5 Extremely Bizarre Phobias

 I think that everyone struggles with some sort of fear of something in their life. Some fear spiders while other fear failure. But when does it cross over to the extremely bizarre phobia category? Well let’s take a look…

1. Automatonophobia

Automatonophobia is when someone is afraid on Ventriloquist’s Dummies.

Being afraid of anything that falsely represents a human. This could include animatronic creatures, mannequins, wax statues and yes even ventriloquist dummies. Everyone that struggles with this phobia experiences it a little differently.

Right now the cause of Automatonophobia is unknown. There has been suggestions that maybe the fear stems from society having certain standards about how one should be, but that is all speculations.

2. Cathisophobia

Cathisophobia is when someone is afraid of sitting down.

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Cathisophobia is the fear of sitting down and is also know as Thaasophobia. It is suggested that they may have anxiety of being trapped in some way or not being able to sit still.

Also this phobia may stem from the anxiety of being in pain when sitting down and is common in the elderly or they may also be forced to sit for long periods of time. Younger people are more in fear of being trapped.

Most people who suffer from this phobia will do anything they can to avoid sitting. As you know sitting is a huge part of our life and could potentially cause a lot of problems in someones life.

3. Arachibutyrophobia

Yes… The fear of getting peanut butter stuck to the roof of your mouth.

That’s right folks, some people are terrified of getting peanut butter stuck to the roof of their mouth. It is believed that this phobia stems from the fear of choking or getting something stuck in their throat.

4. Eisoptrophobia

Eisoptrophobia is the fear of looking in the mirror.

This is when you are afraid of your own image. Most of the time people who suffer from this phobia are afraid that if they look in the mirror they might find something wrong with their face or that something bad is sneaking up behind them.

5. Mageirocophobia

Mageirocophobia is when someone is afraid of cooking.

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Most people that are afraid of cooking stems from the fear of things not turning out the way that they should. They may also have the fear of causing some kind of illness. Some people are even afraid that they may serve inedible food.

People have learned how to cope with this phobia by staying away from certain elements that cause them to become nervous. Some however have it so severe that it could be life limiting.