That’s a Phobia?

The fear of ugliness? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/phobiafiles/message

Yet another phobia you've probably never heard of! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/phobiafiles/message

I'll go into more depth on this on the 30th, but this is the fear of UGLINESS. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/phobiafiles/message

The fear of Bulgaria, Bulgarian politics, or Bulgarian culture. In the 20th century, Bulgarophiles in neighboring Yugoslavia and Greece were considered enemies of the state harboring irredentist tendencies.  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/phobiafiles/message

An abnormal and persistent fear of thunder that causes undue anxiety even though sufferers realize that thunder itself poses no threat to them. When outdoors during a thunderstorm, they may suffer excessive anxiety. When indoors, they may hide under beds or desks, behind sofas, or in closets. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/phobiafiles/message

A phobia about one's own sweat and body odor, accompanied by hallucinations. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/phobiafiles/message

Botanophobia is an intense fear of plants. People with botanophobia may believe that plants are harmful or dangerous and so avoid them. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/phobiafiles/message

A persistent, abnormal, and unwarranted fear of bolsheviks. Also, a fear of communism. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/phobiafiles/message

Blennophobia is the irrational fear of slime. Someone suffering from this condition will have a very difficult time thinking of slime as doing so may give them an immense amount of anxiety. Slime is defined as a moist, soft, and slippery substance, typically regarded as repulsive. So, this means that slime can be virtually anything that falls into this definition. From mucus to fish, essentially anything that may have the slightest bit of slime on it may give someone with blennophobia a high influx of unwanted anxiety. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/phobiafiles/message

Bibliophobia is an intense fear of books or reading. It's a type of anxiety disorder. Books are almost everywhere, and they're difficult to avoid. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/phobiafiles/message

Belonephobia is an unreasonable and altered response due to the fear of sharp objects, such as needles. It affects up to 10% of the population! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/phobiafiles/message

The fear of war, even at times of peace. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/phobiafiles/message

The overwhelming fear of leeches (not like my ex, but the kind you find in bodies of water.) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/phobiafiles/message

the fear of amphibians like frogs, toads, newts and salamanders. It was first recorded in a dictionary of psychiatry in 1953. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/phobiafiles/message

The fear of high objects or of high objects falling down. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/phobiafiles/message

The irrational fear of subways and the underground in general. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/phobiafiles/message

Basophobia refers to the fear of not being able to stand up or walk. The term is derived from the root word bas, which means 'stepping' in Greek. People who suffer from this condition experience a lot of anxiety about falling and its consequences, even if they haven't fallen. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/phobiafiles/message

People who have barophobia have an intense fear of gravity. The word combines two Greek words: “baros” means pressure or weight, and “phobos” means fear. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/phobiafiles/message

Ballistophobia is an anxiety disorder characterized by an. abnormal, irrational, and/or intense fear of missiles or objects. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/phobiafiles/message

Germophobia, also known as mysophobia, verminophobia, and bacillophobia, is most commonly associated with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) but can present in a wide variety of people. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/phobiafiles/message