Phobias

Fear. Everyone fears certain things--like if you're on the edge of a cliff, it's natural to be afraid to fall off--but there are too many people who go a little too far with the whole "fear" thing. I think I have too much fear but God will help me with that.

There are some fears that are just...really weird... For instance...


Caligynephobia--the fear of beautiful women.


Osmophobia--the fear of body odors. (while I agree that body odors are terrible, terrible things, I think having a "phobia" of them is pretty crazy)


Pentheraphobia--the fear of your mother-in-law

Gymnophobia or Nudophobia--the fear of nudity


You can find a list of phobias here.


I think people are just too wrapped up in their own fears. Fear can be like chains. You have to let go of your fears--or, if nothing else, at least don't let them take over your life.

My Mom thinks that when we reach out to help others our own fears will diminish. She feels that it is because we are so self absorbed that we only focus on these fears. It is hard to focus on some of these silly fears when we are helping a friend in need.



I think she's right. We're so caught up in ourselves that every feeling we have, we focus on it maybe so much that it gets blown out of proportion.

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Fear not, for I am with you. -Isaiah 43:5