Mental Health and Disorders

Caligynephobia is the fear of beautiful women. This is also known as venustraphobia. It's a specific social phobia that can cause anxiety around attractive women.

Carcinophobia is the fear of cancer. This is a common medical phobia where individuals have an abnormal fear of developing cancer or anything related to it.

Catoptrophobia is the fear of mirrors. This phobia can involve fear of seeing one's reflection, fear of what might be seen in mirrors, or fear of mirrors breaking (connected to bad luck superstitions).

Chiroptophobia is the specific phobia of bats. The prefix comes from 'Chiroptera,' the scientific order that includes all bat species.

Cholerophobia is the fear of anger. The root 'choler' refers to bile or anger, one of the four humors in ancient medicine associated with irritable temperament.

Chorophobia is the fear of dancing. It comes from Greek 'choros' meaning dance. People with this phobia avoid social dancing or performances.

Chrometophobia is the abnormal and persistent fear of money. This includes fear of spending money, handling money, or even thinking about money.

Chromophobia is the fear of colors. This is different from color blindness - it's an emotional or psychological reaction to certain colors or color combinations.

Chronomentrophobia is the fear of clocks or watches. It includes anxiety about time passing, deadlines, or the sound of ticking.

Cibophobia is the fear of food. Also called sitophobia, it involves fear of eating, certain foods, or becoming sick from food.

Coimetrophobia is the fear of cemeteries. People with this phobia avoid graveyards and may experience panic attacks near burial grounds.

Cyberphobia is the fear of computers, technology, or working with computers. It includes fear of learning to use computers or technology failure.

Dentophobia is the fear of dentists and dental procedures. It's one of the most common specific phobias and often prevents people from getting necessary dental care.

Dystychiphobia is the fear of accidents. People with this phobia are excessively worried about accidental harm to themselves or others.

Ecclesiophobia is the fear of church or religious buildings. This phobia may stem from traumatic experiences or cultural associations with religious institutions.