The english suffixes phobia phobic phobe from greek φόβος phobos fear occur in technical usage in psychiatry to construct words that describe irrational abnormal unwarranted persistent or disabling fear as a mental disorder e g.
Phobia of floors caving in.
We bring to you the top ten weirdest phobias that you never knew.
What s making the noise depends on the composition of the floor.
In fact it seems like human beings can get scared of almost anything in this world.
Phobias fall into three different groupings.
They are much more than normal fear and around 50 million people in the us have a phobia.
I tried with the seamoth and once the vessel started spinning and the floor vanished into darkness i chickened out.
For as long as i can remember i have had a fear of floor collapse.
I am constantly paranoid where i know there isn t brick underneath supporting the floor but a steel joist this makes it even worse.
Agoraphobia in chemistry to describe chemical aversions e g.
It s gotten much better since i start playing this game i no longer break into a cold sweat everytime i go up for air but i still can t get myself to go down into the caves.
Floors creak for two reasons.
I think it started when i was little and read in the newspaper that truck had been under a bridge that collapsed.
Phobias are disturbing and occur when you least expect to.
Mentioned below is the list of phobias with their common triggers and symptoms.
Now i am scared when im in homes apartments etc.
If the floor is designed properly it s designed with a fudge factor for weight and movement such that reasonable weights and movement are within the structural design criteria.
While having a building collapse while you are in it sounds like a specific phobia it is actually a type of agoraphobia because by definition you re in a place situation where escape might be difficult.
I am constantly examining cracks in plaster in walls and ceiling through fear it will collapse.
One is that nails rub against the wood and the other is that wood rubs against wood.
Phobia is getting terribly scared of particular objects people or situation without any sensible explanation.
Agoraphobia social phobias and specific phobias.
I m sorry i had to laugh at your comment.
A proper design includes th.
What you are describing is a type of agoraphobia.
Phobia refers to an extreme or irrational fear of certain situations objects place thing or people.
The extremely hard to pronounce phobia is also an extremely inexplicable one the fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of the mouth.
As with all other phobias the symptoms of arachibutyrophobia involve panic dread terror anxiety rapid heartbeat and shortness of breath when the peanut butter is wedged on the roof of one s mouth.
Hydrophobic in biology to describe organisms that dislike certain conditions e g.
For a few years now as long as i can remember but not when i was little i have had a huge fear of floors collapsing.
I have this love hate relationship with this game as i have a nigh crippling phobia of deep open water.
It s very normal for wood to bend when pressure is applied to it.
That seemed to introduce me to the possibility.