Get Premium
Dark mode theme is available exclusively for premium users. Learn more about the benefits of subscribing.
No fees, cancel anytime.
Dark Mode 
No fees, cancel anytime 
Just post the name of the phobia and what it is.
This post may include affiliate links.
#1
I am afraid of being down voted when I post comments on websites.
Final score:
64points
RELATED:
#2
I'm scared of being forgotten...or alone..not as in like no one is around with me or being stuck in an empty room because I love when I have me-time. but more as no friends or no one that cares or notices me. I could be in a room full of people but if I don't know anyone I feel lost. to fill the loneliness I usually get emotionally attached to characters in games/books/movies/shows. but doing that sometimes backfires because they don't really exist then I get really upset...that probably why I'm so obsessed with the undertale sans aus. without them, I would probably be crying in a corner (lol)
Final score:
29points
#3
The closest I could get was Thanaphobia which is fear of death. I’m not scared OF death, I’m scared of a painful death. I thought this was common but apparently to most people I know they’re just afraid of death period.
Final score:
22points
#4
Autophobia ( or monophobia)
The fear of loneliness or being alone. I don't want my friend to join the military when they're older, I don't like this quarantine.
I'm grateful for my friend letting me join their Minecraft realm.
Final score:
21points
#5
I have atelophobia, the fear of imperfection.
Final score:
21points
#6
I'm really scared of forgetting stuff. Sounds weird but it freaks me out
Final score:
17points
#7
Im afraid I cant tell you.
Final score:
17points
#8
That my reality is not really reality.
Final score:
16points
#9
I guess this might be a common fear, but I'm absolutely terrified of clowns.
Final score:
15points
#10
I have Vermiphobia, the fear of worms. And it’s not just a tiny fear, I’m legit HORRIFIED of them.
Final score:
15points
puppylover895 3 years ago
I did not know that was a real thing but I have that to I like inch worms but the pink fat ones are all BLEH and im not just like eww by them I am scared
#11
I'm suuuper scared if needles, but I guess a stranger one would be I'm always afraid that someone's reading my mind and my thoughts aren't private. I saw something where someone said whenever a random song gets stuck in your head out of nowhere, it could be your brain's way of protecting thoughts while someone reads your mind.
Final score:
14points
Sandra Schmidt 3 years ago
This is called thought propagation and it is common in schizophrenia, paranoia or PTSD.
#12
Melissophobia The fear of bees. Maybe because I was stung when I was small, a couple of inches away from my eye.
Final score:
13points
2763MilesAway 3 years ago
I once got stung 5 times in a row because a bee got stuck in my swimsuit. It was very fun.
#13
I can deal with most s**t, I tell people that I’m afraid of clowns (which are kinda freaky, not gonna lie), but I think the real answer is abandonment.
Final score:
12points
#14
i'm Trypophobic actually. Trypophobia is an aversion to the sight of irregular patterns or clusters of small holes or bumps. It is not officially recognized as a mental disorder, but may be diagnosed as a specific phobia if excessive fear and distress occur. People may express only disgust to trypophobic imagery. The scientific understanding of trypophobia is limited.
please don't let me be the only one.....
Final score:
12points
#15
I'm scared of the ocean.
Final score:
12points
have A niceday 3 years ago
me too but it's mostly like the fear of drowning or getting lost or getting hurt in the ocean.
#16
Scopophobia, fear of being watched and automatonophobia, fear of things like animatronics, puppets, and marionettes.
Final score:
11points
#17
Gelotophobia, The fear of being laughed at, Glossophobia, The fear of speaking in front of people, and TechnoScopophobia, The fear of playing video games in front of people.
Final score:
10points
#18
I’m terrified of Japan (Not the people, but the urban legends)
Final score:
10points
#19
I am afraid of really large things. I can be on a ship or in an airplane, but I can't stand next to either one. The thought of being in the ocean and having a huge whale or manatee nearby freaks me out. I know they are harmless, but the shear size freaks me out.
Final score:
9points
Alejandra Lima 3 years ago
Something similar happens to me too. Sometimes I have nightmares where things get huge, as if they were being seen with zoom in real life, get too big and too close. I hate watching those images in extremely large screens of something getting bigger and bigger, like zooming a planet or a bug. It would creep me out being in a tiny boat watching a transatlantic ship getting closer, or just passing by right next to me... the horror of looking up and don't be able to see where the giant thing ends, just an endless wall in front of me. I don't know if I'm explaining this correctly... :-S
#20
I am absolutely horrified of being alone (Autophobia), the dark (Nyctophobia, or just night in general) and being touched (Haphephobia)
Final score:
8points
#21
I'm terrified of driving. I'm perfectly fine riding in a car, but I can't even sit behind the wheel of a parked car without going into a panic attack. When my dad found out that I would never drive, he told me that his mom was the same way and never drove until she was in her 60s. I never knew that. Recently, I found out that my brother's daughter is the same way. She's a teenager and should be learning to drive now but she is too scared and wont. She has no idea about me not driving so it isn't something she is copying from me or anything. If she ever has kids one day I wonder if one of them will be the same way, lol
Final score:
8points
Hermitbunny 3 years ago (edited)
In my mind, if I drove I would 100% crash and either lose the car or die, guaranteed. There's zero convincing me otherwise. There's just a big ol NOPE banner in my brain.
#22
I have a fear of being fearless which is honestly something i can't control and it is awful
Final score:
7points
Hermitbunny 3 years ago (edited)
I've heard a woman describe the manic part of her bipolar as believing things like "oh I can just reach into this boiling water because it won't hurt me" and she would impulsively do it. Is that kind of what you mean?
#23
I have a fear of watching anime in front of my parents because of reasons
Final score:
7points
Zoe Hoesley 3 years ago
Omg same, I’m like are they gonna think it’s p*rn are they gonna yell at me?! I just wanna watch anime in peace
#24
Acrophobia. The fear of heights. I actually know where this came from. Basically, we were hiking and I dropped my hat. We were on a cliff. My dad went to get my hat and I thought he was gonna fall
Final score:
7points
#26
Might just be me but fear of large crowds, and okay sounds weird but listen I was walking in the woods and saw a random circle and I got really cold , so now seeing circles in the woods scares me
Final score:
7points
#27
I have atelophobia, fear of imperfection, like not just a small thing. I will have a mini breakdown if whatever I am doing is not PERFECT
Final score:
7points
Steve Barnett 3 years ago
I suppose it's what your definition of 'perfect' is. I don't have this fear, however I also need to do something that is in my definition of being 'perfect’. Fortunately, my wife has helped me with this by telling me that she doesn’t like anything being perfect, it just makes things unique and with character (Wow, that just answers why she's with me!).
#28
thalassaphobia!! fear of deep bodies of water. it terrifies me.
Final score:
7points
#31
Mostly the fear of abandonment and the fear of nothing after death and just the thought of death in general... it terrifies me.
Final score:
6points
#32
As far as I remember, I've always felt disturbed when I look at eyes, whether it was a picture or I was looking at someone's eyes. It doesn't bother me as much now, but I have no idea what started it. I've also had experiences with Trypophobia (fear of tightly packed holes) before.
Final score:
6points
#33
I have have a fear of being seen as weak or vulnerable. I am also scared of my own thoughts and so I became a writer
Final score:
5points
#34
Dead bugs. Live ones are okay, but dead ones... *shudders*
Final score:
5points
#35
Reptiles.
Dark deep waters, especially the sea. A vacation on the beach is NOT my favorite, although I enjoy the view, I don't want to go anywhere near it. I'm super uncomfortable on boats or ships in general.
Final score:
5points
Lili (Submission author) 3 years ago
Plus, after reading the horror manga Uzumaki years ago, I have been scared of any sight of snails. Highly recommend, a horror masterpiece, help you develop phobia for anything spiral.
#36
I have FOFO- fear of flying objects. I found out when I took softball and i would cry and panic if i saw the ball coming at me.
Final score:
4points
Audrey Rasmussen 3 years ago
hmmmm i have a fear of the sun exploding sooner then it is predicted to
#37
Cynophobia = a fear of dogs - I really can't be around dogs, and when a dog is off it's lead and running in my direction I start to panic.
Final score:
4points
#38
Somniphobia - fear of sleeping/going to bed. It's not great and one of the main causes for my insomnia :/ Lucky that I have BP to scroll through though!
Final score:
4points
#39
Dont know the phobia names, but fear of pain, fear of public speaking, fear of dark enclosed spaces, and fear of asphyxiation.
Final score:
4points
Zoe Hoesley 3 years ago
Being alone is my worst fear this is my second , it scares the hell out of me. My friend thought it would be funny at the fair to get everyone’s attention then leave me up there to talk with no idea what to do
#40
Coulrophobia (fear of clowns) and Agoraphobia (another name for a anxiety disorder i have)
Final score:
4points
Hermitbunny 3 years ago
Agoraphobia is the worst. It's not social anxiety, but it gets so close that it's mistaken for it.
#41
lets see... being alone and sleeping without a night light (I know that is pretty stupid) and getting my head ripped off by a shark and jelly fish and the dark (only sometimes tho) and falling off high places and im scared of worms hmm I think thats it I dont really know the names of the phobias but yeah
Final score:
4points
have A niceday 3 years ago
honestly, I can't stand the dark and I think it's just cuz I cant just look around and see what's around me which freaks me out.
#42
Melissophobia. I am terrified of bees since I got stung when I was five years old. I was stung in the middle of my Back while wearing a speedo swim suit. I am agirl my swimsuit had that big hole in the back. i am also scared to come out to my parents and my friends about my sexuality. I am also terrified of the dark and being hurt by those I love.
Final score:
4points
have A niceday 3 years ago
oh my gosh when I was like nine the same thing happened to me with a bee except the bee was already dead XD
#43
Frosted glass, gives me the heebie jeebies!!
Final score:
4points
#44
Comin' atcha live from the US of A. Turns out I have a fear of domestic terrorism.
Final score:
4points
#45
I am afraid of bog knives.
Precisely, of accidentally or
involuntarily hurting somebody with one.
This goes as far, as not having Andy bigger knives in our kitchen
(And no - I do NOT intend to harm anybody).
Final score:
4points
#46
I'm afraid of letting people know what I'm afraid of because they might use it to scare me.
Final score:
4points
#47
Idk if this counts but I am scared of bugs. Flies, bees, gnats, you name it. Anything that is tiny and black is a big no no. Like I am T E R R I F I E D of them. Idk why.
Final score:
4points
#48
My strangest one is a fear of large enclosed spaces. Open spaces are fine. Enclosed spaces are fine. Something like being in a stadium or large mall or driving between mountains freaks me out a bit.
Final score:
4points
#49
I consider myself brave but know that I think about it I have a lot of phobias
1. Fear of worms
2. Fear of failure
3.Fear of losing someone I love
4.Fear of dead things (ANYTHING that’s dead)
5. Fear of being watched
6. Fear of the world ending when I’m alive
And for the weird ones...
7.Fear of my big toe touching the one next to it (if it happens I panic and have to take of my shoe immediately)
8.Fear of the marvel series ending
And last but not least...
Fear of two pretty best friends it NOT normal
Final score:
4points
#50
I have emetophobia, which is the obsessive fear of vomiting and just the idea of vomit absolutely paralyzes me. If someone throws up anywhere near me, my body and mind will just shut down. And I know everyone doesn't like vomit, but it's just so intense, that even the thought of throwing up frightens me. So, yeah.
Final score:
4points
80 Van 3 years ago
This is exactly my phobia and almost exactly what I was going to write. It’s not that I’m grossed out by vomit (which, of course I am) or that I prefer to avoid it. It’s that seeing, hearing, being near, or even hearing about someone vomiting make my heart race, the blood drains out of my face, and I become weak and obsess over it for hours afterwards. If I think someone might vomit, I will avoid that individual at any cost so that I don’t have to witness it. Incidentally, driven by this fear, I myself have not vomited in the last 15 years.
#51
i have panphobia i freak out about EVERYTHING you've seen me comment? i was too scared until i gather up some corage
Final score:
3points
#52
i am scared of stinkbugs even dead ones. very weird right?
Final score:
3points
#53
Cleithrophobia, the fear of being trapped, is often confused with claustrophobia, the fear of enclosed spaces.
Final score:
3points
Zoe Hoesley 3 years ago
Omg that’s what it’s called! I don’t have claustrophobia i just hate being trapped
#54
Clowns, Sequins, and dead animals
Final score:
3points
#56
I have anablepophobia. I can't look up standing on high buildings or other high places.
Final score:
3points
BookCrazyTeen 3 years ago
Omg I have this, I thought it was just me, if I am kneeling on a counter reaching for something on a shelf or something I CANNOT look up or I get a bad feeling. But if I am on a balcony or something it is fine I think.
#58
...im terrified of people named jeff and im scared that someday everyone will leave me and ill be alll alone forever
Final score:
3points
#59
Melissophobia- fear of bees. They never stung me, but I am scared of them. Also Nyctophobia- fear of the dark. Which I see shadows of my nightmares.
Final score:
3points
#61
WARNING: It's going to sound stupid...
I hate the rhythm of certain sounds. It all happened when I was 8 and caught my parents doing a thing. After that, it could've been the simple things where songs could repeat a rhythm, and I couldn't handle the sound. I would literally need to step away from it completely and take a breather. It's been a good 5 or 6 years, and it's not as bad, but I would still need to drown out the sound with something else.
Final score:
3points
#62
I am afraid of clowns, but I know that's kind of common (coulrophobia). My weird phobia is I am terrified of a certain color of light blue. I have no idea why. I have asked my family if anything happened that would cause that, but there isn't that anyone can think of. I have worked hard to remain cool when I see it (which isn't often) and chant at myself that it's stupid, it's a dumb fear and I'm stronger than that. I shake, I tense up. It's so stupid.
Final score:
3points
#63
Agrostophobia - fear of grass.
Yes, I know it's weird.
It stems from my mother who would constantly tell me my while life (yes, even as an adult) to watch where I was walking in case I accidentally stepped in doggo "donations". Now I can's stand near grass without 'seeing' all the grerms and gross stuff that might be hiding in each blade of grass.
Final score:
3points
#64
I have a ton of weird phobias. I have Automatonaphobia which basically means I’m afraid of humanoid objects such as animatronics and mannequins. Related to that phobia, I also have Submechaniphobia aka the fear of submerged man made objects. It makes me feel icky when I see like, water animatronics or those pictures of the statues under water. I also have a fear of the unknown. I need to know everything that’s happening otherwise I feel unease. Also if my foot touches something in the water that freaks me out. WHAT IS IT?
Final score:
3points
#65
Kevin Bacon
Final score:
2points
#66
I have ornithophobia- fear of birds and
ichthyophobia- fear of fish.
Final score:
2points
#67
I have Alektorophobia, the fear of chickens. I don't even know why, they just freak me out.
Final score:
2points
#68
I have a Swallow Syncope, it causes me to pass out when I swallow food or drink beverages. I dread meal time as I never know when it will strike. Guess my fear is consuming/swallowing food or liquids.
Final score:
2points
#69
Fear of getting sick. Specifically, the kind of sick that comes with the stomach flu. Yes, I have trouble even writing the word, and it's idioms. Yes, I'm aware that this is ridiculous.
Emitophobia. I'm not sure on the spelling, or if it's the correct name, because I've only ever heard the name.
Can we talk about how moronic it is, that a searching a phobia online will often include a visual representation of the phobia?
Final score:
2points
#70
I have autophobia in the dark and (not really wierd) claustraphobia, fear of small spaces.
Final score:
2points
#71
This is a wierd one....
but I have a worm phobia.
Walking in mud, being outside when it's raining....NOPE!
Yeah people make fun of me sometimes
Final score:
2points
#73
I have a fear of nightmares, like at night I have to tell myself I won’t have a nightmare because mine Are so horrific and scary I wake up crying
Final score:
2points
#74
Submechanophobia; fear of submerged man-made objects, either partially or entirely underwater. I cannot even look at the photo of a ship underwater, otherwise I start to hyperventilate. For me there is nothing more horrible than the cold, misty, dark waters, and SOMETHING inanimate beyond them.....
Final score:
2points
#75
Molluscophobia.
I hate slugs and snails, I have no idea why but their general sliminess and ooziness just makes me feel ill. I don't like looking at them and I can't bear the thought of touching them.
Final score:
2points
#76
i also have technophobia the fear of electronics. I hate it because it makes you feel someone is watching you also it knows all about you.
Final score:
2points
#77
I am terrified to lose my mum and dad. I know they are strong and healthy, but I know they will die one day. I can't imagine life without them.
Final score:
2points
#78
the idea that someone can watch me while I'm sleeping.
Final score:
2points
#79
I am working through a phobia of even numbers with my psychologist.
Final score:
2points
#80
Veins and just blood overall. I actually start shaking it's weird
Final score:
2points
#82
Nah I'm The One That Should Be Feared
Final score:
1point
#83
Afraid of falling asleep while playing chess and poke my eyes on the Bishop..
Final score:
1point
Steve Barnett 3 years ago
The Queen can be just as hazardous. Sorry if that has exacerbated your fear.
#84
I don't even know if there's a name for it, but certain seeds freak me out. Particularly in apples, cantaloupes, and peppers. Just the abundance of them, how they're arranged. I don't know, it just makes my skin crawl, and I can't even cut up these fruits n' veggies, let alone look at them when they're cut open. I'll gladly eat the fruit though, just as long as someone else gets rid of the creepy part.
Final score:
1point
#85
Nyctophobia, an excessive or irrational fear of darkness. I also just have general anxiety so I’m kinda scared of everything
Final score:
1point
#86
I have myrmecophobia (fear of ants) and apiphobia (fear of bees). I also have this bizzare fear that a ceiling fan will fall from the ceiling and crush me.
Final score:
1point
#87
Im afraid of mirrors.
I know it sounds weird, but I always see this ugly monster in them whenever I look at them. Strangely I also see it in bodies of water and on glass. It’s terrifying, and I even see it when I get my photo taken!
Final score:
0points
What do you think ?
Hermitbunny 3 years ago
It is pretty normal to feel fear, but when it becomes persistent to the point of avoiding everyday life it becomes a phobia. Like if a fear of choking caused you to avoid eating certain foods or even eating alone at all, or you can't take medication without panicking, then it's crossed into a phobia. Same with OCD, it's not OCD to want things clean, but it might be if you feel like if you don't clean something terrible will happen. Fear is such an interesting emotion, it's so useful for some things, but so detrimental for others. It can help you focus or make you fall apart.
Family Ahn 3 years ago
i wouldn't say it's a phobia but holes freak me out. the smaller they get,the creepier
Hermitbunny 3 years ago
It is pretty normal to feel fear, but when it becomes persistent to the point of avoiding everyday life it becomes a phobia. Like if a fear of choking caused you to avoid eating certain foods or even eating alone at all, or you can't take medication without panicking, then it's crossed into a phobia. Same with OCD, it's not OCD to want things clean, but it might be if you feel like if you don't clean something terrible will happen. Fear is such an interesting emotion, it's so useful for some things, but so detrimental for others. It can help you focus or make you fall apart.
Family Ahn 3 years ago
i wouldn't say it's a phobia but holes freak me out. the smaller they get,the creepier
Related on Bored Panda
