Bizarre Phobias That People Actually Have…

Pentheraphobia: Fear of your mother in law.

Your fear of heights will seem silly compared to these 25 phobias that get a little more specific…and totally bizarre! These supposedly spine tingling terrors range from normal everyday items to spooky creatures who don’t actually exist.

I mean…how can someone be afraid of CHEESE??

Globophobia: Fear of balloons popping.

Ombrophobia: Fear of rain.

Geniophobia: Fear of chins.

Tryophobia: Fear of holes.

Pogonophobia: Fear of beards.

Ippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia: Fear of long words.

Lipophobia: Fear of fats in foods.

Genuphobia: Fear of knees and/or kneeling.

Sanguivoriphobia: Fear of vampires.

Ergophobia: Fear of work.

Emetophobia: Fear of vomiting.

Arachibutyrophobia: Fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of your mouth.

Triskaidekaphobia: Fear of the number 13.

Nomophobia: Fear of being out of mobile phone contact.

Ancraophobia: Fear of wind.

Ephebiphobia: Fear of youth.

Xanthophobia: Fear of the color yellow.

Myrmecophobia: Fear of ants.

Turaphobia: Fear of cheese.

Anthophobia: Fear of flowers.

Hylophobia: Fear of wood, forests, or trees.

Tetraphobia: Fear of the number 4.

Omphalophobia: Fear of belly buttons.

Scriptophobia: Fear of writing in public.