tommmmrawwr asked:


a friend of mine has an irrational fear of coconuts, and we were wondering what the name for the phobia was. any ideas?
lol and lol

you may well be right
buttttt most phobias aren’t that obvious, are they? especially ones that are “odd”?
Ah thank you Michael
rather disappointing that there’s no name for it! but not altogether unexpected!

Andrea asked:


I have an irrational fear of bubbles. I know this may sound crazy but I have issues with bubbles. Mainly bubbles like kids blow. I am ok until they get around my face or head and then I have a severe anxiety feeling to a point of not breathing.

Edy S asked:


I have an irrational fear of touching (in descending order of fear): damp cardboard, popsicle sticks and sometimes unvarnished wood.

Does anyone happen to know the name of this phobia?

Kevin asked:


I have a problem. I have a very big irrational fear of flies. I know they can’t hurt me, but I just can’t stand to have them near me. I’m afraid that they’ll touch me, even though there’s no harm in it. How do I get over this? How do I muster up the courage to just smack one of em?

mattharding2718 asked:

I have a bad case of arachnophobia. Sure, crabs have no relation to spiders, but tell that to my deep, irrational fear. Talking helped calm me down, and insulting the crabs actually made them less scary.