13 bizarres phobias actually

To fear a seed of water melon germinating inside you to avoid all cocoa, cibophobia is real.


"Food" and "Phobia" are the last two words that many people think appear in the same sentence. After all, how can we fear something that is essential for both our existenceand Mental Health? Believe it or not, there is a good piece of people who are really terrified from some eats or frightened by the sensations associated with them.

What is cibophobia?

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Here is a small departure before diving into the trivia: the general fear of food is known as Cibophobia. "Food phobia is not a diet disorder, it's aanxiety Trouble, "Emily Roberts, Ma, LPC, Psychotherapist and Author ofExpress yourself: the guide of a teenager to talk and become who you are, Explain. Roberts also affirms that Phobias is the umbrella of anxiety disorders. "Generally, this fear develops after a person has had an unexpected and frightening experience of this food. For example, if they ate an expired or choked product on a particular and panicked food. Sometimes specific foods trigger an event Traumatic in his life, which could be the main reason for avoidance, "says Roberts.

In order to cope, people with cibophobia fearing new and unknown foods "can rely on the consumption of" safe "foods (foods that do not cause a strong fear reaction). Individuals with cibophobia can avoid situations where they do not control their meal choices (for example, avoiding restaurants), "says Rachel O'Neill, PhD, LPCC-S, andTALKSPACE Therapist.

Unlike diet disorders, food phobias are characterized by the preparation and handling of the ingredients found in the food. Although this sounds pretty, people with cibophobia actually undergo debilitating side effects such as micro-management radically their diet, obsessing expiry dates and avoid perishable food.

Below you will find 13 crazy food phobias that will send a little on the edge. And if you want healthy recipes, supermarket shopping guides and essential nutrition tips at your fingertips, subscribe to the newEat this, not that! Magazine now! For a limited time, you can save 50% of the coverage price.here!

1

Laconophobia

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Unlike the way your mother beat you religiously to eat your vegetables like a child, lacheophobia - fear of vegetables - is a real thing. Too bad, because we must not forget that your quantity of daily recommended vegetables is one of50 little things making you bigger and bigger.

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Xocolatophobia

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There is a rare rare of humans out there who does not likeChocolateBut there is an even simpler pool that is afraid of cocoa - also called xocolatophobia. A world without chocolate seems quite scary and we can not help but we ask ourselves, is it possible to fear fear itself?

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Alumephobia

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People who suffer from alliumphobia avoid garlic like plague. Similarly, other alliums such as onions, chives and shallots can trigger major panic attacks and an anxiety in view, perfume or contact.

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Dripanophobia

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One can support a form of social anxiety, people with dipnophobia fear eating with others and conversing while eating. So, if you have spotted your colleague eating alone or heard, they have recently been ghostly ghosting by the date of the blind dinner, think twice before confronting them.

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Mageirocophobia

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While laziness and lack of time do not match exactly the bill for good excuses to jumpmeal meal, mageirocophobia or fear of cooking, could. People with this fear simply avoid cooking a meal for themselves or a group of people for a number of reasons. Whether because they are afraid to serve a subtitle dinner, being in contact with high heat, experimenting with cooking tools and recipes, or even present their dish, the mageirocophobia is real.

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Mycophobia

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If you are afraid of the death of the mold pushing on your bathroom ceiling as much as you are CREMINI, your roommate commanded on its pizza, you can have mycophobia. It's fear of fungi or fungi.

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Arachibutyrophobia

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Peanut ButterLovers know that a minor side effect to indulge in creamy propagation is to pinch it with the roof of the mouth. People with Arachibutyrophobia are seriously frightened with this side effect, so much so that they can simply go on living life without PB. Our hearts go to you, arachibutyrophyboats.

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Fructophobia

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A bit like those who are afraid of vegetables, those with fructophobia fear fruit. People with this phobia remain away from the alley of artificially flavored fruity products and fruity drinks. They even avoid seeing that others consume candies of nature. Such sweet and sour.

9

Amendment

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CitrusIt has been demonstrated to help detoxify the body, stimulating weight loss, but people with anceophobia can not seem to go on this train. Acerophobia is the fear of acidity. However, this fear could do you good if you try to protect yourself from junk food and avoid you from this patch children pack.

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Methyphobia

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"Methy" in Greek means alcohol and when you combine this prefix with "phobie", you take people who are seriously fearing drinking alcohol. Come think of that, which would not be afraid of the feeling of cheap tequila, from the head of the next day anddisabled?

11

Ichthyophobia

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Fish are rich in good health in Omega-3 and lean protein yet people with ichthyophobia avoid swimmers at all costs. After all, seafood are one of our20 foods most likely to be contaminated.

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Alektorophobia

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If you can not estimate the thought of eating another piece of chicken breast for dinner, you may be victim of alektorophobia or just jasen your daily protein with these35 healthy chicken recipes for weight loss.

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Consecutalophobia

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According to a 2014investigationOnly four percent of the Americans ranked as users of expert chopsticks, while 24% admitted that they have never tried to use Asian utensil. We do not know if how many people in this latter actually have a consecutalophobia: the fear of chopsticks. But here is another Tribit trivia: exchange your fork for the sticks is one ofbest ways to lose body fat.


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