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Below is a list of mental diagnosis's (a few) and a cool list of phobias*. I have painstakingly looked up these meanings, so you better look and find out what the heck is wrong with you!

MENTAL ILLNESSES
Schizophrenic: a person who develops delusions and behaves as though they live in a fantasy world. They often hear "voices" and suffer disturbances in mood and behavior.

Kleptomaniac: a person who has an irresistible desire to steal.

Nymphomaniac: a woman who has abnormally excessive sexual desires.

Pyromaniac: a person who has an uncontrollable impulse to start fires.

Erotomaniac: a person who has excessive sexual desires.

Egomaniac: a person who has an obsessive preoccupation with themself.

Dipsomaniac: a person who has an insatiable craving for alcoholic liquors.

Coprophiliac: a person who has an abnormal attraction to fecal matter (in other words, he/she likes poop).

PHOBIAS

Aerophobia: fear of air (ex. drafts).

Agoraphobia: fear of large open spaces.

Ailurophobia: fear of cats.

Algophobia: fear of pain.

Androphobia: fear of men.

Anglophobia: fear of England or English things.

Anthophobia: fear of flowers.

Anthropophobia: fear of people.

Arachibutyrophobia: fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of the mouth.

Arachnophobia: fear of spiders.

Astraphobia: fear of thunder and lightning.

Autophobia: fear of being alone.

Bacillophobia: fear of microbes.

Ballistophobia: fear of projectiles (ex. bullets).

Basophobia: fear of standing erect or walking.

Bathophobia: fear of depths.

Batophobia: fear of being near high objects (ex. standing next to a skyscraper).

Belonephobia: fear of sharply pointed objects.

Bibliophobia: fear of books.

Botanophobia: fear of plants.

Cainotophobia: fear of newness.

Chromophobia: fear of certain colors.

Claustrophobia: fear of enclosed spaces.

Clinophobia: fear of beds.

Decidophobia: fear of making decisions.

Demophobia: fear of crowds.

Entomophobia: fear of insects.

Ergophobia: fear of work.

Erythrophobia: fear of blushing.

Francophobia: fear of French people or things.

Gamophobia: fear of marriage.

Gephydrophobia: fear of crossing bridges.

Germanophobia: fear of German people or things.

Gynephobia: fear of women.

Hematophobia: fear of blood.

Homophobia: fear of homosexuals or homosexuality.

Hydrophobia: fear of water.

Hypnophobia: fear of sleep.

Iatrophobia: fear of doctors.

Logizomechanophobia: fear of computers computing and machines working.

Mysophobia: fear of germs.

Necrophobia: fear of dead bodies.

Nosophobia: fear of disease.

Nucleomitiphobia: fear of nuclear bombs.

Nyctophobia: fear of the dark.

Ombrophobia: fear of rain.

Optophobia: fear of opening one's eyes.

Peccaphobia: fear of sinning.

Pediphobia: fear of children or dolls.

Psychrophobia: fear of cold.

Pyrophobia: fear of fire.

Sitophobia: fear of food.

Sophophobia: fear of learning.

Taphephobia: fear of being buried alive.

Technophobia: fear of technology.

Thalassophobia: fear of the ocean.

Thanatophobia: fear of death.

Trichophobia: fear of hair (what I have).

Verbophobia: fear of words.

Vestophobia: fear of clothing.

Xenophobia: fear of strangers.

Zoophobia: fear of animals.

Gem of the Day, Week, Month, etc. Charter mental hospital costs up to $1,000 a day. So, if you don't get help at Charter, get help somewhere . . . . . cheaper!!!
*Thanks to the Webster's Dictionary and The People's Almanac!!!

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Last Updated August 26, 1997 by Laura Hardesty