What are you afraid of?

I am not embarrassed to admit it: I suffer from Ophidiophobia. For those of you not in the know, this is a legitimate fear of snakes. Not arms. No legs. And the ability to move/bite/strike. Not normal.

Some fears are a lot more rational than others. I remember as a kid, like most othes, I used to suffer from Achluophobia - fear of darkness. I guess other rational fears include:

Hadephobia- Fear of hell

Medomalacuphobia- Fear of losing an erection - this is never a good thing and a VERY legitimate fear for men.

And Politicophobia- Fear or abnormal dislike of politicians. Understandable.

But then there are some not so rational fears. I can't quite put my finger on it, but take a look at these and you be the judge:

Ablutophobia- Fear of washing or bathing

Alektorophobia- Fear of chickens

Atomosophobia- Fear of atomic explosions

Caligynephobia- Fear of beautiful women

Clinophobia- Fear of going to bed

Enetophobia- Fear of pins

Ephebiphobia- Fear of teenagers

Euphobia- Fear of hearing good news

Hobophobia- Fear of bums or beggars

Xanthophobia- Fear of the color yellow or the word yellow

Xenoglossophobia- Fear of foreign languages

And my personal favorite: Zemmiphobia- Fear of the great mole rat