MTG Phobias

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...

To anybody out there who is particularly invested in my blog: I apologize that I am taking so long to get back to my regular posting schedule. I want to keep up said schedule but I also want to keep providing research that is of equal or greater quality than I have been doing so far. If I am to do the latter, I couldn’t do the former, but if I did the former, I couldnt do the latter... It was a tricky dellema, but I am in fact right now researching for the next five or so phobias, then I will write my posts for each of them, setting up a every other day posting routine, and then during the 10 days while those are being released I can research the next 5 and write, so on and so forth. Long story short: Things will return to how they were, but of better quality, I just need a bit more time to get everything set up. Lastly, it is only natural for me to be slower ‘round this time because of midterms! Yay 😒. So I will be back from my preparation soon. Just hang in there! Also dont look ...

I am aware that I have not posted in a while. I am NOT on a hiatus again. I decided that I wanted to provide more quality information so right now I am researching for the next 5 or so phobias and then I will try to get back to my regular posting schedule. Thank you for understanding!

This will probably only be relevant to those who are here through Cardsmith; I am toying with the idea of changing the flavor text to an actual flavor text rather than the definition. Please email your thoughts on the matter to me. Thank you! Email me at wesleyryan922@gmail.com

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERBODY

Alliumphobia - fear of garlic ————————————————————————— WORD HISTORY: The prefix Allium-, is a Latin word, meaning “ bulb of garlic. ” Come to think of it, word history isn’t accurate... maybe I will call it “Word Facts” in the future; tell me what you think! ————————————————————————— A person with Alliumphobia will experience the symptoms when they are in the proximity of garlic (when aware of the garlic’s precense), when they smell garlic, or another plant with a similar pungent smell, or in extreme cases, at the mere sight of garlic. ————————————————————————— SYMPTOMS: • Dread • Shortness of Breath • Rapid Breathing • Heart Palpitations • Excessive Sweating • Nausea • Dry Mouth • Confusion • Inability to Articulate Clearly • Lack of Focus • Irritability • Shaking • Feelings of Powerlessness • Obsession • Avoidance Behaviors • Headaches ———————————————————————————————————————— THE SCIENCE: At first, I wasn’t particularly extatic about the whole science p...

I would like to officially announce the end of my hiatus. It actually will be on Wednesday, from which I will work on Thursday’s blogpost. Also, to celebrate the holiday season, give gifts. Give me your best idea for a phobia card! Lastly check out my friends’ blogs: My Friend’s Blog: http://swinehart20time5thjake.blogspot.com/ My Girlfriend’s Blog: http://swinehearts20time5thcayla.blogspot.com/

Hi everyone! I would like to announce a brief Hiatus from my blog. The point of my blog is to better myself, my viewers and... well thats all who will be benefited by such. -_-. I am benefited because I can learn about this fascinating and frightening world or fear. I also get to better my abilities at cardsmith. My viewers benefit by being able to contribute to the cards with feedback as well as to learn about fear. My Hiatus is focused mainly on the first benefit I listed for myself. I want to take a brief hiatus to brainstorm and remake cards. I need my hiatus in order to catch up on homework and to study. I will of course still be researching for my blog, but much less of my time will be spent this way. I hope you all can understand. My account will likely be much more active in the near future as I create, remake, delete, and improve upon my cards. Ranshi922

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Ailurophobia - fear of cats --------------------------------------------------------------------------- WORD HISTORY: Ailurophobia is derived from Phobos and Ailuros. Phobos, meaning fear, and Ailuros meaning cat. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- SYMPTOMS: To be honest, the symptoms are more or less the same as any other phobia. I will probably only have a symptom section every few. Comment if you would prefer for me to list symptoms every time, or just every now and then. Got it? --------------------------------------------------------------------------- SCIENCE: I am personally a dog person, but there are those who really love cats, there are those who don't particularly like cats, but someone with Ailurophobia is downright terrified of cats. Ailurophobia is a defensive tactic used by the subconscious to protect oneself. Many times, people with this fear, don't know why they fear cats, merely that they do and always have....