Fear of clowns

Fear of clowns

Irrational extreme fears are known as phobias, and knowing what to call your fears can help you face them. Here are 25 of the most common phobias, from ...

Clown fear!

Fascinating article on research conducted to assess the prevalence and severity of the fear of clowns. #FearOfClowns #coulrophobia #phobias #psychology #PsychologyResearch #PsychologyArticle #PsychologyStudent #PsychologyResearch

Fear of clowns or coulrophobia

Coulrophobia ( an abnormal fear of clowns ) , vector poster, illustration

You aren’t alone in your fear of makeup-clad entertainers; people have been frightened by clowns for centuries

Below you will find a list of fears and strange phobias related to Halloween. While fear and phobia are often used interchangeably, there is a big difference between having a fear of needles and having a needle phobia. To qualify as a phobia, the person must be impaired in some way by their fear. Using the example of hemophobia from our list of fears below, impairment would be refusing to get medical care because of a needle phobia. For more details about other strange phobias related to…

One night I was visiting a friend in Maine, and she had guests to dinner, a man and a woman who were maybe a couple or maybe close friends who had once been a couple. They were both in the business of meeting you and saying they could feel the secret suffering inside you, and the man, who had a belly in the shape of a beach ball, offered to massage my neck and shoulders. He stood too close. Nothing is ever free. He began the massage, and it felt good. Too soon he asked if he could kiss my…