phobo-, phob-, -phobia, -phobias, -phobe, -phobiac, -phobist, -phobic, -phobism, -phobous +

A fear of having diabetes.

An abnormal or intense fear of going to school or of leaving the security of home and parents.

An excessive fear of justice which involves concepts of moral rightness, honor, and fairness.

A fear of whirlpools and of dizziness. Dizziness may also be part of a combination of anxiety induced gastrointestinal effects, that include nausea and possibly diarrhea and vomiting. Dizziness may be related to a disturbance of the inner ear.

An exaggerated fear of having double vision. This phobia may be based on feeling of losing control of one's environment. Double vision may be due to a muscle imbalance or to paralysis of certain eye muscles.

An intense fear or hatred of drinking, especially alcoholic beverages because of the dread of becoming an uncontrollable alcoholic.

An exaggerated or abnormal fear of undressing in front of someone and includes the fear of being seen in a less than “fully clothed” condition.

An excessive, or irrational, fear of being confined in a house or in one's home; a form of claustrophobia.

An exaggerated fear of fur or the skin of animals. An abnormal aversion to touching the hair or fur of animals.

1. An abnormal fear of crossing streets or of wandering (roaming).
2. A morbid fear of walking or roaming about.

1. An irrational fear of being deformed or the illusion that one is deformed.
2. An obsessive fear or, more commonly, delusional conviction that one is physically deformed or otherwise abnormal; sometimes used loosely to refer to any hypochondriacal complaint of delusional intensity.

A person who perceives herself/himself to have bodily defects unnoticeable to anyone else

Dysmorphophobics have anxiety about their faces, their breasts, or hips, etc.; of body or limbs being wrinkled, misshaped, too large, too small; or of even of unpleasant odors coming from body sweat or from one's breath, etc.

Sufferers tend to believe that others will comment adversely about their appearance, or body odors, and so such victims try to avoid the company of possible critics (whether real or imaginary).

They may be unable to look others in the eyes and try to hide the body part of which they are self-conscious, growing their hair or wearing a hat to conceal imagined baldness or misshapened ears, wearing dark glasses to hide the shapes of their eyes, or to avoid swimming so others will not see their mostly nude bodies.

Some people will not even look in mirrors because their reflections upset them or they will wash zealously to remove bodily odor which is imperceptible to anyone else.

The fear of accidents with such people who suffer this anxiety is that they might injure themselves or other people or damage property or the environment.

Accident phobics try to avoid risky jobs, atmospheric conditions, a tiring work schedule, and equipment failure.

The fear of accidents is related to a phobia of decision-making and a fear of making errors.

An irrational fear of a church, of churches in general, or of organized religion.

This may also include an abnormal fear regarding priests, ministers, religious leaders, or clergy in general.

An abnormal and persistent fear of mirrors.

Sufferers experience undue anxiety even though they realize their fear is irrational. Because their fear often is grounded in superstitions, they may worry that breaking a mirror will bring bad luck or that looking into a mirror will put them in contact with a supernatural world inside the glass.

Mirrors and other reflective surfaces have long been associated with the strange or the bizarre. For example, in Greek mythology, Narcissus fell in love with his own image reflected in the water of a fountain. He thought he was seeing the image of a beautiful nymph. Unable to embrace or call forth the image, he pined away and was eventually transformed into a flower.

Eisoptrophobia is derived from the Greek eis, "into" and optikos, "vision, image, sight".

Sometimes eisoptrophobia is mistakenly used to refer to termites, but such a reference is actually isopterophobia.

Additional eisoptrophobia information

Known by a number of names: Eisoptrophobia, Fear of Mirrors, and Fear of Seeing Oneself in a Mirror are the most common terms. The problem often significantly impacts the quality of life. It can cause panic attacks and keep people apart from loved ones and business associates.

Symptoms typically include shortness of breath, rapid breathing, irregular heartbeat, sweating, nausea, and overall feelings of dread; however, everyone experiences eisoptrophobia in his or her own way and may suffer with different symptoms.