What are Phobias?
Phobias are not unusual. There are over 200 of them—most with names that are difficult to pronounce. A common phobia is Arachnophobia; a fear of spiders. A fear of heights is called Acrophobia. Don\’t confuse acrophobia with aerophobia, which is a fear of flying or with astraphobia, which is a fear of thunder and lighting. I\’ve just touched the tip of the phobia iceberg, beginning with the letter A. On the Internet you can find long lists of phobias that go all the way to Z.