#AstroSpeak What Scares You The Most: Your Phobias By Zodiac Sign

by Sejal Parikh · December 17, 2015

Every once in a while, on a nippy wintry night as this one, I tend to think of the shadows waiting in the darkness to swallow me whole. No, no, I am not crazy- just scared of the dark.

And I am sure you are too. If not of the dark, of something else! And did you know that your zodiac has a bearing on what gives you the chills.. Don’t believe me? Take a look at how the phobias that plague you the most are an outcome of your susceptible zodiac sign:

Aries (March 21 – April 19)

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One of the most energetic signs on the chart, you tend to have an innate fear of anything that slows you down. Actively aggressive, the one thing that shall give you the jitters is:

Kathiscophobia: the fear of sitting down or being tied down

Taurus (April 20 – May 20)

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A structured sign, you value constancy over all else and hence, are scared by any change that upsets the order of your universe. Any attempt to change the way/s you have been accustomed to you rattles you no end. Hence, the phobia you are prone to is:

Tropophobia: the fear of moving or making changes

Gemini (May 21 – June 20)

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Flitting and flighty, you are the proud possessor of a roving mind. You have an irresistible desire to be part of all things around, all at once and hence, end up walking into a gamut of options galore- overextending yourself in all directions. However, this is the poison you gulp willingly and as such, the thing that scares the daylights outta you is:

Decideophobia: the fear of taking a definitive call on one thing in particular

Cancer (June 21 – July 22)

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You live by the ‘home is where the heart is’ adage and are drawn to all places and people comforting and home-y. Forced to pull out of your cozy ‘shell,’ you are one frightened crab. Hence, the phobia that would be frighteningly fitting for you is:

Agoraphobia: the fear of leaving a safe place

Leo (July 23 – Aug 22)

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Being the king of the jungle, you are propelled by a desire to be centrestage and all-important. Recognition, praise and adulation are your driving forces in life. Divorced from them, you are an irked, vain spirit. Hence, the befitting phobia for you is:

Athazagoraphobia: the fear of being forgotten or ignored

Virgo (Aug 23 – Sept 22)

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You are haunted by multiple fears. Maybe because the perfectionist in you flips out at the endless imperfections in the world. Possessing a natural affinity for order, cleanliness and perfection, you are sure to be creeped out by chaos, messiness and imperfection. The three phobias for the same being:

Ataxophobia: the fear of chaos

Atelophobia: the fear of untidiness

Automysophobia: the fear of imperfection

Libra (Sept 23 – Oct 22)

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One of the most social signs on the chart, being alone is your biggest fear. Your phobia:

Autophobia: the fear of being alone

Scorpio (Oct 23 – Nov 21)

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One of the most emotional signs on the chart, not many understand the anxiety beneath your confident veneer. As such, the nervousness that arises out of a fear of being subject to derogatory invectives is your nightmare. Thus, the phobia that plagues you is:

Catagelophobia: the fear of being ridiculed

Sagittarius (Nov 22 – Dec 21)

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Being a wild and adventurous spirit, the biggest threat to the gypsy in you is being tamed! Being inhibited by circumstance, force or even space is something your natural bent cannot bear! Hence, the phobias that take you down are:

Hypengyophobia: the fear of responsibility

Claustrophobia: the fear of confined spaces

Capricorn (Dec 22 – Jan 19)

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Not a people person, solitude is your go-to haven. Leaving the comforting ambit of a place you can call your own is your biggest fear. Hence, the fitting phobia for your detached, isolated spirit is:

Agoraphobia: the fear of leaving a safe place

Aquarius (Jan 20 – Feb 18)

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Master of your own spirit, any binding apparatus is a threat to you. Insititutions (whether in work or marriage) tend to scare you and hence, the phobia that your sign is most susceptible to is:

Ergophobia: the fear of work

Pisces (Feb 19 – March 20)

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Dreamy and mystical, you are the one who cannot thrive alone. Relationship-oriented, you need the company of that someone who picks you up in your lows (you tend to lie there often enough) to trudge through life. Hence, your most pressing phobia is:

Autophobia: the fear of being alone

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