U-phobia (fear of the letter U). As one of the patients described this fear: “I imagine myself falling from its top to the bottom and cannot get out. As if the letter swallowed me. "
Xylinalinophobia (fear of cotton wool). British singer Cheryl Cole suffers from this phobia, she never uses cotton wool, she even erases nail polish with a cloth disc.
Gonophobia (fear of knees bent back). People with this phobia are constantly afraid that at one point their knees will bend back, so they avoid sudden movements of their legs.
Microphobia (fear of diminishing, becoming microscopic). Such people are afraid of becoming small as a result of some kind of action (conspiracy, witchcraft, etc.).
Fronemophobia (fear of thinking). It can manifest itself as a fear of a certain thought, or a fear of thinking in general (in this case, patients suffer from the inability not to think and the horror caused by this condition).
Vestiphobia (fear of dressing). Yes, there are people for whom even wearing underwear is torture. They mostly wear loose, single-layer clothing and take every opportunity to undress.
Eupophobia (fear of hearing good news). Most likely, this fear is associated with the belief that good is bound to be bad. But in any case, those suffering from this phobia cannot be envied.
Optophobia (fear of opening the eyes). On the one hand, there is a rational grain in this phobia, but it is scary to open your eyes and see something terrible in front of your face. But those suffering from this phobia are afraid to wake up, do not close their eyes when they wash their hair or dive. This, of course, greatly reduces the quality of life.
Panteraphobia (fear of mother-in-law). Whether such a phobia really exists or whether male psychiatrists made a joke is unknown. But the fact remains: the phobia is recognized, you can now justify your unwillingness to go to your mother-in-law with it.
Maybe you also know any rare phobias?