The Weirdest Phobias That People Have

Published on April 22, 2017
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Butterflies

This is actually rather common and the official name of a fear of butterflies is Lepidopterophobia. Most people who suffer with this phobia tend to feel afraid, nauseous or even panicky particularly at the sight of butterflies. Apparently the award winning actress, Nicole Kidman shares this fear. While we don’t get, we’re not one to judge.

Butterflies

Butterflies

Clowns

Coulrophobia is the fear of clowns and our dear Johnny Depp also suffers from this phobia. In fact, while a lot of kids might be afraid of clowns due to birthday parties gone wrong, there are plenty of adults who suffer from Coulrophobia. There is no data on why sparks this phobia but scientists speculate it has to do with the exaggerated face paint which makes sense.

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Clowns

Clowns