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Published 04 Dec, 2016 03:51pm

Five bizarre and uncommon phobias that people actually have

 

Scriptophobia: Scriptophobia is the extreme fear of writing in public.

Pentheraphobia: Try not to laugh on this one because Pentheraphobia is the fear of your mother-in-law.

Hylophobia:  Also known as xylophobia, ylophobia, and dendrophobia, is a psychological disorder defined by an irrational fear of wood, forest or trees.

Ergophobia: Ergasiophobia or Ergophobia is an abnormal and persistent fear of work or finding employment.

Ombrophobia: Pluviophobia is the fear of rain- a fairly common anxiety disorder seen in kids and adults alike.

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