A fear of mice or rats can affect everyday situations involving mouse in house, rat in garden, rat and rodent. It may lead to scanning surroundings, avoiding places where the animal might appear, asking other people to check or deal with it, or leaving suddenly when one is seen.

Possible triggers

Spotting a mouse indoors, encountering a rat outside or seeing rodents in a pet shop.

Name origin

From Latin mus (mouse) and -phobia.

Also known as

Murophobia

A fear of mirrors can affect everyday situations involving mirrored room, seeing reflection, mirror and reflection. It may lead to avoiding touching, using or being near the object, asking others to deal with it, changing routines, or checking surroundings for the trigger.

Possible triggers

Passing a large mirror, entering a mirrored lift or seeing your reflection unexpectedly.

Name origin

From Greek katoptron (mirror) and -phobia.

Also known as

Eisoptrophobia, Spectrophobia

The concern centres on bites or infestation by mites and tiny parasitic insects.

Possible triggers

Reading about mites, seeing magnified images of them or worrying that a small parasite is on your skin.

Name origin

From Greek akari (mite) and phobos (fear).

A fear of money can affect shopping, paying bills, banking, handling cash and financial conversations. It may lead to avoiding payments, relying on other people, postponing financial tasks or feeling distressed whenever money has to be handled or discussed.

Possible triggers

Handling cash, making a payment or discussing money during a transaction.

Name origin

From Greek chrema (money) and -phobia.

Also known as

Chrematophobia

A fear of monsters or deformity can affect everyday situations involving mythical creature, abnormal figure, visible deformity and monster. It may lead to avoiding certain places, images, stories or times of day, checking surroundings, seeking reassurance, or staying away from reminders of the feared idea.

Possible triggers

Encountering a fictional monster in a film, a costume or an illustrated story.

Name origin

From Greek teras (monster or marvel) and -phobia.

A fear of movement can affect everyday situations involving physical motion, sudden movement, exercise and movement. It may lead to restricting movement, avoiding activities or positions, monitoring bodily sensations, or changing routines to prevent the feared motion or lack of motion.

Possible triggers

Beginning a physical movement, changing position or anticipating an activity that involves moving your body.

Name origin

From Greek kinesis (movement) and -phobia.

Also known as

Kinetophobia

A fear of moving backwards can affect everyday situations involving reversing car, walking backwards and moving backwards. It may lead to restricting movement, avoiding activities or positions, monitoring bodily sensations, or changing routines to prevent the feared motion or lack of motion.

Possible triggers

Taking a step backwards, reversing direction during an activity or anticipating backward movement.

Name origin

From Latin retro (backwards) and -phobia.

A fear of mushrooms or fungi can affect everyday situations involving wild mushrooms, fungal growth, fungus and mould. It may lead to avoidance, checking, reassurance-seeking or changing everyday routines so that contact with the trigger feels less likely.

Possible triggers

Finding mushrooms in a garden, seeing mould or being offered a mushroom dish.

Name origin

From Greek mykes (fungus) and -phobia.

A fear of music can affect everyday situations involving loud music, background music, concert and music. It may lead to scanning for the sensation or visual cue, avoiding particular environments or objects, leaving situations early, or arranging surroundings to prevent encountering it.

Possible triggers

Music beginning in a shop, being invited to a concert or hearing music played nearby.

Name origin

From Greek melos (song) and -phobia.

Also known as

Musicophobia

A fear of myths or legendary stories can affect everyday situations involving mythical stories, ancient tales, legends and folklore. It may lead to avoiding certain places, images, stories or times of day, checking surroundings, seeking reassurance, or staying away from reminders of the feared idea.

Possible triggers

Hearing a frightening legend, reading a myth or watching a story involving legendary beings.

Name origin

From Greek mythos (story) and -phobia.