What are the ten most common phobias
(1) Arachnophobia: It is an irrational fear of spiders, and according to a study around 50% women and 10% men suffer from ‘arachnophobia’ to some extent. (2) Ophidiophobia: It is the fear of snakes and the second most common of all phobias and it is also known as herpetophobia. Some studies suggest that ‘ophidiophobia’ is an inborn condition and dates back to the primitive humans. (3) Acrophobia: The word comes from two words height and fear, which means that acrophobia is the fear of heights. It is often confused with ‘vertigo’, which is not correct. (4) Agoraphobia: A person is said to be agoraphobic if he/she is afraid of going to public places or open places. This is more common among women than men and some scientist often associate agoraphobia with panic attacks because around one-third of people who suffer from panic-attacks are also agoraphobic. (5) Cynophobia: It is the fear of dogs and in most cases the reason for this fear is some terrible experience with a dog(s) during chi
