For Heather:
Social Phobias
These anxiety disorders are triggered by certain types of people, relationships, and social situations.
Venustraphobia: Also known as caligynephobia, this is the fear of beautiful women, and may be caused by low self-confidence or putting too much pressure on appearances.
Anthropophobia: This phobia literally refers to the fear of people but can also mean the fear of having company.
Aphephobia: This phobia causes people to feel afraid when touched.
Autodysomophobia: If you have a bad or "vile" odor, you may trigger someone who has autodysomophobia.
Deipnophobia: Dinner parties, dining and dinner conversation are all off limits for people who suffer from this phobia.
Nomophobia: This modern phobia affects people who are very afraid of losing cell phone contact.
Soteriophobia: Some seriously independent-minded individuals may have soteriophobia, or the fear of becoming dependent on someone else.
Sociophobia: Those who fear being judged by society suffer from sociophobia.
Gamophobia: It’s not just an excuse: some people actually have a valid fear of getting married.
Syngenesophobia: While there are certainly jokes about scary stepmothers or in-laws, this phobia refers to the fear of all relatives.
Ecclesiophobia: The fear of church and going to church is called ecclesiophobia.
Thank God I don't have Zemmiphobia: It certainly sounds frightening: zemmiphobia is the fear of "the great mole rat."
