Fear Factor

Well, just in case you want to know the correct term of what you fear or have phobia in, here's some of them that might link to you.

But before that, here's some facts about some celebrities who have a weird fears in them. (Taken from a pullout in The Star)

1. BBC's Mind Matters reports that Johnny Depp is not only afraid of spiders, he also freak out whenever he sees a clown! (Now you know how to fight Captain Jack Sparrow)

2. Actor Matthew McConaughey may be fit and hunky but he is scared of tunnels and revolving doors.

3. Scarlett Johansson has a more common phobia - cockraches.

4. Former Baywatch star Carmen Electra may have done millions of photoshoots by the beach but the actress is still not quite ready to jump in the water. She is afraid of water. (So how did she act in Baywatch in the first place...)

5. Not only he is commitment-phobic, according to Toronto Star, John Mayer also has 'dirt phobia' and always goes through every corner of his hotel room to make sure that it's sparky clean and free of dust when he checks in.

6. Nicole Kidman and butterflies? They just don't go together. Based on a news report on Contactmusic.com, the Australian actress is reportedly suffering from fear of butterflies.

7. You think David Beckham is cool? Think again. The footballer is reportedly suffering from ataxophobia (fear of untidiness) and must organize his wardrobe according to colour. He also has the urge to count his clothes and organize his magazines in straight lines.

8. Talk is that actress and reality star Pamela Anderson is terrified of mirrors.

9. Keanu Reeves is reportedly suffering from scotophobia (fear of darkness) and computer phobia. (So, how did he become Neo in Matrix?)

10. Sarah Michelle Gellar is scared of graveyard. According to FOXNews.com, a fake graveyard had to be built because the former Buffy the Vampire Slayer star refused to film the series in real graveyards.


The list.

Ablutophobia- Fear of washing or bathing.
Achluophobia- Fear of darkness.
Acousticophobia- Fear of noise.
Acrophobia- Fear of heights.
Agliophobia- Fear of pain.
Agoraphobia- Fear of open spaces or of being in crowded, public places like markets. Fear of leaving a safe place.
Agyrophobia- Fear of streets or crossing the street.
Aichmophobia- Fear of needles or pointed objects.
Ailurophobia- Fear of cats.
Alektorophobia- Fear of chickens.
Alliumphobia- Fear of garlic.
Allodoxaphobia- Fear of opinions.
Amaxophobia- Fear of riding in a car.
Ambulophobia- Fear of walking.
Androphobia- Fear of men.
Angrophobia - Fear of anger or of becoming angry.
Anuptaphobia- Fear of staying single.
Arachibutyrophobia- Fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of the mouth.
Arachnephobia or Arachnophobia- Fear of spiders.
Arithmophobia- Fear of numbers.
Atychiphobia- Fear of failure.
Aurophobia- Fear of gold.
Autophobia- Fear of being alone or of oneself.A
viophobia or Aviatophobia- Fear of flying.
Bibliophobia- Fear of books.
Botanophobia- Fear of plants.
Cacophobia- Fear of ugliness.
Caligynephobia- Fear of beautiful women.
Cathisophobia- Fear of sitting.
Catoptrophobia- Fear of mirrors.
Chiraptophobia- Fear of being touched.
Chirophobia- Fear of hands.
Chrometophobia or Chrematophobia- Fear of money.
Cleithrophobia or Cleisiophobia- Fear of being locked in an enclosed place.
Cyberphobia- Fear of computers or working on a computer.
Cyclophobia- Fear of bicycles.
Cynophobia- Fear of dogs
Deipnophobia- Fear of dining or dinner conversations.
Dentophobia- Fear of dentists.
Dishabiliophobia- Fear of undressing in front of someone.
Domatophobia- Fear of houses or being in a house.(Eicophobia, Oikophobia)
Ecclesiophobia- Fear of church.
Eleutherophobia- Fear of freedom.
Enochlophobia- Fear of crowds.
Ephebiphobia- Fear of teenagers.
Epistaxiophobia- Fear of nosebleeds.
Epistemophobia- Fear of knowledge.
Ergophobia- Fear of work.
Erotophobia- Fear of sexual love or sexual questions.
Euphobia- Fear of hearing good news.
Eurotophobia- Fear of female genitalia.
Gamophobia- Fear of marriage.
Geliophobia- Fear of laughter.
Gelotophobia- Fear of being laughed at.
Genophobia- Fear of sex.
Gerascophobia- Fear of growing old.
Gerontophobia- Fear of old people or of growing old.
Glossophobia- Fear of speaking in public or of trying to speak.
Gymnophobia- Fear of nudity.
Gynephobia or Gynophobia- Fear of women.
Hadephobia- Fear of hell.
Hagiophobia- Fear of saints or holy things.
Hemophobia or Hemaphobia or Hematophobia- Fear of blood.
Iatrophobia- Fear of going to the doctor or of doctors.
Ithyphallophobia- Fear of seeing, thinking about or having an erect penis.
Japanophobia- Fear of Japanese.
Judeophobia- Fear of Jews.
Kolpophobia- Fear of genitals, particularly female.
Mageirocophobia- Fear of cooking.
Maieusiophobia- Fear of childbirth.
Malaxophobia- Fear of love play. (Sarmassophobia)
Medomalacuphobia- Fear of losing an erection.
Medorthophobia- Fear of an erect penis.
Melanophobia- Fear of the color black.
Melophobia- Fear or hatred of music.
Menophobia- Fear of menstruation.
Musophobia or Muriphobia- Fear of mice.
Mycophobia- Fear or aversion to mushrooms.
Mycrophobia- Fear of small things.
Myctophobia- Fear of darkness.
Myrmecophobia- Fear of ants.
Novercaphobia- Fear of your step-mother.
Nucleomituphobia- Fear of nuclear weapons.
Nudophobia- Fear of nudity.
Numerophobia- Fear of numbers.
Nyctohylophobia- Fear of dark wooded areas or of forests at night
Nyctophobia- Fear of the dark or of night.
Obesophobia- Fear of gaining weight.(Pocrescophobia)
Octophobia - Fear of the figure 8.
Odontophobia- Fear of teeth or dental surgery.
Oenophobia- Fear of wines.
Oneirophobia- Fear of dreams.
Oneirogmophobia- Fear of wet dreams.
Ouranophobia or Uranophobia- Fear of heaven.
Paraskavedekatriaphobia- Fear of Friday the 13th.
Parthenophobia- Fear of virgins or young girls.
Pedophobia- Fear of children.
Peladophobia- Fear of bald people.
Pentheraphobia- Fear of mother-in-law. (Novercaphobia)
Phagophobia- Fear of swallowing or of eating or of being eaten.
Phalacrophobia- Fear of becoming bald.
Phallophobia- Fear of a penis, esp erect.
Pharmacophobia- Fear of taking medicine.
Phasmophobia- Fear of ghosts.
Phengophobia- Fear of daylight or sunshine.
Philemaphobia or Philematophobia- Fear of kissing.
Philophobia- Fear of falling in love or being in love.
Phobophobia- Fear of phobias.
Placophobia- Fear of tombstones.
Pteronophobia- Fear of being tickled by feathers.
Satanophobia- Fear of Satan.
Sciophobia Sciaphobia- Fear of shadows.
Sexophobia- Fear of the opposite sex. (Heterophobia)
Taphephobia Taphophobia- Fear of being buried alive or of cemeteries.
Telephonophobia- Fear of telephones.
Theophobia- Fear of gods or religion.
Tocophobia- Fear of pregnancy or childbirth.
Triskaidekaphobia- Fear of the number 13.
Urophobia- Fear of urine or urinating.
Venustraphobia- Fear of beautiful women.
Virginitiphobia- Fear of rape.
Vitricophobia- Fear of step-father.
Zelophobia- Fear of jealousy.
Zeusophobia- Fear of God or gods.
Zoophobia- Fear of animals.