Phobias are (irrational) fears, such as Germaphobia - the fear of germs Claustrophobia - the fear of being enclosed in a small space, and some of themhave like.. fucking ridiculously long names... other fears like Fear of Speaking in Public Fear of Flying, so on and so forth. What're some of your fears? Some of mine would be veryvaguely be germaphobia (im not afraid to touch you, i'll give you a hug or shake your hand. it's not howie mandel status) claustrophobia to an almost extreme and I'm not afraid of the dark but rather the idea that something i don't know of could be in the dark.