Phobias Facts

Cherophobia is the fear of happiness — sufferers actively avoid joyful experiences because they believe something bad will follow.

In surveys about fears and phobias, more people report being afraid of spiders than death.

Nicole Kidman is scared of butterflies.

Keanu Reeves is afraid of the dark.

Approximately 4 to 5% of the U.S. population has one or more clinically significant phobias in a given year. Specific phobias occur in people of all ages. The average age of onset for social phobia is between 15 and 20 years of age, although it can often begin in childhood.

Taphephobia is the fear of being buried alive!

The fear of being tickled by feathers is known as Pteronophobia.