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agraphobia(contreltophobia) — the fear of sexual abuse

anuptaphobia — the fear of being single

Atelophobia- Fear of imperfection

AtychiphobiaFear of failure

AutophobiaFear of being alone

katagelophobia /gelotophobia — the fear of being laughed at

GlossophobiaFear of speaking in public

logophobia — the fear of speaking in public or talking to unfamiliar people

NoctiphobiaFear of the night

NyctophobiaFear of the dark

ObesophobiaFear of gaining weight

philophobia — the fear of falling in love

pnigophobia — the fear of suffocation

Spheksophobia- Fear of wasps.

Social anxiety —fear of social situations that involve interaction with other people.

TrypanophobiaFear of needles / injections

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Yeah! I'm afraid of most of those too! I think many of us are afraid of a lot of things. You are not alone. X

Are you in a safe place now?

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I always look at the worst case scenario and ask myself what if. Then I play it out in my mind all the way through and it’s never as bad as my mind makes it out to be. When I was younger ignorance was bliss and I had no fear.

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