Wednesday, February 11, 2015

Fear of Friday the 13th and other Phobias

I like that there is a name for the fear of Friday the 13th - triskaidekaphobia. I do not have that phobia. I do suffer from snakephobia and can get  the cold sweats just thinking about snakes of any sort. (And yet I derive a perverse pleasure in watching specials on this or that continent's most venomous snakes!) 

But I digress.

The point here is to see how many common phobias your team and co-workers can identify  and here is a link to help - http://www.phobia-fear-release.com/types-of-phobia.html - and/or if you can create phobias specific to your workplace, e.g., libraryphobia; and/or you can schmooze about things you are afraid of and see if there it is an appropriate phobia (or if you can make one up).

I played this once and the most surprising thing was when someone admitted to a fear of ants and we checked and yes indeed there is a phobia for this:  myrmecophobia!

(There may soon be a phobia that reflects fears of postings from Fred - fredpostophobia!)

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