Phobias Related To Valentine’s Day

Love is the strongest emotion on this earth. The experience and feeling of love is unique and overwhelming. But there are some fears associated with this wonderful feeling. Fears, which are quite common and natural, like getting rejected by your love or losing your sweetheart. But if any of your fears related to love is too strong to overcome, or if you dread the approach of V-day, then it is a matter of concern. You may be suffering from a Valentine or love related phobia.

Phobias are psychiatric illnesses which can exist in a person of any age. They are simply forms of anxiety disorders. Any person suffering from Valentine’s Day Phobia prefers to stay away from the festivities of V-Day or other social occasions.

Some of the most common Valentine’s Day related phobias are listed here.

• Androphobia - Fear of men. People who are suffering in this phobia are afraid of speaking to or interacting with men.
• Gynophobia - Fear of women. A gynophobic is scared of interacting with women and hence stays away from females.
• Hedonophobia - Anyone suffering from this phobia is afraid of having any kind of fun or enjoyment.
• Orintho-Apiphobia - This is a phobia where the sufferer is scared of birds and bees. Anyone suffering from this problem is likely to avoid places like gardens, parks, lawns, etc.
• Anlophobia/Anthrophobia/Anthophobia - It’s a fear of flowers.
• Dorapophobia - Dorapophobia means fear of furs. Any furry thing can make sufferers of this phobia quite frightened.
• Amoraphobia or Philophobia - It means fear of love. When a person is scared to fall in love with anyone, he or she is suffering from this phobia. People who face this problem are afraid of losing their love forever and staying alone the rest of their lives.
• Ereuthophobia - Ereuthophobia is a fear of blushing. In this phobia people try to control their expressions to the extreme.
• Haphephobia - Sufferers of this phobia are scared of touching or being touched.
• Philemaphobia or Philematophobia – It’s a fear of kissing.
• Zelophobia – Zelophobia is a fear of jealousy. In this phobia the sufferer suspects of his/her lover’s infidelity.
• Gamophobia - This is a phobia of marriage. Anyone suffering from this phobia is scared at the name of marriage.
• Arotophobia/ Erotophobia – It’s a phobia related to physical love. If physical love makes you dead scared and you hate the idea of any intimate interaction such as hugging, kissing, caressing etc, then you may be an Arotophobic.
• Obligaphobia: It is related to the fear of commitment. You love someone but are scared to commit is what happens when you suffer from this problem.
  

If anyone is suffering from any of the phobia’s mentioned above, then the person is suggested to take medical help immediately. This will free the sufferer from the unreasonable fear and he/she will be able to enjoy what he/she has avoided so far.