An Excess of Phobias and ManiasSenior Scribe Publications, 2003 - 202 pages |
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... Colored illustrations by Juan Rayoa except when otherwise noted . Who is more foolish , the child afraid of the dark or the adult afraid of the light ? -Maurice Freehill Senior Scribe Publications 9200 Sunset Blvd. , Suite 404 Los.
... Colored illustrations by Juan Rayoa except when otherwise noted . Who is more foolish , the child afraid of the dark or the adult afraid of the light ? -Maurice Freehill Senior Scribe Publications 9200 Sunset Blvd. , Suite 404 Los.
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... light in the darkness of mere being . -Carl Jung The image on the right was used in a German television - program schedule about the terror that a woman was experiencing regarding a man whom she believed was stalking her . ablutomania ...
... light in the darkness of mere being . -Carl Jung The image on the right was used in a German television - program schedule about the terror that a woman was experiencing regarding a man whom she believed was stalking her . ablutomania ...
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... light available . On the other hand , many agora- phobics seem to feel more comfortable in the dark than in the light . acidophobia : In plants , an inability to tolerate acid soils . acid soils ( intolerance by plants ) : acidophobia ...
... light available . On the other hand , many agora- phobics seem to feel more comfortable in the dark than in the light . acidophobia : In plants , an inability to tolerate acid soils . acid soils ( intolerance by plants ) : acidophobia ...
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... light in the darkness of mere being . -Carl Jung acronymania : An obsolete term for chronic incurable insanity . acrophobia : Excessive fear of heights , elevators , climbing ladders , pin- nacles , etc .; fear of sharp points . This is ...
... light in the darkness of mere being . -Carl Jung acronymania : An obsolete term for chronic incurable insanity . acrophobia : Excessive fear of heights , elevators , climbing ladders , pin- nacles , etc .; fear of sharp points . This is ...
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... light - headed . I start to tremble and talk reassur- ingly to myself . If I look down to the ground from a high place , I feel nauseous . I have an overwhelming urge to get out of there , just to get away . " • Although it meant ...
... light - headed . I start to tremble and talk reassur- ingly to myself . If I look down to the ground from a high place , I feel nauseous . I have an overwhelming urge to get out of there , just to get away . " • Although it meant ...
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An Excess of Phobias and Manias: A Compilation of Anxieties, Obsessions, and ... John G. Robertson No preview available - 2003 |
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abnormal anxiety abnormal desire abnormal fear abnormal interest acrophobia addiction afraid agoraphobia alcoholic animals Anonymous anthropophobia ants anxious apprehension associated aversion avoid believe biology blood cancer cats cause cenophobia characterized cigarettes cold compulsion contamination coulrophobia craving craze cryophobia cynophobia darkness death delusion disease dislike dizziness drink dysmorphophobia eating erythrophobia especially Evan Esar exaggerated fear excessive desire excessive fear extreme fear fascination fear of becoming fear of heights fear or hatred feel germs gerontophobia going Greek element hair herpetophobia hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia individual insanity insects intense fear intolerant irrational dread irrational fear Islamophobia kleptomania light ligyrophobia live looking mania McGee morbid fear morbid impulse musophobia night nymphomania objects obsession obsessive-compulsive disorders Ogden Nash one's osmophobia pain panic person phobia phonophobia plants pygoscopophobia result sexual smoking social someone spaces specific spiders stings symptoms talk term terror things thunderstorms tobacco triskaidekaphobia trypanophobia uncontrollable usually vomiting walking washing words