What Are You Afraid Of? Test | Psychological Disorders

Answer: Dreams

Oneirophobis (from the Greek "oneiro" meaning dream and "phobia" meaning fear) is the fear of dreaming. This fear can take the form of having nightmares (frightening dreams) which could be caused by a previous traumatic event or by recurring dreams that indicate a negative event in the life of the dreamer.

Answer: Beards

Pogonophobia (from the Greek words "pogon" meaning beard and "phobia" meaning fear) is the irrational fear of beards. It can be caused for a number of reasons. Often facial hair is associated with being unclean and the phobic person sees people with beards as unhygienic. Jeremy Paxman famously accused the BBC of being pogonophobic after his appearance on "Newsnight" sporting a beard.

Answer: Failure

Kakorrhaphiophobia (from the Greek word "kakos" meaning bad and "phobia" meaning fear) is an irrational fear of failure or defeat. A person suffering from this may compete with their peers, co-workers or family in order to show themselves as being better and often seek acknowledgement of their successes and achievements.

Answer: Pins and needles

Enetophobia (also spelt enetephobia) (from the Greek words "eneto" meaning injection and "phobia" meaning fear) is the morbid fear of pins, needles and other sharp objects. It can be triggered by bad experiences from blood tests or sewing machines. This fear is also known as aichmophobia or balonephobia.

Answer: Mirrors

Eisoptrophobia (from the Greek words "eisoptro" meaning mirror and "phobia" meaning fear) is the irrational fear of mirrors and seeing oneself in the mirror. The cause of this phobia is generally related to fears about appearance. The Wicked Queen in "Snow White" used a mirror to see who was the fairest of them all so she definitely did not suffere from this phobia. Baywatch star Pamela Anderson is said to suffer from this fear.

Answer: Fog

Homichlophobia (from the Greek words "omikhle" meaning mist and "phobia" meaning fear) is the fear of fog. John Carpenter's 1980 film "The Fog" tells the story of a Northern Californian town built on a leper colony that is targeted by a killer fog containing the ghosts of the leper victims out for revenge.

The fear of fog can be triggered by the idea of not knowing what could be lurking in the fog. This fear is also known as nebulaphobia.

Answer: Dirt

Mysophobia (from the Greek words "musos" meaning uncleanness and "phobia" meaning fear) is the pathological fear of germs and contamination. This condition (also known as germophobia, verminophobia, bacillophobia and bacteriophobia) makes a person obsessed with cleaning and sanitation.

It is closely associated with OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder) and may manifest itself with constant hand washing and cleaning. The famous American film director and business magnate Howard Hughes famously suffered from this condition.

Answer: Butterflies

Lepidopterophobia (from the Greek words "Lepidoptera" meaning a group of insects including butterfies and moths and "phobia" meaning fear) is an irrational fear of butterflies. It is closely linked with mottephobia which is the fear of moths and entomophobia which is the fear of insects. A famous lepidopterophobe is Nicole Kidman

Answer: Belly button

Omphalophobia (from the Greek words "omphalo" meaning navel and "phobia" meaning fear) is the fear of belly buttons. The belly button is a scar from our connection with our mother while we were in the womb. Khloe Kardashian is said to feel "disgusted just touching her belly because of the presence of the belly button".

Answer: Dark

Nyctophobia (from the Greek words "nyctus" meaning night or darkness and "phobia" meaning fear) is an irrational fear of the dark. It is not uncommon from young children to suffer from this fear but they generally grow out of it before adulthood. However some people retain this fear throughout their life.

The singer Katy Perry admitted to suffering from this phobia in an interview, stating that she sleeps with the lights on. This fear can also be called scotophobia or lygophobia.