Fun Fear Facts

List of Phobias

Common fears that actually have diagnoses:

Achluophobia (Also, nyctophobia, scotophobia, or lygophobia) -- Fear of the Dark

Coulrophobia -- Fear of Clowns

Glossophobia -- Fear of Public Speaking

Pediophobia -- Fear of Dolls

Double Whammy! 

Fears of specific numbers:

Hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia -- 666
Tetraphobia -- 4
Triskaidekaphobia -- 13

Now for the fun ones:

Gerascophobia -- Fear of Aging

Ipovlopsychophobia -- Fear of Being Photographed

Agyrophobia -- Fear of Crossing Roads

Chaetophobia -- Fear of Hair

Chronophobia -- Fear of Time

Decidophobia -- Fear of Making Decisions

And, finally,
Phobophobia -- Fear of Fear

-JJ