Everyone is afraid of something, it is a fact of life.
Whether it be something fairly ordinary such as spiders, small spaces, bugs, or even snakes.
When you encounter one of these fears you may be struck with an intense panic attack,
and you physically can’t bare to be around it or even look at it.
However, some fears are less common, and may come as a surprise to a lot of people.
Or maybe you suffer from one of these fears and it will be comforting to know that you
are not alone.
So today on Top 5 Scary Videos, I’m going to be counting down our list of the Top 5
Scary Phobias That Really Exist.
Before we begin though, be sure to stick around until the end of the video where I’ll be
responding to some of your comments.
And with that, let’s jump in.
5 Thalassophobia Now, I’m going to preface this point by
stating that I have this fear, and it absolutely terrifies me to even think about.
Thalassophobia is an intense and persistent fear of the sea.
This can include the fear of being in deep bodies of water, fear of the vast emptiness
of the sea, of sea waves, sea creatures and fear of distance from land.
I quite literally have all of the above.
Now, though it sounds similar to aquaphobia, it is not.
Aquaphobia is the fear of water itself, whereas Thalassophobia is a fear of bodies of water
that appear vast, dark, deep, and dangerous.
Whatever you do, don’t make the same mistake I did and google this phobia, because I stumbled
across the reddit page, r/Thalassophobia.
And on it, were some of the most terrifying things, and it has honestly triggered me more
than you will ever know.
From cargo ships being blasted by monstrous waves, to unexplainable sea creatures, and
simply the vastness of the ocean -- the entire page is truly terrifying and I do not recommend
checking it out unless you want to have an intense anxiety attack like I had.
4 Phonophobia Phonophobia is the fear of or aversion to
loud sounds, and quite honestly, I think I might have this.
I hate unnecessary noise, especially when it’s loud.
Particularly pots and pans banging in the early hours of the morning.
It fills me with so much rage.
However, this phobia can also mean a fear of voices, or a fear of one’s own voice.
It is said to be a very rare phobia.
Related to this is Ligyrophobia, which is the fear of devices that can suddenly emit
loud sounds, such as computer speakers or even fire alarms.
I mean, I don’t think anyone is particularly fond of fire alarms, but I’m not fearful
of them.
When operating a device such as a home theatre system, computer, television or CD Players,
they may wish to have the volume turned all the way down before doing anything that would
cause the speakers to emit sound.
Sufferers may also avoid parades and carnivals due to the loud instruments such as drums.
Another example might be watching someone blow up a balloon beyond its normal capacity.
This can often be found to be unsettling, even disturbing for a person with this phobia,
with the sufferer anticipating a loud sound when the balloon pops, and when it does, this
may result in a severe anxiety or panic attack.
3 Somniphobia Somniphobia is the fear around the thought
of going to bed/sleep.
It’s also referred to as sleep anxiety or sleep dread.
Sleep Disorders can oftentimes cause anxiety around sleep, and if you have insomnia, you
might worry throughout the day about whether or not you will be able to sleep that night.
Not to mention, if you experience sleep paralysis, that may also contribute to sleep-related
worrying.
Most of us love sleeping, I wish I was sleeping right now.
However, if you have Somniphobia, it can be incredibly distressing to even think about
sleeping.
Now, in many cases, the phobia stems less from the fear of sleep itself but more so
what might happen to you while you fall asleep.
As we all know Freddy Krueger thrives in our dreams, taking us down one-by-one.
Anyway, Somniphobia can cause a range of other mental and physical symptoms, and specific
symptoms may include: feeling fear and anxiety when thinking about sleeping.
Experiencing distress as it gets closer to bedtime.
Avoiding going to bed or staying up as long as possible.
Having panic attacks when it’s time to sleep.
Having trouble focusing on things besides sleep-related worry and fear.
Experiencing irritability or mood swings.
Having a hard time remembering things.
It is said that PTSD can also be a contributing factor to Somniphobia.
2 Robophobia Robophobia is the fear of Robots, Drones,
Robot-like mechanics or artificial intelligence.
It frequently results in a panic attack and is often triggered by simply viewing a robot,
being near a robot, or in some cases just talking about robots.
Folks who suffer from Robophobia will often find their anxiety levels rising when they
are near autonomous machines, and in turn will avoid certain machines and computers
and will prefer hardwired telephones over cellular phones such as smartphones that can
sense location, position etc.
According to the book Phobias: A Handbook of Theory and Treatment, between 10-20% of
people worldwide are affected by robophobia.
Even though many of them have severe symptoms, a very small percentage will receive some
kind of treatment for the disorder.
The phobia is said to typically develop during childhood and teenage years and many sufferers
believe that robots may actually take over the world.
And honestly, they probably will.
A handful of famous people also suffer from this phobia, including: Stephen Hawking, Elon
Musk, and Bill Gates.
1 Taphophobia Taphephobia is the irrational fear of being
buried alive and is closely related to the fear of death, fear of tombstones as well
as cemeteries, and the fear of tight and enclosed spaces.
Throughout history, there are hundreds of documented cases of people being mistaken
for dead and in turn buried alive.
How terrifying is that?!
Oftentimes people in a coma, or people who had no pulse were buried alive, resulting
in these people waking up on the dissection table or others would be discovered upon opening
the family tomb.
Now, this became such a problem that many graves were provided bells to help detect
such “mistakes”.
This even led to the famous phrase “Saved By The Bell”, with people who were buried
alive ringing the bell for help.
As we know, death is a frightening thing, we can’t fathom it simply because we can’t
fathom the idea of not being able to think.
Not to mention, we don’t know where we go after death -- does heaven exist, or are we
plunged into darkness?
I also heard a scary fact on TikTok, which was less of a fact and more of a terrifying
statement.
We know what happens to us after death because we’ve been there before we were born.
I hate that statement, more than anything.
Many celebrities also suffer or suffered from this phobia, including: Edgar Allen Poe, George
Washington, Chopin, and writers Hans Christian Anderson.
Well, there we have it!
Do you guys agree with our list?
Were there any Phobias that we missed?
Leave us all your thoughts and feelings in the comments down below and perhaps we can
do a part 2.
Before I go though, I just want to respond to a few comments from one of our last videos,
Top 5 Scary Teacher Stories That Will Keep You Up Tonight.
DMBLaan said: “Lucy did the Best Horror
Movies of 2019 with Keegan I believe” ---
Torrie Benson said: “Who would love to have Lucy as a teacher” ---
Largo778 said: “Headline from when Lucy goes on vacation: Small Mountain
Town Destroyed By Eldritch Horror, only a YouTube host Survives.”
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Readermike said: “So would carrots count as an acceptable offering to the demon queen
Lucy?” ---
Reuben Wilson said: “Ironic that Lucy sounds like a teacher and is talking about dodgy
teachers lol” ---
Bobby Nolastname said: “Anyone else here ONLY for our Dark Goddess Lucy?”
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