Top Ten Fears

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What Scares People the most?

Apparently, it isn’t the Zombie Apocalypse. I went to the Internet to find out what the ten most common fears and phobias are.

According to Live Science, the top ten phobias are:

10. The Dentist- 20% of the population never visit the dentist because of anxiety.

9. Dogs-fear of dogs is a very real. Ironically, 70% of dog bites are from purse-sized dogs.

8. Flying-25 million people do not fly because of their fear of crashing or being confined for hours.

7. Thunderstorms- this fear last through adulthood.

6. The Dark-this is usually associated with the unexpected.

5. Heights- 5% of the population fears heights.

4. Other people-this fear usually shows up at age 13. It prevents the person from public speaking and even eating or drinking around strangers.

3. Scary Spaces- this includes elevators, trains, buses, subways, malls, sporting events, bridges and airplanes.

2. Spiders-girls showed an aversion to spiders as early as eighteen months, while boys didn’t.

1. Snakes-this is thought to be a holdover from primitive times when people encountered snakes daily.

List Verse gave the top ten fears as opposed to phobias.

10. Loss of freedom-this could be jail or a country takeover.

9. The Unknown-this explains the saying “Better the evil you know.”

8. Pain-we do a great deal to avoid pain.

7. Disappointment

6. Misery-this can be defined from poverty, sickness, even living in a bad marriage.

5. Loneliness- People fear dying alone.

4. Ridicule-no one likes it.

3. Rejection- this can be everything from a loss of friendship to a relationship breakup.

2. Death

1. Failure

Not a maniacal clown in either list. I will admit to not liking monkeys or needles. What scares you?