The strangest and illogical phobias (8 photos)

Fear is characteristic of every person. Only madmen are afraid of nothing.





But if some are afraid of obvious and frightening things - death, illness, horror films or barking dogs, then others can be put into a state of panic by harmless objects. Like a button or a certain number.

Kumpunophobia



Amazingly, about 1 in 75 thousand people suffer from a fear of buttons. Some people get nervous at the sight of any, others are only afraid of products with four holes, others shake even at the sound of this word.

Kompunophobes do not include clothes with such fasteners in their wardrobe and do not beam with happiness when they see buttons on others. But for the most part, this is not fear, as, for example, in the case of insects, but disgust or disgust.

Spectrophobia





A mirror is a common item that people use several times a day. But not spectrophobes: any mirror surfaces are terrible for them, because they show reflections. Alexander Suvorov had a similar phobia, and among modern celebrities, actress Pamela Anderson suffers from spectrophobia.

Ornithophobia



Birds are beautiful creatures. At least from afar for sure. Of course, some mother hen may peck when approaching her chicks. And the goose - angrily hiss and pinch. But for ornithophobes, even an ordinary sparrow on a branch or a canary in a cage is pure evil. The famous actress Scarlett Johansson has such a phobia, who was scared half to death by peacocks on the set. According to her, her uncle had a similar phobia. So it is possible that it is inherited.

Caliginephobia



A man can develop a fear of beautiful women as a result of psychological trauma received in childhood. It manifests itself with very real symptoms, including dizziness, sweating, increased heart rate and more. The great painter Mikhail Vrubel suffered from a similar phobia, having experienced a love tragedy at a young age. But he fought this quite prosaically - by visiting brothels.

Ovophobia



The master of creepy stories, Alfred Hitchcock, seemed to be afraid of nothing. But no: the king of atmospheric horror suffered from various phobias, but the most pronounced among them was the fear of eggs. He had never eaten this healthy product, and, by his own admission, he had never seen anything more disgusting in his life than the sight of a spreading thick liquid from an yolk that had been pierced with a needle.

Haptophobia



This is a panic fear of touch. It makes life in society very difficult and interferes with your career and personal life. A trip on public transport, a handshake, a kiss for haptophobes is tantamount to torture.

Phagophobia



Fear of choking when swallowing. Such people have no physiological abnormalities. But at the same time, they are wildly afraid of choking and suffocating while eating. Therefore, they chew their food for a long time and thoroughly, choose liquid meals, or even refuse to eat at all. Which leads to eating disorders, exhaustion, fainting and even anorexia.

The causes of phobias can be very different - genetic, psychological, biological, physiological, social. And such conditions, without proper correction, make life very difficult.

What strange phobias have you ever encountered?