Showing posts with label Rare Phobias. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Rare Phobias. Show all posts

Sunday, March 23, 2014

Hylophobia




It is related to fear of shrubs, trees and forests. People who have this fear, can not walk in the forest and the simple thought of those places, generates anxiety in them, let alone a picnic. Surely, this phobia inspired M. Night Shyamalan for his film The Happening.

Saturday, March 22, 2014

Anatidaephobia



Anatidaefobia is the fear that, at any given time, one or more ducks are looking you. 

The term was invented by cartoonist Gary Larson, creator of the comic strip The Far Side. It is unlikely to be a real phobia, given the extravagant nature of Larson's work, but it is still funny.