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...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. 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. 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'
Name | Type
of Fear | Further
Comments | | 1.
Fear of flying | Aerophobia
(HELP:
Learn
how to overcome fear of flying here! ) | 1 | One
of the
Top 10 Fears I think this should
really be called fear of crashing! | | 2.
Fear of public speaking | Glossophobia (HELP:
Overcome
fear of public speaking by hypnosis here! ) | 3 | One
of the
Top 10 Fears Again, this is
really a fear of making a public ass of yourself! ;-) | | 3.
Fear of heights | Acrophobia (HELP:
Overcome
fear of heights by hypnosis here! ) | 1 | And
I think this top 10 fear is more about fear of jumping! Isn't it? :-O | 
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| | 4.
Fear of the dark | Nyctophobia,
Scotophobia,
Lygophobia | 2 | Hmm,
do we ever truly lose this childhood fear? | | 5.
Fear of intimacy |
| 2 | One
of the
Top 10 Fears And not just suffered
by men. Oh no! | | 6.
Fear of death, dying | Necrophobia,
Thanatophobia | 1 | Er...
nobody wants to die, do they? Guess you don't have to fear death, though! | | 7.
Fear of failure | Kakorrhaphiophobia | 3 | 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
Find more fear quotes
here! | | 8.
Fear of rejection | | 3 | One
of the
Top 10 Fears And who hasn't
suffered from this? Hands up, so we can all take a look at ya!
;-) | | 9.
Fear of spiders | Arachnophobia
(HELP:
Overcome
fear of spiders by hypnosis here! ) | 1 | Just
live in Africa for a while. That'll cure your phobia. "Spider? Call
that a spider?..." | | 10.
Fear of commitment | Commitmentphobia | 3 | One
of the
Top 10 Fears Calling yourself
a commitmentphobe sounds like an excuse, to me. (Ooh!) | | 11.
Fear of flowers | Anthrophobia,
Anthophobia | 5 | I
have no idea about this fear. I guess it's not men's fear of sending flowers to
women. Someone please enlighten me! |
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| | 12. Fear of
driving |
(HELP: Learn
how to overcome fear of driving here! ) | 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 | Cynophobia
(HELP:
Overcome
fear of dogs by hypnosis here! ) | 1 | 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 | Odontophobia,
Dentophobia | 1 | 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? | | 15.
Fear of snakes | Ophidiophobia,
Ophiophobia | 1 | Someone
once told me that we are born with this fear? Really? | | | 16.
Fear of needles | Trypanophobia
(HELP:
Overcome
needle phobia by hypnosis here! ) | 1 | Ouch!
(Do I need to say any more?) | | 17.
Fear of being alone | Eremophobia | 4 | Hmm,
time for another sad face I think.
:-( This has got to be one of the worst
fears... |
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| | 18. Fear of
water | Aquaphobia
(HELP:
Overcome
fear of water by hypnosis here! ) | 1 | 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 | Zeusophobia | 3 | I
think you are actively encouraged to have this fear, ain't ya? | | 20.
Fear of abandonment |
(HELP:
Overcome
fear of being alone by hypnosis here! ) | 4 | Hmm,
one of the very few instinctive fears in this list. | | 21.
Fear of long words | Hippopotomonstro-
sesquippedaliophobia,
Sesquipedalophobia | 5 | The
fancy name for this fear - well, you just couldn't make it up, could you? (Well
I couldn't!) | | 22.
Fear of clowns | Coulrophobia | 5 | Is
this just a fear of unfunny people, or fear of red noses and big feet? | | 23.
Fear of falling | Basophobia,
Basiphobia | 4 | 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! | | 24.
Fear of change | Neophobia
(HELP:
Overcome
fear of change by hypnosis here! ) | 3 | 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 | Mysophobia | 1 | 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 | Iatrophobia
(HELP:
Overcome
fear of doctors by hypnosis here! ) | 1 | 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 | Agoraphobia,
Enochlophobia
(HELP:
Overcome
fear of crowds by hypnosis here! ) | 2 | 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 | Haphephobia,
Aphephobia...
| 2 | Again,
not a nice fear to have. Especially if it means that you never get touched!. :-( | | 30.
Fear of open spaces | Agoraphobia | 2 | 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)).
Do
you suffer from any of
this list of fears, then?
Let
us know! Or... tell
us how to overcome fear! | | 31.
Fear of engulfment | | 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 | Brontophobia | 4 | 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... 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 here! (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, and my list is ordered
by what is known as 'Value Demand'. Brainstorm It! is one of many proprietary
tools created by a company called Sitesell.com,
and included in the all-in-one internet-business-building software called Site Build It!...
Anyway, 'nuff spiel!) So, the list of fears above derives from the most
common SEARCHES for 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...
Okay, back to the script!
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 what I've tried to talk about on my top
10 fears page.
And that's why I've also included links to the Hypnosis Downloads website (helping people since 1995) to help you overcome these fears, as well as provide a free ebook for you to read from Rich Presta:
The
Trick Anxiety Plays On You
And How To Change The Rules
Free to Read - Click
here!
Anyway,
I hope my mildly amusing look at the most common fears that affect us the most has
entertained you a little. If you want a more serious look at fear, and what to
do with it, then please visit my top 10 fears page. Otherwise,
thanks for popping by! :-) Steve M Nash Ps
I hope nobody reading this has a fear of emoticons, or suffers from any other
strange fears for that matter. I mean, if you're going to be fearful it should
at least be a fear that everybody understands, shouldn't it! :-O ;-) :D
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