There are numerous types of fears but I would be jotting down only a few common types of fears.
Acrophobia: this is the fear of height. This fear is when people fear to reach certain heights because of the fear of falling off, building collapsing e.t.c this fear plays with the thoughts of victims maliciously.
Algophobia: this is the fear of pain. I believe this to be the most common type of fear. Many of us are scared to go through any kind of pain even the slightest headache. Only a few or none won't mind going through pain.
Astra phobia: this is the fear of lightening and thunders. This fear is mostly common with the female sex who at most times scream at the slightest thunder cracks and at times go into hiding ( not all female are carriers of Astra phobia).
Atelophobia: this is the fear of imperfection. Atelophobia is common with people going for presentations or going to defend projects. This fear mostly seems like anxiety at times, No matter how good the subject matter or what they are defending looks or sounds they just keep having the feeling they are missing out a point or two.
Barophobia: this is the fear of gravity. This fear is more similar with Acrophobia but here the victim is not scared of heights till they are returning from such heights and thoughts like falling or crash landing starts gaming with their minds. Some very serious cases do scream at times or some collapse.
Bibliophobia: this is the fear of books. This is no strange type of fear. It is a very common type fear where people fear to read books or articles. "I believe most people fear to read this books because of their encyclopedia like in size"
Cacophobia: this is the fear of being ugly. I think everyone who cares about personal hygiene and appearance should posses this fear as a check on their appearance before the public.
Cynophobia: this is the fear of dogs. This is when people fear for an attack a dog who probably is just enjoying the environment and natures beauty. At times some dogs upon noticing this ill in people often bark and threaten or launch an attack at their victims to obtain more scorecards with their victims fear.
Dystychiphobia: this is the fear of accident. Only the carefree personalities don't posses this fear.
Glossophobia: this is the fear of speaking in public. I associate this fear with the shy specie. The more bold people often don't posses this fear.
Herpetophobia: this is the fear of reptiles. It victims are scared of the most harmless reptiles from wall geckos to the anacondas.
Lilapsophobia: this is the fear of tornadoes and hurricane. To be honest any sane personality should posses this fear. Those who don't posses it are mostly throw away when enjoying the beauty of the rolling wind.
Lockiophobia: this is the fear of childbirth. Most females experiencing labour for the first time posses this fear and at times poor couples or the ever busy also posses this fear because they might be doubting if they can feed the coming child or have enough time for the child.
Ophidiophobia: this is a break out from Herpetophobia. It is the fear of snakes. If you are not scared of lizards but you are scared of snakes, you are in this category.
Pathophobia:this is the fear of disease
Philophobia: this is the fear of love. Falling in love mostly.
Pyrophobia: this is the fear of fire. (Pyrophobic can be associated with not wanting to go to hell "funny but seems real")
Samhainophobia: this is the fear of Halloween. I call it the fear of the fear season.
Venustraphobia: this is the fear of beautiful women. Many guys and men are in this category. They fear to approach a beautiful lady, it is mostly associated with the fear of facing rejection.
Wiccaphobia: this is the fear of witches or witchcraft. In Nigeria they call it "fear of the village people".
Xenophobia: this is the fear of strangers and foreigners.
Zoophobia: this is the fear of animals.
Causes of fear.
There is also a long list for this but I would break it all into two
The known and The unknown.
The known: this is the type of fear that occurs when a person is being alerted earlier about a coming danger. This is a very healthy type of fear.
The unknown: This is a type of fear a person grows with being alerted of danger. This fear grows as a result of being discomfort in an environment or suspecting malicious moves.
HOW TO OVERCOME FEAR.
Motivational speakers say a lot about overcoming fear by ignoring fear but I believe you can only overcome fear if your face fear and battle it. So I would write about HOW TO BATTLE FEAR.
Knowing your fear: The first step is knowing what you being scared of and the reason you it scares you.
Surrender to it: get ready to get scared and don't desist from it.
Risk: Take the bold step of risking it and doing what scares you (if it's a dog buy a puppy, if its fire make one and watch it burn "am not saying u should walk on or play with fire")
Understanding your fear: after the first three steps you should have a better knowledge of your fear.
Make fun out of it
Most importantly "PRAY".
Repeat the steps and watch your fears fear you.
