Acarophobia
Acrarophobia - Fear of Itching / Fear of Insects Ok. So to start off, I had thought that Acarophobia seemed pretty silly, but then I found out that it was more than the fear of itching, but that it is actually particularly devastating in the way that the body is impacted.———————— WORD FACTS: Acarophobia is derived from the Latin root, Acaro , which means “mites” and for an obvious reason when you consider the insect side of the phobia. ———————————————————————————————————————— SCIENCE: The fear of insects is largely a disgust responce to their shapes and colors. However, most of what causes an overactive hippocampus responce to the natural fear of insects that is caused by nothing other than, wait for it... evolution. But of course there is the predisposition that some people have as a result of a combination of genetics, environmental factors, and bad luck. But enough of that, here is when things get disturbing. (and itchy) ———————————————————————————————————————— Symptoms...