As promised, herewith some phobias beginning with the letters K- N
K
| Phobia |
Condition |
| Koumpounophobia |
Fear of buttons on clothing. This phobia regularly leads to feelings of fear and disgust when sufferers are exposed to buttons, either visually or physically.. |
L
M
| Phobia |
Condition |
| Mageirocophobia |
Fear of cooking. Most frequently, this can be caused by negative reactions to common culinary mishaps, or from the fear of others’ cooking. |
| Masklophobia |
Fear of people in masks, costumes and mascots, more commonly seen in the early years of child development between 0–8 years of age. |
| Monophobia |
Fear of being alone or of being isolated. Sufferers need not be physically alone, but just believe that they are. |
| Myrmecophobia |
This is a fear of ants. It is common for those who suffer from this phobia to also have a wider fear of insects in general. |
| Mysophobia, Germophobia |
Fear of germs, contamination or dirt. |
N
| Phobia |
Condition |
| Neophobia |
Fear of anything new or change. In its milder form, it can manifest as the unwillingness to try new things or break from routine. |
| Noctiphobia |
Fear of the night. It is a common fear or phobia among children and, to a varying degree, adults. A fear of the dark does not always concern darkness itself; it can also be a fear of possible or imagined dangers concealed by darkness. Some degree of fear of the dark is natural, especially during phases of child development. |
| Nomophobia |
Fear of, or anxiety caused, by not having a working mobile phone. |
| Nosocomephobia |
Fear of hospitals. |
| Nosophobia |
Fear of contracting a disease. |
| Nostophobia, ecophobia |
Fear of returning to one’s childhood home, often combined with its comorbidity, which is a fear of houses. |
| Numerophobia |
Fear of numbers;. the fear of dealing with numbers, or the fear of particular numbers. |
| Nyctophobia |
This is a phobia characterised by a severe fear of the dark. It is triggered by the brain’s disfigured perception of what would, or could, happen when in a dark environment. It can also be temporarily triggered if the mind is unsteady or scared about recent events or ideas. |
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