40 of the World’s Weirdest Phobias You Probably Never Heard of Before

Auroraphobia: The Fear of the Northern Lights

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Sufferers of Auroraphobia don’t look up at the Northern Lights, (also known as the Aurora Borealis) with fascination. Those natural lights dancing in the sky at high altitude scares the living daylights out of them. So, when the lights appear, they go into full panic mode, might experience deadly anxiety, and shortness of breath among a myriad of other symptoms.

Heliophobia: The Fear of Sunlight

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Heliophobia stems from the fear of sunlight. People who experience this phobia have an adverse reaction to sunlight. This feeling can stem from how the person feels about their body image when exposed to sunlight to being afraid of the physical reactions caused by the sun because of a sun allergy.

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