There are hundreds of phobias. Here are a few:

Agoraphobia:
One of the most common phobias, agoraphobia affects women far more than men (roughly two-thirds of sufferers are female). Literally the fear of open spaces, agoraphobia is better known as the fear of being alone in a crowd, or in any place such as a theatre or a church or a shopping centre where escape might appear to be difficult. Such avoidance behaviour can lead to agoraphobia’s extreme effect: the trapping of a person in her home. Read the rest of this entry »