The Weirdest Phobias That People Have

Published on April 22, 2017
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Water

In 2015, the National Institute of Mental Health noted that approximately 60 percent of Americans are afraid of deep water and more than 45 percent are afraid of water going over their heads. It’s actually one of the most common phobias out there and it usually starts in childhood. Carmen Electra. Sandra Bullock. Snoop Dog. Eva Mendes. These are just some celebs that fall into these statistics.

Carmen Electra

Water

Dirt

There is no specific name for the fear of dirt but it can fall into the phobia of Mysophobia, which is a pathological fear of contamination and germs. The actress Hilary Duff in fact suffers from this phobia, she can’t stand a dirty house! Although the names that pertaining directly to the abnormal fear of dirt and filth include molysmophobia or molysomophobia, rhypophobia, and rupophobia.

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Hilary Duff

Dirt