The Top 7 Most Common Phobias

Sometimes, fears become excessive and irrational, to the point where we can’t function normally. The intense worry and avoidance caused by these fears can interrupt day to day living, causing panic when that fear is encountered – that’s when the fear becomes a phobia. There are three types of phobias: social phobia, agoraphobia, and specific phobias. Specific phobias are further grouped into five major categories: environment, situational, animal, blood/injection/injury, and others. In this video, we discuss 7 most common phobias: Cynophobia, Aerophobia, arachnophobia, Ophidiophobia, and Arachnophobia (fear of spiders). If you find this list of phobias, weird, scary or unbelievable, you are not alone. These types of phobias are common phobias. They are phobias you might have or your friends might have them. Do you have a fear of phobias or any specific phobias?

Credits
Writer: Chloe Avanasa
Script Editor: Denise Ding & Kelly Soong
VO: Amanada Silvera
Animator: Ben Carswell
YouTube Manager: Cindy Cheong

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[Psychgo]

What phobia(s) have you heard of? Comment below.

[ej_]

Person- "the spider is smaller than you it can't hurt you"

Me- so is a

[RefugiumF]

Fun fact about phobias: Some of them may have been passed down to you genetically.

[Who-areyou]

I feel terrible for people with cynophobia.

Context : Someone I used to hang out with when I was young had cynophobia.

Storytime : My assistant principal used to bring her dog in every friday, I found this very irresponsible because of this person. One time the dog and the assistant principal walked into our class, and this person bursted out in tears and started screaming. She was on the verge of fainting . I hold a grudge against the assistant principal to this day.

[TakaTheTherian]

I have a VERY VERY intense fear of dolls and when you showed that picture that terrified me so much I went over to hug my cat and stayed there

[xxxmasonjargamesxxxuwu]

Okay let's be honest here:
Some of us are scared of that creature in the bathroom waiting for us to get soap in our eyes

[iriela]

Then:" why are you so afraid of
2020: "pff afraid of germs???? Thats completely normal!"

[Mai-Mai.girl]

6:16
I got over my fear of dogs when my friend got one
Now I love to go and see all of my friends who have dogs without getting stressed about them biting or chasing me!

[crafty]

I know I'm late to the party, but one phobia I have that I think is quite common is "brontophobia" or the fear of thunder and lightning. Anytime there's a thunderstorm going on around me, I panic and, once in a blue moon, faint.

[nutlord]

If I have a phobia, it’s chronophobia, the fear of time, and the passage of it. I’ve always been scared of losing precious moments forever, being forgotten, and growing older, because I know how terrifying the world can really be. I don’t want to deal with the responsibilities that come with being an adult, and though I’m far away from adulthood, my life couldn’t be going faster.

[yourmom-rwzu]

"i'm sorry i can't come to work today, there's a dog outside"

"when are we going to meet?
i don't wanna fly"

*felt that*

[coolnoobalert]

Def have trynaphobia, chilopodaphobia, algophobia, and dysmorphophobia.

Needles… 😰
CENTIPEDES 😶‍🌫️
Breaking your limbs… being heavily cut… having your body part bloat… having your finger bend the wrong way… it makes me shiver.

[gracejoypitogo]

The video was informative and helped me gain a better understanding of some of the most common phobias people experience. I appreciated the clear explanations and examples provided for each phobia, and it was interesting to learn how they can manifest in different ways in people's lives. The video also emphasized the importance of seeking professional help if a phobia is interfering with one's daily life. Overall, I found the video to be helpful and would recommend it to anyone looking to learn more about phobias.

[cg]

People before 2020: The fear of germs, really?


People in 2020:

[smoldino]

The most popular phobia is a phobia of spiders

Australians: *That's cute*

[isabellaortizzz]

My top 4 biggest fears! :)

1. Trypophobia * fear of being kidnapped *
2. Nyctophobia * fear of the dark *
3. Autophobia * fear of being alone *
4. Scopophobia * fear of being watched *

[SylveonPower]

Idk why I kinda sound like I had Nomophobia yesterday I love ur videos btw keep up the good work!

[kinza_]

“Spiders are smaller than you why are you afraid of them?”
“You know what else is smaller than a bullet.” - Lilly Singh

[shadowhuntersxo]

She sounds like she either wants to make us fall asleep or hypnotise us.

[pengsof]

yup, i have a REALLY EXTREME case of acrophobia and steep stairwells triggers me, as well as bridges and etc. but the most i've been called out for is not going to the top place on the playground slides. it scared me as a child, also escalators too