The Facts Behind Our Most Common Phobias Revealed

Have No Fear! The Facts Behind Our Most Common Phobias Revealed 00 13% of people are affected by an extreme and persistent fear... Triskaidekaphobia: Fear of the Number 13 80% of high-rises "lack" a 13th floor Affects: 17 to 21 million Arachnophobia: Fear of Spiders only 12 out of 40,000 spider species can cause serious harm to adult humans Affects: 17,215,000 Aerophobia: Fear of Flying You're more likely to become a professional athlete than be involved in a plane crash Affects: 8,138,00 Astraphobia: Fear of Thunder and Lightning 7 Number of times Roy "the Human Lightning Conductor" Sullivan was struck by lightning - and survived. Affects: 6,573,000 Dentophobia: Fear of Dentists Fear the drill? Modern dentistry techniques, such as air abrasion, have 00 replaced many of the traumatic dental practices of the past Affects: 6,573,000 Acrophobia: Fear of Heights Acrophobia is often confused with the fear of falling, 1 of 2 fears humans are born with. The other: phonophobia, the fear of loud noises. Affects: 23,542,500 Sources http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2004/02/0212_040212_friday13.html http://www.foxnews.com/health/2013/07/05/surprising-cause-most-spider-bites/ http://www.nationalparkstraveler.com/2008/08/shenandoah-national-park-ranger-roy-sullivan-set- world-record-being-hit-lightning http://www.nacd.in/ijda/volume-03-issue-03/143-qdrill-lessq-dentistry-the-new-air-abrasion-technology http://hms.health.uq.edu.au/vislab/publications/reprints/coelhojad09.pdf http://theweek.com/article/index/246552/the-odds-are-11-million-to-1-that-youll-die-in-a-plane- crash#axzz33cQLcHoV http://www.deseretnews.com/top/542/15/Being-hit-by-an-asteroid-20-things-more-likely-to-happen- than-winning-the-Mega-Millions-lottery.html http://www.parents.com/baby/development/intellectual/what-kids-are-scared-of--and-why/ http://www.researchgate.net/publication/14638289_Gender_and_age_differences_in_the_prevalence _of_specific_fears_and_phobias Nationwide Insurance