Fall Fobias

It's now official. With the equinox, fall has descended. So while you're all packing away summer clothes, flip flops, bikinis and SPF 40 sunscreen, don't forget to pack away those summer phobias as well. Because winter phobias are coming on fast. With that in mind, and as gracefully as possible, I'm jettisoning…

Snapaphobia-Fear of spandex
Omphalophobia- Fear of belly buttons
Ergophobia- Fear of work
Passéaphobia-Fear of saying the words 'rad' or 'groovy'
Kachingophobia-Fear of dollar bills
_______ophobia-Fear of being invisible
Graphophobia- Fear of writing
Hunkhungaphobia-Fear of beautiful men
Macrophobia- Fear of long waits
Hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia- Fear of the number 666

And diving into…

Phobophobia- Fear of phobias
Rollerderbophobia- Fear of grocery carts
Samhainophobia- Fear of Halloween
Hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia- Fear of long words
Gagaphobia- Fear of infomercials
Kringlebotophobia- Fear of animated Santa dolls
Alliteratophobia- Fear of dry, draggy, drippy dialogue
Symantiphobia- Fear of phrases like the above
Editophobia- Fear of publishers
Snoraphobia- Fear of lassitude and loungitude

Pam B. Morris