Talk:List of phobias/Archive 3

Luposlipaphobia
Vandalism? 77.190.160.115 (talk) 09:08, 15 November 2008 (UTC)

Arachnophobia
Arachnophobia (the fear of spiders) is one of the most common phobias today. But nowhere on this list do I see it. I believe that it should definitely be included. Combsf (talk) 16:49, 28 October 2008 (UTC)

Phobia Lists
Just wondering if there was any need to list the examples of content spammers in the article? Surely by acknowledging their existence in the first place we're inadvertently giving them free advertising eg: 'call 1-800 XXXXX'...? londonsista | Prod 03:18, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

Quite on the contrary, with these quite ridiculous suggestions to cure Russophobia or Prostitute Phobia we are giving them a proper kind of publicity. If, however, after reading this article someone with telephonophobia decides to call 1-800, then peace be upon him :-) Mukadderat (talk) 04:23, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

"Emophobia"
I call vandalism on this. 134.117.254.250 (talk) 23:31, 29 February 2008 (UTC)
 * I wonder if there is a fear of emos? C Teng (talk) 13:31, 12 March 2008 (UTC)
 * You are asking for something that is mathematically imposible, to fear emos one shall be of less value than one... Misemia (hatred against emos) and misemos exsit, but not phobia of them.Undead Herle King (talk) 04:46, 12 August 2009 (UTC)

Fear of turning into a pumkin (Apocolocynposis)
I read somewhere that "Apocolocynposis" is the fear of turning into a pumkin. I also saw the same thing when I search it on Google. Is the word accually real? C Teng (talk) 13:33, 12 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Yes. Cinderella's carriage has that fear. -- megA (talk) 11:06, 24 January 2009 (UTC)

Apotemnophobia
I read somewhere that it was fear of either a one legged person, or a person with one arm, or something. Anyone want to elaborate and add it to the page? I'm afraid I might accidentally kill the article. Dragana666 (talk) 18:38, 28 April 2008 (UTC)


 * There are plenty of various coinages with the word "phobia", because people may fear virtually everything and under some conditions this fear may become pathological, ie., phobia. There are dozens of "phobia lists" circulating in internet. In wikipedia we write articles about notable things based on referenced from reputable sources, see Attribution and what is a reliable source for wikipedia. `'Míkka>t 19:48, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

Onychophobia
I've tried to research this, it's the fear of Nails (hands and feet), I was wondering if this could be verified before it's put in. Pureferret (talk) 17:02, 29 May 2008 (UTC)

Hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia vs. Sesquipedaliophobia
I think it's reasonably obvious that the definition given for hippopot... pretty much axiomatically shows itself to be a falsified word. I vote that it be replaced by Sesquipedaliophobia (which the definition of hippopot... actually recognises as being the fear of words longer than one-and-a-half feet) with a reference to the fact that -hippopoto- and -monstrose- both mean the same thing and were almost irrefutably appended to make the word seem longer for the sake of irony. TheDefiniteArticle (talk) 00:30, 5 June 2008 (UTC)

Phobophobia
Right now, phobophobia is listed in the "fictional phobias," with no citations or examples of its "fictional" usage, as opposed to all the other words in the section. However, according to Merriam-Webster's medical dictionary, phobophobia is an actual word meaning "excessive fear of acquiring a phobia." Therefore, I'm moving phobophobia to the "psychological conditions" section with this citation. SnoKoneManiac (talk) 06:00, 9 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Sorry, am deleting it at all, because wikipedia is not a dictionary: the dictionary is wiktionary. We are not listing dictionary definitions here, we are listing wikipedia articles about notable phobias. Mukadderat (talk) 04:26, 10 June 2008 (UTC)

Agoraphobia
Agoraphobia is a fear of open or public places. It is a valid word used by psychiatrists. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.167.223.170 (talk) 19:43, 21 July 2008 (UTC)

Fear of Bites
Is there a word/name for the fear of Bites or being Bitten? For every phobia list (medical, psychological, or even fictional), I have yet to find any suggested words/names for this. I read once (a couple years ago) that it doesn't exist, but instead becomes referred to more specific phobia, such as the fear of dogs, fear of insects, fear of teeth, fear of blood or fear of pain (forgive me for not being able to remember the names of these phobia off the top of my head). Even so, asking teachers and other students at several UK colleges and universities that I have visited, most agree that it is a valid psychological fear, which is moderately common (albeit not so much as Arachnophobia), and is also treated with the same psychological therapies as most phobias. If so, why is it that it does not have a name? Signed by 90.45.71.90 (talk) 11:24, 14 August 2008 (UTC)

Fear of Cotton Balls
In one of the archives of this "talk page", I see that someone has mentioned gossyphobia, the fear of cotton balls. I'm just wondering why it hasn't been included in the main list, in some capacity.
 * if you find a serious reference, according to wikipedian rules: WP:CITE and "reliable sources", then you may add it. `'Míkka>t 20:28, 3 September 2008 (UTC)

Fear of morning, or fear of sunrise?
In a similar list of phobias somewhere, I remember hearing included a word that means "fear of morning" or "fear of sunrise". Obviously, a Dracula-type vampire might be said to have "fear of sunrise", but I believe there was a more practical usage, such as the dread that a person suffering from insomnia might feel as he realizes that the dawn light is appearing and he still hasn't managed to have any decent sleep for the entire night. Anyone know what this word is? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 4.224.153.118 (talk) 01:09, 10 October 2008 (UTC)

Creating a separate list of Phobias
I feel that in the best intrest of other Wikipedians, there should be a thorough list of phobias, separate from the one given on this page. Niteman555 (talk) 01:56, 22 October 2008 (UTC)
 * I think only really reported phobias mst be collected in an encyclopedia, not various smart or stupid word coinages, like "fear of buttons", and "Prostitute Phobia" Timurite (talk) 22:06, 22 October 2008 (UTC)
 * "Fear of buttons" had an ITV one-time show dedicated to it, a woman who had a fear of buttons. She overcome the fear through therapy. So it has been reported and isn't a "stupid word coinage". TigerTails (talk) 21:11, 30 December 2008 (UTC)

Storm Phobia
I have a very bad case of storm phobia and I think it should be included here. Crazyla112 (talk) 03:48, 28 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Do you know any reliable medical sources which discuss this disease? Timurite (talk) —Preceding undated comment was added at 02:14, 3 November 2008 (UTC).

Sociophobia
Why is sociophobia linked to the Social Anxiety rather than the Social Phobia page, and why is it followed by "see also sociopath"? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.250.242.189 (talk) 00:49, 8 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Why are you asking these questions? `'Míkka>t 00:19, 26 November 2008 (UTC)
 * I agree with OP. Sociophobia may be more similar to Social anxiety and social phobia so I understand that link.  But sociophobia is definitely not related to sociopathy or antisocial personality disorder.  Shame on Mikkalai for being a total jerk and not answering a valid question.  Can someone please edit sociophobia because I can't. Validargue (talk) 03:22, 10 December 2008 (UTC)

Joke Phobias
Do we really need that sub-section? Most have only been mentioned once. Wise dude321 (talk) 17:20, 24 November 2008 (UTC)
 * This section was added as an outlet for some jokes persistently added into this page when no one was watching. Please feel free to delete the ones which fail minimal notability criteria, i.e., the ones without serious independent coverage or references (usually as redirects here) from other pages in wikipedia. If you delete some, please do not forget to delete the corresponding redirects. Phobias I would not regret are luposlipaphobia, Anatidaephobia, Aibohphobia. The remaining ones seem marginally notable. `'Míkka>t 00:18, 26 November 2008 (UTC)
 * I think that more serious pruning is needed than that. I move that we delete the following: All the above, Aibohphobia, Arachnophobiaphobia, Hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia. Those other ones either became a sort of big thing, but these ones only seem to be mentioned once. Wise dude321 (talk) 04:35, 26 November 2008 (UTC)
 * "Hippo...phobia" has historically been added to wikipedia a huge number of times, in different spellings, even a separate article was written. Also "fear of long words" has 43,200 google hits, way more than some other dubious and nonnotable phobias. So I guess we can keep it, if only for the peace of mind. Aibohphobia is a socially notable joke, found in quite a few books (not as an illness but as a joke) at least since the 1981 The Devil's DP Dictionary; I am adding references in 1-2 minutes. I (reluctantly) agree to delete Arachnophobiaphobia after moving its content into the article talk page. I wasted quite some time fighting with bullshit added to wikipedia about this phobia, so I finally wasted some extra time for tracing the coinage of the word and added the findings here to kill the issue in its roots.  `'Míkka>t 19:18, 26 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Okay, I could live with that. If anyone has any objections speak now, or it shall be deleted. Wise dude321 (talk) 20:07, 26 November 2008 (UTC)

No, we don't need that subsection. If people add nonsense, the correct thing to do is to remove it and warn them, not to put it into a special section for nonsense. What we need is actual sources for all these listings, from reliable sources showing notability of the term. DreamGuy (talk) 18:09, 3 January 2009 (UTC)
 * The ones that we decided to keep seem to be notable enough. I'm willing to keep these.Wise dude321 (talk) 20:37, 3 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Notable? By what standards? Certainly not by Wikipedia's. DreamGuy (talk) 22:36, 3 January 2009 (UTC)
 * They seem to be notable jokes. I mean, all of them have been talked by Google or Dr. Who, or BBC. All of which are pretty oh I don't know... notable.Wise dude321 (talk) 01:24, 4 January 2009 (UTC)

Why isn't Anatidaephobia (the fear that somewhere, somehow, a duck is watching you) notable? It was in a Far Side cartoon. That's notable enough! --MicahBrwn (talk) 06:50, 28 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Only one of hi 4,000+ cartoons. If you can find, one instance where anatidaephobia is mentioned outside Far Side, I'd be willing to let it in.Wise dude321 (talk) 15:53, 28 March 2009 (UTC)

Vandalism
Someone vandalized the Zoophobia section with an invisible "Partyphobia" entry which I cannot edit away. Can someone fix this? Cid SilverWing —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.166.178.16 (talk) 17:07, 14 April 2009 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 15 April 2015
Please put cathisophobia, the fear of sitting

112.198.77.167 (talk) 12:06, 15 April 2015 (UTC)
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Semi-protected edit request on 7 May 2015
Peregrinphobia: fear of strangers; a feeling danger around unfamiliar people, thus creating a fear.

Doveheartmypeasants (talk) 20:25, 7 May 2015 (UTC)
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Semi-protected edit request on 12 May 2015
Gamophobia-fear of marriage or commitment

68.8.93.217 (talk) 16:52, 12 May 2015 (UTC)
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Semi-protected edit request on 14 May 2015
corporaphobia - The fear of passing faeces or going to a public restroom.

2.103.96.36 (talk) 17:20, 14 May 2015 (UTC)

❌ - as that is not what corporaphobia means as seen here - Arjayay (talk) 17:32, 14 May 2015 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 1 June 2015
I would like to add three phobias to the list. They are Chelonaphobia: the fear of turtles; Lepidopterophobia or Mottephobia: the fear of moths and or butterflies; and Ovinaphobia: the fear of sheep and or goats.

MichealRavyn (talk) 18:31, 1 June 2015 (UTC)
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Semi-protected edit request on 14 June 2015
Astihophobia - Fear of all things rubber and latex.

112.79.38.33 (talk) 04:40, 14 June 2015 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Furthermore this article only lists phobias with their own Wikipedia article. Thanks, Stickee (talk) 07:48, 14 June 2015 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 19 June 2015
Ethismosophobia - the fear of addiction

142.196.156.192 (talk) 11:21, 19 June 2015 (UTC)


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Semi-protected edit request on 23 July 2015
podophobia the fear of feet

72.2.87.3 (talk) 13:04, 23 July 2015 (UTC)
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Semi-protected edit request on 30 July 2015
under M in the list of phobias I noticed that mycophobia is not listed (I myself have it) and mycophobia is the fear of mushrooms. For proof I looked up mycophobia. link | \|/

https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=mycophobia

the pictures are very scary... don't say I didn't warn you! (Please DO NOT include pictures/images)

Aidenrobo (talk) 18:48, 30 July 2015 (UTC)
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Missing Phobia - Bathophobia: Fear of Depths
links: http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=12212 http://www.fearof.net/fear-of-depths-phobia-bathophobia/ — Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.164.195.25 (talk) 00:51, 6 August 2015 (UTC)
 * Neither of those websites is a reliable source of medical information.--Srleffler (talk) 04:09, 6 August 2015 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 8 August 2015
I know a phobia called Antiturbanophobia meaning the fear of people not wearing turbans

5.70.52.73 (talk) 20:13, 8 August 2015 (UTC)
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Semi-protected edit request on 10 September 2015
Please let mah add a phobia

Its a good one (funny as well)

SebTheGeniusUnicorn (talk) 00:08, 10 September 2015 (UTC)


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Abnormal aversion vs. prejudice
The section entitled "Prejudices and discrimination" is prejudicial itself. A given phobia in the section may not necessarily be prejudicially anti-ethnic, but may be a strong, abnormal aversion to the culture, or even simply be delusional. In fact, the labeller, as opposed to the labelled may be the one prejudicial. I would prefer to see abnormal aversion to prejudice in the text, as it more accurately describes the phobias. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 120.29.74.137 (talk) 17:20, 22 September 2015 (UTC)
 * The articles in that section are about various forms of discrimination and prejudice. A non-prejudicial abnormal aversion to a particular group would be a separate thing. Per Wikipedia policy, that phenomenon would, if notable, require its own separate article.--Srleffler (talk) 01:24, 28 September 2015 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 6 October 2015
Aibohphobia .. fear of palyndromes

14.139.160.236 (talk) 04:12, 6 October 2015 (UTC)
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Serbophobia
it exists — Preceding unsigned comment added by 142.197.17.212 (talk) 19:39, 11 October 2015 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 16 October 2015
You can add hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia - fear of long words

77.239.66.248 (talk) 19:34, 16 October 2015 (UTC)
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Relevant discussion at RfD
Editors are invited to participate in this discussion, which concerns the potential restoration of the "Jocular and fictional phobias" section of this article. Deryck C. 14:23, 18 October 2015 (UTC)
 * I oppose restoration of the section, for the reasons I raised here.--Srleffler (talk) 16:33, 18 October 2015 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 20 November 2015
Francophobia-the fear of going to france or french culture.

23.124.232.49 (talk) 02:01, 20 November 2015 (UTC)
 * Pictogram voting wait.svg Already done See List of phobias --Stabila711 (talk) 02:09, 20 November 2015 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 22 November 2015
I want to add another phobia, 'Soceraphobia' which means fear of parents-in-law

42.0.7.48 (talk) 03:22, 22 November 2015 (UTC)
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Semi-protected edit request on 14 December 2015
Entomophobia - the fear of insects (also known as "insectophobia")

223.219.135.113 (talk) 04:10, 14 December 2015 (UTC)
 * ✅ Sir Joseph (talk) 04:18, 14 December 2015 (UTC)

Internetphobia
Fear of the Internet exists - I have encountered it. In regard to recogniitation you can cite me, an IP. - 173.30.4.237 (talk) 19:44, 24 March 2016 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 26 May 2016
hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia should be added into the list, its a fear of long words.

88.1.28.169 (talk) 15:58, 26 May 2016 (UTC)
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Semi-protected edit request on 22 June 2016
Add the phobia hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia, fear of long words Notice: there is an alternate spelling to hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia, where an extra 'p' is added, like so: hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia It is a common misspelling, perhaps on purpose, to make the word longer (lol)

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia

2602:30A:C050:8130:FD07:535D:BF59:4ABE (talk) 15:43, 22 June 2016 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: I've just checked the edit history of the page and it appears that this phobia was already added to the list, but it was subsequently removed by an editor who believed it to be a false phobia. Since its addition proved contentious, I'm not adding this phobia in. You may wish to seek consensus on the talk page, although I don't believe it's worth adding. st170e talk 15:55, 22 June 2016 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 29 August 2016
Please add a section for "K" phobias. Under this section, please add:

Kosmemophobia - Fear of Jewelry

Dcar2353 (talk) 21:11, 29 August 2016 (UTC)
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Refocus as e.g. "list of proposed specific phobias"?
So here's the thing: there are tons of meh-to-acceptable sources on goofy phobias, and many good sources on a small number of phobias. People are going to come to Wikipedia looking for them. Some might be looking for real psychological information, some might be looking for the goofy stuff for goofiness sake, but this very page gets 1500 hits a day. It's a notable list topic, and will surely be kept at the ongoing AfD, but let's talk about how best to cover the subject.

The list is useful from an editing perspective in that many of the -phobia articles get a lot of pageviews (i.e. people are looking for them) but they aren't really notable enough for a stand-alone article. With proper criteria for inclusion/sourcing and a solid lead, this could be an good place to consolidate (indeed, to some extent it serves that purpose already).

It seems sensible to clarify that we're talking about specific phobias, then to remove agoraphobia and social phobias (clarifying in the lead that they're classified separately). Also useful to state that while more or less anything can be the subject of a specific phobia, most talk of these come about because people find them funny/weird (this is already mentioned in the lead).

We could set an inclusion criteria that requires a good peer reviewed scientific journal or book as a source, which would excise several on the list. There's an open question, however, whether they're best removed from Wikipedia altogether or sent to a subsection or separate list. (Again, people are looking for them -- that's not always a reason to do something, of course, but it leaves an open question of "why isn't it here" that we could answer with, effectively, "because it's just something someone made up").

This is sort of stream of consciousnessy, but it seems this sort of conversation needs to start somewhere :) &mdash; Rhododendrites talk \\ 14:24, 22 August 2016 (UTC)

What belongs in this article

 * A random visitor cannot tell "specific phobia" from lurgy, therefore listing all xxxphobias in one page makes sense. As for the question how to provide useful info, I would suggest a three-degree classification:
 * a notable phobia clearly has its article.
 * An obscure phobia described in a scholarly med journal may be covered in this page as a kind of glossary item.
 * Various dubious coinages (velocipedophobia - fear of joggers; heck, I thought I've just invented it, but lo, it already has 3 google hits!) belong to wiktionary. (And BTW, if source is only Campbell's Psychiatric Dictionary and the likes, to wiktionary it goes.)


 * Precisely because of pageviews we have to be careful and not to be a vehicle to various promoters of "neurolinguistic programming" and chakra cleansing. Staszek Lem (talk) 01:05, 30 August 2016 (UTC)
 * Thanks for illustrating those guidelines. The ongoing delete actions make more sense and I agree with them. I was not particularly attached to Androphobia as an entry, other than good faith addition of a missing phobia. As it turns out, there are many other references, enough to create its own article, which I will do shortly. If there is no objection, another paragraph in the lead could actually say just what this article is, and where other phobias can be found (wiktionary). By the way, I would have guessed velocipedophobia to be the fear of antique bicycles. Thanks, Group29 (talk) 21:48, 30 August 2016 (UTC)
 * Ah, Velocipede! Means my knowledge of wikipedia is not thorough :-) As for Androphobia, I hope for sources you don't mean The 101 Most Unusual Diseases and Disorders or the likes of fearof.net. Staszek Lem (talk) 01:54, 31 August 2016 (UTC)
 * P.S. I don't think the lede must spell out our inclusion criteria. Such kind of info is for writers, not for readers. As for sending to wiktionary, we have a standard template:


 * Staszek Lem (talk) 02:09, 31 August 2016 (UTC)

Campbell's Psychiatric Dictionary
According to its summary Campbell's Psychiatric Dictionary is widely recognized as the definitive dictionary of psychiatry--up-to-date, comprehensive, and authoritative. Distinguished by its clarity and scholarship, it is unique among dictionaries in providing nearly encyclopedic discussions of many of the most important entries. Group29 (talk) 14:32, 29 August 2016 (UTC)
 * It is still a dictionary. Arguably, if there is a significant coverage of encyclopedic detail, it may be used as an argument in favor of notability. Otherwise a dicdef is a dicdef is a dicdef. Staszek Lem (talk) 21:29, 9 September 2016 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 27 August 2016
Please add fear of long words : hippomonstrosequidaliphobia in the h section

86.8.186.126 (talk) 16:30, 27 August 2016 (UTC)

❌ Hoax. —PermStrump ( talk )  01:36, 28 August 2016 (UTC)
 * We do cover notable hoaxes in wikipedia. BTW it is not a hoax, it is a joke. Staszek Lem (talk) 21:31, 9 September 2016 (UTC)

K

 * Kosmemophobia – fear of jewelry

P0t4t05P4ndA (talk) 15:57, 25 September 2016 (UTC)
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Semi-protected edit request on 23 October 2016
IFESTIOPHOBIA-Fear of volcanoes

80.194.190.81 (talk) 09:10, 23 October 2016 (UTC)
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AFD
Articles for deletion/Chorophobia (2nd nomination) Staszek Lem (talk) 20:31, 2 November 2016 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 31 January 2017
Anuptaphobia- the fear of being single Firestorm888 (talk) 06:34, 31 January 2017 (UTC)
 * No source brought for this, so cannot add. Need source per WP:MEDRS. Jytdog (talk) 18:04, 31 January 2017 (UTC)

Barophobia
After I removed the unreliable Cram101, barophobia is sourced to Campbell's Dictionary - which I gather from the discussion above is not considered sufficient. Barophobia appears in lists of phobias dating back at least to the 1970s, but as a real name for a real phobia in medicine I'm not finding much. PubMed draws a blank. Google Scholar tells us "Most bacteria are barophobic in that their growth is inhibited by pressure" - quite a different meaning. I did find G. Stanley Hall: A Study of Fears. The American Journal of Psychology, Vol. 8, No. 2 (Jan., 1897), pp. 147-249, which says "without any suggestion of a new morbid entity, it would be convenient to have a term like barophobia for the gravity fears". Full text available at http://www.jstor.org/stable/1410940, though I've not accessed it. Is this entry sufficiently attested? Fences &amp;  Windows  08:29, 13 February 2017 (UTC)

I removed the phobia from the "B" list to the "G" list for the very reason that "barophobia" is at best an unnofficial phobia name; however, "gravity phobia" as described in the American Journal of Psychology source is an important phobia and an important addition to this list, in my humble opinion. Why don't you agree to find a way to keep the entry in the list? Is the removal of the entire entry the best solution?  Paine Ellsworth  put'r there  00:17, 16 February 2017 (UTC)
 * are there any good MEDRS refs for that? an 1897 article speculating that it would be useful and the school of visual arts, are not acceptable.... Jytdog (talk) 00:18, 16 February 2017 (UTC)
 * That source was for the entire entry and describes the phobia very well. As far as the unofficial "barophobia", that can be removed if it causes problems; however, the 1897 source found by Fences and windows shows that the phobia has been recognized and written about for a very long time.   Paine Ellsworth   put'r there  00:43, 16 February 2017 (UTC)
 * That source proposes "barophobia" as i noted in my edit note, and the only reference I found to the term in pubmed was to make fun of engineers' worries about injection devices (search result). Things get proposed from time to time in the history of medicine.  This one clearly went no where and you are not bringing any refs to show it did.  Jytdog (talk) 00:52, 16 February 2017 (UTC)
 * This no way an "important phobia". Its presence is only in various phobia lists. Also one lady started wearing bra because of fear of gravity. Also in several cases I see "fear of gravity" is used in contexts where actually is spoken about fear of falling. Staszek Lem (talk) 00:37, 16 February 2017 (UTC)
 * It's probably very important to those who have it and to those who treat it. And yes, it does appear to be associated with the fear of falling.   Paine Ellsworth   put'r there  00:43, 16 February 2017 (UTC)
 * important to those who have it - no reliable evidence such people exist. Staszek Lem (talk) 23:31, 16 February 2017 (UTC)


 * posting the quote from the 1897 ref here since it is so dead on accurate - the "fun with Greek" bullshit has apparently been going on for a long time. "Despite the symptoms common to all fears, and even despite the absurd tendency to give Greek names to objects feared (which, as Arndt says, would giveus such terms as klopsophobia-fear of thieves, triakaidekapho- bia- fear of the number 13, and following which the 298 things feared in our returns might each have its name), without any suggestion of a new morbid entity, it would be convenient to have a term like barophobia for the gravity fears, and elusesthesia for the group of falling sensations, and anakataesthesia for hovering, etc." I think IO will add this to the lead. Jytdog (talk) 00:55, 16 February 2017 (UTC)
 * and note that this quote specifically says : "without any suggestion of a new morbid entity". Jytdog (talk) 01:00, 16 February 2017 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 22 February 2017
Koumpounophobia - fear of buttons.

(http://www.fearof.net/fear-of-buttons-phobia-koumpounophobia/) Combirom2 (talk) 19:16, 22 February 2017 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: Sorry, this website is not a reliable source for medical information. K..phobia does appear in numerous "phobia lists" copied all over in internet, but no references to serious medical discussion of the "fear of buttons" have been provided yet. Staszek Lem (talk) 22:51, 22 February 2017 (UTC)
 * I'm not convinced that simply because the term has not yet been found published in a "serious medical discussion" means it should not be listed in an encyclopedia article. Regardless of its origin or medical credentials, the term 'koumpounophobia' has appeared in mainstream media such as The Spectator (http://www.spectator.co.uk/2014/11/steve-jobss-button-phobia-has-shaped-the-modern-world/), Huffington Post (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/28/hannah-matthews-koumpounophobia-button-phobia_n_1635420.html), Daily Mail (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-3075950/I-m-terrified-buttons-s-no-laughing-matter-says-Kate-Battersby-Poppy-Delevingne-Steve-Jobs-agree.html), etc. and is in public use (e.g. Ripley's (http://www.ripleys.com/weird-news/tag/koumpounophobia/)). It is now clearly far more than merely an ephemeral internet meme.
 * Since the term has been recognised in mainstream media for several years, it is also worthy of recognition in an encyclopedia article. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Combirom2 (talk • contribs) 15:17, 2 March 2017 (UTC)
 * The term also appears in a peer-reviewed article by Lisa Fritscher, a specialist with a degree in Psychology: https://www.verywell.com/koumpounophobia-2671825 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Combirom2 (talk • contribs) 17:17, 2 March 2017 (UTC)
 * "Lisa holds a BA in Psychology" and an anonymously reviewed pop culture article. Not exactly a high quality source. --Neil N  talk to me 17:36, 2 March 2017 (UTC)
 * Agreed. Nevertheless, as indicated by its use in mainstream media and elsewhere, the term has clearly gained popular currency for naming a specific phobia. I doubt that several other names for phobias began their life in medical journals either. I believe an encyclopedia should reflect popular terminology in addition to that sanctioned by academia - even if it is qualified by a "popular usage" caveat in brackets.
 * In addition to being mentioned in many publications listed in Wiktionary (https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Citations:koumpounophobia#English), the term "koumpounophobia" is also defined and used in Julia Russell et al, "Cambridge International AS and A Level Psychology Coursebook", Cambridge University Press, 2016, p.144. I think that easily qualifies as a reliable source!

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Cambridge-International-Level-Psychology-Coursebook-x/dp/1316605698
 * The Cambridge ref looks half-decent, especially as the text refers to a case study covered in the book. If a separate article was written about Koumpounophobia then perhaps it could be included here. Pinging  for their thoughts. --Neil N  talk to me 19:28, 2 March 2017 (UTC)


 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: please establish a consensus for this alteration before using the template. Neil N  talk to me 17:37, 2 March 2017 (UTC)
 * thank goodness a decent ref was finally provided. (daily mail, oy.)   based on that ref it would be OK to list it.  things don't need to have a separate article to be listed here. Jytdog (talk) 19:38, 2 March 2017 (UTC)
 * Thanks Jytdog. Added. --Neil N  <i style="color:blue">talk to me</i> 19:47, 2 March 2017 (UTC)
 * Thanks, NeilN and Jytdog. Haha yes, I'd agree about the Daily Mail but koumpounophobia clearly IS a genuinely accepted term in the Psychology profession - and even the tabloid has been vindicated in this particular case! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Combirom2 (talk • contribs) 20:22, 2 March 2017 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 8 May 2017
Pittakionaphobia, a fear of stickers, such as one might find on fruits in a supermarket or school as a reward for good work. n.b This fear does not mean a fear of sticky objects, only actual stickers. 86.150.68.236 (talk) 16:58, 8 May 2017 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Staszek Lem (talk) 19:46, 8 May 2017 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 21 June 2017

 * Shellophobia – fear of powershell scripts
 * Scriptophobia – fear of scripts backezeeartgh (talk) 17:31, 21 June 2017 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Also, these "phobias" appear to be recent non-notable inventions. Eggishorn (talk) (contrib) 19:13, 21 June 2017 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 13 October 2017
Please add Theophobia, as the fear of religion or gods, to the list. 74.191.67.11 (talk) 18:07, 13 October 2017 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. <b style="padding:2px 2px;font-variant:small-caps;whitespace:nowrap;color:#000;letter-spacing:-0.5px">Nihlus</b> 18:46, 13 October 2017 (UTC)

Enochlophobia?
It redirects to "Ochlophobia" and does not even mention the 'en' -starting version. I suppose ochlophobia is the right one, but have no proof outside wikipedia. 212.50.203.198 (talk) 12:25, 5 November 2017 (UTC)
 * The difference is subtle and ought to be mentioned, although the two are mostly confused today and treated as synonyms. Ochlophobia is a fear of crowds (crowds in a general sense, anywhere). Enochlophobia is a more personal fear of being caught within a crowd yourself. Andy Dingley (talk) 12:53, 5 November 2017 (UTC)
 * I am wondering which medical sources say so? Staszek Lem (talk) 02:25, 7 November 2017 (UTC)

Barophobia and Antlophobia
The redirects Barophobia and Antlophobia are currently being discussed at Redirects for discussion/Log/2017 November 19. – Uanfala 11:54, 21 November 2017 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 17 December 2017
I would like to add Anthrobliviphobia; fear of forgetting people, to the list. Dr.MElAssaad (talk) 08:34, 17 December 2017 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. A Google search finds no results. Gulumeemee (talk) 09:21, 17 December 2017 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 1 August 2018
Sideyphobia - Fear of Sideburns 195.94.45.126 (talk) 10:51, 1 August 2018 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. —  Newslinger  talk   11:18, 1 August 2018 (UTC)

Anopheliphobia
I feel like Anopheliphobia (fear of mosquitoes) might be a common insect phobia that has a good chance of being added to the 'A' section, despite not having an existing Wikipedia link. I haven't found a source yet, so for now it should be up to consideration. - Theironminer (talk) 14:12, 28 August 2018 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 22 June 2017
You have missed some phobias such as Arithmophobia (fear of numbers) Miahodge (talk) 06:29, 22 June 2017 (UTC)


 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Eggishorn (talk) (contrib) 14:12, 22 June 2017 (UTC)


 * Here's a link to Arithmophobia. AltoStev (talk) 16:43, 23 September 2018 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: Arithmophobia does not have a Wikipedia articles, apparently. <b style="color:#060">L293D</b> (<b style="color:#000">☎</b> • <b style="color:#000">✎</b>) 13:33, 24 September 2018 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 30 October 2018
Anatidaephobia 97.64.60.147 (talk) 12:35, 30 October 2018 (UTC)
 * Red question icon with gradient background.svg Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. &#8209;&#8209; El Hef  ( Meep? ) 12:52, 30 October 2018 (UTC)

fear of depth/s missing?
searched for depth on the page... nothing.

this is just a suggestion for its addition.

Vurrath (talk) 14:23, 20 November 2018 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 23 September 2018
We should add "Arachibutyrophobia" to the list of phobias. It means 'the fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of your mouth' AltoStev (talk) 16:28, 23 September 2018 (UTC) AltoStev
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: light years away from being notable, sorry. Go to uncyclopedia instead, it will be much better there. <b style="color:#060">L293D</b> (<b style="color:#000">☎</b> • <b style="color:#000">✎</b>) 20:09, 23 September 2018 (UTC)
 * Note - i trimmed the verywellmind.com spammy link. Jytdog (talk) 23:04, 1 December 2018 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 17 December 2018
Add Rhabdophobia- defined as being the fear of magic, criticism or being beaten by a rod. Memes of dank (talk) 12:01, 17 December 2018 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: Since no Wikipedia page exists for Rhabdophobia, a reliable source would be required to prove that it is a real medical condition for it to be added.  Jiten talkcontribs 12:14, 17 December 2018 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 15 January 2019
Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia - Fear of long words RedMastermind49 (talk) 01:19, 15 January 2019 (UTC)
 * ✅ see no reason why this would be excluded from the list. --Atcovi (Talk - Contribs) 01:22, 15 January 2019 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 15 January 2019
Kinemortophobia - Fear of zombies https://wordinquiry.wordpress.com/tag/kinemortophobia/ — Preceding unsigned comment added by RedMastermind49 (talk • contribs) 16:43, 15 January 2019 (UTC)

Glossophobia - fear of public speaking RedMastermind49 (talk) 02:06, 15 January 2019 (UTC)
 * Yellow check.svg Partly done: Glossophobia is already in the article. Kinemortophobia, since it does not have an article, needs to be supported by a reliable source, like a dictionary. – Jonesey95 (talk) 07:17, 15 January 2019 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 16 January 2019
Rhabdophobia - fear of magic         https://www.fearof.net/fear-magic-phobia-rhabdophobia/ RedMastermind49 (talk) 15:24, 16 January 2019 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: Entries in this list should have an existing Wikipedia article based on multiple independent sources. If not, they need to be supported by a reliable source such as a medical text or dictionary. A personal website does not qualify as a reliable source unless the author is a recognized, published expert in the subject matter. &#8209;&#8209; El Hef  ( Meep? ) 16:14, 16 January 2019 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 5 February 2019
Nomophobia - fear of being without a mobile phone.

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/scientists-study-nomophobia-mdash-fear-of-being-without-a-mobile-phone/ RedMastermind49 (talk) 15:28, 5 February 2019 (UTC)
 * Yes check.svg Done Breawycker (talk to me!) 17:40, 10 February 2019 (UTC)

Sidonglobophobia (fear of cotton balls)
Discospinster reverted (diff) my addition of sidonglobophobia, on the basis of my given reference not being a reliable source. I frankly can't be bothered going any further with it but if anyone else wants to, here are some additional references:


 * https://www.scottishlegal.com/article/sidonglobophobia-sufferer-dismissed-over-collegiate-banter-wins-9-000-payout


 * https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/worker-teased-over-phobia-of-cotton-wool-wins-payout-xttzlfrf3


 * https://www.sciencealert.com/here-s-the-science-behind-the-world-s-most-rare-and-weird-phobias


 * https://www.thecut.com/2017/07/investigating-my-lifelong-phobia-of-cotton-balls.html

Oska (talk) 13:39, 14 March 2019 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 17 May 2019
Hi, I´d like to suggest a neologism as I could not find it in your list of phobias; "atavismphobia" is not in your list and I´m currently writing a book which calls for this term. Oikophobia is the only term that comes close to it, but it´s not quite the same. Fear of one´s genealogical past is what I was looking for. I deem this fear to be, surreptitiously, behind racism as its cause. Thank you. 77.172.150.38 (talk) 09:42, 17 May 2019 (UTC)
 * Wikipedia tries not to include neologisms until they've become widespread. If you can point to reliable medical sources using a term, we can add it. – Þjarkur (talk) 14:56, 17 May 2019 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 2 June 2019
Ommetaphobia- fear of eyes or eye care (https://valleyeyecareaz.com/fear-and-avoidance-of-eyes/) 107.15.20.234 (talk) 00:40, 2 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Ommetaphobia does not presently exist and it seems pretty obvious to me that it is not an actual phobia per this scholar.google.com search. Izno (talk) 20:52, 3 June 2019 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 10 August 2019
I want to add hippomonstrosesquipedaliaphobia, or the unofficial fear of long words. 2A02:C7D:BD5:BB00:B441:C332:454F:DFAC (talk) 20:44, 10 August 2019 (UTC)


 * ❌. See the big note about sources at the top of the page.  –Deacon Vorbis (carbon &bull; videos) 02:50, 11 August 2019 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 7 October 2019
Just a little nitpick here:

Arachnophobia - Fear of Arachnids (scorpions are arachnids, not just spiders) BlazingOrb (talk) 12:48, 7 October 2019 (UTC)
 * Yes check.svg Done RudolfRed (talk) 17:44, 7 October 2019 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 23 October 2019
barophobia-fear of gravity 100.40.97.199 (talk) 19:43, 23 October 2019 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. <b style="color:black">Nici</b><b style="color:purple">Vampire</b><b style="color:black">Heart</b> 19:56, 23 October 2019 (UTC)

"Turophobia" listed at Redirects for discussion
An editor has asked for a discussion to address the redirect Turophobia. Please participate in the redirect discussion if you wish to do so. ... disco spinster   talk  21:57, 6 November 2019 (UTC)

Common phobias vs uncommon phobias
Is there any way to distinguish between the widely held phobias and the ones that have been had by 5 people? Koopinator (talk) 14:07, 22 November 2019 (UTC)

episcophobia
would this help? http://cariocaconfessions.blogspot.com/2007/01/episcophobia.html Besides, Queen Victoria had it herself when she was a child. Just as well she got over it before she was crowned, or her coronation would have been even sillier, eh? Visokor (talk) 10:36, 6 December 2019 (UTC)


 * Not in the least: blogs are not reliable sources. Looking at the paucity of scholarly sources, it would be an unequivocal no. BiologicalMe (talk) 12:34, 6 December 2019 (UTC)

ablutophobia
It is listed in the wiktionary : https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ablutophobia --Wisdood (talk) 10:17, 6 December 2019 (UTC)


 * Entry in Wiktionary shows that it is a word, not a significant phobia. Its closest approach to notability is that it is often alphabetically first on lists run by content spammers (see Talk:List of phobias/sources). BiologicalMe (talk) 12:48, 6 December 2019 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 16 December 2019
Request to add to the list under section P the following three phobias (two seperate, yet related phobias, one of which has two names), which are not represented on Wikipedia:

No reliable sources available. Please the the note about sources at the end of the shaded block at the top of this page. BiologicalMe (talk) 19:18, 16 December 2019 (UTC)
 * pediophobia - the fear of dolls and/or plushes
 * plastodermaphobia, plastozoephobia - the fear of stuffed animals, of taxidermy, or generally of dead things that appear alive 80.162.26.181 (talk) 16:56, 16 December 2019 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 13 February 2020
I suggest Trapdoorphobia 119.75.204.218 (talk) 00:57, 13 February 2020 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made.  JTP (talk • contribs) 03:40, 13 February 2020 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 9 March 2020
If u don't mind Wikipedia, I need to add another phobia, which is phobia of cockroaches. 92.96.230.221 (talk) 11:54, 9 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Red question icon with gradient background.svg Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. &#8209;&#8209; El Hef  ( Meep? ) 14:13, 9 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Maybe you can add that to Entomophobia? I don't see enough evidence that it should be a standalone article yet, which is what most of the other entries are.  AngusWOOF  ( bark  •  sniff ) 15:53, 9 March 2020 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 23 April 2020
An interesting phobia I found is arachibutyrophobia - the fear of peanut butter Vsarca (talk) 21:41, 23 April 2020 (UTC)
 * Needs some coverage in reliable medical sources. – Thjarkur (talk) 22:49, 23 April 2020 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 25 April 2020
Allodoxaphobia-fear of opinions. 2409:4064:249D:FE8F:99AB:6FA6:CF1C:1DB (talk) 13:41, 25 April 2020 (UTC)
 * Reliable medical sources unavailable. BiologicalMe (talk) 13:55, 25 April 2020 (UTC)