1. The document describes several uncommon phobias, including the fear of navels, falling asleep, being without a mobile phone, balloons popping, long words, flowers, mother-in-laws, money, and having a phobia. 2. It provides brief descriptions of each phobia, explaining what people with these phobias may fear, such as losing time while asleep, losing mobile service or battery, or the sound of balloons popping. 3. The document also includes some humorous commentary about the irony of having a fear of long words or phobias themselves.

2. 1. Omphalophobia –
Fear of navels As weird as it
sounds, some
people do have this
phobia where they
can't touch their
own or others' belly
buttons. In fact, the
very idea of a belly
button, or simply
seeing one is also
feared by people
who suffer from
this phobia.

3. 2. Somniphobia –
Fear of falling asleep
Imagine having the
fear of falling
asleep! While some
people just can't do
without their
regular eight hours
a night, sufferers of
this phobia may
associate going to
bed with dying, or
losing time while
asleep, or may fear
lack of control.

4. 3. Nomophobia –
Fear of being without
mobile phone coverage
Ah! I am sure we
all have a little
percentage of this
hidden somewhere
in us. But people
with this phobia
take it up a notch.
They have a fear of
losing mobile
network, mobile
battery, or even
losing the sight of
their mobile phone!

5. 4. Globophobia –
Fear of balloons
popping
People who have
this phobia can fear
balloons in general
or the sound
produced when a
balloon is popped. I
have no idea how
on Earth people
with this phobia
will ever be able to
arrange a birthday
party for their kids!

6. 5.Hippopotomonstrosesq
uipedaliophobia –
Fear of long words
Quite an ironic
name for a phobia
of long words! It's
almost cruel. Ideally,
this phobia wouldn't
matter much to
people who don't
have to deal with
long words in their
daily routine. But if
you aspire to be a
spelling bee champ,
god save you!

7. 6. Anthophobia
–
Fear of flowers
And I used to think
flowers are pretty and
a refreshing sight! But
for some people with
this phobia, flowers are
their worst fears come
alive! Sufferers of this
phobia have a fear of
flowers or even of their
petals or stems, even
though they know that
flowers pose no danger
to them whatsoever!

8. 7. Pentheraphobia –
Fear of mother-in-laws
This is the
discovery
Indian bahus have
been waiting for.
The sufferers of
this phobia have
extreme fear of
their mother-in-
laws. Better start
looking for an
orphan partner
then!

9. 8. Chrometophobia -
Fear of money
I wish everyone
around me had
this phobia so
they'd pass all
their money to
me! People who
have this phobia
fear having
excess money on
them.

10. 9. Phobophobia -
Fear of having a
phobia
Finally, there's
a phobia of
having phobias!
People
suffering from
this phobia live
in the fear that
they might
develop a
phobia. Far too
ironic.