Almost everyone will suffer from a fear or phobia at some stage of their lives. Some people will have several phobias while others will only be affected by the one phobia. Here we list the most common phobias worldwide.
1. Acrophobia - The fear of heights is without a doubt one of the most common phobias in the world today. This fear affects almost everyone in one way or another, so if you don't have it yourself then you're bound to know someone who has.
2. Aerophobia or Aviophobia - The fear of flying affects most of us and can be quite a difficult phobia to deal with. This phobia comes in varying degrees & can severely curtail a persons travel arrangements if they are badly affected.
3. Glossophobia - The fear of public speaking affects all of us at some stage of our lives. Almost everyone will need to stand up in front of a crowd and speak sooner or later.
4. Lygophobia - Having a fear of the dark in childhood is one thing but bringing this phobia into adulthood is another. Some people still need to sleep with the lights on even as adults.
5. Arachnophobia - The fear of spiders is far more common in women than men. Over 50% of women say they have an irrational fear of spiders compared to only 10% of men.
6. Ophidiophobia - The fear of snakes is common throughout the world, even in countries where snakes don't exist.
7. Rejection - The fear of rejection haunts us all at some stage of our lives. Even very forward people can be unsure of themselves and have a fear of being rejected.
8. Claustrophobia - The fear of confined places is another common phobia which affects many of us. Its more than likely that we picked up this phobia at a young age.
9. Kakorrhaphiophobia - Who hasn't been affected by the fear of failure at some stage of their lives? We live in a competitive world so this phobia it quite common not only in the workplace but throughout every area of our lives.
10. Agoraphobia - Often misunderstood as just the phobia that stops people from going outside, but this phobia can also stop someone leaving a safe place or going to a crowded place or even leaving familiar surroundings, many people suffer from Agoraphobia, its quite a common phobia.
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