Did you know that there are people who are deathly afraid of cows and horses? Goats, sheep, and pigs fill others with terror. Remember, each time a person with a phobia is confronted by what he or she fears, there are physical reactions. Dread, nausea, or breathlessness overcomes him. He sweats excessively and possibly loses…
Category: Phobias
Fiction Writing, Phobias, Writing Prompts and Exercises
Coulrophobia, the Fear of Clowns
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• •According to the dictionary, a clown is a comic performer, usually in a circus, who dresses up in outlandish costumes and make-up. He pantomimes common situations or actions in an exaggerated or ridiculous way. A clown can also be a coarse, ill-bred person or a boor. The English word “clown” is thought to have perhaps come…
Collective Nouns, Fiction Writing, Phobias, Poisons, Writing Prompts and Exercises
A Leap of Frogs & Ranidaphobia
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• •Collective Nouns, Fiction Writing, Phobias, Writing Prompts and Exercises
Lepidopterophobia and a Kaleidoscope of Butterflies
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• •Has your home been invaded by a kaleidoscope of butterflies? Or is a rabble of butterflies always causing fights? Either way, a person with lepidopterophobia would be horrified. What are some collective nouns for butterflies? Butterflies are gorgeous flying insects with large, scaly wings. Some are more beautiful than others, but they are all wondrous…
Easter, Fiction Writing, Holidays, Phobias, Writing Prompts and Exercises
Easter and Leporiphobia, the Fear of the Easter Bunny
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• •Each Easter, store owners make lots of money from selling candy, Easter baskets, stuffed rabbits, chocolate rabbits, and other things aimed at the Easter holiday. Have you ever stopped to wonder where the cute little Easter bunny came from? Did he just magically appear one day? Leporiphobia is a fear of rabbits. It’s hard for…
Fiction Writing, Phobias, Writing Prompts and Exercises
Anablephobia and Other Phobias
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• •Even though some phobias may appear unreasonable or silly to those who don’t have any, they are no laughing matter. When someone encounters something he has an excessive fear of, he experiences the following: rapid heartbeat, shortness of breath, trembling, anxiety, panic, terror, and/or dread. Phobias are a like a treasure chest full of gold…
Fiction Writing, Phobias, Writing Prompts and Exercises
Asymmetriphobia and Pupaphobia
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• •Would a person with asymmetriphobia be upset if he couldn’t find two matching socks to wear? What a puppet show cause a person with pupaphobia to have nightmares? A phobia is an extreme dread or fear of something. When a person encounters the object of his or her fear, he could experience anxiety, shortness of…
Fiction Writing, Phobias, Writing Prompts and Exercises
A Flight of Ducks and Anatidaephobia
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• •Donald Duck and Daffy Duck are probably the two most famous ducks around. These cartoon character ducks are annoying in a comical way, but what are their real-life brothers and sisters like? Unless you live in Antarctica, there should be some ducks living close to you. It would be so relaxing watching a bunch of…
Fiction Writing, Phobias, Writing Prompts and Exercises
Agyrophobia and Other Phobias
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Cynophobia and Other Animal Phobias
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• •I am surrounded by animals. They make my life so enjoyable that I cannot imagine living without them. There are people, though, who live their life as far away as they can from certain animals. For some reason, animal phobias tend to be more common in females than in males. Those suffering from cynophobia have an irrational…