The Most Bizarre Phobias You Have Ever Heard

Anthophobia Or The Fear Of Flowers

Anthophobes are deathly afraid of flowers, including their petals, stems, roots, and leaves. They obsessively avoid flowers and anything that reminds them of flowers, including trees. Like most phobias, anthophobia develops following a traumatic incident involving flowers, such as getting stung by a wasp, attending the funeral of a loved one, or having an extreme allergic reaction.

Pentheraphobia Or The Fear Of Mothers-In-Law

Pentheraphobes have an extreme fear of their mother-in-law. The cause of this phobia is attributed to life-experiences, genetics, brain chemistry, and hereditary factors. When pentheraphobes think about their mother-in-law, they may experience feelings of intense dread and anxiety, excessive sweating, nausea, shaking, rapid breathing, and dry mouth.