Barophobia is the Fear of Gravity but may also be the fear of falling or fear of heights (Acrophobia).

Psychology Fear of lawsuits. See Phobia.

In general, you may be more likely to develop atychiphobia if: you have past experiences where you’ve failed, especially if the experiences were traumatic or had important consequences, like missing out on an important job. you’ve learned to fear failing through different situations. you’re a perfectionist.

Allodoxaphobia

Barophobia may be the result of negative emotional experiences that can be either directly or indirectly linked to the object or situational fear. Over time, the symptoms often become “normalised” and “accepted” as a limiting belief in that person’s life – “I’ve learnt to live with it.”

Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia is one of the longest words in the dictionary — and, in an ironic twist, is the name for a fear of long words. Sesquipedalophobia is another term for the phobia. the fear, anxiety, or avoidance causes clinical distress.

: an innocuously inept and futile person in public office.

Specific phobias, like cynophobia, affect some 7 to 9 percent of the population. They’re common enough that they’re formally recognized in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5).

Cynophobia is very treatable and those who dedicate themselves to treatment will make progress in their fear of dogs. Some benefits of treatment include: Coping skills to deal with an unexpected confrontation with a dog.

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