Everybody is afraid of something, and there seems to be a word for everything we are afraid of and here are 10 things people might be afraid of here in Western Colorado.

You could probably encounter some of these things in many different places, but for sure in Western Colorado. Believe it or not, there are actually people who suffer from one or more of these phobias. I wonder if there is a fear of trying to pronounce big words. There are SO many phobia words, for today's post they all start with the letter 'A'. Next time we will start to move through the alphabet and look at the mind-boggling world of fear and phobias.

  • Acarophobia- Fear of itching or of the insects that cause itching
  • Achluophobia- Fear of darkness
  • Agrizoophobia- Fear of wild animals
  • Agyrophobia- Fear of streets or crossing the street
  • Asymmetriphobia- Fear of asymmetrical things
  • Amaxophobia- Fear of riding in a car
  • Anthrophobia or Anthophobia- Fear of flowers
  • Antlophobia- Fear of floods
  •  Astrapophobia- Fear of thunder and lightning
  • Automysophobia- Fear of being dirty

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