Top water-related phobias for Friday the 13th
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TORRINGTON – Today is Friday the 13th – do you know where your rabbit’s foot is? In 2017, there happens to be two Friday the 13ths – Jan. 13 and Oct. 13.
On a day where phobias rule, we expect people to worry about the top 10 phobias, like spiders, snakes, dogs, or germs. Possibly the fear of the date Friday the 13th, paraskevidekatriaphobia, might be the greatest risk to the average
person.
As we look further into these fears, surprisingly there are many related to water. Water? Who’s afraid of a little H2O? Turns out it’s quite a long list. So, recognizing the unluckiest day on the calendar, we take you on a deeper dive into what some people dread about our essential, reliable, invaluable and favorite natural resource, water.
Aquaphobia – the persistent, unwarranted and irrational fear
of water.
Ablutophobia – the fear of washing or bathing.
Antlophobia – the fear of floods.