Barophobia

Barophobia is the irrational fear of gravity, a type of specific phobia.[1][2][3] Individuals suffering from barophobia can either have the fear that gravity might crush them, the fear of falling because of the gravity involved (distinct from the fear of heights), or even the fear that gravity might cease to exist and they will float away.[4]

The word barophobia comes from the Greek βάρος, -baros, meaning "weight" and φόβος -phóbos, meaning "fear".

References

  1. ↑ "barophobia - definition of barophobia by the Free Online Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia". Thefreedictionary.com. Retrieved 2013-11-12.
  2. ↑ "Bad Moves: How decision making goes wrong, and the ethics of smart drugs - Barbara Sahakian, Jamie Nicole LaBuzetta - Google Books". Books.google.com. 2013-04-25. Retrieved 2013-11-18.
  3. ↑ https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=4-khAAAAIBAJ&sjid=0ZkEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7428,26262&dq=fear-of-gravity&hl=en
  4. ↑ "Barophobia: The Fear of Gravity - Yahoo Voices". voices.yahoo.com. 2008-12-30. Retrieved 2013-11-12.


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