fears

what is thalassophobia? It is defined as being “an intense and persistent fear of the sea and sea travel.” It is characterized by waves of panic when confronted with the murky unknown depths of the ocean.

fear of foggy forest

The term acrophobia is reserved for people with extreme, irrational and persistent fears of heights and situations associated with them. It’s one of the so-called natural environment phobias, which also include a fear of thunder and lightening (astraphobia) or water (aquaphobia)

Trypophobia is a fear or disgust of closely-packed holes. People who have it feel queasy when looking at surfaces that have small holes gathered close together. For example, the head of a lotus seed pod or the body of a strawberry could trigger discomfort in someone with this phobia.

Entomophobia: Fear of Insects. Entomophobia is an extreme and persistent fear of insects. It’s what’s referred to as a specific phobia, which is a phobia that focuses on a particular object. An insect phobia is one of the most common types of specific phobia