Talk:Clinophobia

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This article begins "Clinophobia, also known as Somniphobia". I believe this to be an incorrect statement.

Somniphobia is a fear of sleep (somni: sleep) (phobia: fear)

Clinophobia is a fear of going to bed (klinein: slope, kline: bed ) (phobia: fear)

I don't believe it is accurate to list these terms as being the same, because a fear of going to bed may or may not relate to sleep.

A person who has somniphobia, most likely also has clinophobia as they would fear going to bed due to the likelihood of falling asleep.

A person who has clinophobia may have no fear of sleep. They may be quite comfortable sleeping anywhere other than in a bed.

Barry 12:18, 25 February 2007 (UTC)