my furry shoulders* Humans fear the unfamiliar...\nFear triggers a fight or flight instict and in this case that fear triggered fight instinct has led to irrational blindness of actual reality.\nNowhere is this blindness seen in greater concentration than in the groups that sadly are filled with a lot of people who would prefer to believe in text, written during the dark ages, when the world was thought of as flat; than to think for themselves and use their hearts and minds to decide what is right and wrong.\n\nThey are just lazy I guess or sadly far far from in touch with the true path...
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You're referring to agoraphobia.  Read more about it here:\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agoraphobic
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Pain, fear, fear of pain.
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Wait a minute. Who said people with phobias had an inferior mental state? The only person I know that's said that is you. Some people may have seemingly irrational fears but a lot of them make sense ie; fear of heights, fear of snakes etc. It doesn't mean you're mentally inferior. I'll admit the word 'homophobic' has always confused me a bit too but I very much doubt it was someone who was gay who first came up with the word.\n\nOh, okay. I guess that's fair enough.\n\nI've just found something. I'm not after the best answer, I just thought you'd like to know. The answer to who came up with the word is mentioned here: \nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homophobia\nHe's apparently heterosexual.
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The fear of knowledge.\n\nLike all fears and phobias, epistemophobia is created by the unconscious mind as a protective mechanism. At some point in your past, there was likely an event linking knowledge and emotional trauma. Whilst the original catalyst may have been a real-life scare of some kind, the condition can also be triggered by myriad, benign events like movies, TV, or perhaps seeing someone else experience trauma.
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PUBLIC SPEAKING FREAKS ME OUT......AND I AM A LYRICIST THAT HAS PREFORMED ON STAGE A FEW TIMES ALREADY.  SWEATY HANDS, RAPID HEARTBEAT, NAUSEA....ETC.  UGGGGG!!!!!
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I know it might sound a little extreme, but talking to a therapist might help you to understand what causes phobias and why you feel this way, which would make it a lot easier to confront. Hypnotherapy is supposed to be very good, and a therapist would probably be able to refer you to a reputable one.\n\nThe important thing to remember not to feel stupid about your phobia, everyone feels differently about things for a reason, the best thing you can do would be to work out what that reason is, and to try and confront it.\n\nHowever, you will need to take this slowly, don't just jump in a pond full of fish as some people have suggested because this will probably just make your fear worse.Maybe start by watching some fish in a friends tank? then perhaps progress to visiting an aquariam? you wouldn't have to spend all day in there, half an hour would be enough to prove that you can face your fears. \nYou could also try looking at the fish counter at your local supermarket or grocery store, and eventually progress to buying some fish.You wouldn't have to eat the first time, just having the courage to buy the fish and take it home would be a good step.Have you considered trying to eat fish in an unrecognizable form? fishfingers neither look nor taste like fish.Tuna steaks are delicious grilled, and taste meaty, not like fish at all.I hope some of these suggestions help.\n\nSorry, have just read your update and i can see that you do like tuna.This is really good, it shows that you are already one step closer to overcoming your phobia.Just remember to believe in yourself!
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A friend of a friend of mine (unreliable, I know) had reading comprehension problems.  After a number of tests, they discovered that the problem stemmed from a sort of sensory overload.  The solution was for her to read text through a red filter.  It sounds a little wacky to me, but if it worked, that's kind of cool.  I hope that helps some.
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Fear of touch is known as Aphenphosmphobia or Haphephobia.\n\nThe ankle bone is known as the talus.\n\nSo I would guess you could call this fear Hapetaluphobia (touch-ankle-fear).\n\nIf you want a longer word, you could use Aphenphosmtaluphobia.\n\nThe link below deals with how to overcome fear of, or aversion to, touching.
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Amaxophobia- Fear of riding in a car.\nOther than that there is no other fear
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it'd be a difficult task for anyone if they had to refrain from speaking to people about things at any given moment but even the best known speakers in the world had a time when they were nervous.  Since there is no way to avoid this here is what I suggest:\n\nFIrst start reading your presentation out loud to yourself, to get familar with your content the biggest fear you are likely to have is not saying the word right or stumbling and looking foolish which you don't want.  Then practice in front of a mirror, then family, then close friends.  When the time to go up to speak, take several deep breaths and plan your walk to the podium, this seems like something someone should know but when you only have it in your mind to walk up to the podium and speak people don't watch were they are going and sometimes bump into something around the area and that can be a bit embarassing.  Just remember it's just a report, speak well, let your eyes wander around the room and be cool:)
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acrophobia is a fear of heights. unorthodox is anything unusual; different from status quo...
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I am almost 39, a wife and mother. \nI play with snakes and spiders and I dance in thunder storms. But my greatest fear will come. (I can't outlive them all.) I am afraid of living longer than the people I love. I do pray that I never have to live through the death of one of my children! Next I hope to outlive my hubby! I know this is a selfish fear, but I can't seem to help it. And besides, fear is selfish... isn't it? \nThanks for causing me to think about this.