10 Weird Phobias You Didn't Know Existed

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Illustration: Mariam Kanchaveli

There are some common phobias (fear of spiders, drowning, or flying) and there are phobias that are quite weird, like being afraid of colors (xanthophobia), trees (dendrophobia) or sitting (kathisophobia). Phobias become a real issue when they cause severe anxiety attacks and when they start to rule our lives and we experience physical symptoms from them.