21Globophobia
There is an uncommon phobia to balloons called ‘globophobia.’ Those who suffer from it tend to avoid parties and weddings.
22Aquaphobia and Hydrophobia
Aquaphobia and Hydrophobia are two different things. Aquaphobia is an abnormal fear of water and Hydrophobia is actually a historical term for rabies that was used because victims would panic when presented water to drink.
23Ophidiophobia
Ophidiophobia or fear of snakes is the most common phobia, as one-third of adult humans have it.
24Arachnophobia
Arachnophobia or fear of spiders may be an exaggerated form of an instinctive response that helped early humans to survive.
25Paruresis
Nearly 6.6% of Americans suffer from paruresis, a phobia of urinating in the presence of others, such as in a public restroom.
26Aerophobia
David Bowie had a fear of flying a.ka. aerophobia. After a rocky flight to Cyprus in the early 70s, he preferred to do most of his traveling around the world by train or ship.
27Thalassophobia
Thalassophobia is an intense and persistent fear of the sea and can include fear of being in deep bodies of water, fear of the vast emptiness of the sea, and fear of distance from land.
