Fears 'n' Phobias

Hitler was claustrophobic. The large elevator leading to his Eagles nest in the Austrian Alps was mirrored so it would appear larger and more open.

If you are afraid that you might die laughing--you are suffering from cherophobia.

Elizabeth I of England suffered from anthophobia, a fear of roses.

Wiccaphobia: Fear of witches and witchcraft.

Samhainophobia: Fear of Halloween.

Phasmophobia- Fear of ghosts.

Sigmund Freud had a morbid fear of ferns.

Composer Arnold Schonberg had a fear of the number 13 (triskaidekaphobia). He died on Friday the 13th, 13 minutes before midnight.

Actress Natalie Wood (1938-1981) suffered from a fear of water (hydrophobia). She died by drowning.

Approximately 4 to 5% of the U.S. population has one or more clinically significant phobias in a given year.

Tennis star Andre Agassi is said to have a fear of spiders.

Napoleon Bonaparte, emperor of France, suffered from ailurophobia, which is a fear of cats.

Frederick the Great was so terrified of water that he could not wash himself with water. Instead his servants had to wash him with dry towels.

Author Anne Rice, who writes supernatural novels, has a fear of the dark.

Film director Alfred Hitchcock supposedly had a fear of eggs.

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