Fobias

- Season 1

(2017)

Clowns are supposedly figures of humour and long-associated with children's parties, but for some people represent something far more sinister.

Athazagoraphobia is a rarely discussed phobia. It means the fear of forgetting or the fear of being forgotten or ignored.

Spectrophobia is a kind of specific phobia involving a morbid fear of mirrors, sometimes related to the fear of ghosts or the undead.

Thanatophobia is commonly referred to as the fear of death. More specifically, it can be a fear of death or a fear of the dying process.

Rupophobia is the fear of rubbish or dirt.

Claustrophobia is a form of anxiety disorder, in which an irrational fear of having no escape or being closed-in can lead to a panic attack.

Agoraphobia is an anxiety disorder characterised by symptoms of anxiety in situations where the person perceives their environment to be unsafe with no easy way to escape. These situations can include open spaces, public transit, shopping centres, or simply being outside their home. Being in these situations may result in a panic attack.