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Psychology
What is Bathmophobia?
One of the lesser-known but truly limiting anxiety disorders is bathmophobia. This is a fear of stairs, a panicky feeling of danger that occurs when looking at stairs or inclined surfaces.
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08.21.25
Psychology
What is Bibliophobia?
Fun brain games help us develop attention and cope better with stress, but there are conditions in which even familiar sources of knowledge become sources of fear.
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08.21.25
Psychology
What is the Fear of Snow?
Free mind games can sometimes help to distract from obsessive thoughts, but in the case of chionophobia, the anxiety goes much deeper. For a person with this phobia, even a light snowfall becomes a threat: breathing becomes difficult, the heart races, and the desire to go outside disappears completely. Snow turns into a symbol of danger, and life gradually shrinks to a limited space, where winter seems an insurmountable obstacle.
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08.21.25
Psychology
What is Cacophobia?
Fun brain games help train attention and memory, but there are conditions in which the mind is captured by irrational fears. One of these rare disorders is cacophobia - an anxiety condition in which a person experiences an intense fear of what they perceive as "ugly" or "unattractive".
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08.21.25
Psychology
Overcoming Algophobia: A Guide to the Fear of Pain
The idea of never experiencing pain might sound comforting, even perfect. But this cannot become a reality, for a human, no matter how decent and kind one may be, can suffer at times. Physical pain is usually an indicator of a natural response, signaling that something is wrong and the body needs rest, healing, or medical attention.
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08.20.25
Psychology
What is Amaxophobia?
Impulse brain training helps to understand how the human brain reacts to stress and why certain situations cause disproportionately strong anxiety. One such condition is amaxophobia, that is, an intense and debilitating fear of getting behind the wheel or being in a vehicle.
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08.20.25
Psychology
What is Barophobia?
People often wonder: what is the fear of gravity called? The correct term is barophobia. In everyday speech, you can also find the phrase the fear of gravity, which reflects the same essence. This is a rare and little-studied fear associated with the force of gravity. For a person suffering from this condition, ordinary things - falling objects, climbing stairs, or even the thought of space - can cause severe anxiety.
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08.20.25
Psychology
What is the Fear of Being Alone?
What is the fear of being alone? Clinically, it’s linked to autophobia, an anxiety disorder where being by yourself feels unsafe or unbearable, even if there’s no real danger. It’s the fear that something bad might happen without anyone around to help.
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08.20.25
Psychology
What is Automatonophobia?
Automatonophobia is the fear of human like figures. The automatonophobia meaning is anything that looks convincingly human but isn’t alive: wax statues, mannequins, ventriloquist dummies, animatronics at theme parks, even some humanoid robots.
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08.19.25
Psychology
What is Atychiphobia?
You’re about to hit “send” on an important email… and your finger freezes. Your brain starts running disaster scenarios like a bad movie marathon: what if it’s full of typos? What if they hate it? What if my career is over and I have to move to a cabin in the woods with only raccoons for company?
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