You're getting closer...

Just looked it up - I was closer than I realised!

Here is a website listing hundreds of phobias.

I wonder how many around here have ecoergophobia

That was a really good guess, maggiemay! I guess there's a reason behind the Aulos trading name

What I don't understand is why it's, erm, "aulo"s that people are apparently commonly afraid of...

Jane, you have me intrigued now, I'm looking for it!

Its a composite of 2 phobias

I found ergophobia... *goes back to look again...*

Fear of working at home??

sounds like me if it's what i think. ergophobia



stone me i feel a bout of phobiophobia coming on.

Or fear of homework

D'oh!

(yep, I'm a bit slow...)

Yep, I have that

Thanks Jane, I now have a medical reason not to do my homework

So would domoergophobia be fear of housework. I think that's the one I have

Hehehe!

good thing I read this before reading the Urg thread!

what is a fear of lifts called?

Tim. This lady is afraid of lifts so she has to walk out of the recovery unit after her surgery.
Mike. What's that called then, you're a doctor?
Tim. What?
Mike. Fear of lifts.
Tim. Dunno.
Mike. Is it elaphobia?
Tim. No,it must be something derived from the latin.
Mike. Otisphobia?

Like the cartoon

The cartoon's good!

Car Expert

Cool cartoon! I have a fear of lifts! We went on holiday in may and instead of using the lift like the rest of my family, I walked up 5 flights of stairs instead!

I do wonder... isit definately a fear of lifts and not claustrophobia?

I have a fear of being tickled because I'm extremely ticklish that I half laugh and scream at the same time!? I'm also scared of being scared,,,

ahh...'so this shows that the thing you fear most is..fear'..a wise choice..LOL

Lol and which book did u get that from sue...

Prisoner of Azkaban, Prof Lupin when Harry says his Boggart would turn into a dementor.

Lol, I did the same thing in Mallorca, but it was 9 flights of stairs in the hotel (penultimate floor) - it wasn't out of fear - it was just I didn't like the smell of the lift!

~Wobby~

Urgh I hate it when lifts smell of public loos. (which they often seem to).

The Spiny spider is a bit :S (from the link)

I don't have any phobias as such but don't like heights, failure or being trapped underwater..........

I don't have any phobias.......all my fears are completely rational Well to me anyway

huh, a few lifts in sarf lundon are public loos.

Anyone seen that Far Side comic, Anatidaephobia? The fear that somewhere, somehow, a duck is watching you

I'm arachnophobic too, and I also have extremely bad gephyrophobia (crossing bridges). Although, some bridges are better than others. But I can't cross by myself because I have a panic attack! so I need to go with someone who can effectively drag me across.

Also a fear (but not quite a phobia) of being trapped underwater. It's happened before, and nobody came to help me...

yup, seen that one - brilliant!

Seem to have a lot of phobics on here

I'm not squeamish but I also get freaked out when alot of people die... and of injections!! I was so scared before the TB jabs last year and I was so happy when I found out I didn't have to have mine!

Ooh yeah. But they gotta be done. Think yourself lucky that you didnt have our old health nurse. She was evil.

I remember that i went for a jab at the hospital when i first came to England when i was about 3 and a bit and apparently i didnt cry and was so good that they gave me a whole bag of liquorice allsorts!! Too bad they're not so generous now...('have a jelly baby dear..')