A fear of nosebleeds can affect everyday situations involving bleeding nose, blood from nose and nosebleed. It may lead to monitoring sensations or bodily changes, avoiding particular situations, seeking reassurance, or organising routines around preventing the feared outcome.

Possible triggers

Noticing blood from the nose, seeing someone with a nosebleed or anticipating another episode.

Name origin

From Greek epistaxis (nosebleed) and -phobia.

The fear concerns seeing a naked person or an uncovered part of the body.

Possible triggers

Using a communal changing area, seeing nudity in a film or anticipating undressing in front of someone.

Name origin

From Greek gymnos (naked) and phobos (fear).

Also known as

Nudophobia

A fear of pain can affect everyday situations involving painful procedure, chronic pain, injury pain and hurting. It may lead to avoiding movement, treatment or everyday activities because of what might hurt, as well as closely monitoring the body for signs of pain.

Possible triggers

Anticipating a painful procedure, recalling a painful experience or facing an activity you associate with pain.

Name origin

From Greek algos (pain) and -phobia.

Parasites as a group are the concern, rather than only worms or mites.

Possible triggers

Seeing a parasite illustration, reading about infestation or worrying about contact with a parasite.

Name origin

The name combines parasite with phobia, from Greek phobos (fear).

The feared outcome is bodily injury. The word is also used for fear of war or injury following combat experiences.

Possible triggers

Anticipating an activity associated with injury, seeing an injury depicted or hearing about an accident.

Name origin

From Greek trauma (wound) and phobos (fear).

A fear of physical suffering can affect everyday situations involving sharp pain, severe pain and aching. It may lead to avoiding movement, treatment or everyday activities because of what might hurt, as well as closely monitoring the body for signs of pain.

Possible triggers

Anticipating a painful experience, hearing someone describe suffering or recalling physical pain.

Name origin

From Greek odyne (pain) and -phobia.

A fear of poison can affect everyday situations involving contaminated food, poisoning, toxins and poison. It may lead to monitoring sensations or bodily changes, avoiding particular situations, seeking reassurance, or organising routines around preventing the feared outcome.

Possible triggers

Seeing a poison warning, reading about poisoning or worrying that a substance might be toxic.

Name origin

From Greek toxikon (poison) and -phobia.

Also known as

Toxicophobia

A fear of pregnancy or childbirth can affect relationships, family planning, medical appointments and conversations about pregnancy or birth. It may lead to avoiding pregnancy-related information or care, repeated reassurance-seeking, distress around bodily changes or decisions becoming dominated by fear of childbirth.

Possible triggers

Discussing pregnancy, hearing a birth story or anticipating labour and delivery.

Name origin

From Greek tokos (childbirth) and -phobia.

Also known as

Maieusiophobia, Tocophobia, Parturiphobia

A fear of radiation can affect everyday situations involving x-ray, CT scan, nuclear and radioactive. It may lead to postponing appointments or treatment, worrying for days beforehand, seeking repeated reassurance, or avoiding healthcare that would otherwise be straightforward.

Possible triggers

Discussing an examination involving radiation, seeing a radiation warning sign or reading radiation-related news.

Name origin

From Latin radius (ray) and -phobia.

A fear of rectal area or examination can affect everyday situations involving rectal exam, anal area and medical examination. It may lead to postponing appointments or treatment, worrying for days beforehand, seeking repeated reassurance, or avoiding healthcare that would otherwise be straightforward.

Possible triggers

Discussing a rectal examination, seeing an anatomical diagram or anticipating an examination of that area.

Name origin

From Latin rectum and -phobia.