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Cleithrophobia: How to Manage the Fear of Being Trapped
No escape. No place that feels safe. We pay the debt of our own minds, being trapped in a cycle of racing hearts, shallow breaths, and the grim thought: “What if I cannot get out?” The sense of panic may come out of the blue, triggered by a closed door, a crowded elevator, or even a memory hidden in the darkest corners of our cognition. It is a primal fear, and it has a rather distinct name – cleithrophobia.
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09.05.25
Psychology
What is Enochlophobia?
Enochlophobia is an obsessive and debilitating fear of crowds that can rob a person where others feel only mild discomfort. For a person with a fear of large crowds, a noisy square, a crowded shopping center, or a concert is not just an ordinary situation but a source of panic. Sometimes even the thought of a mass event triggers a wave of anxious feelings — from a rapid heartbeat to a feeling of loss of control.
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09.04.25
Psychology
What is Emetophobia?
Emetophobia is an anxiety disorder where someone feels an overwhelming and uncontrollable fear of throwing up — sometimes even just seeing another person get sick can trigger it. Unlike ordinary disgust, this is a phobia that begins to shape a lifestyle: from food choices to refusing to attend social events. People living with this condition may give up traveling, stay away from restaurants, and sometimes even distance themselves from loved ones out of fear of catching something.
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09.04.25
Psychology
What is Elurophobia?
Ailurophobia — also known as elurophobia — is a specific phobia that makes people feel an intense and often irrational fear of cats. For people with this condition, just a glimpse of an animal or hearing its sound is enough to experience a sudden surge of anxiety. Some completely avoid walks, visiting friends with pets, or even watching movies where cats appear. In severe cases, people limit leaving the house.
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09.03.25
Psychology
What is Dystychiphobia?
Dystychiphobia is not just a clinical term from psychology, but a very real story about how fear can quietly take root in daily life. A person is afraid of getting into an accident — most often a car accident — and this fear is so strong that anxiety arises even at a fleeting thought about a possible catastrophe. Where for others the risk seems minimal, for themselves everything looks like a potential threat.
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09.03.25
Psychology
What is Cibophobia?
Cibophobia is an anxiety disorder where food stops feeling like nourishment or joy and instead becomes something frightening. A person facing this problem may avoid the simplest products, shudder at the thought of eating, or even refuse to eat at all, risking their health. To notice the first signs in time and support those who live with it, it’s important to ask yourself: what is cibophobia?
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08.25.25
Psychology
What is Chronophobia?
Chronophobia is an anxiety disorder in which time becomes a source of fear rather than an abstract concept. A person feels as if it’s slipping away or pressing down with its inevitability, leaving no room for control. Those who experience this condition often describe it as if haunted by an ‘invisible enemy’ that reminds them of their finiteness.
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08.25.25
Psychology
What is Chrometophobia?
Fear of money may seem strange, because most people are more concerned about not having enough of it. But there is a separate disorder - chrometophobia, in which any action related to spending causes anxiety and panic reactions. A person may avoid stores, postpone paying bills and even deprive themselves of basic amenities.
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08.22.25
Psychology
What is Chromophobia?
Chromophobia is a rare but very strong anxiety disorder in which a person develops an intense fear of colors. For some people, only one shade may be frightening - for example, bright red or black, while others feel anxious around almost the entire palette.
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08.22.25
Psychology
Fear of Sharp Objects (Aichmophobia): Signs and How to Treat
Humans are animals, yet unlike many others, we often carry an inherent fear of sharp objects, even without any prior encounters with them. Sometimes, it is reasonable and rather wise to stay away from something that causes injury or poses a threat to life, but this fear may grow beyond reasonable limits. It is usually referred to as aichmophobia.
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08.21.25
