Are These the 33 Most Common Fears?
...And how many of these fears do you suffer from?
- Hey, you get to choose from fear of flying, fear of public speaking, fear of heights.
- Or if those types of fear don't do it for you - bit too common - how about one of those strange fears like fear of clowns or fear of flowers?...
You think I'm joking, don't you? I'm not! The human race is cursed with a wide range of fears, as revealed below, that truly does say a lot about us as a species.
Awwh, who could be scared of these lil critters?
- And you'll see what I mean when you look at this list of fears - 33, count em! - that I've prepared for you.
And it makes me wonder: are you free of all of these fears? Wouldn't it be great if you were, if all of us were. (Wouldn't it be great if you weren't afraid of life, even!) Maybe one day, but for now - ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls! - I present to you the 33 most common fears according to Self Help Collective (* See note(B))...
(Oh, as always, I'd love it if you got in touch. Please do share your thoughts!)
Most Common Fears
Most common fears - what this list of fears says...
So welcome to my lighthearted look at our most common fears. Yes, I'm sure these fears cause many of us a lot of suffering, but I think it's important that none of us forget that other common fear: fear of laughing at yourself.
So take a look at this list of fears, and have a little chuckle if you can!
Here goes...
| List
of Most Common Fears |
'Fancy Dan' Latin Name |
Further Comments |
1. Fear of flying *1 |
Aerophobia |
One
of the I think this should really be called fear of crashing! |
2. Fear of public speaking *3 |
Glossophobia |
One
of the Again, this is really a fear of making a public ass of yourself! ;-) |
| 3. Fear of heights*1 | Acrophobia |
And I think this top 10 fear is more about fear of jumping! Isn't it? :-O |
Most Common Fears HELP:
If you'd like some help with overcoming these fears, then I suggest you check out this overcoming fears page on Hypnosis Downloads
| More Common Fears | 'Fancy Dan' Latin Name |
Further Comments |
| 4. Fear of the dark*2 | Nyctophobia, Scotophobia, Lygophobia |
Hmm, do we ever truly lose this childhood fear? |
| 5. Fear of intimacy*2 | One
of the And not just suffered by men. Oh no! |
|
| 6. Fear of death, dying*1 | Necrophobia, Thanato-phobia | Er... nobody wants to die, do they? Guess you don't have to fear death, though! |
| 7. Fear of failure*3 | Kakorrhaphio-phobia | I'd love to crack a joke about this fear but it's so pervasive, and so limiting. I'll just pull a sad face... :-( |
"Love
is what we are born with. Fear is what we learn. The spiritual journey is
the unlearning of fear and prejudices and the acceptance of love back in our hearts...."
--
Marianne Williamson
| More Common Fears | 'Fancy Dan' Latin Name |
Further Comments |
| 8. Fear of rejection*3 | One
of the And who hasn't suffered from this? Hands up, so we can all take a look at ya! |
|
| 9. Fear of spiders*1 | Arachno-phobia |
Just live in Africa for a while. That'll cure your phobia. "Spider? Call that a spider?..." |
| 10. Fear of commit-ment *3 | Commitment-phobia |
One
of the Calling yourself a commit-ment-phobe sounds like an excuse, to me. (Ooh!) |
| 11. Fear of flowers*5 | Anthrophobia, Anthophobia |
I have no idea about this fear. I guess it's not men's fear of sending flowers to women. |
| More Common Fears | 'Fancy Dan' Latin Name |
Further Comments |
| 12. Fear of driving*1 | I don't like driving, but I don't fear it. Perhaps this is about fear of being stuck in a traffic jam (gridlock) | |
| 13. Fear of dogs*1 | Cynophobia |
Nope. I love dogs, me. But then I grew up with a dog. And maybe that's all that's needed here, or... maybe this is about fear of Rottweilers! :-O |
| 14. Fear of dentists*1 | Odonto-phobia, Dentophobia |
This is a fear I share, I will happily admit. But not to a dentist. I always give them 'the steely eye!' stare! |
Could
this be a man looking at dentist with
a snake wrapped around his neck?
| More Common Fears | 'Fancy Dan' Latin Name |
Further Comments |
| 15. Fear of snakes*1 | Ophidio-phobia, Ophiophobia |
Someone once told me that we are born with this fear? Really? |
| 16. Fear of needles*1 | Trypano-phobia |
Ouch! (Do I need to say any more?) |
| 17. Fear of being alone*4 | Eremophobia | Hmm,
time for another sad face I think. :-( This has got to be one of the worst fears... |
Most Common Fears HELP:
If you'd like some help with overcoming these fears, then I suggest you check out this overcoming fears page on Hypnosis Downloads
| More Common Fears | 'Fancy Dan' Latin Name |
Further Comments |
| 18. Fear of water*1 | Aquaphobia |
Isn't this really the fear of drowning, or are we talking about splashes of water sending people into convulsions? |
| 19. Fear of god, of the lord*3 | Zeuso-phobia | I think you are actively encouraged to have this fear, ain't ya? |
| 20. Fear of abandon-ment*4 | Hmm, one of the very few instinctive fears in this list. | |
| 21. Fear of long words*5 | Hippopoto-monstro- sesquipp-edalio-phobia, Sesqui-pedalo-phobia |
The fancy name for this fear - well, you just couldn't make it up, could you? (Well I couldn't!) |
| 22. Fear of clowns*5 | Coulro-phobia | Is this just a fear of unfunny people, or fear of red noses and big feet? |
| 23. Fear of falling*4 | Basophobia, Basiphobia |
Another innate fear. One of the few. Why do we all dream of falling, then, I wonder? |
Wheee! I never want to wake up! Never!
| More Common Fears | 'Fancy Dan' Latin Name |
Further Comments |
| 24. Fear of change*3 | Neophobia |
A.k.a.
fear of anything new. So I really hope someone suffering from this fear hasn't chanced upon all these new fears.... |
| 25. Fear of germs*1 | Mysophobia | Cough, cough, sneeze! Swine-flu anyone? |
| 26. Fear of music*5 | This must be an awful fear to suffer from. Imagine not liking music. Fans of [Insert name of pop band you hate here] don't need to imagine, eh! | |
| 27. Fear of doctors*1 | Iatrophobia |
I
think this is fear of what Doctors can do to us and/or what they can make us do
to ourselves. (Or maybe it's the white coats that they wear?) |
| 28. Fear of crowds*2 | Agora-phobia, |
Got
to admit, that as soon as I 'feel' there are too many people nearby - like in
a large mall, or at a music concert - I feel a strong urge to leave. How about you? |
| 29. Fear of being touched*2 | Haphe-phobia, Aphe-phobia... |
Again, not a nice fear to have. Especially if it means that you never get touched!. |
| 30. Fear of open spaces*2 | Agora-phobia | Same as fear of crowds, apparently. Hmm, I think someone's messin' with me 'fancy dan ' names, here- these fears can't be the same. Can they? |
The
33 most common fears
a la Self Help Collective (*See note(B)).
| More Common Fears | 'Fancy Dan' Latin Name |
Further Comments |
| 31. Fear of engulf-ment*3 | Related to fear of abandonment - just the opposite, though. | |
| 32. Fear of girls*2 | Ooh, I'm not sure I should comment on this fear, I'm really not. So I won't! (Phew!) | |
| 33. Fear of thunder*4 | Brontophobia | A 'loud noise' fear I think, and another innate fear. |
And, to summarise, for you all here is that list of most common fears again, all nice and neat...
Summary of Most Common Fears |
|
| 01.
Fear of flying 02. Fear of public speaking 03. Fear of heights 04. Fear of the dark 05. Fear of intimacy 06. Fear of death, dying 07. Fear of failure 08. Fear of rejection 09. Fear of spiders 10. Fear of commitment 11. Fear of flowers 12. Fear of driving 13. Fear of dogs 14. Fear of dentists 15. Fear of snakes 16. Fear of needles 17. Fear of being alone |
18. Fear of water 19. Fear of god 20. Fear of abandonment 21. Fear of long words 22. Fear of clowns 23. Fear of falling 24. Fear of change 25. Fear of germs 26. Fear of music 27. Fear of doctors 28. Fear of crowds 29. Fear of being touched 30. Fear of open spaces 31. Fear of engulfment 32. Fear of girls 33. Fear of thunder 34. Fear of looking at lists of fears? |
* 'MOST COMMON FEARS'
NOTES:
(A) I grouped these fears into various types. And those
types of fear are the following:
1. Pain Fear
2. Relational Pain Fear
3. Self-Loathing Fear, and
4. Innate Fears (i.e. fears we were born with). And then I added...
5. Strange fears, for those odd fears that I could not easily explain!
Of course, if you disagree with my types of fear then please do let me know! I won't bite, promise! Or if you have any other comments, for that matter. You can contact me about these fears!
(B) How did I come up with this list of common fears?
Well... I used a keyword research tool, that's how. I simply determined the number of searches people made on the major search engines, and ordered it accordingly.
I actually used a tool with the snappy name of Brainstorm It! don't you know - that comes as part of a suite of internet business-building tools collectively known as SBI! - and my list is ordered by what is known as 'Value Demand'. (And I talk about SBI! on this SBI! self-improvement page, should you be interested!)
So, the list of fears above derives from the most common SEARCHES for fears - including "list of fears". Okay, I admit that it isn't that scientific, but it's still an interesting list, nevertheless. No? And if you have a better list of most common fears then I'd love you to share them with me!
Overcoming these Most Common Fears...
It's interesting to note that the majority of these most common fears are not innate; i.e. we have learned to have these fears. Which means the good news is that we can learn to not have them.
And that's why I've also included links to the Hypnosis Downloads website (HypnosisDownloads.com helping people since 1995 - read this page to see how self-hypnosis works) to help you overcome these fears.
