As the year winds to a close, it's time for us to look back and take stock of 2016 and all it has had to offer. One thing that has shown up more and more over the past few months is a batch of never-before-seen phobias. Below is a list of some of the peculiar fears that have recently emerged:
Whiteaphobia – The fear that Betty White, the last living Golden Girl, will finally pass away.
Penisoutaphobia – The fear that your pen has run out of ink.
Whiteaphobia – The fear that Betty White, the last living Golden Girl, will finally pass away.
Penisoutaphobia – The fear that your pen has run out of ink.
Turnerphobia – The fear of experiencing repercussions for committing a felony.
GMPhobia – Fearing the inevitable uprising of genetically modified produce.
Gyaraphobia/Gengaphobia – The sense of dread experienced when your phone stays too long on the Pokémon Go loading screen.
Steinophobia – The fear that someone will incorrectly attribute the name Frankenstein to the monster in Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, forcing you into the uncomfortable situation of letting it slide or correcting them and sounding like a literary snob.
McGuireGarfieldHollandphobia – Fear that we will be subjected to yet another Spider-Man reboot.
Chainsawphobia – Common sense.
Kaibaphobia – The fear of knowing you’ll never be the King of Card Games.
Bohemarhapsaphobia – The dread of knowing that this is the real life, and is not, in fact, just fantasy.
Fazbaphobia – Fear of singing animatronic animals.
Ballsackaphobia – Fear of being made fun of for that high-pitched “Ack!” noise you make when getting hit with dodgeballs.
Michaelscottophobia – Being afraid of how much you love your boss.
Homodixaphobia – Fear of getting an erection at a time when it would make you look gay.
GMPhobia – Fearing the inevitable uprising of genetically modified produce.
Gyaraphobia/Gengaphobia – The sense of dread experienced when your phone stays too long on the Pokémon Go loading screen.
Steinophobia – The fear that someone will incorrectly attribute the name Frankenstein to the monster in Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, forcing you into the uncomfortable situation of letting it slide or correcting them and sounding like a literary snob.
McGuireGarfieldHollandphobia – Fear that we will be subjected to yet another Spider-Man reboot.
Chainsawphobia – Common sense.
Kaibaphobia – The fear of knowing you’ll never be the King of Card Games.
Bohemarhapsaphobia – The dread of knowing that this is the real life, and is not, in fact, just fantasy.
Fazbaphobia – Fear of singing animatronic animals.
Ballsackaphobia – Fear of being made fun of for that high-pitched “Ack!” noise you make when getting hit with dodgeballs.
Michaelscottophobia – Being afraid of how much you love your boss.
Homodixaphobia – Fear of getting an erection at a time when it would make you look gay.